In Brazil, Reuters reports UNICA data shows ethanol sales fell 32% in January to 1.76 billion liters, the lowest since April 2021 during lockdown, due to high ethanol prices. Hydrous ethanol prices fell 44% to 918 million liters as cheap gasoline prices—despite higher global petroleum prices—weighs on demand for ethanol in flex-fuel cars. High sugar […]
In the UK, a method of producing vital chemical building blocks for use in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries that mimics how plants manufacture them has been developed by University of Warwick scientists. Using enzymes in the same way that plants do, the scientists have created bacteria that ‘digest’ molecules to synthesize new compounds in […]
In Wisconsin, research led by the University of Wisconsin–Madison and funded by the National Wildlife Federation assessed the environmental impacts of corn ethanol and the policy that governs it, using a combination of econometric analyses, land use data and biophysical modeling. In keeping with their previous “research” on biofuels and the RFS, the RFA says […]
In Sweden, by 2025, the ambition is that all district heating in Gothenburg, Sweden, is produced by renewable or recovered energy sources. Göteborg Energi and Siemens have therefore joined forces with the aim of testing state-of-the-art gas turbine technology that enables the operation of renewable fuels in Rya combined heat and power plant, which is […]
In Canada, Boralex Inc has sold the 34.5 MW Senneterre power plant, the last remaining biomass power generation asset in its portfolio, to Resolu Forest Products Canada Inc., an Abitibi-Témiscamingue-based company that has been a supplier of by-product for the Power plant for the past two years. As laid out in its updated 2025 Strategic […]
In California, ReCarbon, the developer of a revolutionary greenhouse gas utilization technology platform, has closed its $25 million Series B-1 funding round. In addition, ReCarbon welcomes two important partners, POSCO, one of the largest steel companies in the world, and GS Holdings Corporation, a Fortune 500 energy and utility company. “Decarbonizing hard-to-abate industry sectors is […]
In Massachusetts, Verdox, an electric carbon capture and removal company, announced $80 million in committed capital from a syndicate including Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), Prelude Ventures, and Lowercarbon Capital. The investment will be leveraged to develop and deploy the company’s novel electrochemical carbon capture technology. Verdox’s core technology was developed by Prof. T. Alan Hatton […]
In Finland, Nordic Bioproducts Group – has successfully spun a new plant-based textile fiber. The company is a spin-off from Aalto University in Finland and the proprietor of the patented AaltoCell technology. The company has created a new plant-based textile fiber- Norratex, which is manufactured without any toxic chemicals or expensive solvents. In the Nordic […]
In Japan, Kaneka Corporation has decided to significantly increase production capacity for KANEKA Biodegradable Polymer Green Planet in Japan. Green Planet (chemical name: PHBH) is a biomass polymer produced by microorganism biosynthesis using plant oils. Green Planet™ biodegrades easily both in soil and in water (salt water and fresh water). As Green Planet™ will be […]
In Delaware, University of Delaware engineers have demonstrated a way to effectively capture 99% of carbon dioxide from air using a novel electrochemical system powered by hydrogen. It is a significant advance for carbon dioxide capture and could bring more environmentally friendly fuel cells closer to market. The research team reported their method in Nature […]
