Category: Research

University of Southern Queensland researchers transform dairy waste and duckweed into biofuels

June 26, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Australia, a collaborative project led by the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) is aiming to accelerate Australia’s transition to net-zero by transforming dairy waste and duckweed into scalable, sustainable biofuels. Backed by nearly A$200,000 through the Australian Government’s Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) Ignite program, the project will develop scalable technology to convert nutrients from […]

Rice University researchers improve CO2 to fuel and chemical conversion with acid bubbler

June 25, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Texas, team of researchers at Rice University has discovered a surprisingly simple method for vastly improving the stability of electrochemical devices that convert carbon dioxide into useful fuels and chemicals, and it involves nothing more than sending the CO 2 through an acid bubbler. Their study, published in Science, addresses a major bottleneck in […]

CBE JU workshop brings together researchers and industry from 30 EU-funded projects

June 24, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Belgium, last week a first-of-its-kind workshop hosted by CBE JU brought together leading researchers and industry voices to explore how bio-based solutions are reshaping the future of farming and packaging across Europe The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) held its inaugural cluster workshop, bringing together around 60 experts from over 30 EU-funded […]

Oxford researchers find planting trees in Kenya has better climate results than DAC

June 23, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In the UK, from direct air capture to farming smarter and reforesting the tropics, carbon drawdown is no longer the stuff of academic journals or green tech expos, it’s the frontline of our collective climate response. But which solutions are actually viable and which are energy-intensive distractions dressed up in eco-hype? A Comprehensive Guide to […]

Solar-to-hydrogen efficiency boosted by CSIRO technology

June 22, 2025 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In Australia, pv Magazine Australia reported that researchers at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) have proven with a solar-powered ‘beam-down’ solar reactor technology that a full thermochemical hydrogen production cycle, from solar input to hydrogen output, has the potential to achieve a solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of higher than 20%, 5% more than many […]

Neste and Chevron Lummus Global to develop 2G SAF conversion tech

June 19, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Finland, Neste and Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) are partnering to drive innovation in renewable fuels. The companies have joined forces to develop a new technology enabling conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into high-quality, lower-emission renewable fuels, such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel. The joint development has reached the first major milestone, and […]

Austrian researchers find fungal enzyme combination to efficiently degrade plant biomass for extraction

June 18, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Austria, plant cell wall components such as cellulose are abundant sources of carbohydrates that are widely used in biofuels and bioproducts; however, extraction of these components from plant biomass is relatively difficult due to their complexity. In research appearing in FEBS Open Bio, investigators have found that a combination of fungal enzymes can efficiently […]

Datavault AI to develop learning system to support biofuel crop optimization

June 17, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Oregon, Datavault AI Inc. is poised to develop an AI-driven multi-modal machine learning system to support biofuel crop optimization. The initiative focuses on increasing fatty acid metabolism efficiency in Brassica napus (canola) using high-performance computational modeling, supporting the EPA’s goal to replace up to 140,000 barrels of crude oil per day with biofuels. Aspects […]

Japanese researchers investigate adsorption and aggregation of nanoplastics in soil

June 16, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Japan, nanoplastics are an increasing threat to the ecosystem; however, their mobility in the soil is still underexplored. Against this backdrop, researchers from Waseda University and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology investigated the adsorption and aggregation behavior of nanoplastics in different types of soil under different pH conditions. The study […]

Korean researchers develop platinum-free hydrogen electrolysis solution

June 14, 2025 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that a research team led by Hee-Tak Kim of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), in a joint study with Gisu Doo of the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), has developed a platinum-free water electrolysis technology. Water electrolysis, which […]

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