Tag: China

Axens and Wison Engineering seek to develop global SAF and eSAF projects

Axens and Wison Engineering seek to develop global SAF and eSAF projects

September 10, 2026 |

In China, Axens and Wison Engineering signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore collaboration opportunities on global Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and eSAF projects, including the Fischer-Tropsch pathway. Through this framework, the two companies will jointly assess practical execution approaches that combine Axens’ proven process technology expertise and Wison Engineering’s capabilities in standardization, modularization, global […]

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Goldwind Green Energy Chemicals produces RED III compliant biomethanol

Goldwind Green Energy Chemicals produces RED III compliant biomethanol

September 10, 2026 |

In China, Goldwind Green Energy Chemicals (Xing’an League) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Goldwind Technology — one of the world’s leading wind turbine manufacturers — set out to build a green hydrogen-to-methanol facility of unprecedented scale in Xing’an League, Inner Mongolia. The project uses wind power to produce green hydrogen, which is then combined with […]

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Guangzhou completes first bio-methanol ship-to-ship bunkering

Guangzhou completes first bio-methanol ship-to-ship bunkering

September 8, 2026 |

In China, Engine Online reports Guangzhou Port has completed its first ship-to-ship bio-methanol bunkering operation, supplying about 1,000 metric tons of pure bio-methanol to the methanol-fueled bulk carrier Green Future, operated by an NYK Group subsidiary. The fuel was supplied by CIMC Enric’s Zhanjiang facility, which has annual production capacity of 50,000 metric tons. The […]

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CovationBio achieves on spec biobased THF and PTMEG production at Qidong, gets its foot into door of the footwear market

CovationBio achieves on spec biobased THF and PTMEG production at Qidong, gets its foot into door of the footwear market

September 7, 2026 |

In China, Covation Biomaterials has successfully produced its first series of commercial, on-spec batches of biobased tetrahydrofuran and polytetramethylene ether glycol, which are sold under the trade names Xatryx.T bioTHF and Xatryx® bioPTMEG, respectively.  The 50,000 metric ton per year plant at Qidong was completed in April 2026. “Rigorous internal quality control testing” found that […]

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China develops system for private jets to comply with SAF mandate too

China develops system for private jets to comply with SAF mandate too

August 24, 2026 |

In China, China successfully implemented its first SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) compliance service for foreign-registered business jets at Beijing Capital International Airport. In partnership with China National Aviation Fuel, Sino Jet launched a new and industry-leading service model. This makes Sino Jet the first business aviation service provider in China to adopt this approach, providing […]

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Shanghai port conducts first simultaneous LNG and biomethanol bunkering

Shanghai port conducts first simultaneous LNG and biomethanol bunkering

August 17, 2026 |

In China, Port News reports Shanghai port has completed China’s first simultaneous anchorage bunkering of two international containerships with LNG and biomethanol. From Aug. 15-16, the CMA CGM Osmium received 8,016 metric tons of biomethanol, while Kota Elan took 5,038 cubic meters of LNG at Lvhuashan South Anchorage. Authorities described the biomethanol delivery as a […]

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Jidong Oilfield launches geothermal-biogas steam project

Jidong Oilfield launches geothermal-biogas steam project

August 11, 2026 |

In China, Think Geoenergy reports Jidong Oilfield has begun operating a hybrid geothermal and biogas facility in Dongying, Shandong, designed to reduce gas consumption for industrial steam production. Medium-depth geothermal water preheats boiler feedwater before biogas combustion produces superheated steam at 1.6 MPa and 250°C. The system can supply 74 metric tons of steam per […]

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Cordyceps couture: Living textile almost self-repairs

Cordyceps couture: Living textile almost self-repairs

August 10, 2026 |

In China, a team of researchers at Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology have created a textile out of mycelium that can almost repair itself. Unlike previous mushroom-based textiles that grew mycelium but killed it to stop growth, the Shenzhen team used dormant cordyceps militaris. This created a material that self-renews. The team also showed that they […]

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Chinese researchers use fungi to develop flexible living textile

Chinese researchers use fungi to develop flexible living textile

August 10, 2026 |

In China, researchers at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a flexible living textile based on Cordyceps militaris. The researchers grew C. militaris in liquid culture, where it formed spherical mycelial pellets composed of intertwined fungal filaments. After being collected and placed into moulds, the pellets naturally bonded […]

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Modern grind: eSUN unveils coffee-waste and bioplastic 3D printer filament

Modern grind: eSUN unveils coffee-waste and bioplastic 3D printer filament

August 3, 2026 |

In China, 3D printer filament manufacturer eSUN has launched PLA-Coffee, a filament made by incorporating dehydrated used coffee grounds into the bioplastic polylactic acid. According to coffee, cocoa, and tea trade magazine Comunicaffe International, the filament is trade named PLA-Coffee.  In addition to a lower carbon footprint, PLA-Coffee also improves the visual quality of Fused […]

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