In Mexico, CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. and CEMEX Ventures announced their investment in HiiROC, a clean hydrogen production startup. HiiROC developed a technology that uses thermal plasma electrolysis to transform biomethane, flare gas, or natural gas into hydrogen at a lower cost than competing solutions and without a CO2 footprint. Together with HiiROC, CEMEX aims […]
In France, Simple Flying reports ATR has begun running test flights on 100% sustainable aviation fuel supplied by Neste. This follows the first 100% SAF flight by United Airlines last year. ATR’s turboprop regional jets already claim to have 40% lower emissions than other regional aircraft so see the switch to SAF as a natural […]
In Australia, researchers have developed a smart and super-efficient new way of capturing carbon dioxide and converting it to solid carbon, to help advance the decarbonization of heavy industries. The carbon dioxide utilization technology from RMIT researchers is designed to be smoothly integrated into existing industrial processes. Decarbonization is an immense technical challenge for heavy […]
In Thailand, the Bangkok Post newspaper reports the Energy Policy Administration has decided that as of Saturday, 5% biodiesel blends will be the highest allowed, removing B7 from the market, at least until the end of March. The government capped diesel prices in March, so in order to keep the national coffers in order in […]
In Canada, TransAlta Corporation has made a C$2 million equity investment in Ekona Power Inc.’s Series A funding round. The investment will help support the commercialization of Ekona’s novel methane pyrolysis technology platform, which produces cleaner and lower-cost turquoise hydrogen. The investment will provide TransAlta with a seat on Ekona’s Strategic Committee, whose members will […]
In California, JetBlue and Salesforce announced a new partnership that will leverage travel data and technology to help bring air travel into a Net Zero future. As the first airline to leverage Salesforce Net Zero Cloud, JetBlue will gain comprehensive insights into its emissions on the path to achieve Net Zero across its full value […]
In the Netherlands, the Province of Groningen has granted the Cosun Beet Company a subsidy of EUR3 million for the construction of a sustainable biorefinery in Delfzijl. In this innovative factory, we will be converting sugar beet pulp from our sugar factories into new plant-based products. These products can be used as environmentally friendly replacements […]
In India, the Hindu Business Line newspaper reports that as rice stocks continue to remain well above the country’s needs, the government is likely to try to reduce up to 10 million metric tons of those stocks over the next five years through subsidized prices for ethanol producers. Current estimates are that rice-based ethanol production […]
In Ireland, Agriland reports that a new study from AECOM called “A Review of the Irish Residential Heating Sector” shows that by switching to bioheat, Irish households could help to significantly reduce emissions. The government has been promoting the transition of heating to air-source heat pumps for the 700,000 homes still using heating oil, but […]
In Italy, Racer reports that the head of Ferrari F1 racing estimates that the switch to E10 this season will result in a loss of 20 horsepower for those running on conventional internal combustion engines. Last season, Ferrari introduced a hybrid model which it says won’t be affected as much as conventional engines by the […]
