In Illinois, United recently announced that the UAV Sustainable Flight Fund has made an investment in direct air capture (DAC) company Heirloom, adding Heirloom’s measurable, quantifiable carbon reduction technology to its already robust portfolio of decarbonization strategies. The Fund also entered into an agreement for the right to purchase up to 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide […]
In Ohio, one limitation of producing biofuel is that the alcohol created by fermentation is toxic to the microbes that produce it. Now scientists are closer to overcoming this obstacle. Researchers from the University of Cincinnati and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have achieved a breakthrough in understanding the vulnerability of […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports ethanol exports have already slowed ahead of the Trump Administration’s implementation of tariffs on Mexico and Canada as those countries impose counter tariffs. Last week’s jump in ethanol stocks, levels not seen since the pandemic forced people off the roads, were said to be a result of Canada not […]
In Sweden, St1 Biokraft has signed an agreement to acquire Södra Hallands Kraft Biogas AB with a production facility in Hov outside Laholm. St1 Biokraft already owns and operates an upgrading plant in the same property. St1 Biokraft currently owns and operates 12 production and upgrading facilities in Sweden, Norway and South Korea with its […]
In Hong Kong, Wah Kwong Maritime Transport and CIMC ENRIC Holdings Limited signed a strategic partnership agreement on green methanol bunkering applications, logistics and bunkering services on February 26, 2025. The partnership is the first cooperation of the kind for the green fuel sector, tying a leading plant developer to a logistics and downstream service […]
In Texas, Baker Hughes and Frontier Infrastructure, a Tailwater Capital portfolio company and a leading developer of low-carbon infrastructure across the U.S. Mountain West and Texas, on Monday announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the deployment of large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) and power solutions in the U.S. As part of the agreement, Baker […]
In Japan, Honeywell announced that Taiyo Oil Co., Ltd. has chosen the Honeywell UOP Ethanol to Jet (ETJ) technology to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at its Okinawa Operations in Japan. This facility will be based on Honeywell UOP’s first ETJ license and basic engineering design in the Asia Pacific region with a production target […]
In Brazil, the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved a credit line for financing in the amount of R$125.7 million for Ciclus Ambiental Rio SA With resources from the Climate Fund (R$88.0 million) and the Sanitation Line (R$37.7 million), Ciclus will expand the capacity of its Waste Treatment Center (CTR) in Seropédica […]
In Japan, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation have agreed to start collaboration for use of biomass plastics in home appliances, with the aim of promoting biomass plastics in the home appliance market. Idemitsu Kosan will produce biomass chemicals using the mass balance method. Mitsubishi Electric aims to use biomass plastics made from […]
In France, Win Win Water announced the launch of its innovative bottled water solution, featuring 100% plant-based bottles that are fully biodegradable. This groundbreaking approach aims to address the environmental challenges posed by traditional plastic bottles while providing consumers with high-quality, naturally alkaline electrolyte spring water. The launch event took place in Liverpool, on the […]
