In California, Amyris, Inc. has completed the negotiation of key financial and business terms of the previously communicated strategic transaction for the exclusive rights to supply two of Amyris’ ingredients. The transaction is subject to antitrust review under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (“HSR”) with a standard waiting period of thirty days. Accordingly, the transaction is expected […]
In the UK, York Press reports that Drax is waiting to find out if it is shortlisted for the government’s ‘Track 1’ BECCS power program to kick off a £2 billion bioenergy with carbon capture and storage project that aims to capture and bury under the North Sea 95% of the carbon emissions from its […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week announced an investment of $9.5 million to support the scale-up of sustainable bioproduct manufacturing in the United States. Three successful projects are funded through USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) Bioproduct Pilot Program, which funds research and development of value-added products from agricultural […]
In Malaysia, The Malaysian Reserve newspaper reports the palm oil board believes its smart oil palm mill it is developing in conjunction with Fusionex Group should be completed by the end of 2024 and commissioned in early 2025 but the project is still pending approval from the local council. The new mill will include the […]
In Virginia, Energy News reports the Western Virginia Water Authority has teamed with Roanoke Gas Company to develop a $7.7 million gas conditioning facility, if approved by the State Corporation Commission before the end of January, that would be the state’s first. The project aims to capture and treat the methane produced at the facility, […]
In Belgium, Neste is helping the data center specialist LCL make a switch to renewable energy sources for its emergency power generators by providing the company with Neste MY Renewable Diesel. With this, LCL becomes the first in its sector in Belgium to start using Neste MY Renewable Diesel for its emergency power generators. The […]
In Oman, the Oman Observer newspaper reports that a bus has run on biodiesel produced from date kernels, developed by researchers at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU). The project to develop the date kernel-based biodiesel began in 2015 as a way to find use for the waste while helping to produce domestic biofuel that will help […]
In the UK, an alternative source of heat could significantly reduce the carbon footprint of a process which turns food waste into power, new research suggests. A University of Glasgow-led team of scientists have demonstrated that using air-source heat pumps to support anaerobic digestion could cut the carbon emitted during the production of biogas by […]
In India, Business World reports the government is exploring increasing the ethanol blending mandate for 2022/23 to 12% from the current 10% as it heads towards 20% in 2025. At a meeting on Monday, the food, public distribution and petroleum ministries together with the oil marketing companies met to discuss the potential to reach 12% […]
In Finland, earlier this month, Business Finland awarded Neste with a public funding of EUR 27.7 million for green hydrogen projects at Neste’s refinery in Porvoo, Finland, aiming to develop solutions for renewable hydrogen production. In July 2022, Neste became the first Finnish company to receive IPCEI (Important Project of Common European Interest) status from […]
