In Japan, Tokyo-based firm e5 Lab Inc. and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, have agreed to provide the design for “ROBOSHIP,” a standard hybrid electric propulsion vessel the two companies are seeking to promote as a vision for the future of ships, for a 499-ton biomass fuel carrier […]
In Illinois, Progress Rail, BNSF Railway Company, and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. announced a memorandum of understanding to advance the demonstration of a locomotive powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The goal of the demonstration is to confirm the feasibility and performance of hydrogen fuel for use as a viable alternative to traditional fuels for line-haul rail. […]
In the Netherlands, after the Subscription Window of November 2021 for Additional Storage Service, Fluxys now allows customers to secure Long Term BioLNG capacities at the Zeebrugge LNG terminal by participating in its new Subscription Window as from 23 December 9-23, 2021. The options include Long Term BioLNG services for the calendar 2022 with a […]
In Malaysia, the Board of Directors of Benalec announced that Pengerang Maritime Industries Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Benalec Sdn Bhd, which in turn is wholly-owned by Benalec had on December 13, 2021 entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Shanxi Construction Investment Group Co. Ltd., Malaysian Palm Oil Board and Institute of Coal […]
In Illinois, LanzaTech has announced a collaboration with Inditex that led to the design of a capsule collection for the retail group’s largest brand Zara that incorporates fabric made with carbon emissions, avoiding their emission into the atmosphere (CarbonSmart™). LanzaTech’s biological process captures and converts steel mill emissions that would otherwise be emitted into the […]
In Washington, in support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to build the American economy back better, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a plan to provide $54 million for small businesses pursuing climate and energy research and development (R&D) projects as well the development of advanced scientific instrumentation through a funding opportunity announcement (FOA). […]
In Washington, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to prohibit the EPA from reducing the minimum applicable volume of biofuels into transportation fuel once the RVO levels are finalized for any given year. This would prevent the EPA from retroactively reducing 2020 or future finalized RVO levels. The Defend […]
In Germany, ESG Clean Energy, LLC, developers of net zero, distributed power generation and clean energy manufacturing solutions, announced it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Ethatec GmbH for the use of ESG’s patented CO2-free power generation technology to power its production of ethanol. Under the LOI, US-based ESG Clean Energy will provide […]
In India, Indian Global EPC and turnkey project management company, Nuberg EPC has been awarded the prestigious 10 TPD 2nd Generation Bio-Ethanol from Biomass plant project on an LSTK basis in Panipat. The project, owned by Indian Oil Corporation Limited, will produce Ethanol for fuel blending. Nuberg EPC will be the single-point solution company responsible […]
In the UK, Stanlow Terminals Limited (STL) announced it will make investments over the next three years to develop the UK’s largest biofuels storage hub located in the North West of England. The major investment is a key pillar in Stanlow Terminals’ strategic objective to become the UK’s largest bulk liquid storage and energy infrastructure […]
