In the Netherlands, although efforts to improve the collection and recycling of plastics to achieve a circular economy are increasing significantly, some (synthetic) materials will eventually always end up in the environment due to e.g. littering, weathering and abrasion. In the project ULTRADREAM (funded by TKI-AF), which started in the summer of 2023, Wageningen Food […]
In Uruguay, Medios Publicos reports the government is studying the possibility of increasing the mixture of ethanol in gasoline as well as resuming the use of biodiesel in diesel. Current regulations provide for a mixture of bioethanol in gasoline of at least 8.5%, even through the current blend in reality is closer to 9.8%. Biodiesel […]
In the UK, after a decade of research and development in the UK and around the world, HutanBio, a bio-tech company founded by scientists from Cambridge University, based in Cambridge (UK) and in Malaysia, has secured a £2.25 million investment from Clean Growth Fund to accelerate the commercial use of its HBx bio-fuel oil to […]
In Italy, Suma Capital has successfully closed its first international deal by acquiring 100% of CH4T, a company based in Verona (Italy) specialized in the management of biomethane plants for energy use. Through this transaction, Suma Capital advances its growth strategy in international markets. After opening its first international office in Paris in 2023, and […]
In Finland, Hycamite has begun construction of the new Customer Sample Facility (CSF) building in Kokkola, Finland. The construction phase at Kokkola Industrial Park (KIP) was launched at the beginning of January 2024 after receiving all the necessary permits from the authorities. No appeals were received by the end of the appeal period. The orders […]
In Canada, Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Azure Sustainable Fuels Corp. (Azure) are partnering on a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in Canada. Azure’s study is now fully funded and on track to be completed in 2024. The CIB’s C$8.4 million funding helps support Azure’s critical path of […]
In France, during the last quarter of 2023, Bolloré Energy teams won the call for tender from EDF Archipel Guadeloupe and thus participated in the transport of 300m3 of B100 biofuel from mainland France to the Guadeloupe archipelago. Marketed under the Koolza100 brand, this low-carbon fuel is made from rapeseed oil, grown and processed in […]
In Tennessee, sustainable molded fiber and biomaterials company Genera recently announced it has broken ground on the nearly $350 million expansion of its Sustainable Biomaterials Campus, enabling increased manufacturing, production and distribution operations. The expansion adds more than 150,000 square feet to Genera’s existing facility and will house more than 60 robotic thermoforming machines, a […]
In Norway, Norwegian is now a shareholder in Norsk e-Fuel. The company will establish what could be the world’s first large-scale production facility for electrofuel. The fossil-free jet fuel will be produced at a plant in Mosjøen in Nordland. The partnership will give Norwegian early access to essential fossil-free aviation fuels. In 2023, Norwegian and […]
In Virginia, researchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) recently created a nationwide multi-train simulation software, called NeTrainSim, to provide a clearer picture of this very situation. The open-sourced model ran multiple simulations of the country’s network of freight trains powered by alternative fuel sources, such as electricity, biodiesel, hydrogen, and hybrids. The results […]
