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Japanese researchers develop biosensor for monitoring water quality

Japanese researchers develop biosensor for monitoring water quality

November 6, 2023 |

In Japan, discharge of organic effluents—biodegradable waste materials from plants and animals—into freshwater bodies is a significant environmental concern, affecting the health and sustainability of these aquatic ecosystems. However, the methods currently available for inspecting water quality are complex and costly. In this regard, researchers from Ritsumeikan University, Japan, have recently developed a self-powered, inexpensive, […]

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UK Civil Aviation Authority greenlights Virgin Atlantic’s 100% SAF flight

UK Civil Aviation Authority greenlights Virgin Atlantic’s 100% SAF flight

November 6, 2023 |

In the UK, the UK Civil Aviation Authority has issued Virgin Atlantic with a permit to fly a world-first transatlantic 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) flight. Virgin Atlantic plans to fly across the Atlantic from London Heathrow to New York JFK on November 28, 2023 to test and showcase the feasibility of flying on 100% […]

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Renaissance Services providing UCO to Wakud for biodiesel production

Renaissance Services providing UCO to Wakud for biodiesel production

November 2, 2023 |

In Oman, Renaissance Services, the leading Omani Accommodation, Services Solutions and Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) provider has joined forces with local SME Wakud. The collaboration involves conversion of Used Cooking Oil (UCO) from Renaissance’s industrial-scale central kitchens into biodiesel at Wakud’s state-of-the art facility in Khazaen Industrial City. The partnership was initiated earlier this year […]

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Ten remote Canadian Indigenous and First Nations communities complete first stage of renewable energy transition

Ten remote Canadian Indigenous and First Nations communities complete first stage of renewable energy transition

November 2, 2023 |

In Canada, the Government of Canada announced that 10 remote Indigenous communities and First Nations have completed Phase 1 of the Indigenous Off-Diesel Initiative (IODI) Cohort 2:  Xeni Gwet’in First Nations Government, British Columbia  Tahltan Band, British Columbia  Uchucklesaht, British Columbia  Ḵwiḵwa̱sut’inux̱w Ha̱xwa’mis First Nation, British Columbia  Hamlet of Paulatuk, Northwest Territories  Fort Chipewyan, Alberta  […]

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Åland Energy Island project launched for wind energy and green hydrogen production

Åland Energy Island project launched for wind energy and green hydrogen production

November 2, 2023 |

In Denmark, CIP, through Copenhagen Energy Islands, Lhyfe and Flexens jointly launch the Åland Energy Island project. This project will integrate large-scale offshore wind generation and hydrogen production. The ambition is to develop large scale hydrogen production on Åland integrated with gigawatt scale offshore wind in Åland waters for use both on Åland and in […]

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Chevron to explore lower cabon biofuels and other energies in Angola

Chevron to explore lower cabon biofuels and other energies in Angola

November 2, 2023 |

In Angola, Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited (CABGOC), a Chevron subsidiary in Angola, hosted in Luanda a signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Chevron New Energies, a Chevron U.S.A. Inc. division, and the Angola Government to explore potential lower carbon business opportunities in Angola. Chevron and the Angola Government plan to evaluate various […]

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Argus launches Mediterranean B24 marine biodiesel price

Argus launches Mediterranean B24 marine biodiesel price

November 2, 2023 |

In the UK, Argus has launched a new Mediterranean marine biodiesel price assessment for B24, a blend of 24% used cooking oil methyl ester and 76% very-low sulphur fuel oil. The new daily dob Algeciras-Gibraltar price joins Argus’ existing global suite of marine biodiesel price assessments including prices for blends containing used cooking oil methyl […]

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HPCL to build $168M 2G ethanol plant in Punjab

HPCL to build $168M 2G ethanol plant in Punjab

November 2, 2023 |

In India, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), a Central Government PSU, is setting up a Second Generation (2G) bio-refinery plant at Bathinda, Punjab at a cost of more than $168 million. The 2G bio-refinery is designed for utilization of paddy straw for production of ethanol for blending with petrol under the Ethanol Blending Program of […]

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Southwest Airlines to buy up to 680M gallons of SAF from USA BioEnergy

Southwest Airlines to buy up to 680M gallons of SAF from USA BioEnergy

November 2, 2023 |

In Texas, Southwest Airlines Co.  announced an offtake agreement with USA BioEnergy, LLC for up to 680 million gallons of neat sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Over the term of the 20-year agreement, once blended with conventional jet fuel, the SAF could produce the equivalent of 2.59 billion gallons of net-zero fuel and avoid 30 million […]

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Researchers invited to submit grant proposals for bioenergy and new crops research in North Carolina

Researchers invited to submit grant proposals for bioenergy and new crops research in North Carolina

November 2, 2023 |

N.C. Bioenergy Research Initiative and the New and Emerging Crops Program are accepting grant proposals for 2023 that align with their respective missions. “Agricultural research is an investment in our future. By supporting research today, we can help ensure a more productive and sustainable agriculture industry and maintain agriculture and agribusiness as the leading industry […]

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