In India, BioEnergy Times reported that researchers in Switzerland and France are working on a new technology aimed at lowering the cost of green hydrogen production. Scientists from Swiss National Science Foundation-supported projects at Empa are collaborating with French research institutes to develop more affordable materials for electrolyzers, the devices used to produce hydrogen from […]
In South Korea, KAIST-Hanwha Solutions Future Technology Research Institute, has secured bio-technology capable of mass-producing eco-friendly raw materials for plastics and textiles using waste resources, offering an alternative to petroleum-derived naphtha. The new technology addresses both resource supply stability and environmental concerns simultaneously. The study was published in the journal Nature Chemical Engineering. This platform […]
In Portugal, the European wine industry is under pressure to cut emissions, reduce additives and operate more sustainably, while remaining economically competitive. The EU-funded REDWine project has taken on these challenges by transforming two major winery waste streams – CO2 emissions and liquid effluents – into bio-based products. The project’s primary innovation is an integrated […]
In Switzerland, green hydrogen – produced from water using renewable energy – is significantly more expensive than the conventional production of hydrogen from fossil sources. Empa researchers and their partners are developing materials for water electrolysis that are not only efficient and more cost-effective but can also be scaled up to an industrial level. In […]
In South Dakota, U.S. ethanol industry experienced its first major “boom” in the early 2000s, thanks to changes in U.S. energy policies—particularly biofuel mandates—along with the surging crude oil prices and the phaseout of a fuel additive, methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE). In response, corn prices rose by as much as 31% and, according to a […]
In Morocco, Morocco World News reported that Morocco launched a Joint Center of Excellence in Clean Hydrogen at the Hassania School of Public Works (EHTP) in Casablanca. The initiative is designed to build a national ecosystem dedicated to applied research, technological innovation, and international cooperation in green hydrogen, green technologies, and the energy transition. The […]
In California, a researcher team at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has designed two high-throughput screening systems to test hundreds of enzymes for their ability to break down cellulose in various forms of agricultural byproducts and plant waste. The result could be used to identify the most efficient enzymes for different materials, transforming biomass into […]
In Japan, researchers from Saitama University, in collaboration with researchers from Taisei Corporation, Chubu University, and the Kazusa DNA Research Institute, has now developed cyanobacterial strains that produce free fatty acids (FFAs) and secrete them into the culture medium. FFAs are important precursor materials for sustainable aviation fuel and diesel fuel alternatives. The findings were […]
In Idaho, new techno-economic analysis by Idaho National Laboratory (INL) demonstrated that, by using integrated landscape management (ILM) techniques, bioenergy stakeholders could produce biomass at costs 20% lower than previous assumptions. The efficiencies gained using ILM practices could generate a new revenue stream for farmers, providing an economic motivation to produce biomass for the emerging […]
In Finland, a consortium led by the University of Vaasa, Finland, has been awarded significant Horizon Europe funding for a major research and innovation project that moves long‑distance shipping closer to a zero‑carbon future. The H4PERION – Hydrogen FOR Performance Enhancement and Reliable Ice OperatioN – project will, for the first time, demonstrate in practice […]
