In Alabama, Auburn University has been awarded $1.6 million in research grants from the state of Alabama through the Alabama Research Development and Enhancement Fund. The grants, administered by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, are earmarked for research and development of four different sustainability projects housed in the Samuel Ginn College of […]
In Washington, the Federal Trade Commission has issued its 2021 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 directs the Commission to perform an annual review of market concentration in the ethanol production industry “to determine whether there is sufficient competition among industry participants to avoid price-setting and other anticompetitive behavior.” As […]
In California, Aemetis, Inc. signed memorandums of understanding with eight airline members of the oneworld Alliance for 350 million gallons of blended fuel containing sustainable aviation fuel to be delivered to San Francisco International Airport. Once finalized, the agreements will cover the delivery of sustainable aviation fuel over a seven-year term beginning in 2024. oneworld […]
In Norway, UECC has taken delivery of the world’s first dual-fuel LNG battery hybrid PCTC that is set to provide significant gains in energy efficiency and emissions reduction as it enters service this year to boost the leading European shortsea ro-ro carrier’s bold effort to decarbonize its fleet. The vessel, to be named Auto Advance, […]
In Belgium, Brussels Airport’s Stargate project, which has received a grant within the European Green deal, has been officially launched. In the next five years, Brussels Airport will be working with a consortium of 21 partners on some 30 concrete projects to make aviation and airports greener and more sustainable. Stargate includes building a biofuel […]
In Connecticut, Pratt & Whitney announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Embraer to collaborate on studies of 100% sustainable aviation fuel. Technical teams from the two companies will engage to define an integrated ground and flight test plan for 100% SAF in a GTF-powered Embraer E195-E2 aircraft. The initiative reflects Pratt […]
In Australia, inspired by a vision for a future economy powered by carbon neutral ammonia, new start-up Jupiter Ionics Pty Ltd is the latest company to emerge from a growing stream of enterprises aligned with Monash University’s Technology Precinct. For over a century, ammonia has been produced industrially using the Haber-Bosch process, which contributes heavily […]
In France, the International Energy Agency has released a report comparing different pathways for carbon capture, use and storage. The reports shows: • Almost all CCU routes showed potential for lower life cycle emissions per ton of product compared to their counterfactual. The potential scale for deployment was much greater for fuels and building materials […]
In Brazil, researchers affiliated with the Phycology Laboratory at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in the state of São Paulo have discovered a new species of green microalga in a reservoir located in the northwest of the state. As a result of the discovery, microalgae of the genus Nephrocytium have been moved to an order […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports the National Energy Policy Council won’t return to the previous blending mandate of 13% biodiesel and will keep it at 10% throughout 2022. The CNPE first cut the blending mandate in September due to high soy prices, but the cut was meant to be mandatory as the national policy increases the […]
