In South Africa, Kibo Energy PLC is proceeding with a proposal for an IPO to be named Ultimate Sustainable Energy Ltd in advancing its Corporate Strategy towards significant renewable/clean energy developer status. The Company will furthermore seek admission to the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange for the IPO. The IPO will seek to […]
In Wyoming, Raven SR Inc. and Emerging Fuels Technology have signed a memorandum of understanding to integrate their respective technologies into an advanced system for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel. The resulting production platform will include Raven SR’s patented Steam/CO2 Reformer process and EFT’s patented Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and Maxx Jet™/ Maxx Diesel™ […]
In Malaysia, the New Straits Times reports Bioeneco has included the Philippines into its agreement with Orion as a port of call. The original deal was for two monthly shipments of palm kernel shells from Malaysia to Thailand but that has been expanded to include the Philippines, with the annual total to the two countries […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that as many as 10 soybean crushers have temporarily halted crushing in response to negative margins. Vegetable oil stocks are on the rise in response to weak domestic demand for biodiesel, decimating margins, so some crushers chose to bring forward annual maintenance that traditionally takes place at the end of the […]
In Germany, BASF introduced CircleStar, a new dehydration catalyst to process renewable feedstocks. The firm said that this news catalyst achieves a 99.5% selectivity for the ethanol-to-ethylene (E2E) conversion. With an operating temperature that is more than 25°C lower compared to conventional processes, CircleStar helps to decrease the carbon footprint in the bio-ethylene value chain […]
In Germany, cleantech company Orcan Energy has installed its solution for the use of waste heat for the first time on a river cruise ship. Currently the largest Rhine cruise ship, A-ROSA SENA, owned by A-ROSA Flussschiff, has installed one of Orcan Energy’s ORC modules, designed specifically for the marine market. The E-Motion ship, with […]
In France, Afyren said it is inaugurating its first large-scale plant, Afyren Neoxy, in the city of Carling Saint-Avold. Afyren said it plans to gradually increase volumes to produce 16,000 metric tons of carboxylic acids within two years. At this stage, 70% of Afyren Neoxy’s target production of organic acids has already been pre-sold. Jean […]
In the United Arab Emirates, Zawya reported that the BEEAH Group announced a partnership with Green Planet, Egypt’s emerging environmental services company, to deliver a ten-year contract in Sharm el-Sheikh. In preparation for Cop27, which will be held next month in Sharm el-Sheik and over the next decade, BEEAH Group and Green Planet will implement […]
In the Philippines, The Manila Times reported that local low-cost airline CEBU Pacific and Shell have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the delivery of sustainable aviation fuel. According to the report, Shell Aviation President Jan Toschka said that the oil firm will be supplying Cebu Pacific with 25,000 metric tons of SAF for […]
In Delaware, CovationBio, a specialist in bio-based material solutions, and Primient Covation, a producer of 100% plant-based 1,3-propanediol (Bio-PDO), announced their participation in Primient’s Sustainable Agriculture Program and partnership with Truterra, the sustainable agriculture business of Land O’Lakes and program delivery partner. Truterra uses cutting-edge technology to enable farmers to effectively target and measure the […]
