In the UK, new way of making sustainable aviation fuel that could cut the reliance on used cooking oil as a feedstock, has been developed by a team of engineers led by the University of Sheffield. The new technique captures CO2 from the air, combines it with hydrogen and then heats it using concentrated solar […]
In Brazil, hydrogen production from ethanol, especially when derived from biomass, is a particularly promising pathway in the Brazilian context. Brazil has a well-established infrastructure for producing, distributing, and using this biofuel, opening the door to technological solutions that add value to ethanol and expand its role in the energy transition. A study led by […]
In Switzerland, chemists from ETH Zurich have achieved a breakthrough in catalysis research on multiple levels: · They have developed a catalyst that significantly lowers the energy barrier for the production of methanol – an alcohol – from the greenhouse gas CO2 and hydrogen. · In their catalyst, the researchers use the metal indium in […]
In the UK, Automotive World reported that a study commissioned by BMW has found that European domestic feedstocks could cover between 38% and 55% of total EU road transport fuel demand with renewable alternatives by 2030, rising to between 67% and 107% by 2040 under a high-mobilization scenario. The research, conducted by the Karlsruhe Institute […]
In Australia, converting sugarcane waste to biofuel could become more environmentally friendly and cost-effective, thanks to a joint project at The University of Queensland and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. Researchers has successfully tested a process to simplify the preparation of sugarcane waste, known as bagasse. The research was published in Biofuels, Bioproducts and […]
In Georgia, researchers have developed an inexpensive way to make biodiesel from materials found along the banks of their Louisiana bayou: algae and oyster shells. The researchers will present their results at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). ACS Spring 2026 is being held March 22-26; it features nearly 11,000 presentations on a […]
In Switzerland, a team of researchers at the Chair of Wood Materials Science at ETH Zurich and Empa has developed a process that can convert sawdust into a recyclable and environmentally friendly composite using the mineral struvite, a crystalline, colourless ammonium magnesium phosphate. This, in turn, keeps the sawdust in the material cycle for longer. […]
In Sweden, the world’s northern forests act as massive carbon vaults, locking away greenhouse gases in spruce, pines, and needle-covered soils. But industrial logging is quickly eroding their ability to mitigate climate change, according to a major new study led by scientists at Lund University and Stanford University. The biggest losses are happening in soils […]
In Wyoming, The University of Wyoming said that researchers at the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) published an article exploring the potential of wastewater usage for the hydrogen economy. The paper, titled “Advancing hydrogen production: A comprehensive review of wastewater reforming techniques, feedstocks and opportunities,” published in the Renewable and Sustainable Energy […]
In Washington state, a catalyst developed by a Washington State University research team efficiently converts abundant, renewable ethanol into valuable molecules needed for production of plastics, fuels, and everyday products. The advance could someday make it easier to use renewables rather than petrochemicals to make common products. The researchers, including from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory […]
