In the UK, Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Green Marine, a Danish consulting service provider that specializes in methanol as marine fuel, have joined forces to offer value-adding solutions to maritime stakeholders that aim to build or retrofit and operate vessels with methanol-as-fuel technology, with a prime focus on training. Green Marine has developed experienced-based training […]
In Germany, BASF process catalysts announced a new collaboration with Envision Energy. The collaboration aims to further develop the conversion of green hydrogen and CO2 into e-methanol through an advanced process design. The two companies aim to optimize the process of producing e-methanol from green hydrogen and CO2. This collaboration will see BASF provide its […]
In Iowa, POET and Summit Carbon Solutions signed a partnership to strategically expand the carbon opportunity across the Midwest by incorporating POET’s 12 facilities in Iowa and five facilities in South Dakota into the Summit project. This addition will facilitate the capture, transportation, and permanent storage of 4.7 million metric tons of CO2 annually from […]
In Portugal, The Portugal News reported that an investment from BioAdvance is about to be opened in Figueira da Foz, which will start with a production of 20,000 tons of biofuels per year. According to the report, the plant will increase its capacity to 200,000 tons per year in two or three years. For this […]
In Canada, Enerkem announced that it will be retiring its Enerkem Alberta Biofuels (EAB) plant in Edmonton. The EAB facility achieved its main objective of completing the commercial scale-up of Enerkem’s technology, the firm said. “With more than 15,000 hours of operation producing ethanol and methanol (ISCC EU and ISCC PLUS certified), the plant facilitated […]
In Nevada, earth.com reported that a study by the University of Malaga found that the use of biofuels could lead to a dramatic reduction of over 90% in black smoke emissions from vehicles. The research, which was a collaboration with the Future Power Systems Group of the University of Birmingham, represents a significant discovery in […]
In Brazil, the ministers of the governments of Bolivia and Brazil signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the purpose of expanding cooperation in biofuels, biotechnology and fertilizer trade. According to the agreement, both governments also commit to contributing to the development of regulatory, technological and methodological policies in determining prices for the fertilizer and […]
In Australia, Hazer Group announced the start-up of its commercial demonstration plant (CDP) and first production of hydrogen and graphite. The company introduced feed gas to the reactor at Hazer process conditions today and subsequently achieved first hydrogen and Hazer-produced graphite at the facility. The performance testing program will focus on demonstrating continuous operation at […]
In Morocco, GE Vernova’s Gas Power business, the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE), and Nareva, a Moroccan company specialized in the development and operation of independent power generation projects, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to collaborate on a feasibility study to develop joint solutions to decarbonize ONEE’s Laâyoune […]
In France, Lhyfe, a European producer of green and renewable hydrogen for transportation and industrial applications announced the it is building its hydrogen production plant in Brake, Germany. The plant would be the first in the northern German region to make green hydrogen available to the wider market, the firm said. The plant will produce […]
