In Iowa, Fluid Quip Technologies announced a new partnership, making them an exclusive distributor of Trislot screens for the corn grind and biofuels industries. Trislot screens are utilized in fiber separation and washing in FQT’s patented technologies. The high-quality screens allow for optimal performance at critical points in the separation process. Trislot screens will be […]
In Washington, D.C., the National Renewable Energy Laboratory launched the Waste-to-Energy System Simulation (WESyS) Model, a first-of-its-kind tool designed to gain insight into the waste-to-energy industry and help identify where bottlenecks are occurring in technology advancements and where to invest in research. The tool can also help examine how the waste-to-energy industry fits into the […]
In Illinois, BASF reached an agreement to sell its manufacturing site in Kankakee, Illinois and the associated businesses of vegetable-oil-based raw material sterols and natural vitamin E, anionic surfactants and esters produced there to an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners, LLC, a U.S.-based private equity firm. The businesses have around 160 employees including business […]
In Finland, UPM Biofuels joined the BIKE project that promotes low-ILUC risk biofuels production for European Bioeconomy. The project brings together companies and research organizations who believe that novel, safe and reliable biomass value chains can be deployed to produce food, feed, biofuels and biomaterials with a low risk of generating indirect land use change. […]
In New Hampshire, Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. entered into an agreement to sell WTI / EFW Holdings (“Wheelabrator U.K.”), the largest pure play waste-to-energy business in the U.K. and a developer, owner and operator of strategically located waste-to-energy facilities, with seven waste-to-energy facilities in operation and advanced development. Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. will sell Wheelabrator U.K. to […]
In the Netherlands, Avantium N.V, received a $6.6 million (€5.4 million) grant as part of the Demonstration Energy and Climate Innovation (DEI+) scheme, to be paid out in 16 tranches over a period of 4 years from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO – Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland). This grant is solely designated for the expansion […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports ethanol production slid to the lowest level in seven weeks to 957,000 barrels per day, down an average of 34,000 bpd. But even as production continues to fall, stocks are soaring as drivers keep off the road due to the pandemic. Stocks last week reached 22.95 million barrels, 867,000 […]
In the UK, Carbon Clean has joined forces with Veolia to exclusively develop multiple green projects in India. The newly established company Veolia Carbon Clean will first develop two carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) and compressed biogas (CBG) projects in India, utilizing Carbon Clean’s patented CDRMax and MethPure technologies. Veolia Carbon Clean will finance, […]
In Denmark, A.P. Moller – Maersk announced the signing of a logistics agreement with Novo Nordisk from April 1, 2021 that uses sustainable biofuel to power selected Maersk-vessels and helps Novo Nordisk to make progress towards its ambitious sustainability goals. The three-year agreement on cold chain logistics covers transportation including ocean services and inland logistics. […]
In the UK, FIA announced on Thursday that it has delivered to F1’s power unit manufacturers for testing the first barrels of a 100% sustainable fuel developed by the governing body. The FIA has also committed to becoming carbon neutral from 2021 and net zero by 2030 as part of an ambitious environmental strategy approved […]
