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 […]
We’ve long been fans of the Finns, their smart forest management practices, their innovative products and the complete lack of hype and bluster coming out of Helsinki. It’s the Quiet Country, but really they are the Fab Finns, whose actions speak volumes. Here are the Top 20 bioproducts we’ve seen in Fab Finland, in alphabetical […]
In Norway, Circa Group AS and Thailand’s National PowerSupply Public Company Limited (NPS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the evaluation of sites for Circa’s next stage FC6 plant. FC6 will produce approximately 12,000 metric tons of green solvent Cyrene™ and platform chemical levoglucosenone (LGO). National Power Supply Public Company Limited (NPS) is a Thai producer […]
In Germany, a team of researchers from the University of Freiburg and the Leibniz Institute for New Materials (INM) in Saarbrücken is working on in the DELIVER project to develop wood replacement products from microorganisms. The aim is to create a database of hundreds of materials with a broad range of controllable properties for various […]
In Sweden, Arctic Paper has decided to invest SEK 285 million in the expansion and upgrade of the biofuel installation at the mill in Grycksbo. The investment provides annual energy cost savings of SEK 50 million. In addition to electricity and steam, the installation will annually produce 50 kton of wood pellets at an estimated […]
In the UK, scientists hoping to reduce the environmental impact of the construction industry have developed a way to grow building materials using knitted molds and the root network of fungi. Dubbed mycocrete, the team at Newcastle University created a composite using the knitted molds as a flexible framework. The material is stronger and more […]
In Canada, Steeper Energy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Invest Alberta Corporation to commercialize Steeper’s proprietary Hydrofaction technology within Alberta, aligning with Alberta’s broader goal of becoming Canada’s cleantech leader. Steeper’s Hydrofaction technology is a proprietary form of Hydrothermal Liquefaction (HTL) which over Steeper’s 12-year history has been proven capable of converting a […]
In Alberta, Steeper Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Invest Alberta Corporation (Invest Alberta) to commercialize Steeper’s proprietary Hydrofaction technology within Alberta, aligning with Alberta’s broader goal of becoming Canada’s cleantech leader. The MOU formalizes the intent of Invest Alberta and Steeper to realize the development of a first-of-its-kind Hydrofaction commercial plant in […]
In Estonia, using Fibenol’s lignin called LIGNOVA as a raw material, Lignovations has developed a new functional ingredient called LignoGuard that has passed all relevant safety tests to be used in cosmetic products including those for sensitive skin. Fibenol’s unique fractionation technology efficiently converts wood processing residues into lignin and wood sugars at an industrial […]
In Canada, the governments of Ontario and Canada are investing more than $8.34 million to expand CHAR Technologies’ facility in Thorold to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) and biocarbon. CHAR’s Thorold facility will create close to 40 new direct and indirect jobs, as well as 20 construction jobs. “This new facility will produce clean alternative […]
