In Ohio, Babcock & Wilcox and Black Hills Energy announced that the companies have received a $16 million grant from the Wyoming Energy Authority to fund the permitting, engineering and development activities for a clean hydrogen generation facility with carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and sequestration at Black Hills Energy’s Neil Simpson Power Plant in Gillette, […]
In California, ZeroAvia recently announced that MEHAIR has placed a conditional order for up to 20 ZA600 hydrogen-electric engines. The order adds to the over 2,000 engine pre-orders secured by ZeroAvia. MEHAIR (Maritime Energy Heli Air Services Pvt Ltd.) has historically offered services across the Indian sub-continent, commencing with the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in […]
In South Korea, The Asset reports that Singapore-headquartered fund manager Hillhouse Investment has purchased South Korean biodiesel maker SK Eco Prime from Hahn & Company. Hahn & Company bought the SK Chemical biodiesel unit less than four years ago for around $340 million and created SK Eco Prime before had purchasing the biodiesel raw material […]
In South Korea, synthetic, non-biodegradable plastics are major sources of environmental pollution and have prompted a rising interest in sustainable, biodegradable alternatives derived from natural polymers. “Tara gum,” derived from the seeds of the tara tree (Caesalpinia spinosa), stands out as a promising solution. This natural, water-soluble substance contains polysaccharides (complex carbohydrates), including the widely used […]
In Belgium, after its success in identifying evidence of fraudulent practices and stopping the suspected re-exporting of Indonesian biodiesel through the Port of Hainan in China, the European Biodiesel Board has moved to the next and most significant phase of its plan to combat the huge volumes of biodiesel imports from China that are causing […]
In Georgia, LanzaJet joined government officials, industry leaders, partners, and supporters to open LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels, the world’s first ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility. Located in Soperton, Georgia, LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels represents one of the most promising SAF technologies in nearly a decade to reach commercial readiness, and will produce […]
In Colorado, Gevo said its Net-Zero 1 project is in the diligence phase of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Guarantee Program to secure construction funding. The engineering for the project is substantially complete and is in the value engineering phase in preparation for finalizing the fully installed contracted price. Long-lead equipment is already […]
In Norway, Sumitomo Corporation has invested in Inherit Carbon Solutions AS (Inherit), a Norwegian company that removes CO2 from the atmosphere through the biomethane production process. Inherit is a pioneer in biomass-derived (CO2 Removal) CDR, in which the CO2 emitted during the production process by biomethane producers is captured and permanently sequestrated in geological storage. […]
In North Carolina, Honeywell announced that Acelen Renewables has selected its Ecofining technology to help support the efficient production of a targeted 20,000 barrels per day of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel. The fuels will be processed at Acelen’s facility in Bahia, Brazil, from a blend of inedible seed and waste oils. With […]
In Ireland, Ryanair and Enilive, a company directly controlled by Eni which holds 100% of its share capital, announced on Monday that they have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the long-term supply of Enilive sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at selected Ryanair airports across Italy, further advancing the airline’s Pathway to Net Zero by […]
