In India, TATA Projects inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR – IIP) to collaborate and work together towards ensuring clean energy solutions. As part of this endeavor, clean energy solutions such as room temperature biodiesel produced from CSIR-IIP shall be used […]
In Germany, with immediate effect, DEUTZ is approving its entire TCD engine portfolio for use with alternative diesel fuels. This means that paraffinic diesel fuels such as HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) can now be used to run all DEUTZ engines that meet the EU Stage V emissions standard, including the TCD 5.2 series. HVO is an […]
In Canada, Solarvest BioEnergy Inc. announced that it has closed a first tranche of a non-brokered private placement through the issuance of 4,609,000 units for gross proceeds of C$460,900. Each Unit consists of one common share and one whole share purchase warrant. Each Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one additional Common Share of the […]
In California, California Bioenergy announced a funding partnership of up to $500 million with Brookfield Renewable and its institutional partners to scale CalBio’s growth in renewable natural gas and other waste-to-energy opportunities. With Brookfield’s funding and a supportive agricultural carbon price, CalBio plans to more than double RNG production over the next five years with […]
In Canada, in the coming years, around $1 billion will be invested in building up to 10 biomethane plants in Quebec together with Énergir, Quebec’s leading gas supply company. This is Nature Energy’s largest investment to date outside the country’s borders. Nature Energy and Énergir will jointly develop, build, and operate biomethane plants that together […]
In Wyoming, Raven SR and Chart Industries announced their agreement to collaborate globally on the liquefaction, storage, and transportation of hydrogen as well as pure carbon dioxide produced from Raven SR’s non-combustion Steam/CO2 Reformation process of converting waste to renewable fuel. Raven SR produces transportation-grade hydrogen as well as Fischer-Tropsch synthetic fuels, including sustainable aviation […]
In Russia, RUDN University chemists have improved the catalyst for ethanol conversion. With it, a mixture of compounds with a high octane number was obtained. This was achieved thanks to a special substrate for the activated carbon catalyst. In the future, such developments will help to obtain more environmentally friendly fuel additives and thus reduce […]
In Ireland, the Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) is disappointed and concerned that the Climate Action Plan published last week does not adequately recognise the immediate and broad role of bioenergy in achieving Ireland’s ambitious climate action targets. The plan risks ‘putting all our eggs in one basket’ on energy security and decarbonisation. The plan is […]
In Nebraska, Green Plains Inc, Tallgrass and Osaka Gas USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan-based Osaka Gas, announced the commencement of a joint feasibility study to evaluate the production of up to 200,000 tons per year of synthetic methane in the U.S. Midwest. The project partners aim to produce synthetic methane from low-carbon hydrogen […]
In the UK, plans for the world’s first commercial-scale factory to transform waste gases into sustainable jet fuel have moved a step closer today. LanzaTech UK Ltd., a subsidiary of LanzaTech NZ, Inc. has announced that its DRAGON facility project has received a £25M (~$31M) grant from the UK Department for Transport’s Advanced Fuels Fund […]
