In Germany, Reuters reports Oil World analysts say that if the country continues with proposals to eliminate crop-based biofuel production by 2030 that rapeseed production would suffer significantly, and trade flows would shift. As a result, domestic animal feed supplies would shrink, increasing demand for imported soy-based replacements while rapeseed oil would be destined primarily […]
In Illinois, the Quad City Times newspaper reports that Navigator CO2 Ventures filed a motion last week to withdraw its application with the Illinois Commerce Commission for a 250-mile portion of its proposed Heartland Greenway CO2 pipeline. The company isn’t withdrawing from the project altogether, it just plans to refile in February an additional lateral […]
In Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) said that the Department of Energy’s Center for Bioenergy Innovation, led by ORNL, recently added three new members to its board of directors. The new members are Deborah Crawford of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Susan Hubbard of ORNL; and Maureen McCann of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. […]
In Denmark, Topsoe said it has signed a global licensing agreement with Steeper for a complete waste-to-fuel solution. The agreement combines Topsoe’s technologies in renewable fuels and hydrogen production with Steeper’s proprietary Hydrofaction technology and industry know-how. With the agreement, Topsoe said it will be able to provide a complete waste-to-fuel technology solution and at […]
In France, Carbios and Novozymes have announced an exclusive long-term global strategic partnership. This major agreement ensures the long-term production and supply of Carbios’ proprietary PET-degrading enzymes at an industrial scale for the world’s first biological PET-recycling plant due to start production in 2025 in Longlaville (France), as well as Carbios’ future licensee customers. Carbios […]
In the UAE, the consortium of Masdar, TotalEnergies, Siemens Energy and Marubeni announced that the Masdar-led initiative focused on green hydrogen to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is actively working with licensors to certify a new production pathway for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from methanol. This novel pathway will provide one more option to address […]
In Canada, Solarvest BioEnergy Inc. has been granted a patent for Organic omega-3 in Brazil. The intellectual property protection concentrates on the production of algal biomass, algal cell cultures, lipid compounds, and compositions thereof, including fatty acids, carotenoids and fat soluble vitamins. This patent adds additional strength to the company’s existing patent portfolio as it […]
In Belgium, the study “Anaerobic digestion of organic waste allows recovering energy and enhancing the subsequent bioplastic degradation in soil” illustrates that the processing of bioplastics through anaerobic digestion contributes to prevent bioplastics accumulation and reduce their leakage into the environment. According to the paper, the residual bioplastic remaining in the digestate, a co-product of […]
In Portugal, W Electric reports PepsiCo Portugal announced a new biodigester at its snack factory in Carregado will begin construction in April, which will transform organic waste into biogas with a total investment of 7.5 million euros. In addition to achieving a 30% reduction in carbon emissions at the Carregado unit, the biodigester will also […]
In Spain, Enagás GTS has launched the platform for the registration of account holders and the registration of production devices of the system of guarantees of origin for renewable gases, applicable to biogas, biomethane and renewable hydrogen. The Technical Manager of the System has set up the website (www.gdogas.es) through which any interested company can […]
