In Germany, Hyundai’s shipbuilding division (HHI-SBD) has ordered 6 × MAN B&W G95ME-C10.5-LGIM dual-fuel main engines in connection with the construction of 6 × 17,000 teu container vessels for A.P. Moller – Maersk, the Danish integrated logistics company. Hyundai’s engine machinery division (HHI-EMD) will build the engines in Korea, which will be capable of running […]
In the Netherlands, Bloomberg reports Europe is importing vast amounts of cheaper Brazilian ethanol in the face of the ongoing energy crisis brought about by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ethanol purchases have tripled since July follow the Brazilian government’s policy shift ahead of its elections this fall which in turn forced ethanol prices lower. […]
In France, ConnexionFrance reports the Minister of Public Action and Accounts believes in the carrot rather than the stick approach when it comes to the situation of private jets. He says that rather than adding on more taxes to private jets that they should instead be flown using biofuels, pointing to an A380 trial in […]
In the Netherlands, Seatrade Maritime News reports that Exxon has undergone several marine biofuel trials in Europe and is preparing to launch commercial availability. So far, the company has run B30 trials in the Antwerp and Rotterdam ports, B25 in France like it did recently in Singapore with Tata NYK Shipping and is in discussions […]
In California, nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed microscopic robots, called microrobots, that can swim around in the lungs, deliver medication and be used to clear up life-threatening cases of bacterial pneumonia. The microrobots are made of algae cells whose surfaces are speckled with antibiotic-filled nanoparticles. The algae provide movement, which […]
In Washington, U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today a bipartisan group of their colleagues in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish renewable volume obligations that are additive for all fuel types in the upcoming “set” rule under the Renewable […]
In California, Signature Aviation, the world’s largest network of Fixed-Base Operations (FBO) delivering essential support services at private aviation terminals, announced today that it has expanded the availability of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ (SAF) to all of its locations in California. Business aviation users now have greater access to SAF in California, enabling them […]
In Wisconsin, marked by a groundbreaking ceremony Monday, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh launched a new effort with biogas partner Agra Energy to build Wisconsin’s first commercial facility to turn dairy farm waste into renewable biofuel. The $20 million facility, located at Dairyland Farm in New Franken, will use pioneering technology to convert biogas waste […]
In the UK, LIBERTY Steel UK has successfully completed trials of ecoke – a sustainable new raw material that can replace anthracite, the main source of charge carbon in electric steelmaking, and reduce steel’s carbon footprint by as much as 30%. The ecoke initiative is part of LIBERTY’s drive to lead transformation of steel manufacturing […]
In Brazil, Brasil BioFuels will build a new biorefinery to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and second-generation biofuel. Topsoe has been selected to support the production delivering its Hydroflex and H2bridge technologies. The new biorefinery will be built in Manaus, Brazil, and will have a production capacity of 500 kTPY (kilo tones per year) The […]
