In Thailand, continuing its global manufacturing expansion plan, NatureWorks has obtained final authorization from parent companies, GC International Corporation Company Limited, a subsidiary of PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited (GC) and Cargill Incorporated (Cargill), to build a new Ingeo™️ PLA manufacturing complex in Thailand. NatureWorks plans to invest in excess of $600 million to […]
In Illinois, Northwestern University will receive $3.3 million from the Department of Energy to examine how the dynamic behavior of promising carbon capture systems impacts the systems’ ability to capture and release carbon dioxide. Specifically, the research team will study metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), porous materials with uniform structures that are promising solid sorbents – a […]
In Washington, U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and 16 of his colleagues sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the EPA to mitigate the harm imposed on consumers and refiners by the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)’s unachievable mandates. In their letter, the Senators requested that the EPA waive or significantly […]
In Texas, Kinder Morgan, Inc. closed on its previously announced acquisition of Kinetrex Energy. The $310 million acquisition includes two small-scale, domestic LNG production and fueling facilities, a 50% interest in a landfill-based renewable natural gas (RNG) facility in Indiana and signed commercial agreements for three additional RNG facilities with construction to begin shortly. Kinetrex […]
In Montana, Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. and Governor Greg Gianforte held a formal ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday at its facility near Great Fall. The event celebrated the delivery of the first seed oil feedstock to be used in the production of renewable diesel fuel. This event highlights an in-progress energy transition project at […]
In Massachusetts, Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. announced a new cell program in partnership with Huue, a biotech startup that’s pioneering sustainable bio-based dyes for the fashion industry and beyond. Ginkgo, which recently announced a business combination with Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp., serves customers across industries seeking to develop new and better products using biology. Huue will […]
In Switzerland, Alpiq, EW Höfe and SOCAR Energy Switzerland are planning to build an electrolysis plant with a capacity of up to 10 MW in Freienbach. The commissioning of the plant is scheduled to start at the end of 2022 and, when completed, it will produce an annual output of around 1000 to 1200 tonnes […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that the country’s agricultural supply agency, CONAB, has cut its estimate for ethanol production in 2021/22 by nearly 11% to 29.2 billion liters, which includes fuel from both corn and sugarcane, as a result of drought and then frost conditions. Sugarcane crushing is expected to fall similarly, but 10.6%, to 538.7 […]
In India, the Hindu newspaper reports that sugar major EID Parry has kicked off a pilot study looking at how to make potash from the ash waste produced at its distilleries to be used in fertilizer production. Further innovations into waste-based products from sugarcane processing includes those for aquaculture and livestock. Diversification is being driven […]
In South Korea, researchers are striving to turn artificial photosynthesis technology into reality to achieve carbon neutrality or accomplish a net carbon emission value of zero. Artificial photosynthesis is a technology that mimics natural photosynthesis by using the received sunlight energy to convert carbon dioxide into high-value compounds such as ethylene, methanol, and ethanol. However, […]
