Today we want to look at a major disruptor working on industrial chemicals made from every day plants. SIRONIX Renewables is a seed-stage company developing environmentally friendly and safe chemicals from plants to be used for industrial consumer products.
This week we lead with an artificial leaf, which kinda sorta goes with plant-based shopping bags — seems as if we’re going one way, then the other, as The Pretenders once sang. Also in the news this week are renewable fabric, a hydrogen-based truck as Renault and Hyundai made big announces in the fuel cell […]
As the International Renewable Energy Agency observed of the next decades, “transport and industry will still require combustible fuels for many purposes,” and those “needs could be met with hydrogen, which itself can be produced using renewable power.” The opportunity is threefold, IRENA predicts: Industry for replacing high-emission applications; Buildings and power; and Transport, where […]
In California, Pearson Fuels, the largest distributor of E85 Flex Fuel in California, announced a partnership to purchase Renewable Naphtha (RN) from World Energy, one of the largest and longest-serving low-carbon fuel suppliers in North America. Pearson Fuels will blend its Ethanol fuel with World Energy’s RN, a co-product from the production of Renewable Diesel […]
In the Netherlands, Taronis Technologies announced the launch of its first European MagneGas production site as part of Taronis Fuels, as wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The location is a 4.3 square kilometer location within a renewable energy and technology industrial park in Westpoort, Amsterdam. The executed lease provides Taronis the option to lease the […]
In India, the Hindu newspaper reports that used cooking oil biodiesel producer BioD has teamed up with local restaurant aggregator and food delivery service Zomato to set up a UCO supply chain nationwide with an initial target of 1,000 metric tons of UCO per month. BioD has been collecting UCO for 2.5 years but their […]
In Malaysia, The Edge reports that lower-than-expected palm oil production during Q3 mixed with increased demand from India and China due to ongoing trade barriers with Indonesia have already started to help strengthening palm oil prices as stock building slows. With increased demand for palm oil domestically due to B20 implementation next year, blending could […]
In Indiana, POET’s Cloverdale plant went ahead and shut its doors last Friday, laying off around 50 workers and only keeping enough staff on hand for security reasons, following an initial announcement in August. The company blames the “missing gallons” as a result of the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of 31 small refinery hardship waivers […]
In Switzerland, while recent improvements have depended largely on better-performing engines, more efficient propeller and rudder designs and technologies to reduce hull friction, MSC says is actively studying the potential of new alternative fuel sources. The company is engaging with potential vendors to investigate solutions related to biofuel blends, hydrogen fuel cells, complementary battery power […]
In Indiana, researchers at Purdue University have received $2.3 million in funding from the Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office for their work to create computer models to simplify the design and construction of biorefineries to help them better perform reliably, sustainably, safely and economically. The team has created predictive analytical models that rigorously represent […]
