In the UK, RWE said that plans are progressing for a new green hydrogen plant at Teesside, in the UK, following the acquisition of suitable development site in the area. RWE said the secured development land is in the Teesside Industrial area at Wilton International, which forms part of the wider East Coast Cluster of […]
In the UK, Drax has become the latest founder member of the University of Sheffield’s newly-launched Energy Innovation Centre. The new partnership will drive forward research into next generation carbon capture technology, including innovations in bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, or BECCS. Drax joins Boeing as the second founder member of the Energy Innovation […]
In the United Kingdom, a cosmetics retailer credited with popularizing colorful “bath bombs” and unique soaps is using 100% edible packing peanuts instead of Styrofoam for its e-commerce business. Made from vegetable starch, an employee at Lush tells HelloGiggles the packing peanut alternative has a texture similar to cheese puffs and tastes like Pirate’s Booty […]
In the UK, ENGIE acquired Rainbarrow Farm anaerobic digestion (AD) facility located in Dorset. With an annual operational capacity of 57 GWh, this AD facility has been providing renewable energy to the local community for over a decade. Following the announcement in September 2023 of the acquisition of Ixora Energy Ltd, a leading UK-based biomethane […]
In the UK, University of Sheffield academics, together with the Bio-Based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA) and Green Rose Chemistry, have been awarded funding to scope out a UK-wide science and regulatory network to help speed up the switch to a bio-based economy. The initiative will bring together industrialists, academics, policy makers, government officials, retailers, […]
In the UK, London Gatwick has cut carbon emissions from its diesel vehicles by 90% by swapping the fuel for Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). The switch means London Gatwick will save more than 950 metric tons of carbon emissions per annum. HVO is a low-carbon biofuel made from plant waste, oils and fats making it […]
In the UK, bp and BASF have signed a license agreement for the use of BASF’s gas treating technology, OASE white, to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) generated during hydrogen production at bp’s proposed blue hydrogen facility in Teesside, H2Teesside. BASF have been supporting H2Teesside since Autumn 2023 and their engineering delivery package is already well […]
In the UK, in a first of its kind breakfast at Heathrow, named The Fly Up, which is cooked with oil that is then cleaned and recycled into renewable biofuels, has taken off. The Heathrow Fly Up has been created in partnership with chef Heston Blumenthal to create awareness of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in […]
In the UK, Sustainable Aviation (SA) launched a new manifesto outlining the aviation industry’s commitment to achieving net zero aviation and minimizing the impact of aviation noise, while maximizing the economic benefits that aviation delivers across the nations and regions of the UK. The economic prize for the UK of leading aviation’s transition to a […]
In the United Kingdom, researchers at University of Bristol are exploring the possibility of producing super-thin biodegradable wires from amino acids and heme molecules similar to those found in hemoglobin, but manufactured using yeast. The work, which is detailed in a recent issue of The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could lead to […]
