In Norway, the Port of Oslo has signed a contract with Maritime Partner AS in Aalesund, Norway to purchase a new hybrid boat for delivery early 2021. The new boat will be used for port surveillance as well as escorting of larger vessels sailing in the harbor. The boat will be on the fjord every […]
In Missouri, Missouri Corn Merchandising Council (MCMC) is stepping up to strengthen the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) Biofuel Infrastructure Program (BIP) for transportation and fuel facilities. In conjunction with recently announced federal and state programs, Missouri’s corn checkoff will provide matching funds to increase the availability of higher ethanol blends in […]
In India, Cogencis reports that following harsh criticism over the plan to use surplus rice as ethanol feedstock, the government is looking to drop the idea. The government doesn’t want to be seen using feedstuffs for ethanol during the COVID-19 pandemic but it also believes that giving free rice to the poor also gives the […]
In Brazil, Renewables Now reports that UNICA has analyzed data from the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels which shows 515 million metric tons of CO2 emissions have been avoided by using ethanol between March 2003 and May 2020. Ethanol can save up to 90% of CO2 emissions compared to using fossil-based gasoline, […]
In Massachusetts, students and faculty from UMass’ iCons Program will construct a pilot-scale biodigester to generate useful experimental data, rationalized via mathematical models, that support a proposal for the implementation of a large-scale bioreactor on campus. The technology will improve campus sustainability by continuously recycling organic waste into useful fertilizer and biofuel. The pilot-scale biodigester […]
In Australia, an open letter to the Commonwealth government signed on behalf of thousands of organizations and businesses is advocating for biomethane injection into gas distribution networks – recognizing the role biogas can play to solve energy market decarbonization challenges while providing the lowest cost transition to a decarbonized energy system. This is the first […]
Earlier this week The Wolfpack was in the news with a discussion that led from Resilience to the possibilities of renewable methane. We left the discussion with a hint about the potential conversion of methane to methanol, which can serve as a powerful chemical building block or, in China most prominently, as a fuel. We’ll […]
In Part 3 of today’s Hot Hydrogen slide guides, Southern Company’s Noah Meeks takes a look at how hydrogen mitigates multiple issues in a low-carbon transition, the valuation of hydrogen energy storage in a high marginal cost scenario, the value of energy storage in a renewables/ nuclear future, how hydrogen based energy storage presents multiple […]
In Part 2 of today’s Hot Hydrogen slide guides, Exelon shares this illuminating presentation that digs deep into their project to evaluate technical and economic feasibility of integrated nuclear-renewable-hydrogen plant operation, assess hydrogen market in region of an Exelon nuclear plant, complete preliminary engineering design of thermal and electrical energy integration with FuelCellEnergy High Temperature Steam […]
In Part 1 of today’s Hot Hydrogen slide guides, Frontier Energy shares their H2@Scale vision, progress in Texas and why Texas is actually a pretty ideal location to lead H2 production for a sustainable energy system, the recent U.S. Department of Energy award for a project to demonstrate multiple RH2 generation options co-located with vehicle […]
