In the UK, four leading Mid-Ulster companies have established a collaborative cluster with the aid of Queens University Belfast and facilitated by Centre for Competitiveness / Smart Grid Ireland. The purpose of this pilot project is to unleash the Net-Zero innovation potential of their businesses and achieve their Environmental, Social and Governance objectives. The Mid […]
In Massachusetts, Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc. will collaborate with Alfa Laval on a project to explore applications of Advent’s methanol-powered high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cells in the marine industry. Funded by the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (“EUDP”), the project is a joint effort between Advent, Alfa Laval and a group […]
In South Korea, Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), the intermediate holding company of HD Hyundai, will embark on a mission to develop fuel cell systems for ships and power generation and acquire technologies for green hydrogen production, in collaboration with Europe’s largest research institute and a fuel cell stack manufacturer. KSOE announced on January […]
In Hungary, Valmet will deliver boiler conversions and emission reduction solutions for Veolia Group’s Hungarian subsidiary CHP-Invest Kft at its power plant in Oroszlány, Hungary. The order includes the conversion of two coal-fired boilers to bubbling fluidized bed combustion to enable the boilers to run mainly on biomass fuel. The order is included in Valmet’s […]
In North Carolina, Beroe says global corn production has risen by approximately 11 percent over five years as a response to the rise in corn demand by roughly 14 percent during the same period. The end-user industries, including corn starch and animal feed, are the main forces behind supply and demand, impacting price trends. The key […]
In Brazil, from December 2022, gradually, BR Aviation trucks operating at Galeão/Tom Jobim International Airport, in Rio de Janeiro, will start to operate with the mixture containing HVO diesel (acronym in English for Vegetal Oil hydrotreated or green diesel). HVO is a bet to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and will be used in our vehicle […]
In Nevada, Comstock Inc. announced the demonstration of breakthrough cellulosic fuels pathways to produce renewable diesel, marine, sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) and gasoline from woody biomass at dramatically improved yield, efficiency, and cost in comparison to all known methods, thereby enabling a massive new renewable fuels feedstock capable of neutralizing more than 40% of America’s […]
In Canada, Canadian National Railway and Progress Rail have partnered with Chevron’s Renewable Energy Group (REG) to test high-level renewable fuel blends including both biodiesel and renewable diesel in support of the companies’ sustainability goals. Trials and qualifications of up to 100% renewable fuel are important steps in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from CN’s existing […]
In Iowa, in 2022, Iowa ethanol production increased to a record-breaking 4.5 billion gallons, up from the previous record of 4.4 billion gallons in 2021. Observers credit fuel demand returning to pre-pandemic levels, Iowa ethanol plant efficiencies, and the ample local corn supply as factors in the upward trend. Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) Executive […]
In France, an artist calling himself Monsieur Plant has expanded an ongoing sneaker sculpture series using natural materials sourced from the Breton region of France. Following creations such as “sneakerium” and “retro flower sneakers,” his latest work, dubbed “Mushroom Party,” includes five fully plant-based sneakers dotted with growing fungi. “Indeed, fungi fulfill essential ecological roles […]
