In the UK, Encirc has received its first biofuel delivery for the planned trail to produce sustainable glass at its facility in Derrylin, Northern Ireland during Q1 2021. The trial will be pioneering the use of biofuel on one of its furnaces, hoping to pave the way for an industry-wide reduction in carbon emissions. Alongside […]
In Tennessee, researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture have been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to evaluate regional biomass supply chains with regard to their potential for supplying feedstock for domestic fuel production as well as rural economic development, a potential game changer for farming communities. The agricultural […]
In Iowa, the Des Moines Register reports that Iowans from both side of the aisle are excited at the possibility that President-Elect Joe Biden will appoint the state’s former governor Tom to once again take up the post of Secretary of Agriculture after serving in the same post under President Barack Obama. Vilsack was a […]
From Europe comes news that major hydrogen project developers including ACWA Power, CWP Renewables, Envision, Iberdrola, Ørsted, Snam, and Yara have joined hands to scale-up green hydrogen production 50-fold in 6 years in a bid to slash the production cost to below $2 per kilo. This report from the Hydrogen Council has focused on $2 […]
Anyone facing a carbon target or price wants to capture carbon. The advanced players are turning towards carbon capture and use — as a way to pay for carbon capture and a place to put it for the long-term. What’s working, how, where and why? Peter Styring from University of Sheffield shared the answers with us on […]
Also in Washington, U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) introduced the Renewable Chemicals Act, legislation that will create an allocated tax credit for production of qualifying renewable chemicals from biomass or investment in production facilities. Applicants for the tax credit would be evaluated on job creation, innovation, environmental benefits, commercial viability, and […]
It’s been a striking 24 hours in the nation’s capital, with news emerging last night from numerous major media outlets that former US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will be nominated to lead USDA again in the Biden Administration. Vilsack served as Secretary of Agriculture from 2009 through 2017 and was governor of Iowa between […]
In Denmark, MASH Energy will soon be ready to ship their biofuel for testing in Alfa Laval’s test lap 4 stroke engine in Aalborg, Denmark. MASH energy produces biofuel from leftover nut shells after harvesting in India. Their second-generation biofuel is made from pyrolysis, a process where organic materials are chemically decomposed at elevated temperatures without oxygen. The biofuel […]
In Sweden, the Swedish Armed Forces is closely following the biofuel project that the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) is conducting together with GKN Aerospace Engine Systems Sweden in Trollhättan. Engine tests have been performed in order to study possible differences in performance and engine function when using a 50/50 mix of biofuel compared to […]
In Washington, Growth Energy released a new report examining the potential climate benefits of a nationwide transition from the standard E10 to an E15 blend. The report was authored by Air Improvement Resource, Inc. (AIR), a leading research firm in the area of mobile source emissions modeling and technology, at the request of Growth Energy. “Based on our analysis, we estimate that […]
