In Saudi Arabia, SABIC launched a new portfolio of bio-based ULTEM™ resins that offer sustainability benefits while delivering exactly the same high performance and processability as incumbent ULTEM materials. These breakthrough polyetherimide (PEI) materials are the first certified renewable high-performance, amorphous polymers available in the industry. Using a mass balance approach, for every 100 kg […]
In Germany, CEMEX has appointed Carbon Clean to work on a FEED study for a ground-breaking carbon capture project at its Rüdersdorf plant in Germany, as part of its Carbon Neutral Alliance at the site. The initial stage of this project aims to capture 100 metric tons per day of CO2 at the plant and […]
In France, after a 4-month study phase involving research, the supply of bio-based materials and transformation tests, Roctool and CEA-Liten teams at INES have been able to implement the first bio-based and 100% recyclable photovoltaic panels. Roctool and CEA-Liten have pooled their know-how to test the implementation of panels with dimensions of 300 mm by […]
In the UK, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the World Economic Forum recently launched a jointly developed series of “Enabling Measures Roadmaps for Green Hydrogen” at the UN Climate Conference COP26 in Glasgow. The new toolbox aims to empower policymakers to prioritize policies for green hydrogen and accelerate its deployment at the international […]
In Mississippi, Velocys Renewables LLC has entered into its first offtake agreement for the sustainable aviation fuel to be produced at the planned Bayou Fuels biorefinery project in Mississippi, USA with Southwest Airlines Co.®. The agreement covers the purchase by Southwest of an expected 219 million gallons of SAF at a fixed price, over a […]
In Canada, Enerkem has achieved a major breakthrough in converting carbon from forest biomass into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using its proprietary thermochemical process. This important milestone was achieved at Enerkem’s Innovation Centre in Westbury, Quebec. It will be followed by the demonstration phase, which will lead to commercialization in the near future. This research […]
In Poland, ORLEN Południe, an ORLEN Group company, has brought on stream Poland’s first and Europe’s largest green propylene glycol production unit at its biorefinery in Trzebinia. The unit has a capacity of 30,000 metric tons a year, enough to cover as much as 75% of the domestic demand for the product. This PLN 400m […]
In the UAE, Etihad Airways has signed multiple partnership and collaboration agreements with the aviation industry’s top manufactures, suppliers and stakeholders at the 2021 Dubai Airshow, bringing aviation’s leading organizations together under its strategic sustainability program to drive decarbonization creating the industry’s most comprehensive multi-organizational partnership to reduce Co2 emissions globally. The airline’s sustainability program, […]
In Colorado, Gevo has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sweetwater Energy, Inc., regarding the use of sustainably sourced agricultural residues and woody biomass as a feedstock for producing cellulosic alcohols and energy-dense renewable liquid hydrocarbons. As outlined in the MoU, Sweetwater plans to build, own and operate a facility adjacent to Gevo’s existing […]
In Germany, DHL Freight started piloting a Bio-LNG solution (Bio-Liquefied Natural Gas from sustainable biomass) with Shell on three haulier trucks in June 2021 to sustainably reduce CO2 emissions in road freight transport for DHL’s customer Grundfos. In the first five months, the volume of Bio-LNG lifted has reduced 87 tons of CO2 eq. This […]
