In France TotalEnergies announced its investment in the Japan Hydrogen Fund, joining forces with major Japanese corporations, including Toyota and Iwatani, in a $400 million initiative aimed at developing low-carbon hydrogen technologies to drive global decarbonization efforts. As the only non-Japanese investor in the fund, TotalEnergies is positioning itself to leverage Japan’s industrial strength in […]
In Ireland, Simply Blue Group announced plans to develop a major sustainable aviation fuel hub in Goldboro, Nova Scotia, using renewable electricity from wind and solar farms and local biomass to produce 150,000 tonnes of SAF annually. The facility will repurpose 755 acres of land once slated for an LNG project and will rely on […]
In France, Haffner Energy announced the launch of SAF Zero, a spin-off aimed at producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel using their proprietary SAFNOCA technology, which converts organic waste and biomass into syngas. By focusing solely on SAF, SAF Zero will enable Haffner to accelerate global SAF projects while allowing the parent company to concentrate on hydrogen, […]
In Colorado, Gevo announced on September 16, 2024, that it has received a U.S. patent for its ethanol-to-olefin process, a significant advancement in bio-based chemical and fuel production. The ETO process, which uses proprietary catalysts to convert ethanol into valuable three- and four-carbon olefins like propylene, promises to lower both capital and operating costs by […]
In Texas, Ara Partners announced a collaboration with HF Capital, the investment arm of Jimmy Haslam’s family office which has committed up to $725 million, to launch Ara Energy Decarbonization, aimed at reducing emissions in North America’s energy sector by enhancing operations at ethanol and natural gas plants. Ara Energy Decarbonization will be led by […]
In California, Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has launched a new program to test its Cummins X15N natural gas engine, with J.B. Hunt Transport as the first fleet operator to participate. The program features a 2025 Peterbilt 579 day cab tractor, equipped with the X15N engine, which runs on renewable natural gas. Fleets will test the […]
Energy production from sewage sludge especially at small-scale using Anaerobic Digestion (AD) typically does not produce significant value with the current available AD technology due to low Carbon Conversion Efficiency (CCE) (generally less than 50%). A research team proposed a novel concept, which will overcome this problem and produce significant more energy in the form […]
In New York, Plug Power has secured a contract with H2DRIVEN, a project developed by Dourogás and CapWatt, to provide Technical Evaluation Phase (TEP) support for 25 megawatts (MW) of its Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Electrolyzers during the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) process for their green methanol project in Portugal. The TEP offering provides […]
In California, Lygos, a sustainable specialty chemical company, announced the signing of an agreement with global fermentation and biotechnology firm, CJ BIO, to produce and deliver commercial volumes of sustainable products to the market. As part of the partnership, Lygos will develop a commercial-scale biorefinery complex in Fort Dodge, Iowa, combining CJ BIO’s expertise in […]
In India, The Hindu BusinessLine reported that the Indian Sugar & Bio Energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) announced that it has signed agreements with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and PRAJ Industries to advance sustainable bioenergy solutions. The MoUs focus on sustainable aviation fuel and explore the potential of bioethanol, biogas, green bio-hydrogen and green […]
