In California, VGrid Energy Systems announced that it has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product label. The product, Persist Biochar, is now able to display a unique USDA label that highlights its percentage of biobased content. The USDA Certified Biobased Product label displays a product’s biobased content, which is the portion […]
In the Philippines, ABS-CBN News reported that the country’s Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is exploring the use of waste to generate energy. Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. reportedly said that a pilot facility is set up in Los Baños, Laguna. DOST is also studying the right temperature for waste combustion to prevent emission of […]
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 […]
