In Ohio, engineers at the University of Cincinnati created a more efficient way of converting carbon dioxide into valuable products while simultaneously addressing climate change. Researchers found that a modified copper catalyst improves the electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide into ethylene, the key ingredient in plastic and a myriad of other uses. The electrocatalytic conversion […]
In Washington, The National Association of Convenience Stores, NATSO, representing America’s Travel Centers and Truckstops, and SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers sent a letter to Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), chairman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, urging him to drop his opposition to the year-round sales of higher ethanol fuel blends. “If enacted, […]
In France, GEODIS has pledged to reduce its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 42% and reduce the carbon intensity of subcontracted transport (scope 3) by 30% by 2030 compared to 2022. GEODIS plans to continue the transition towards alternative vehicles and modes using decarbonized or bio-sourced energies and installing suitable infrastructures […]
In Australia, Jet Zero Australia Pty Ltd announced the execution of a first-of-a-kind License and Engineering Agreement for Australia between Jet Zero and LanzaJet, Inc (LanzaJet). The agreement will progress the development of Project Ulysses, a North Queensland Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project using LanzaJet’s Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) technology, that converts the bioethanol into SAF and […]
In India, the Hindu Business Line reports that Organic Recycling Systems Ltd has teamed with SB Infowaves to develop an AI-driven predictive modeling tool for monitoring anaerobic digestion (AD) reactors that will help to analyze the health status of the digesters and therefore boost efficiency. ORS Ltd’s Solapur plant will provide the historical data for […]
In Canada, Cielo Waste Solutions Corp says its Carseland, Alberta Bio-SynDiesel Project represents Cielo’s first commercial by-product-to-fuels facility designed to convert wood by-products into low carbon intensity renewable fuel. The Carseland Project will be situated adjacent to an existing synthetic fuel facility owned and operated by Rocky Mountain Clean Fuels Inc. (“RMCFI”) which deploys patented […]
In Tanzania, the Daily News reports UNIDO has provided $899,999 to Tanzania Development Bank to support bioenergy entrepreneurs. The grant will focus on agro-waste to energy and promoting bioethanol as an alternative cooking fuel. Already the Bioenergy Incentive Fund has reviewed several grant applications and will award funds to Bagamoyo Sugar Limited Consumer’s Choice Limited, […]
In the Netherlands, Paques Biomaterials recently raised €14 million to produce a biopolymer with the advantages of plastic but not the disadvantages. Among the investors are impact investor Invest-NL and the NOM. Part of this investment round also includes a grant from Energiefonds Drenthe. Over a decade ago, in collaboration with Delft University of Technology, […]
In Sweden, Scania first hinted about its new biogas engines at last year’s IAA fair, but when the state-of-the-art engines arrived they came with a twist – they are now paired with two-thirds of the successful Super-based powertrain. The well-composed and harmonized trio – the new biogas engines plus the G25 gear-boxes and axles from […]
In Spain, Hydrogen Central reports that researchers from Horizon Europe-funded GH2 Project estimated they can produce 87 liters of ethanol from 1 kilogram of green hydrogen, which can then be converted into 72 liters of acetal. Findings from the project’s researchers was recently published in Global Challenges. Although the discovery may not be a major […]
