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Mechanical completion announced at Fraser Valley Biogas RNG Expansion Project

Mechanical completion announced at Fraser Valley Biogas RNG Expansion Project

October 31, 2023 |

In Canada, EverGen Infrastructure Corp. announced mechanical completion of the Fraser Valley Biogas RNG Expansion Project. The Fraser Valley Biogas RNG Expansion Project commenced construction in Q3 2022, with a scope that included improvements to the feedstock processing system, installation of a new RNG upgrader, and the commissioning of a third anaerobic digester. The upgrades […]

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Yield10 Bioscience signs LOI with BioMar Group to commercialize camelina with high omega-3 in aquafeed

Yield10 Bioscience signs LOI with BioMar Group to commercialize camelina with high omega-3 in aquafeed

October 31, 2023 |

In Massachusetts, Yield10 Bioscience, Inc signed a non-binding Letter of Intent with BioMar Group, a global aquafeed producer, to form a partnership to commercialize Camelina engineered to produce omega-3 oil for use as a high-quality supplement to the scarce supply of marine long-chain fatty acids used in aquafeed. Producing omega-3 oil in Camelina represents a […]

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LanzaTech Global and Olayan Financing create Saudi JV to deploy carbon recycling technology

LanzaTech Global and Olayan Financing create Saudi JV to deploy carbon recycling technology

October 31, 2023 |

In Saudi Arabia, LanzaTech Global, Inc. and Olayan Financing Company (OFC), the parent company of The Olayan Group’s businesses and investments in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, have formed a joint venture company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to accelerate the commercial deployment of LanzaTech’s carbon recycling technology in hard-to-abate industries within the Kingdom. The […]

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Chinese researchers look at SEUSS gene in jatropha

Chinese researchers look at SEUSS gene in jatropha

October 31, 2023 |

In China, in Arabidopsis, rice and tomato, the SEUSS gene encodes a transcriptional adaptor as well as a nuclear localization protein that is widely expressed in many developmental stages and organs. However, the function of SEUSS has not been reported in woody plants.  In a previous study, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of […]

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European Commissions Czech plan to support $2.54B biomethane scheme under EU state aid rules

European Commissions Czech plan to support $2.54B biomethane scheme under EU state aid rules

October 31, 2023 |

In Belgium, the European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €2.4 billion Czech scheme to support the construction and operation of new or converted sustainable biomethane production plants. The measure will contribute to the implementation of Czechia’s National Energy and Climate Plan and to the European Green Deal targets, while helping end […]

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Mahle develops Global Bio-mobility Center in Brazil to support biofuel engine development

Mahle develops Global Bio-mobility Center in Brazil to support biofuel engine development

October 30, 2023 |

In Brazil, the Economic Times of India newspaper reports Mahle has developed a Global Bio-mobility Center in Jundiaí to bring together its experts from its other tech centers in the US and India to further develop biofuels and internal combustion engine development. Although the company promotes electric and hydrogen vehicles, it believes that biofuels are […]

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Aker Carbon Capture awarded study 

Aker Carbon Capture awarded study 

October 30, 2023 |

In Norway, Aker Carbon Capture has been awarded a feasibility study by TES, to explore the implementation of a carbon capture plant at a waste-to-energy facility in Germany. The planned capture capacity will be 400,000 metric tons CO2 per year. The captured CO2 will be transported by railcar to the TES facilities at Wilhelmshaven in […]

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Neste helping to decarbonize mining and steel production

Neste helping to decarbonize mining and steel production

October 30, 2023 |

In Finland, Neste and Outokumpu deepen their cooperation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Outokumpu will replace the fossil fuels used by its Kemi mine and Tornio steel mill and the contractors on these sites with Neste MY Renewable Diesel™. Outokumpu manufactures the world’s lowest-emission stainless steel. Its goal is to achieve carbon neutrality at its […]

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CIRAD supporting the use of bioenergy to help Burkina Faso agri SMEs

CIRAD supporting the use of bioenergy to help Burkina Faso agri SMEs

October 30, 2023 |

In Burkina Faso, last July in Bobo-Dioulasso, a small and medium enterprise (SME) producing dried mangoes started up a new type of dryer using heat generated by burning cashew nut shells. Using agrifood waste as an energy source is the challenge being tackled by the BioStar project being conducted by some ten African and European […]

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Stena Oil bunkers B25 cut with RME

Stena Oil bunkers B25 cut with RME

October 30, 2023 |

In Sweden, Stena Oil carried out a biofuel bunkering to Dalaro Shipping’s vessel Oslo Wave 3, a cargo vessel of 17,485 DWT on October 26. The bunkered B25 fuel is composed of 25 percent rapeseed methyl ester (RME) and 75 percent Marine Gasoil. The company recognizes the growing significance of sustainability within the shipping industry, […]

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