In the United Arab Emirates and Switzerland, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) shows that renewable energy employment worldwide reached 12 million last year, up from 11.5 million in 2019, but liquid biofuels employment decreased as demand for transport fuels fell due to COVID-19. The […]
In Texas, ExxonMobil initiated the process for engineering, procurement and construction contracts as part of its plans to expand carbon capture and storage (CCS) at its LaBarge, Wyoming facility, which has already captured more CO2 than any other facility in the world. The expansion project will capture up to 1 million metric tons of CO2, […]
In Slovenia, ADM is making a leading equity investment in Acies Bio, a Slovenia-based biotechnology company specializing in R&D and manufacturing services for developing and scaling synthetic biology and precision fermentation technologies for sustainable food, agriculture and biobased industrial applications. This investment will help ADM more quickly advance projects in the field of precision microbial […]
In Iowa, Brownfield Ag News reports that U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack is confident financial assistance for biofuel producers impacted by COVID-19 will be available soon. Speaking to reporters during a farm visit in central Iowa, Vilsack said many of the programs included in the American Rescue Plan were new and required additional thought on […]
In Japan, researchers from Tokyo Institute of Technology developed a new version of the osmium complex which can now absorb full wavelength range of visible light and will act as a panchromatic redox photosensitizer for CO2 reduction. The team combined this complex with a ruthenium (II) catalyst and successfully reduced CO2 into formic acid. Finding […]
Out of this world things are happening in the United Kingdom with the news from Orbex that their Prime space rocket will have a 96% lower carbon footprint than comparable space launch programs thanks to their use of bioLPG from Calor and they are committed to offsetting all residual carbon emissions from launch operations. Calor’s […]
It’s almost the weekend so let’s celebrate this week’s crazy and amazing innovations. From Coldplay’s “sustainable tour” emitting half the CO2 emissions as the previous tour with a bamboo stage, biodegradable glitter and renewable energy, to fish guts turned into fashion, apple-growing sneakers, and biodegradable underwear, these cool innovations are pretty darn exciting. In today’s […]
Special to The Digest Fueled by a need for more efficient and sustainable solutions, industries across the globe are changing the materials they use. This demand has created an opportunity for renewable raw materials to emerge as an innovative solution to sustainable energy and production needs. Sustainability is one of Clariant’s strategic pillars, including a […]
In Japan, All Nippon Airways, Japan’s largest and 5-Star airline for nine consecutive years, launched “SAF Flight Initiative”, a new and dedicated program to reduce CO2 emissions and promote sustainable aviation fuel. Designed to promote Sustainable Aviation Fuel by collaborating with leading companies in this area, the program is the latest effort by ANA to […]
In Indonesia, ethanol production scaled up by 54,000 barrels per day (b/d), or 5.5%, to a 13-week high of 1.032 million b/d, equivalent to 43.34 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association for the week ending October 8. Production was 10.1% above the same week last year, which was […]
