In New Jersey, AINonline reported that France’s General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) has made the first test flight of an NH90 helicopter with sustainable aviation fuel. The SAF test was completed on February 3 during a flight from the DGA test center at Essais en vol in Istres. One of the helicopter’s two RTM322 engines […]
In the UK, Travel Weekly reported that the UK Department for Transport (DfT) has promised a call for evidence on aviation sustainability and a second consultation on sustainable aviation fuels. “We’ll publish a second consultation on our SAF mandate [and] we’ll be publishing a call for evidence shortly,” DfT aviation director David Silk said during […]
In Germany, the Lufthansa Group announced the launch of ‘green fares’ to further expand its portfolio of sustainable travel offers and boost the use of sustainable aviation fuel. The Green Fares will make it possible to fly more sustainably in the future as the new fares already include offsetting of flight-related CO₂ emissions. This is […]
In India, Times Drive reported that the government of Uttar Pradesh state is looking to collaborate with Denmark for the promotion of bioethanol production. According to the report, the government has been holding discussions with the Danish government to adopt new technology for producing ethanol and methanol from agricultural waste. The ambassador of Denmark, Freddie […]
In Norway, Gas World reported that Norwegian supplier of commercial carbon dioxide (CO2), Nippon Gases Norway has signed a long-term deal to extract an undisclosed amount of CO2 from a biogas production facility owned and operated by RENEVO AS. By integrating carbon capture with biogas production, RENEVO can capture CO2 produced during the processing of […]
In Canada, CBC News reported that Calgary-based Nauticol Energy has confirmed it will not move forward with the proposed $3-billion net-zero blue methanol plant near Grande Prairie. The project, which had been initially announced in 2018, was expected to start operating in 2025. Nauticol president and CEO Mark Tonner said that the project had been […]
In Colorado, S&W Seed Company said it has executed an agreement with Equilon Enterprises LLC (Shell) to establish a joint venture with the aim of developing novel plant genetics for oil seed cover crops as feedstocks for biofuel production. The JV company, named Vision Bioenergy Oilseeds LLC, will be jointly owned by Shell and S&W. […]
In Germany, Bioweg, a producer of bio-based materials, announced a collaboration with Ginkgo Bioworks to optimize the production of bacterial cellulose and to produce novel variants of cellulose with improved performance to serve a variety of end markets. Bioweg said its current products based on biodegradable bacterial cellulose have already been tested and implemented by […]
In Massachusetts, J Biomaterials, a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang and a producer of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), has produced the first cosmetic jar based on their amorphous PHA technology, under the tradename, PHACT. The cosmetic jar was developed for Banila Co. to hold its Ceramide Cleansing Balm, part of Banila Co.’s ‘Clean It Zero’ line […]
In Germany, RWE announced an alliance with Lotte Chemical Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) to jointly develop stable and large-scale clean ammonia supply chains in Asia, Europe and the U.S. Within this alliance RWE, Lotte, and MC have now signed a joint study agreement to develop a large-scale integrated clean ammonia production and export project […]
