In Paris, the European Space Agency has 3D-printed Lego-shaped bricks from meteorite dust to evaluate the material’s potential for a lunar base construction material. The dust for the “Space Lego” was sourced from a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite discovered in Africa over 20 years ago. ESA said the meteorite material is a stand-in for lunar […]
In the Netherlands, Norwegian roll-on/roll-off shipping line United European Car Carriers (UECC) and Dutch supplier of fuels Titan Clean Fuels have decided to collaborate on a series of major liquefied biomethane (LBM) bunkering operations in the Port of Zeebrugge. According to the report, Titan plans to bunker ISCC-EU certified mass-balanced LBM, also known as bio-LNG, […]
By Doug Durante, Executive Director, Clean Fuels Development Coalition Special to The Digest The evidence seems overwhelming that Electric Vehicles are not going to be able to meet the timeline predicted by the Biden Administration and consequently, fail to provide the reductions in pollution the U.S. EPA is promising. There are ever growing signs of […]
Lanzajet says we are at an inflection point for the sustainable aviation industry. Why? How? What’s LanzaJet’s role in it all? How are they driving innovation and accelerating deployment of SAF? What’s the status of their plants and projects? LJ CEO Jimmy Samartzis gave this illuminating update on the company’s progress and prospects at ABLC […]
In Denmark, a biofriendly new material made from barley starch blended with fiber from sugarbeet waste sees the light of day at the University of Copenhagen – a strong material that turns into compost should it end up in nature. In the long term, the researchers hope that their invention can help put the brakes […]
In Singapore, cultivated meat, leather, and cosmetics startup Cellivate Technologies has won the top prize in Channel News Asia’s business reality show, The Big Spark. The company will receive about $3.3 million in funding from venture capital firms, including Antler and Rigel-Farro Capital. “This experience of being on the show has been incredible,” founder Dr. […]
In the UK, sustainable design firm Re:Right Design has created a pavilion for the upcoming Glastonbury performing arts festival that is meant to showcase the potential for bioplastics. Re:Right tells dezeen its Hayes Pavilion is made from an easily compostable seaweed biomaterial that was developed but firm cofounder Leksi Kostur over several years. “Our goal with these […]
Amidst the cool early summer breezes off the Mediterranean, the 32nd edition of EUBCE has arrived in Marseille, and the delegates have been comparing notes on sustainable projects and technologies with elán vital and force irresistible. The delegates are serious, impassioned, confident and, oh my, detailed. My boat is swamped with forecasts, models, predictions. There […]
In Finland, technology group Wärtsilä launched what it claims to be the world’s first large-scale 100% hydrogen-ready engine power plant. Wärtsilä noted its new hydrogen-ready engine power plant can be converted to run on 100% hydrogen. The new engine power plant is a significant step beyond existing technology, which can run on natural gas and […]
This is one ABLC slide guide you don’t want to miss! ABB’s John Oyen shares what ABB Energy Industries is all about, highlights ways developers/producers can improve de-risking and much more. ABB is a technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future.
