In the Netherlands, Caffe Inc. BV and the Amsterdam Climate and Energy Fund (ACEF) have joined forces to build a 100% circular recycling plant for coffee waste in Amsterdam. In the factory coffee waste is recycled into coffee oil for use in the personal care industry and into coffee blocks applied in biobased materials. These […]
In California, VitroLabs Inc, a Bay-Area-based biotech company leading the development of a new scientific process to grow the world’s first cellular cultivated animal leather, announced that it has closed its Series A financing to build and scale pilot production. The company has raised a total of $46 million. Series A funding is led by […]
In Egypt, Dr. Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment met with representatives of Energy3i to discuss the possibility of executing a project to convert waste to biofuel in Fayoum. Dr. Fouad emphasized that Egypt is currently implementing a new solid waste management system with a different vision that depends on making the most of solid waste […]
In Sweden, international research team led by researchers of Stockholm University has for the first time been able to study the surface of a copper-zinc catalyst when carbon dioxide is reduced to methanol. The results – obtained at DESY´s brilliant light source PETRA III – are published in the scientific journal Science. A better knowledge […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports the Energy Secretary says the Biden Administration is “all in” when it comes to supporting renewable fuels, be it biodiesel or biofuel production or consumption. She says homegrown fuels are the way to fight against a “petro-dictator” like Vladimir Putin. But even with more biofuels in the mix, she […]
In California, Aemetis Biogas Services has signed a six-year supply agreement with Trillium to provide an estimated 600,000 MMBtu of renewable natural gas (RNG) to be used as transportation fuel in California. The RNG replaces up to the equivalent of 4.3 million gallons of diesel fuel, primarily used in heavy duty passenger and cargo vehicles. […]
In Iowa, Renewable Energy Group, Inc. has entered into strategic collaboration agreements with CFN and Pacific Pride, two of North America’s largest cardlock fueling networks, to provide cleaner fuels through their branded cardlock networks. Partnering REG’s portfolio of bio-based diesel with CFN and Pacific Pride’s vast network of cardlocks will allow the companies to play […]
In Panama, a team of energy industry companies led by SGP BioEnergy joined the project announced by the Government of Panama on May 18 for the development of the world’s largest biofuels production and distribution hub. Once complete in five years, Biorefineria Ciudad Dorada (Golden City Biorefinery), located in Colon and Balboa, Panama, will be […]
In California, Propel Fuels, Inc has filed a lawsuit against Phillips 66 Company, claiming the Texas-based oil company misappropriated Propel’s trade secrets and engaged in unlawful business practices in violation of California’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act and Unfair Competition Law. Propel is represented by the San Francisco law offices of global disputes firm Kobre & […]
In the UK, Rolls-Royce has taken a significant step towards meeting its net zero goals, set out last year, with the approval by Power Systems of its Series 4000 and Series 1600 diesel engines for use with a range of EN15940-certified synthetic diesel fuels in power generation applications. Following successful testing, including in the field, […]
