In Minnesota, Calyxt, Inc. further expanded its hemp breeding platform with the addition of triploid breeding technology to create seedless hemp. Bringing this technology to hemp cultivation comes on the heels of the company announcing the successful transformation of the hemp genome. Together, these advancements demonstrate industry leadership in modernizing the crop. Like seedless watermelon, […]
In South Korea, scientists from the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology proposed a reaction for the highly selective production of 1-butanol, a valuable alternative fuel, by electrochemical reduction using copper phosphide electrodes. Their findings offer a new insight on the use of Cu-based electrocatalysts for the electroreduction of CO2. The team of scientists reported […]
In Canada, the Government of British Columbia released its hydrogen strategy – a blueprint for how renewable and low-carbon hydrogen will support its climate goals and create new jobs in B.C.’s growing clean-tech sector. B.C. is the first province in Canada to release a comprehensive hydrogen strategy. Part of CleanBC, the B.C. Hydrogen Strategy includes […]
Bentley’s Continental GT3 Pikes Peak racecar proved to be fastest racecar running on renewable fuel at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb 2021, beating out all other sustainability-focused entrants (like Tesla’s Model S and an Acura NSX). Another car manufacturer, BMW, invested $12.5 million into Prometheus Fuels saying, “Prometheus will make drop-in replacement fuels that are […]
News came this week that Clariant and India Glycols established a joint venture to produce biobased ethylene oxide derivatives for home and personal care markets. With travel now returning in many places, biobased luggage using BioX material is the latest bio-innovation. And in other signs of hope and light, a new lamp made from orange […]
2021 so far is better than 2020 in many aspects – like a summer sunflower, things are looking up and opening up again in some parts of the world as vaccines are rolled out, especially in Canada, the UK, Israel, Italy, Germany, and the U.S. as having over 50% of its populations vaccinated as of […]
In Belgium, Neste, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel producer, launched Neste MY Renewable Diesel, in the Belgian market. The fuel, produced from 100% renewable raw materials, is brought to the Belgian market in collaboration with the channel partner EG Group. Neste MY Renewable Diesel enables customers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production increased 10,000 barrels per day (b/d), or 1.0%, to 1.058 million b/d, equivalent to 44.44 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Production was 17.6% above the same week last year, which was affected by the pandemic, but it was 2.1% below the same […]
In Colorado, United Kingdom-based Bentley Continental GT3 Pikes Peak proved to be fastest racecar running on renewable fuel at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb 2021, beating out all other sustainability-focused entrants, including fully electric competitors. It also marks the start of a long-term renewable fuels program by Bentley. According to Automotive News Europe, it used […]
In Ohio, Babcock & Wilcox Environmental will support Amager Resource Center’s application for more than €120 million ($140 million USD) in European Union funding to build an advanced carbon dioxide capture facility at ARC’s Amager-Bakke (Copenhill) waste-to-energy facility in Copenhagen, Denmark. B&W has submitted a letter of support for ARC’s funding application to the E.U.’s […]
