In France, Bugaboo, DSM Engineering Materials, Fibrant and Neste announce that their cross-value chain partnership has successfully enabled the launch of an entire Bugaboo stroller portfolio made with bio-based materials. Specifically, the majority of the strollers’ plastic parts are made using DSM Engineering Materials’ Akulon® 100% bio-based B-MB polyamide 6 (PA6), which in turn is […]
In Canada, LanzaTech has partnered on a next-generation bioreactor demonstration facility at the City of Edmonton’s Waste Management Centre that is expected to improve the economic viability of an integrated biorefinery. The first-of-a-kind demonstration facility is expected to show a new intensified bioreactor design with greater efficiency and lower operating costs. The demonstration facility, operated […]
In Finland, Neste and Rolls-Royce have agreed to build a strategic partnership on accelerating the use of renewable diesel as a lower-emission solution for diesel engines. Both parties share a common vision of renewable fuels playing a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in off-highway applications, such as construction and power generation. The key […]
In Japan, the first Etihad Airways flight to use Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) supplied by ITOCHU Corporation and NESTE took off from Tokyo Narita airport on Thursday. The pioneering flight, EY871 departed Tokyo Narita at 1500, was the result of a partnership in which ITOCHU provided Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Etihad, the national […]
In the Netherlands, GoodFuels announced the results of a new partnership with global certification organisation Control Union and France’s IDS Group to test the effectiveness of a unique isotopic tracer for biofuels. A successful pilot, conducted during a recent delivery of 500 metric tons of biofuel to the Norden-owned tanker Nord Gardenia, has proven the […]
In the UK, the Richmond and Twickenham Times newspaper reports the famous Christmas light show at Kew Gardens that runs for two months in winter runs its generators on HVO following a successful trial held in 2020. The park was recently slammed for the carbon footprint of the light show, with some critics calling it […]
In Sweden, Södra plans to add lignin within its range of forest-based materials and seeks partners to develop lignin-based sustainable alternatives to fossil materials in a range of applications. In the unique OnceMore® process, Södra recycle textile fibres on a large scale and enable circular flows within the textile industry. Products from the mills also include […]
In Nebraska, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the continuation of groundbreaking research being done in Nebraska on E30 fuel. Results of the State’s initial pilot program, launched in 2019, showed that E30 is safe and reliable fuel for use in conventional vehicles. Under current EPA guidelines, only flex fuel vehicles (FFVs) can […]
In India, the Hindustan Times newspaper reports Uttar Pradesh’s New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (NEDA) has released its draft guidelines for biodiesel as part of the recently released Bioenergy Policy 2022 and are now open for public comment. The guidelines include rules for production, distribution and sale within the state. Biodiesel production and storage […]
In California, World Energy launched QuestZero, a program built on long-term partnerships between the climate solutions company and the world’s largest corporations with serious net-zero goals. The company will partner directly with businesses and collaborate with them on carbon reduction strategies to reduce their Scope 1 and Scope 3 emissions. As a QuestZero partner, World […]
