In the UK, Menzies Aviation has taken another step towards its net-zero by 2045 target, by advancing the transition from diesel to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) across its ground support equipment (GSE) fleet at London Heathrow (LHR) and London Gatwick (LGW) airports. At Heathrow, around 60% of Menzies’ GSE fleet now runs on HVO and […]
In the UK, Renaissance BioScience Corp. has entered into a collaboration with UK-based Biome Bioplastics Limited on a two-year, initiative valued at up to C$1.5 million (£814,000) to innovate sustainable, renewable bioplastic building block production using advanced fermentation processes. The project will target applications in packaging, personal care, health, and consumer goods, offering sustainable, high-performance […]
In the UK, Celtic Renewables is moving forward with plans to build a new industrial-scale green chemical production plant in Grangemouth. It has appointed engineering design consultancy Allen Associates, part of the Forsyths Group of companies, to undertake extensive work to finalise the design of the proposed new facility. Stirling-based Allen Associates will carry out […]
In the UK, on Tuesday the Secretary of State accepted the Trade Remedies Authority’s final recommendation to apply a new anti-dumping duty on imports of biodiesel from China. The TRA found that Chinese biodiesel has been dumped in the UK at unfairly low prices, causing material injury to UK producers, including Argent Energy and Olleco. Following […]
In the UK, Argus has launched the world’s first calculated prices for e-SAF (electrolytic sustainable aviation fuel). The modelled production costs will support offtake agreement negotiations and provide new transparency to help the energy industry address environmental requirements. E-SAF as a pioneering technology is more expensive than bio-SAF and conventional jet fuel. The new Argus […]
In the UK, Rolls-Royce is leading a new project to find smarter ways of using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to increase its effectiveness and role in reducing non-CO2 emissions, specifically those associated with contrail formation. Co-funded through the Non-CO2 Programme, part of the ATI Programme, the Quantifying Reduction in Thermal Contrails by Optimising SAF (QRITOS) […]
In the UK, VisionEdgeOne has completed its investment in Italian biomethane platform RE2Sources, on behalf of investors in the VisionEdgeOne Infrastructure Partnership platform. VE1 has become a joint-controlling co-investor in the asset alongside European specialist mid-market infrastructure manager, Arjun Infrastructure Partners. RE2Sources is a leading biomethane platform in Italy which owns and operates six anaerobic […]
In the United Kingdom, luxury sports car maker McLaren has tapped tire major Pirelli for 50% renewable and recyclable tires. The project is the result of close collaboration between the Research and Development teams at Pirelli and McLaren—for which Pirelli is the sole supplier—and involved “true teamwork” right from the initial stages of development and […]
In the UK, Carbon Clean and SAMSUNG E&A announced an innovative alliance to deliver modular, scalable carbon capture solutions for industries worldwide. The partnership brings together Carbon Clean’s patented CycloneCC™ technology, a fully modular, columnless carbon capture system, with SAMSUNG E&A’s deep EPC expertise and AHEAD execution model to deliver compact, pre-fabricated systems that can […]
In the UK, EDL Energy has acquired GWE Biogas and its Sandhill Biogas Plant in East Yorkshire, one of the United Kingdom’s most advanced anaerobic digestion (AD) operators. Located near Driffield in East Yorkshire, the Sandhill Biogas Plant has been operating since 2011 and services local and national customers. The facility produces up to 750 […]
