In India, the Hindu Business Line newspaper reports the government has allotted 5.2 million metric tons of rice from its grain stores for use as ethanol feedstock with a priority given to old and broken rice. Traditionally, the sugar industry has provided the bulk of ethanol for the government’s blending mandate but supply challenges in […]
In Fiji, Swire Shipping announced the launch of Voyage to Zero, a carbon insetting program that enables freight customers to reduce their Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, leveraging GHG savings from second generation biofuels used on any Swire Shipping vessel. The program was officially launched by Fiji’s Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, […]
In Uruguay, Avalon Energy Group and Sulzer Chemtech announced the signing of a Strategic Alliance and Partnership Agreement to scale up the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Under the agreement, Avalon has selected BioFlux™ technology for its portfolio of SAF projects currently under development worldwide which will lead to a commercial technology licensing agreement […]
In Australia, the country has a A$36 billion opportunity to establish a world-leading low carbon liquid fuel (LCLF) industry, reduce emissions by 230 million metric tons by 2050, and lessen reliance on imported fuels – but only if it acts promptly, according to a landmark report from the CEFC and Deloitte. The report, Refined Ambitions: […]
In Germany, DHL has taken on the role of Global Logistics Partner for the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) which is the governing body for world motorsport and the federation for mobility organizations globally. As part of the collaboration, DHL will provide essential infrastructure and installations required for racing events in Formula 1, Formula 2, […]
In France, Pegasus Capital Advisorsis collaborating with Partanna on a strategic investment of up to $20 million. The investment, under discussion and subject to further diligence and final agreements, will support Partanna’s expansion into emerging markets and help unlock catalytic grant opportunities. The investment will also be used to build coastal resilience under Partanna Ocean – a […]
In Germany, high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy makes it possible to study complex enzymatic processes in detail. With this method, a research team of the University of Potsdam and Humboldt-Universität Berlin succeeded in characterizing the CODH/ACS enzyme complex in detail. They discovered that the complex moves in the course of chemical reactions and thus determines the reaction […]
In the UK, in its first Future Energy Scenarios (FES) report as the National Energy Services Operator (NESO), titled Future Energy Scenarios: Pathways to Net Zero 2025, it outlined its expectation to see electricity demand increase from 290 Terawatt-hour (TWh) today to as much as 785 TWh by 2050. This surge emphasizes the need to […]
In the UK, Greenergy will begin consultation on a proposal to cease production at its biodiesel plant in Immingham, Lincolnshire. Despite significant cost reductions to improve the plant’s viability, the Immingham plant has continued to be negatively impacted by market factors, including slower increases in the UK’s biofuels blending mandates compared to European countries and […]
In Texas, HyOrc Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Start Lda, a Portugal-based liquid and gaseous fuels trading company, to develop a 25,000 ton per annum green methanol production facility in Porto, with conservative projected lifetime revenues of $390m from the facility. This agreement builds on HyOrc’s previously announced MOU with Acetech […]
