In Washington state, First Mode has ordered 30 hydrogen fuel cell modules – totaling 3 megawatts – to power several hybrid hydrogen and battery ultra-class mining haul trucks, from Ballard Power Systems. This is the equivalent of approximately 4,000 horsepower. First Mode is now working to scale production for the next generation of clean energy […]
Yilkins is an innovative developer and producer of modular and fully integrated equipment for biomass upgrading processes. Yilkins’ business model is based on licensing technology enabling fast global roll-out, turning residues into valuable products, combining sustainable development with good returns. Yilkin’s Guy Penard presented these slides at ABLC Next 2022.
In New York, celebrated energy analyst Pavel Molchanov of Raymond James, essaying the prospects of Clean Energy Fuels Corp and affirming a Market Perform rating) noted that “Clean Energy’s business model is diversifying from its historical status as purely a fuel distributor towards starting in-house production of RNG in 2023. The growth story must be […]
In the EU, founders are celebrating the launch of the Low Carbon Biofuels Forum. Although the LCB-Forum has strong links with the EU-India cooperation on advance biofuels and was established during the EU-India-BCE Field Trip (please see: eu-india-bce.com/field-trip ) the Forum is international in nature and has already members from several EU Member States, India and […]
In Washington, groups including Animal Wellness Action, the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM), and the National Dairy Producers Organization applauded U.S. Reps. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Dina Titus, D-Nev., and U.S. Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Cory Booker, D-N.J., Rand Paul, R-Ky., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., for introducing the bicameral, bipartisan, Opportunities for […]
In California, the outdoor clothing and gear giant Patagonia has launched its SugarDown Hoody, the company’s first fully biobased jacket, manufactured using Virent’s 100% plant-based paraxylene-called BioForm PX. The SugarDown Hoody is available online now. Using U.S.-grown sugar from the sugarcane fields of Louisiana, Virent produced the paraxylene-a critical component of the SugarDown Hoody’s polyester […]
In California, members of the Ben Harvey High-Performance Fuels fan club will applaud the appearance of a most interesting paper on designer jet fuels, these are derived from Isoprene and α-Olefins — what’s most interesting from the gang at the Navy’s China Lake R&D center are some of the net heat and low-temp viscosities of […]
In the UK, Zemo Partnership is reporting that more than 100 organizations from 13 different stakeholder groups have provided input through a series of 28 workshops, supported by Zemo Partnership, to inform the Department for Transport’s emerging strategy for low carbon fuels. Participants noted that early reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are essential to pave […]
Current plastics waste management and recycling approaches are limited. Recycled plastics often lower quality and value; Mechanical recycling not applicable to all polymers; and, there is little economic incentive for plastics reclamation. Can we apply expertise in biomass conversion to develop economically viable, sustainable solutions for plastic waste that go beyond conventional approaches? BOTTLE Consortium […]
Proprietary Vertimass Technology can lower costs of sustainable fuels for aircraft and light and heavy duty vehicles while providing a new route to renewable chemicals. Rapid development and deployment of novel Vertimass technology for conversion of renewable ethanol into hydrocarbons could open up new markets for ethanol and corn, enhance energy security, and reduce greenhouse […]
