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Powerhouse Energy teams with Avioxx to pilot SAF production technology

Powerhouse Energy teams with Avioxx to pilot SAF production technology

January 20, 2025 |

In the UK, Powerhouse Energy has agreed to collaborate with Avioxx Ltd to integrate PHE’s technology for its pilot scale facility to produce 200 tons per annum of Sustainable Aviation Fuel. Avioxx, based in London and Cheshire, has developed a patented process to produce SAF from non-recyclable wastes. Under the proposed collaboration, PHE will work […]

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Adif and Exolumn to study creation of railway logsitics network for CO2, ammonia, methanol, biofuels

Adif and Exolumn to study creation of railway logsitics network for CO2, ammonia, methanol, biofuels

January 20, 2025 |

In Spain, Adif and the company Exolum have signed a collaboration agreement to study the creation of a railway logistics network that, by connecting Exolum’s facilities to the Adif network, will facilitate the transport of CO2, ammonia, methanol, biofuels and other raw materials. This will allow the market to be offered an immediate, versatile and […]

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FCL pauses giant Canadian canola dn RD facility due to regulatory and political uncertainty

FCL pauses giant Canadian canola dn RD facility due to regulatory and political uncertainty

January 20, 2025 |

In Canada, Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) has paused, the two main projects related to its proposed Integrated Agriculture Complex in Regina. Due to regulatory and political uncertainty, potential shifts in low-carbon public policy, and escalating costs, FCL’s proposed renewable diesel facility and joint venture canola crush projects, as originally conceived, are paused for the foreseeable […]

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Wizz Air celebrates 50 SAF flights from Charleroi airport

Wizz Air celebrates 50 SAF flights from Charleroi airport

January 20, 2025 |

In Belgium, Belga news agency reports Wizz Air, which operates at Charleroi Airport (BSCA), has successfully conducted sustainable fuel tests (SAFs) on more than 50 flights, it announced on Thursday at a round table at Charleroi airport, in the presence of Airbus and Spanish oil tankers Moeve. Since January 1, 2025, suppliers must ensure that […]

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DOE funds $13.7M for large-scale CO2 conversion projects

DOE funds $13.7M for large-scale CO2 conversion projects

January 20, 2025 |

In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) recently announced $13.7 million in federal funding for four projects that will advance large-scale conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into environmentally responsible and economically valuable products. With funding provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, projects will help develop […]

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Panasonic HD develops full marine biodegradable molding material

Panasonic HD develops full marine biodegradable molding material

January 20, 2025 |

In Japan, Panasonic Holdings Corporation (Panasonic HD) has developed a molding material with full marine biodegradability by applying the technology the company has been developing to incorporate highly concentrated cellulose fiber derived from plants into resins. By adding plant-derived cellulose fiber at high concentrations to marine biodegradable resins, Panasonic HD has succeeded in developing a […]

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Greenergy refinances $1.4B in credit facilities

Greenergy refinances $1.4B in credit facilities

January 20, 2025 |

In the UK, Greenergy recently announced the successful closing of its new Revolving Secured Borrowing Base and Term Loan Facility. Combined with its existing Receivables Purchase Facility, this takes Greenergy’s total credit facilities to $1.4 billion. The refinancing is supported by Greenergy’s parent company Trafigura, and includes a new $500 million Revolving Secured Borrowing Base, […]

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CABBI researchers develop sorghum variant that producers more oil than soybean

CABBI researchers develop sorghum variant that producers more oil than soybean

January 20, 2025 |

In Illinois, researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) have developed a new sorghum variant that can outperform soybeans in oil production, with great potential as a clean source of renewable fuel. Scientists have long worked to create new sustainable sources of vegetable oils, known as triacylglycerols (TAG), to meet the […]

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Kenyan president gives ministries 90 days to figure out molasses-based ethanol rules

Kenyan president gives ministries 90 days to figure out molasses-based ethanol rules

January 20, 2025 |

In Kenya, Kenyans wrote the president has ordered the Agriculture, Energy, and Treasury to draft rules that would see molasses converted into ethanol in an effort to reduce fossil fuel imports. The ministries have 90 days to submit to the president their suggestions for next steps. To promote domestic production, the president aims to ban […]

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Green Plains’ Advantage Nebraska plan on track for operation in H2 2025

Green Plains’ Advantage Nebraska plan on track for operation in H2 2025

January 16, 2025 |

In Nebraska, Green Plains Inc says key milestones for the ‘Advantage Nebraska’ carbon strategy have been met and the project remains on track for operation in the second half of 2025. These facilities are expected to be among the first significant volumes of low carbon ethanol from carbon capture and sequestration in the U.S. and […]

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