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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In China, Advait Greenergy Private Limited, along with GUOFUHEE, hosted a technical demonstration and Factory Acceptance Test of a 1,000 Nm³/h pressurized alkaline electrolyser system in Zhangjiagang, China. The demonstration gave customers, developers, PSUs, EPC companies, utilities, and industrial users a direct view of how the system performs under live operating conditions. The demonstration covered […]
In China, EUKOR Car Carriers, SIPG Energy, and World Fuel have successfully completed the first green methanol bunkering of M/V Arctic Tern, the first vessel in the new Shaper Class series of car carriers, at the Port of Shanghai. The operation involved the delivery of approximately 2,800 MT of green methanol to Arctic Tern via […]
In China, ResourceWise reports China exported more hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) than fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) biodiesel for the first time in May, signaling a shift in the country’s biofuel export mix. HVO exports rose 11.5% month over month to about 43,500 metric tons, while biodiesel exports fell more than 52% to roughly 38,500 […]
In China, Platts reports Zhejiang Blue Whale Bioenergy has been added to the country’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) export whitelist, becoming the sixth Chinese producer authorized to ship SAF overseas. The approval clears the way for the company’s first export cargo of about 10,000 metric tons at the end of July after previous delays. Sources […]
