In Australia, Optimal Renewable Gas (ORG) has successfully qualified for NSW’s Low Carbon Product Manufacturing Grant to accelerate the development of the Griffith Biohub. The NSW Government has allocated up to A$95 million in this round for the Low Carbon Product Manufacturing (LCPM) construction-ready stream to support investment in new industrial facilities and advanced manufacturing […]
In Canada, thyssenkrupp Uhde has been awarded a contract by Halifax-based Nova Sustainable Fuels (NSF) to perform an integration and optimization study for NSF’s biomass-to-methanol project in Nova Scotia, Canada. This study will quantify the value of thyssenkrupp Uhde’s integrated process, including both gasification and methanol synthesis for the production of over 450,000 metric tons […]
In China, in a study published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, a research team led by the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), along with Prof. WANG Guoxiong from Fudan University, achieved efficient bicarbonate-mediated integrated carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and electrolysis to CO through an ionomer-driven reaction microenvironment […]
In the UK, the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) issued a notice of its intent to make a final negative determination in its anti-subsidy investigation of US Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) biodiesel. Having considered comments submitted by interested parties in response to its Statement of Essential Facts (SEF), as well as additional information now publicly available, […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports Raizen has announced a plan to restructuring $12.6 billion in debt in an out-of-court restructuring agreement that already has 47% of debt holders onboard. The company has 90 days to secure the agreement of the remaining debt holders. Without the restructuring deal, the world’s largest sugar producer is concerned about its […]
In Texas, the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) announced a settlement with Chevron U.S.A. Inc. for violations of the Clean Air Act’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. Under the agreement, Chevron will pay a civil penalty of just over $1 million and has retired credits worth about $3.6 million to remedy its […]
In Belgium, soon bio-methanol from Equinor will fuel ships that are bringing cars and machinery from points of production to markets. Wallenius Wilhelmsen is a market leader in roll‑on/roll‑off (RoRo) shipping and vehicle logistics and will use the bio‑methanol as bunker fuel for its upcoming dual‑fuel methanol vessels. Wallenius Wilhelmsen will receive the bio-methanol bunkers […]
In Texas, Ara Partners says Ara Energy is acquiring Gate City Power, Gate City Renewable Fuels, and an interest in the JET retail network for approximately $875 million. The transaction will be financed with equity from funds and co-investment vehicles managed by Ara and its affiliates. The acquisition advances Ara’s Energy strategy to commercially optimize […]
In the UK, Equilibrion and Rolls-Royce SMR have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on a technical and economic assessment, to better understand the opportunity for nuclear powered Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) using Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). The Rolls-Royce SMR is designed to provide clean, reliable cost-competitive energy through its ‘factory-built’ SMR technology. The […]
In Germany, Fabulose is an EU funded project coordinated by the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research (DITF). Its consortium consists of leading research institutes, biotech innovators, and industry stakeholders who aim to create high-performance, biobased and recyclable leather-like fabrics, using efficient biotech production routes for bacterial cellulose, cyanophycin and bacterial pigments Current leather […]
