In the Ukraine, in just a few days, the state UKRGASBANK processed and issued a documentary letter of credit to purchase biogas plant equipment from a Danish global manufacturer. The equipment will be manufactured within a year and installed at a poultry factory in Ladyzhyn, Vinnytsia oblast. Using latest technologies, electricity and heat will be […]
In Mexico, CEMEX and CEMEX Ventures announced their investment in Waste to Energy Advanced Solutions (“WtEnergy”), a clean energy startup that has developed a novel process to transform solid waste into synthesis gas for industrial purposes. WtEnergy converts biomass and non-recyclable waste into a lower-carbon energy solution, which can be used in the short-term as […]
In New York state, Lazard Asset Management announced that the Lazard Sustainable Private Infrastructure team completed its inaugural investment in DBE Energy, owner, and operator of an anaerobic digestion plant in Surrey, England. The investment has been made in partnership with DBE’s experienced management team who will continue operating the plant with LAM as a […]
In Washington, the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy has launched a request for information regarding the President’s Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy. The executive order included the Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative (NBBI) to advance biotechnology and biomanufacturing towards innovative solutions in […]
In India, SimpleFlying reports Honeywell India Technology Center and others are in discussions with India’s primary public policy think tank, NITI Ayog, about a potential 1% sustainable aviation fuel blending policy to help get SAF off the ground in the country, with ethanol seen as a top potential feedstock for the fuel. When a policy […]
In the UK, the University of Sheffield said that UK airline Virgin Atlantic will receive UK government funding for the first ever net zero transatlantic flight from London Heathrow to New York’s John Kennedy Airport in 2023. The University of Sheffield noted that the entity is part of the British consortium leading the project, which […]
In California, Amyris, Inc. has completed the negotiation of key financial and business terms of the previously communicated strategic transaction for the exclusive rights to supply two of Amyris’ ingredients. The transaction is subject to antitrust review under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (“HSR”) with a standard waiting period of thirty days. Accordingly, the transaction is expected […]
In the UK, York Press reports that Drax is waiting to find out if it is shortlisted for the government’s ‘Track 1’ BECCS power program to kick off a £2 billion bioenergy with carbon capture and storage project that aims to capture and bury under the North Sea 95% of the carbon emissions from its […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week announced an investment of $9.5 million to support the scale-up of sustainable bioproduct manufacturing in the United States. Three successful projects are funded through USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) Bioproduct Pilot Program, which funds research and development of value-added products from agricultural […]
In Malaysia, The Malaysian Reserve newspaper reports the palm oil board believes its smart oil palm mill it is developing in conjunction with Fusionex Group should be completed by the end of 2024 and commissioned in early 2025 but the project is still pending approval from the local council. The new mill will include the […]
