Author Archive: Meghan Sapp

Deal Flow for 1/13/22: Solvay, Trillium, LanzaJet, Microsoft CIF, Maersk, Hyundai Heavy, Liquid Wind, Neste, Ørsted, Ballard

Deal Flow for 1/13/22: Solvay, Trillium, LanzaJet, Microsoft CIF, Maersk, Hyundai Heavy, Liquid Wind, Neste, Ørsted, Ballard

January 12, 2022 | Meghan Sapp

LanzaJet secures $50M from Microsoft CIF for first commercial SAF plant LanzaJet, has secured financing for its Freedom Pines Fuels plant in Soperton, Georgia, through the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund. The Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund has made a $50M investment to support the construction of LanzaJet’s (and the world’s) first alcohol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) […]

Washington University in St. Louis develop new methods to grow algae in wastewater

Washington University in St. Louis develop new methods to grow algae in wastewater

January 12, 2022 | Meghan Sapp

In Missouri, at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, researchers had applications in mind when they developed a new method to use nutrients recovered from wastewater to grow algae that is more than twice as pure as algae grown directly in conventional wastewater. The research was published online late last […]

Biden administration toying with cutting 2022 RVO following oil lobby pressure

Biden administration toying with cutting 2022 RVO following oil lobby pressure

January 12, 2022 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, Reuters reports that following the recent announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency of blending mandates for 2022, the Biden Administration is considering cutting those levels after facing backlash from the oil industry and its lobbies. The oil industry claims that there isn’t enough ethanol available to achieve the 15 billion gallons mandated for […]

ExxonMobil acquires 49.9% stake in Norway’s Biojet AS

ExxonMobil acquires 49.9% stake in Norway’s Biojet AS

January 11, 2022 | Meghan Sapp

In Texas, ExxonMobil is expanding its interests in biofuels that can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, acquiring a 49.9% stake in Biojet AS, a Norwegian biofuels company that plans to convert forestry and wood-based construction waste into lower-emissions biofuels and biofuel components. Biojet AS plans to develop up to five facilities […]

Vertimass and European Energy sign LOI for carbon capture and conversion

Vertimass and European Energy sign LOI for carbon capture and conversion

January 11, 2022 | Meghan Sapp

In California, Vertimass and European Energy have completed a Letter of Intent to integrate technologies for capturing carbon dioxide and converting it into hydrocarbon products around the world, a result that would reduce emissions of carbon dioxide that contribute to climate change. This unique combination takes advantage of European Energy’s expertise in capturing carbon dioxide […]

Deal Flow for 1/13/22: Solvay, Trillium, LanzaJet, Microsoft CIF, Maersk, Hyundai Heavy, Liquid Wind, Neste, Ørsted, Ballard

Deal Flow for 1/13/22: Solvay, Trillium, LanzaJet, Microsoft CIF, Maersk, Hyundai Heavy, Liquid Wind, Neste, Ørsted, Ballard

January 11, 2022 | Meghan Sapp

LanzaJet secures $50M from Microsoft CIF for first commercial SAF plant LanzaJet, has secured financing for its Freedom Pines Fuels plant in Soperton, Georgia, through the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund. The Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund has made a $50M investment to support the construction of LanzaJet’s (and the world’s) first alcohol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) […]

Zimbabwe drops decade-long E10 mandate

Zimbabwe drops decade-long E10 mandate

January 11, 2022 | Meghan Sapp

In Zimbabwe, News Day reports that after a decade of the E10 blending mandate, the national energy regulator has scrapped ethanol blending all together. Ethanol blending in the country has been riddled with controversy from a monopoly supplier and concerns of corruption surrounding it together with environmental challenges that has impeded ethanol production at times […]

Avantium Renewable Polymers to buy wheat-based HFS from Tereos for feedstock

Avantium Renewable Polymers to buy wheat-based HFS from Tereos for feedstock

January 11, 2022 | Meghan Sapp

In France, Avantium signed a strategic supply agreement (conditional to financial close) with Tereos Cooperative group, whereby Avantium Renewable Polymers will purchase high fructose syrup made from European wheat as the feedstock for the planned FDCA furandicarboxylic acid) Flagship Plant in Delfzijl. The multi-year agreement secures 100% bio-based and local feedstock for the flagship plant. […]

Airbus begins delivery of all US-built aircraft with US-sourced SAF

Airbus begins delivery of all US-built aircraft with US-sourced SAF

January 11, 2022 | Meghan Sapp

In Alabama, Airbus has begun delivery of all aircraft from its U.S. manufacturing facility here with a blend of U.S.-sourced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and conventional jet fuel. The initiative is a further step in Airbus’ ongoing commitment to carbon-neutral growth in the aviation sector, with a long-term goal of developing a zero carbon-producing commercial […]

MIT researchers identify culprit for poor performance of CO2-based fuel conversion

MIT researchers identify culprit for poor performance of CO2-based fuel conversion

January 11, 2022 | Meghan Sapp

In Massachusetts, if researchers could find a way to chemically convert carbon dioxide into fuels or other products, they might make a major dent in greenhouse gas emissions. But many such processes that have seemed promising in the lab haven’t performed as expected in scaled-up formats that would be suitable for use with a power […]

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