In Canada, H2O Innovation Inc. says its Water Technologies & Services (WTS) business line has recently been awarded 10 new water treatment projects. These new contracts, with a total value of C$12, bring the WTS backlog to C$46. The new projects are coming from four municipal customers and six industrials. This combination, which weighed more […]
In Poland, the hydrotreated vegetable oil plant currently under construction in Płock will enable PKN ORLEN to offer a low-carbon sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to airlines starting from 2025. This innovative product will be made from used cooking oils. SAF offers a reduction of up to 80% in carbon emissions over the lifecycle of the […]
In Italy, NextChem has been assigned a €194 million grant for the development of a waste-to-hydrogen plant as part of the “IPCEI Hy2Use” EU project. The project sets up the Hydrogen Valley in Rome, the first industrial-scale technological hub for the development of the national supply chain for the production, transport, storage and use of […]
In Switzerland, worldwide employment in renewable energy reached 12.7 million last year, a jump of 700,000 new jobs in one year, despite the lingering effects of COVID-19 and the growing energy crisis, according to a new report. Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review 2022 identifies domestic market size as a major factor influencing employment generation […]
In France, Global Bioenergies announced the end of the REWOFUEL project, which ran from June 1, 2018, to June 30, 2022. This project brought together several European companies such as Repsol, Sekab and Fibenol, with the objective of demonstrating the conversion of wood residues into sustainable high-performance components for road and aviation fuels, and thus […]
In Finland, Neste, Borealis and MAM collaboratively announce an exciting product development made possible by value chain collaboration. MAM has been creating innovative and unique baby products such as soothers and baby bottles for more than 45 years, and has recently launched its first climate-neutral soother. The new MAM Original Pure soother is composed of […]
In Massachusetts, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is looking at ways to use food waste to make a renewable and more affordable fuel replacement for oil-based diesel. The work, led by Chemical Engineering Professor Michael Timko, is detailed in a new paper in the journal iScience. The work is part of […]
In India, the Hindustan Times newspaper reports the Haryana government is planning a new biomass policy that will on one hand significantly reduce paddy straw burning while on the other hand promote private sector investment in biomass-based power to cut the state’s reliance on fossil fuels. The draft policy was debated earlier this week before […]
In Finland, March 1, 2022, Neste Corporation and Marathon Petroleum Corporation (Marathon) announced an agreement to establish a 50/50 joint venture to produce renewable diesel following a conversion project of Marathon’s refinery in Martinez, California (the Martinez Renewable Fuels project). All required closing conditions have been met, including the receipt of the necessary permits and regulatory […]
In the UK, Virgin Voyages is working to make its cruise ships more sustainable, through partnerships with independent sustainability experts the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials, and three leading waste-based sustainable fuel providers. Following months of research, Virgin Voyages has taken an important step towards a low-carbon future by establishing these key partnerships and is working […]
