In Brazil, the Brazil Journal reports that after months of fights and accusations, Mubadala Capital managed to break down American fund Lone Star and bought control of the sugar and alcohol company Atvos, the former Odebrecht Agroindustrial. The agreement was signed last week and executives Ricardo K. and Giovanne Forace, partners at RK Partners, who […]
In Germany, Henkel and Shell Chemical LP have agreed to a five-year collaboration to replace up to 200,000 metric tons of fossil feedstocks used in the manufacture of surfactants with feedstocks that are based on renewable raw materials. The renewable-based surfactants will be used in Henkel’s laundry product brands, including many varieties of Persil®, Purex® […]
In Belgium, North Sea Port, ArcelorMittal Belgium and all the port companies have committed themselves to a climate-neutral port by 2050. This will be achieved by reducing CO2 emissions and further developing the circular economy. To this end, the North-C Circular industrial estate is being developed in Ghent. The development of the North-C Circular industrial […]
In Austria, ingredients startup Arkeon turns CO2 into next-generation protein ingredients and raises another €4+ million to do more, sooner. Launched just over a year ago, Vienna-based tech startup Arkeon has secured additional capital investments to build out its CO2 utilization technology for converting carbon dioxide directly into protein ingredients. After the company had successfully […]
In Portugal, Fusion Fuel has signed an offtake agreement with Portuguese natural gas utility Dourogás for green hydrogen produced from Fusion Fuel’s projects in Portugal. This represents Fusion Fuel’s first offtake contract aimed at blending green hydrogen within the Portuguese natural gas grid, and a first-of-its-kind agreement to support the Portuguese government in meeting its […]
In France, since April 2021, trains on the Paris-Granville line have been powered exclusively by B100, a 100% rapeseed biofuel, representing a first in France. Over this time period, the emission of 11,000 tons of CO2 emissions were thus avoided. This innovative initiative in Normandy, France’s first, enables withdrawing the use of fossil fuels in the […]
In the UK, Teesside has become the UK’s first airport to partner with Air France-KLM for the airline’s programme to boost the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, part of the Air France-KLM group, connects passengers worldwide from Teesside to more than 160 countries via its link to the global Amsterdam […]
In Washington state, Washington State University scientists are working to more precisely understand how plants use nutrients from soil at the level of single cells, with the goal of helping crop plants used for biofuels be more sustainable. A team of WSU researchers was awarded one of 20 exploratory grants to access state-of-the-art equipment at the Environmental […]
In Iowa, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a bipartisan coalition of seven Attorneys General urging the Biden Administration to follow the law and respond to the request of Governor Kim Reynolds and seven other Governors that the EPA issue regulations allowing the sale of year-round E15 ethanol gasoline in their States. Federal law […]
In Canada, Imperial said it will further help Canada achieve its net zero goals by investing about $560 million to move forward with construction of the largest renewable diesel facility in the country. The project at Imperial’s Strathcona refinery near Edmonton is expected to produce more than one billion litres of renewable diesel annually primarily […]
