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Neste partners with TripActions and Reed & Mackay to provide SAF to customers

Neste partners with TripActions and Reed & Mackay to provide SAF to customers

October 3, 2021 |

In Finland, TripActions and Reed & Mackay, travel and spend management group, and Neste, sustainable aviation fuel producer, announced a global partnership to offer Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to all TripActions Group customers. The agreement marks the first time that a corporate travel management company is able to provide customers with the option to […]

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World’s first hybrid biomethane and electric tractor for professional farm use introduced

World’s first hybrid biomethane and electric tractor for professional farm use introduced

October 3, 2021 |

In Lithuania, AUGA group, Europe’s largest vertically integrated organic food producer, introduced the world’s first hybrid biomethane and electric tractor for professional farm use – AUGA M1. This is the company’s first step in offering technological solutions that will help eliminate climate pollution throughout the food supply chain and foster sustainable agriculture. According to Kęstutis […]

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Eni and IRENA launch partnership to accelerate energy transition

Eni and IRENA launch partnership to accelerate energy transition

October 3, 2021 |

In Italy, Eni and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) entered a three-year partnership agreement to collaborate in the promotion of renewable energy and accelerate the energy transition, particularly in countries that export fossil fuels. In particular, Eni and IRENA will promote the integration of the African continent into the biofuel value chain through institutional […]

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BHP explores LNG, biofuels for more sustainable shipping

BHP explores LNG, biofuels for more sustainable shipping

October 3, 2021 |

In Australia, Hellenic Shipping News reports that BHP is tapping LNG’s and biodiesel’s potential as a marine fuel choice to advance sustainable shipping. BHP will target net zero by 2050 for all shipping of its products, subject to the widespread availability of carbon neutral solutions including low/zero emission technology on board suitable ships and low/zero […]

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Nigerian state partners with Contec Global Energy for cassava biofuel project

Nigerian state partners with Contec Global Energy for cassava biofuel project

October 3, 2021 |

In Nigeria, Punch Newspapers reports that the Kebbi State Government signed a partnership agreement with Contec Global Energy Limited for investment into the Cassava Biofuel Ethanol project in the State as the country as a whole pushes for biofuels throughout Nigeria. Governor of Kebbi State, Abubakar Bagudu, who is also the chairman of the Progressives […]

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India’s Food Ministry doubles incentive on sugar sacrificed for producing ethanol

India’s Food Ministry doubles incentive on sugar sacrificed for producing ethanol

October 3, 2021 |

In India, The Economic Times reports that with a view to encourage sugar mills to divert excess sugar cane/sugar to ethanol and to achieve targets of blending ethanol with petrol in line with Ethanol Blended with Petrol program, incentive on sugar sacrificed for producing ethanol from B-heavy molasses/sugarcane juice/sugar syrup/sugar has been doubled from October […]

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ANL study shows biofuels offer cost-effective way to lower shipping emissions

ANL study shows biofuels offer cost-effective way to lower shipping emissions

October 3, 2021 |

In Illinois, Argonne National Laboratory researchers, funded by DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office and DOT’s Maritime Administration, showed through a new study that biofuels can significantly reduce shipping emissions – between 40 and 93 percent when compared to conventional heavy fuel oil – while remaining cost-effective. The study used publicly available datasets in ANL’s Greenhouse gases, […]

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Udderlessly Amazing – Perfect Day raises $350M, prepares for IPO, launches cheese category

Udderlessly Amazing – Perfect Day raises $350M, prepares for IPO, launches cheese category

October 3, 2021 |

From sunny California came news that Perfect Day, Inc., best known as the creator of the world’s first animal-free milk protein, announced a $350 million Series D funding round intended to fuel the company’s expanded focus across biological engineering, ingredient innovation, and consumer products. The round brings Perfect Day’s total funding up to $750 million […]

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Happy Meal toys bio-makeover, Cell-based caviar, biodegradable shoes, fish waste based building material, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of September 30th

Happy Meal toys bio-makeover, Cell-based caviar, biodegradable shoes, fish waste based building material, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of September 30th

September 29, 2021 |

  Hot news in from McDonald’s which is phasing out fossil fuel-based plastic from its Happy Meal toys in more than 100 countries as it transitions to mostly recycled and renewable plastics and sustainable fibers by 2025. In France, smelly fish waste is being turned into beautiful tiles that resemble marble. In the Netherlands, the […]

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Scientists use specialized microbes to convert pine needles into ethanol

Scientists use specialized microbes to convert pine needles into ethanol

September 26, 2021 |

In India, Tribune India reports that scientists at Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry devised a method employing micro-organisms to break down pine needles into ethanol. Pine needles are often a source of forest fires in India causing huge losses every year. The scientists of the Department of Basic Sciences had been on […]

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