In California, the ability to genetically engineer plants is largely thanks to a microscopic helper: a bacterium called Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Agrobacterium in the wild causes damaging tumors in flowering plants, including some economically important crops, but its ability to insert its own DNA into host plants is what makes it both a pest to farmers […]
In California, Clean Fuels Alliance America commends the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for passing the amendments to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), a move that marks another step forward in California’s decarbonization leadership. Clean Fuels acknowledges CARB’s continued commitment to a cleaner future while recognizing there is more work ahead to ensure […]
In Finland, Neste’s Rotterdam refinery has been shut down due to a fire on 8 November 2024. The fire has been extinguished and it did not cause any injuries. Neste is currently investigating the incident and the repair work will start as soon as possible. Based on its initial assessment, the Rotterdam refinery production will be […]
In Japan, Idemitsu Kosan Co. and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company have agreed to establish a supply system for e-methanol and biomethanol in Japan by March 2026. The new supply system for e-methanol and bio-methanol, targeted at marine fuel applications, is expected to accelerate demand, and expand the market. In response to the growing demand for […]
In Finland, Suomen Lantakaasu Oy’s biogas plant to be built in Kiuruvete is to produce renewable liquefied biogas from the manure of Ylä-Savo’s cattle farms and other side streams of agriculture and the food industry. The investment covers the construction of a biogas plant and a liquefaction unit. The preparatory earthworks have already been completed […]
In Egypt, Egypt Oil & Gas reports the Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company, along with other shareholders, has launched Egypt Sustainable Aviation Fuel Company to develop a $530 million, 120,000 metric ton SAF plant located near Alexandria. The company, with 15% private sector shareholder and the remainder held by public companies, plans to use waste feedstock […]
In Minnesota, the North Dakota Monitor newspaper reports that Minnesota Public Utilities Commission expects to vote December 12 on Summit Carbon Solutions’s planned 28-mile segment in Otter Tail and Wilkin counties to connect Green Plains ethanol plant at Fergus Falls to the planned carbon dioxide pipeline. The company says it has secured easements on 89% […]
In Australia, Nufarm acquired biomass oil trait technology developed by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency in recent years, comprising a significant estate of patents and know-how relating to technology traits that when deployed into crops enable novel production and accumulation of oil in plant tissue. This acquisition and subsequent potential advancements are intended to bring […]
In India, BASF and AM Green B.V. have entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly evaluate and develop business opportunities for low-carbon chemicals produced exclusively with renewable energy, and the corresponding value chains in India. Under the MoU, BASF and AM Green intend to conduct feasibility studies on low-carbon chemicals production in India including […]
In California, UC Santa Cruz chemists have discovered a new way to produce biodiesel from waste oil that both simplifies the process and requires relatively mild heat. This discovery has the potential to make the alternative fuel source much more appealing to the massive industrial sectors that are the backbone of the nation’s economy. In […]
