In Portugal, last month SilicoLife concluded the first of two Series A rounds fundraising to the tune of €4.9 million, covered in its entirety by funds managed by venture capital firm BlueCrow. In line with the approved objective-based program for the next 24 months, BlueCrow is committed to securing a second, equally sizable, round of […]
In India, the Press Trust of India reports that researchers from Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati and the University of Lisbon, Portugal have made a breakthrough in breaking down woody matter for ethanol production by improving the efficacy of a specific bacterial enzyme to turn the lignocellulose into simple sugars. Researchers found that with RfGH5_4 […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that analysts had expected the exemption on fuel taxes to go back into effect from January 1 rather than be extended for a year for fossil and biodiesel and for two months for gasoline and ethanol. The tax on ethanol is much lower than that on gasoline, helping to make ethanol […]
In Spain, after two years of work, the BIOMAC project is ready to offer its services to the best European small and medium enterprises, as well as Research Centers working in the field of bio-nanomaterials. BIOMAC is a Horizon 2020 project fostering an Open Innovation Test Bed (OITB), a true collaborative ecosystem where technologies and […]
In Poland, Poland’s Money reports that on December 20 TotalEnergies Gaz filed for regulatory approval to purchase Polską Grupą Biogazową, a national company that focuses on the production and wholesale of electricity and heat from agricultural biogas and on the provision of services related to the renewable energy sector (including wood drying, collection of biomass […]
In Montana, Montana Renewables commissioned its modified hydrocracker in renewable diesel service on November 5, then retrofitted additional winterization capability during the month of November. It then generated a full month of on-spec renewable diesel production in December and commenced rail shipments late in the month after establishing product inventories. Catalyst performance has been consistent and […]
In Ireland, Bus Éireann has launched a tender to secure HVO for an in-service bus trial in a fleet and location to be decided. The fuel must be of a high quality and conform to BS EN 15940 standard without admixture of bio. Bus Éireann requires suppliers to provide a secure storage solution for the […]
In Greece, Advent Technologies Holdings launched a proof of concept project with Vantage Towers Greece to replace diesel generators with fuel cells. Vantage Towers Greece is the largest and only independent tower infrastructure company in Greece, operating more than 5,250 towers for Vodafone Greece and Wind Hellas. By replacing diesel generators with fuel cells at […]
In Italy, Eni announced the incorporation of Eni Sustainable Mobility, its new company dedicated to sustainable mobility. The company is vertically integrated along the entire value chain, bringing together services and products that support the energy transition and accelerate the path to net zero emissions throughout their entire life cycle. Eni Sustainable Mobility will develop […]
In Canada, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reports Meadow Lake Tribal Council Bioenergy Center in northwestern Saskatchewan is pumping out energy for the community during its first winter in action. The country’s largest First Nations-owned sawmill, NorSask Forest Products, has been burning its wood waste in a beehive burner for the past 50 years but a […]
