In Minnesota, Cargill, IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) and Axens are joining forces to further develop and scale bio-based acrylic acid. The collaboration leverages Cargill’s experience with bio-based materials, IFPEN’s expertise in the field of catalyst and bioprocess development, and Axens’ catalyst manufacturing and industrial scale-up design process. The effort will focus on commercializing the Procter […]
In the UAE, Emirates welcomed MSN A6-EVL, its 116th A380 as the first of three A380s to join its fleet in 2020. The aircraft arrived in Dubai in the early hours of Saturday morning, powered by a blend of conventional jet fuel and sustainable aviation fuel. The delivery flight for the newest member of the […]
In Tennessee, researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory working alongside the U.S. Department of Energy’s Co-Optimization of Fuel and Engines initiative (Co-Optima) collaborators from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory, determined it’s not so much the chemistry of a fuel that predicts performance, but rather its properties that hold […]
In Washington, Politico reports there’s just about a week left before the US and Brazil’s self-imposed deadline to agree a trade deal that involves the extension of the quota-based trade deal for US ethanol into the Brazilian market. Brazil is willing to extend the agreement that saw an emergency extension in September to help stave […]
In the Netherlands, news broke that the National Programme Groningen has confirmed a $9 million (€7.5 million) grant award to Avantium N.V to support the construction of a 5 kilotonnes FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid) flagship plant, to be built in Delfzijl, The Netherlands. This grant is part of a €30 million financing mix that Avantium and […]
By Teemu Jutila, Director of Engineering & Products, Auramarine Special to The Digest The marine fuel market is developing and expanding at an unprecedented rate, set against the backdrop of IMO decarbonisation targets; 50% reduction in emissions from 2008 levels by 2050, and a minimum reduction in carbon intensity per transport work of 40% by […]
How can we help phase out emissions from shipping and achieve decarbonization through an ecosystem approach and lower barriers to success? Those are some of the questions Shell is asking as they look at what their role in shipping decarbonization should be now and in the future. You may have seen their joint report with Deloitte in October that coalesced […]
In Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers working alongside Co-Optima collaborators from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory, determined it’s not so much the chemistry of a fuel that predicts performance, but rather its properties that hold the key to identifying a candidate with the potential for success, which […]
In India, Business Today reports that the country’s Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said an estimated investment of $66 billion is lined up in developing natural gas infrastructure, which includes pipelines, city gas distribution, and LNG regasification terminals and that the government is pushing for generating gas from municipal and agri waste and 5000 compressed biogas […]
In Washington, D.C., U.S. ethanol exports in October rocketed 64% higher to 126.5 million gallons (mg), the largest volume since March, according to the Renewable Fuels Association, but global year-to-date exports of U.S. ethanol totaled 1.109 billion gallons, or 9% less than this time a year ago. Shipments crossing the border to Canada rebounded by […]
