In the UK, Materiom recently announced the launch of Materiom AI — a generative AI chatbot that assists users with discovery of biopolymers, ingredients, and additives for bio-based material development. Materiom AI is powered by Google’s Gemini, and is now available in beta on the Materiom Commons. This chatbot is focused on speeding up the […]
In the UK, researchers have developed a reactor that pulls carbon dioxide directly from the air and converts it into sustainable fuel, using sunlight as the power source. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, say their solar-powered reactor could be used to make fuel to power cars and planes, or the many chemicals and […]
In the UK, International Airlines Group (IAG) and Microsoft are strengthening their efforts to reduce lifecycle carbon emissions across the industry by extending their 2023 co-funded purchase agreement for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by five years. Under the new terms, Microsoft will co-fund an additional 39,000 metric tons of SAF that will help reduce lifecycle […]
In the UK, the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) released The Road Ahead for Hydrogen Powered Mobility, a report exploring strategies to accelerate hydrogen’s role in achieving a low-carbon transport future. With transportation a major source of global CO₂ emissions, the report highlights how scaling hydrogen adoption through infrastructure expansion, regulatory updates and industry […]
In the UK, Quadrise announced the signature of a Joint Development Agreement with sustainable fuels pioneers Licella Holdings Ltd. Licella is an Australian-based global technology and project developer delivering the next generation of low carbon solutions. Licella’s patented Catalytic Hydrothermal Reactor (Cat-HTR) is the world’s leading hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) technology, using water at high temperature […]
In the UK, O-I Glass, Inc. has recently successfully completed a trial in its plant in Harlow, UK, using 100% biofuel to replace natural gas in the furnace for the glass-making process. This achievement is part of a larger initiative led by Glass Futures, a UK-based glass R&D organization, and part of the UK government’s […]
In the UK, Farnborough Airport has signed a deal with Hydrogen Refinery for 12.5 million liters or 10,000 metric tons per annum of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) produced locally from waste. Farnborough Airport is already one of the largest single-site suppliers of SAF to the business aviation community, having sold over 2 million liters of […]
In the UK, Signature Aviation announced the expansion of its blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offering at six new locations across Europe following multiple blended SAF supply agreements. SAF will be available in 2025 at these Signature locations: · East Midlands Airport (EMA) · Aéroport Paris Le Bourget (LBG ) · Gatwick Airport (LGW) […]
In the UK, ScotRail has begun an innovative trial using Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as an alternative to diesel fuel in one of its Class 156 trains. The trial, which began on February 19 and will run for 12 weeks at ScotRail’s Corkerhill Depot, is being delivered in partnership with Angel Trains and Crown Oil. […]
In the UK, the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) initiated an anti-dumping investigation and a countervailing investigation on Monday into imports of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) biodiesel from the United States of America. The investigations follow an application from UK biodiesel producers concerned that the market has changed since a previous review in 2022. Recent evidence […]
