In Brazil, Sciencemag reports scientists have discovered 47 cultivable fungal isolates in wood, fabric, rope and soil from the historic Whalers Bay site on Antarctica’s Deception Island. The fungi produced cold-active enzymes including amylase, cellulase, inulinase and pectinase, which could have applications in food processing, detergents, textiles and other industries while reducing energy-intensive heating. Particularly […]
In Scotland, engineers from universities in Scotland and Japan are planning to boldly go where no dram has gone before with the launch of a new research project to distil whisky in space. The researchers are planning to send whisky-making materials into space aboard a tiny satellite and use an artificial ‘tongue’ to taste tiny […]
In California, researchers have landed a $591,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture project designed to convert renewable plant material into n-butyraldehyde, a chemical used to produce sustainable aviation fuel and biodiesel. This isn’t designed to fuel your everyday automobile or lawnmower. They include 18-wheelers and heavy farm equipment – […]
In the UK, Loughborough University said that researchers from EnerHy, the EPSRC Center for Doctoral Training, have developed an innovative system that turns solar heat into green hydrogen. The team developed a solar farm measurement system and a thermally integrated photovoltaic-electrolyzer designed to improve the efficiency of green hydrogen production. The project, created as part […]
In Michigan, while carbon monoxide (CO) is widely feared as an odorless, deadly household hazard, nature views it quite differently. In the microscopic world, carbon monoxide serves as an essential cellular messenger and a vital lifeline of energy for microbes thriving in harsh environments. To bridge the gap between carbon monoxide’s notorious toxicity and its […]
In Spain, CO₂ Value Europe is proud to be part of UNCOVER, a new project funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe program. Launched in September 2026, UNCOVER aims to bring CO₂ utilization technologies closer to market by demonstrating six CO₂ conversion technologies and one secondary conversion technology in three industrial contexts: waste […]
In Canada, Skyrenu Technologies Inc., a company specializing in CO2 capture2 at low concentration, announces the delivery of a first batch of CO2 captured directly from the air at Secant Fuel, a company developing technologies for the production of synthetic fuels (eFuels) and low-carbon chemicals (eChemicals). This first delivery marks a significant milestone in demonstrating […]
In Brazil, studies evaluating the increase in the proportion of biodiesel mixed with diesel have advanced to a new stage. The Easy Single Road, in Petrópolis, in Rio de Janeiro, received 10,000 liters of B20 and 10,000 liters of B25 for tests with buses that will be accompanied by the National Institute of Technology (INT), […]
In the UK, Fuel Cells Works reported that HyTerra collaborated with research teams from three US universities selected through the Chimaera Fund’s Geologic Hydrogen Site Access Challenge. Studies used exploration data and samples from HyTerra’s Kansas activities to investigate geologic hydrogen generation, migration and accumulation. The report noted that HyTerra will work directly with the […]
In Brazil, researchers are exploring Clostridium bacteria as biological “factories” capable of converting sugarcane-processing residues and biofuel byproducts into higher-value fuels and chemicals. A review published in Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts examines substrates including sugarcane bagasse, vinasse and crude glycerol, and products such as n-butanol, biohydrogen, 1,3-propanediol and butyric acid. The approach could help […]
