In Norway, Elkem, a global leader in silicon-based advanced materials, will test the world’s first carbon capture pilot for silicon smelters at its plant in Rana, Norway. The carbon capture pilot is a collaboration between Elkem and Mo Industripark, SINTEF, Alcoa, Celsa, Ferroglobe, SMA Mineral, Norcem, Norfrakalk, Arctic Cluster Team and Aker Carbon Capture. The […]
In the United Arab Emirates and Switzerland, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) shows that renewable energy employment worldwide reached 12 million last year, up from 11.5 million in 2019, but liquid biofuels employment decreased as demand for transport fuels fell due to COVID-19. The […]
In Texas, ExxonMobil initiated the process for engineering, procurement and construction contracts as part of its plans to expand carbon capture and storage (CCS) at its LaBarge, Wyoming facility, which has already captured more CO2 than any other facility in the world. The expansion project will capture up to 1 million metric tons of CO2, […]
In Slovenia, ADM is making a leading equity investment in Acies Bio, a Slovenia-based biotechnology company specializing in R&D and manufacturing services for developing and scaling synthetic biology and precision fermentation technologies for sustainable food, agriculture and biobased industrial applications. This investment will help ADM more quickly advance projects in the field of precision microbial […]
In Canada, Whitecap Resources Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Federated Co-operatives Limited to use Whitecap’s expertise in carbon capture utilization and storage to assist FCL in achieving their emissions targets in Saskatchewan. The MOU contemplates the capture of CO2 by FCL from the Co-op Refinery Complex in Regina and the Co-op Ethanol […]
In Scotland, carbon footprint of launching the new Orbex Prime space rocket will be up to 96 per cent lower than comparable space launch programs, a new scientific study has revealed. Prime is poised to become one of the most environmentally friendly orbital launch vehicles ever built, benefiting from the use of renewable, ultra-low-carbon biofuel. […]
In Canada, Xebec Adsorption Inc has received a research grant to design and manufacture a new type of electrolyser system. Under the ECO2Fuel consortium, the total approved budget of EUR20.1 million will be shared among partners to execute the project which aims to convert captured CO2 and water with renewable electricity into sustainable liquid fuels. […]
In South Carolina, Enviva Partners, LP and GreenGasUSA, an integrated renewable natural gas (RNG) solutions provider, announced a 10-year RNG offtake agreement to decarbonize natural gas-related emissions in Enviva’s operations. The agreement is expected to eliminate more than 64,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent from the atmosphere every year, which equates to 14,000 […]
In Washington, the Renewable Fuel Association says that according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association for the week ending October 15, ethanol production expanded by 64,000 barrels per day (b/d), or 6.2%, to 1.096 million b/d, equivalent to 46.03 million gallons daily. This is the third-highest volume on record and just 12,000 […]
In France, Reuters reports that as gasoline prices have soared, demand for E85 has grown alongside with ethanol demand expected to break records both this year and next. Although ethanol consumption dropped in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 ethanol demand is expected to jump to 12 billion liters, higher than the previous record […]
