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German researchers work to produce e-fuels and biosurfactants from exhaust gases and wastewater

German researchers work to produce e-fuels and biosurfactants from exhaust gases and wastewater

February 6, 2024 |

In Germany, researchers asked, how can e-fuels and biosurfactants for industry be produced from exhaust gases and wastewater? An interdisciplinary consortium coordinated by Fraunhofer UMSICHT is addressing this question in the newly launched BEFuel project. The focus is on coupled bioelectrochemical production – i.e. the combination of electrochemical synthesis and biotechnological synthesis using microorganisms. Two […]

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Oil and ethanol industries join to fight for year-round E15

Oil and ethanol industries join to fight for year-round E15

February 6, 2024 |

In Washington, Bloomberg reports that the oil industry and ethanol industry are at last aligned, together pushing for year-round E15 sales in the face of what they see as the Biden Administration looking past ethanol in favor of electric vehicles. The American Petroleum Institute, together with the National Corn Growers Association and other organizations, are […]

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Lhyfe and SAF+ team up to develop e-SAF from green hydrogen in France

Lhyfe and SAF+ team up to develop e-SAF from green hydrogen in France

February 5, 2024 |

In France, Lhyfe and SAF+ International Group (SAF) wish to combine their expertise to develop the production of e-SAF from green and renewable hydrogen, at a production site located in the Le Havre area. This is the first announcement of its kind for Lhyfe.    As part of this memorandum of understanding, Lhyfe and SAF+ plan […]

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Evergreen Marine signs MOU with X-Press Feeders to use its new dual fuel green methanol vessels

Evergreen Marine signs MOU with X-Press Feeders to use its new dual fuel green methanol vessels

February 5, 2024 |

In Singapore, Evergreen Marine Corporation (Evergreen) has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier, to place its containers on X-Press Feeders’ new dual fuel green methanol vessels. X-Press Feeders is planning to run these vessels on green methanol and operate them within Europe. As one of the […]

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Iowa biodiesel production kept steady at 350M gallons in 2023

Iowa biodiesel production kept steady at 350M gallons in 2023

February 5, 2024 |

In Iowa, biodiesel production in 2023 kept steady at 350 million gallons, nearly the same as the 349 million gallons produced in 2022. Even in a changing biofuels space with increased soybean crush and renewable diesel production and talk of sustainable aviation fuel, Iowa biodiesel producers were able to maintain their production. Reflecting the expansion […]

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Hawaii electric selects developer to add firm renewable energy

Hawaii electric selects developer to add firm renewable energy

February 5, 2024 |

In Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric has selected a developer for a proposed firm renewable energy project on Maui that is part of the company’s latest phase of clean energy procurements aimed at reducing Hawaii’s dependence on imported oil for power generation. The 40-megawatt (MW) biofuel-powered generator proposed by Ameresco Inc. would help move Hawaii closer to […]

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Neste offering co-processed heating kerosene through PVG

Neste offering co-processed heating kerosene through PVG

February 5, 2024 |

In Belgium, Neste is offering a new co-processed odorless heating kerosene as a lower-emission solution for portable liquid fuel heaters. The first order was delivered at the turn of the year to PVG, the European market leader in home climate solutions, having its own liquids production plant in Ghent, Belgium. This new heating liquid for […]

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Viking CCS awards Technip Energies FEED contract for the project

Viking CCS awards Technip Energies FEED contract for the project

February 5, 2024 |

In the UK, Viking CCS, the Humber-based CO2 transportation and storage network led by Harbour Energy [together with partner bp], announced that Technip Energies has been awarded the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the project. The contract includes responsibility for the design of the CO2 transportation system and is another important milestone for the […]

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Bioeutectics lands $2.1M investment round for green solvents

Bioeutectics lands $2.1M investment round for green solvents

February 5, 2024 |

In Belgium, Syensqo Ventures participated in the $2.1 million financing round for Bioeutectics, alongside Fen Ventures, Atento Capital and SOSV (IndieBio). Founded in 2019, Bioeutectics provides natural and high-performance solvents that make industrial products and processes more sustainable. This new investment strengthens the existing partnership between Syensqo Ventures and the Genesis Consortium, supporting startups in the SOSV’s IndieBio startup development program, […]

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Belgian researchers produce glycerol carbonate in record time

Belgian researchers produce glycerol carbonate in record time

February 5, 2024 |

In Belgium, a study by the Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis (CiTOS) demonstrates how glycerol carbonate, a biosourced industrial additive, can be produced in record time using CO2 and a by-product of the cooking oil recycling industry. This study, conducted in collaboration with a team from the Center for Studies and Research on […]

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