In California, Sapphire Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of pressure energy recovery systems, said that together with TB Global Technologies, have installed the FreeSpin In-Line Turboexpanders which are under completion at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Japan. Sapphire Technologies noted that the FreeSpin systems are designed to generate electricity using waste energy from […]
In Finland, biotech firm Onego Bio said that the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy has awarded a grant of nearly $4.5 million for Onego Bio’s research and development work. Onego Bio is a biotech spin-off from VTT Technical Research Center of Finland. The company said it uses a commercially proven Trichoderma technology to […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its ‘Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap’, a report identifying four key pathways to reduce industrial emissions in the domestic manufacturing sector. The roadmap emphasizes the urgency of cutting carbon emissions and pollution from the industrial sector, and presents a staged research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) agenda for industry […]
In Finland, Stora Enso, a provider of renewable products in packaging, biomaterials, wooden construction and paper, said that Finnish firm Koskisen is using Stora Enso’s bio-based binder, NeoLigno, to replace fossil-based resins used in furniture boards. “Our experts have been working together with Stora Enso to come up with this brand-new bio-based product offering. Koskisen […]
In the United Arab Emirates, Gulf Business reported that Beeah Recycling, the waste processing and material recovery business of the Beeah Group, has added a new solid recovered fuel (SRF) facility to its integrated waste management complex in Al Sajaa, Sharjah. According to the report, the SRF facility will transform waste into a high quality […]
In Switzerland, Swiss firm WinGD said it has started a joint development project with Korean engine builder HSD Engine to advance the development of WinGD’s methanol-fueled big-bore engines. The aim of the project is to deliver an engine capable of running on carbon-neutral green methanol by 2024, providing shipowners with a power solution enabling them […]
In Georgia, Delta and DG Fuels have signed an agreement for the provision of sustainable aviation fuel. Under the terms of the agreement, DG Fuels plans to establish a new SAF supply stream that could provide Delta with 385 million gallons of unblended sustainable aviation fuel, while helping to expand availability of SAF in the […]
In Sweden, Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture between global methanol producer Proman and tanker shipping company Stena Bulk, has announced that their two fully operational methanol-fuelled tankers have become the first vessels to bunker methanol in Ulsan, South Korea. Stena Pro Patria and Stena Pro Marine were each refueled with over 2,000 tons of […]
In Sweden, Almi Invest GreenTech is investing $463,000 in Cellfion, which develops a bio-based membrane for energy storage, the former said in a release. Finnish Voima Ventures and Klimatet Invest are also participating in an investment of $1.2 million in Cellfion. The new financing will be used for product development and tests. Cellfion has developed membranes […]
In Germany, the Nova Institute said it had conducted a peer-reviewed Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Avantium’s PEF (polyethylene furanoate) applications within the framework of the European PEFerence project. In a release, the institute highlighted that the study demonstrated that the use of 100% renewable carbon in PEF instead of fossil carbon in PET for […]
