In Colorado, the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is seeking applicants for its 2022 Executive Energy Leadership Program—otherwise known as Energy Execs. Energy Execs provides industry and community leaders an opportunity to learn about the latest advanced energy technologies, which will help guide their organizations in future energy-related decisions and planning. […]
In this week’s Top 8 Innovations, there may be a rumbly in your tummy after hearing that Dokdo shrimp was cultivated in a lab for the first time ever, Singapore regulators okayed the second cultivated meat product for human consumption, and news of Future Meat’s whopping $347 million in funding to bring lab-grown meat to […]
FDCA – furandicarboxylic acid – is the key building block of the wondrous 100% plant-based, recyclable plastic material PEF, or polyethylene furanoate, clear bottle plastic we all know and love. It’s better than traditional PET with its superior barrier properties and other functional advantages, and now it’s getting a huge push for scaling up […]
In Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines operated its inaugural flight using sustainable aviation fuel in partnership with PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad (PDB) and Neste. The flight marks Malaysia Airlines’ commitment to make SAF the cleaner and more viable energy option for regular flights by 2025. The historic flight MH7979 utilizing the Airbus 330-200 aircraft departed Amsterdam Airport Schiphol […]
In Denmark, bp and Maersk Tankers, with support from the Danish Maritime Authority, have successfully completed trials using biofuel-blended marine fuel in product tankers, demonstrating that sustainable biofuels can be used as a marine ‘drop-in fuel’ to help reduce carbon emissions in shipping. Global shipping accounts for around 3% of the global carbon emissions. bp […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production eased by 3,000 barrels per day (b/d), or 0.3%, to 1.087 million b/d, equivalent to 45.65 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Production was 13.6% above the same week last year, which was affected by the pandemic, and 2.2% more than the same […]
In Belgium, Biotalys, an agtech company focused on protein-based biocontrol solutions, and Biobest, a leader in biocontrol and pollination in covered crops, announced a strategic partnership that will grant Biobest access to five protein-based biocontrol solutions developed by Biotalys on its AGROBODY Foundry technology platform for Biobest’s global offer in covered crops and berries. In […]
In Canada, Greenlane Renewables Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Airdep S.R.L., a provider of biogas desulfurization and air deodorization products based in Vicenza, Italy. The acquisition of Airdep will bring in-house an effective and proven technology to remove hydrogen sulfide (H2S) from biogas for integration with Greenlane’s portfolio of biogas upgrading systems […]
In the Netherlands, Titan, Attero and Nordsol are working together on the FirstBio2Shipping project, set to be completed in 2023, to achieve a decentralised production of bio-LNG designated for usage in the maritime industry. The plant will produce around 2,400 ton/year of bio-LNG (or liquefied biomethane), located at the Attero facility in Wilp, the Netherlands. […]
In Brazil, Successful Farming reports that Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed into law a measure to reduce the country’s mandatory biodiesel content in diesel to 10% for all of 2022, in a setback for powerful local biofuels and oilseeds processor lobbies. Brazil was supposed to adopt a 14% biofuel mix in diesel from March 2022, […]
