In Canada, Enerkem has received funding as part of the Clean Resource Innovation Network (CRIN) Low Emissions Fuels and Products Technology Competition for its Integration of Advanced Carbon Recycling Technologies to Produce Sustainable Drop-in Fuels in Canada. A grant totaling over C$5.5 million is presented to the team, allowing them an opportunity to demonstrate leadership […]
In the UK, Linde has expanded its existing agreement with Celanese Corporation and will begin supplying carbon dioxide and hydrogen to the Celanese manufacturing facility in Clear Lake, Texas. Linde currently supplies oxygen, nitrogen and carbon monoxide to the Clear Lake facility. Under the terms of the expanded agreement, Linde will now also supply carbon […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag reports data from the Energy Information Administration shows ethanol production swung back higher last week to 1.009 million barrels a day, 16,000 higher than the week before. As a result, stocks grew to 25.483 million barrels, up by 684,000 barrels. Although production levels have rebounded slightly, Brownfield Ag reports that the […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports UNICA data shows ethanol sales fell 32% in January to 1.76 billion liters, the lowest since April 2021 during lockdown, due to high ethanol prices. Hydrous ethanol prices fell 44% to 918 million liters as cheap gasoline prices—despite higher global petroleum prices—weighs on demand for ethanol in flex-fuel cars. High sugar […]
In Sweden, by 2025, the ambition is that all district heating in Gothenburg, Sweden, is produced by renewable or recovered energy sources. Göteborg Energi and Siemens have therefore joined forces with the aim of testing state-of-the-art gas turbine technology that enables the operation of renewable fuels in Rya combined heat and power plant, which is […]
In Canada, Boralex Inc has sold the 34.5 MW Senneterre power plant, the last remaining biomass power generation asset in its portfolio, to Resolu Forest Products Canada Inc., an Abitibi-Témiscamingue-based company that has been a supplier of by-product for the Power plant for the past two years. As laid out in its updated 2025 Strategic […]
In California, ReCarbon, the developer of a revolutionary greenhouse gas utilization technology platform, has closed its $25 million Series B-1 funding round. In addition, ReCarbon welcomes two important partners, POSCO, one of the largest steel companies in the world, and GS Holdings Corporation, a Fortune 500 energy and utility company. “Decarbonizing hard-to-abate industry sectors is […]
In Massachusetts, Verdox, an electric carbon capture and removal company, announced $80 million in committed capital from a syndicate including Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), Prelude Ventures, and Lowercarbon Capital. The investment will be leveraged to develop and deploy the company’s novel electrochemical carbon capture technology. Verdox’s core technology was developed by Prof. T. Alan Hatton […]
In Finland, Nordic Bioproducts Group – has successfully spun a new plant-based textile fiber. The company is a spin-off from Aalto University in Finland and the proprietor of the patented AaltoCell technology. The company has created a new plant-based textile fiber- Norratex, which is manufactured without any toxic chemicals or expensive solvents. In the Nordic […]
In Japan, Kaneka Corporation has decided to significantly increase production capacity for KANEKA Biodegradable Polymer Green Planet in Japan. Green Planet (chemical name: PHBH) is a biomass polymer produced by microorganism biosynthesis using plant oils. Green Planet™ biodegrades easily both in soil and in water (salt water and fresh water). As Green Planet™ will be […]
