In France, Rolls-Royce’s business unit Power Systems and MB92 Group, a superyacht refit, repair and maintenance company with facilities in Spain and France, are entering a formal working partnership to provide sustainable propulsion and energy management systems for the global fleet of existing superyachts. This is part of a broader push to reduce the climate […]
In India, the Press Trust of India newspaper reports Krishak Bharati Cooperative plans to invest $132 million in three grain-based ethanol plants in Gujarat, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, producing 250,000 liters daily from corn and broken rice. Excel Engineers and Consultants have been hired to undertake the engineering and delivery of the three turn-key facilities. […]
In the UK, the Port of Tyne, working with Connected Places Catapult and partners Arup, Lloyds Register, EDF R&D UK, Newcastle University and the North East LEP, has published the results of a feasibility study looking at the decarbonization of the maritime industry through the creation of green shipping corridors, and the adoption of scalable […]
In Germany, GETEC Group will build a plant for climate-neutral energy supply and the supply of e.g. steam and compressed air on the site of the Zeitz Chemical and Industrial Park in Elsteraue for CE Biobased Chemicals GmbH (CEBC), a 100% subsidiary of CropEnergies AG. The sustainable energy solution will thermally utilize not only biomass […]
In the UK, Aston University research has shown the way forward for making renewable hydrogen and propane fuel gases from glycerol. An organic compound, glycerol is produced mainly from fats and oils and is often used in health and beauty products. With crude glycerol from biodiesel production plants cheap and abundant the researchers have explored […]
In Belgium, Latvia submitted a request to the European Commission to modify its recovery and resilience plan, to which it also wishes to add a REPowerEU chapter. The REPowerEU chapter contains a reform to facilitate the development of renewable energy communities and energy self-generation. The reform also aims at increasing the uptake of sustainable biomethane. […]
In Germany, BASF is expanding its growing portfolio of 14C bio-based monomers with a proprietary process for production of 2-Octyl Acrylate (2-OA). The new product underlines BASF’s strong commitment to innovation for a sustainable future with 73% 14C-tracable bio-based content according to ISO 16620. Besides the regular 14C bio-based 2-Octyl Acrylate, BASF also launched the […]
In California, TeselaGen Biotechnology announces that it is extending their relationship with Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) through 2027 via a new multi-year contract. JBEI, led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), is one of four U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Research Centers (BRC) that conduct innovative research on biofuels and bioproducts. TeselaGen and […]
In France, in an aviation industry first, VoltAero has flown the proprietary electric-hybrid powertrain for its Cassio family of aircraft with 100% sustainable fuel provided by TotalEnergies. Conducted from VoltAero’s development facility at Royan, France, the milestone flight utilized the hybrid powertrain’s electric mode and its internal combustion engine – which was fueled by TotalEnergies’ […]
In India, the Press Trust of India reports that Indian Oil has launched the country’s first green hydrogen fuel cell bus that emits only water vapor as emissions. IOC’s R&D Center at Faridabad is producing the fuel that the buses run on, which is three times as energy dense as other fuels but without the […]
