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Honeywell launches end-to-end automation software package for UOP

Honeywell launches end-to-end automation software package for UOP

October 20, 2023 |

In Texas, Honeywell introduced Experion Solution Suites (ESS), an end-to-end automation software package for licensed Honeywell UOP units. The ready-now technology offers embedded process solutions within Honeywell’s flagship ExperionPKS® automation platform. Honeywell’s new technology includes pre-configured control design, graphics, alarms, startup/shutdown sequences and process digital twins within scope of UOP licenses. This design minimizes risk […]

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Dutch researchers to invest $7M to develop new biodegradable polyester

Dutch researchers to invest $7M to develop new biodegradable polyester

October 20, 2023 |

In the Netherlands, a consortium of Senbis and Dutch universities and research institutes plans to invest 6.6 million EUR in the development of a new biodegradable polyester. The consortium receives a 3.3 million EUR grant through the European Just Transition Funds (JTF). The focus of the project is to find a solution for the enormous […]

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Maharashtra to ban molasses in 2023/24 to ensure supplies for ethanol and alcohol

Maharashtra to ban molasses in 2023/24 to ensure supplies for ethanol and alcohol

October 20, 2023 |

In India, the Economic Times of India reports that Maharashtra has decided to ban molasses exports during the 2023/24 sugarcane season that kicked off on October 1 to ensure sufficient supplies for ethanol and alcohol in light of a 15% lower expected crop this year. Although the official sugar year began on October 1, the […]

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Summit Agriculture Group’s CEO sees carbon pipeline delayed until early 2026

Summit Agriculture Group’s CEO sees carbon pipeline delayed until early 2026

October 18, 2023 |

In Illinois, Bloomberg reports that Summit Agriculture Group’s CEO says that Summit Carbon Solutions’ proposed carbon pipeline project has been delayed until early 2026 rather than next year as originally planned. The project, similar to other carbon pipeline projects including the one promoted by Navigator CO2, has seen regulatory setbacks related to landowners refusing to […]

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Colas Rail UK teams with G-Volution to trial locomotives with bio-LPG solid oxide fuel cells

Colas Rail UK teams with G-Volution to trial locomotives with bio-LPG solid oxide fuel cells

October 18, 2023 |

In the UK, Colas Rail UK’s Freight Business has collaborated with G-Volution Ltd to decarbonize locomotive operations by using solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) running on near net-zero carbon emission Bio Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Bio-LPG) to generate power for auxiliary load. With the majority of locomotives heavily reliant on diesel and a major source of […]

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Avfuel beta testing Avfuel Zero

Avfuel beta testing Avfuel Zero

October 18, 2023 |

In Nevada, Avfuel Corporation is developing a new groundbreaking program, Avfuel Zero. This innovative initiative is designed to empower flight operators to effectively manage and reduce their carbon emissions while promoting sustainability within the business aviation industry. Avfuel Zero, currently in its beta testing phase, aims to revolutionize the way aviation stakeholders address their environmental […]

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Neste to supply Emirates with 3M gallons of SAF in 2024 and 2025

Neste to supply Emirates with 3M gallons of SAF in 2024 and 2025

October 18, 2023 |

In the UAE, Emirates and Neste have expanded their partnership by solidifying their collaboration for the supply of over 3 million gallons of blended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel in 2024 and 2025. The sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which will be blended with conventional jet fuel, will be supplied over the course of 2024 and […]

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FincoEnergies expands GoodFuels, GoodShipping and GoodZero into the Americas

FincoEnergies expands GoodFuels, GoodShipping and GoodZero into the Americas

October 18, 2023 |

In the Netherlands, FincoEnergies announced the expansion of its GoodFuels, GoodShipping and GoodZero brands into the Americas, with the appointment of Kimberly Westmoreland as Managing Director for the region.  FincoEnergies’ new US-based team will provide real-time support for and access to commercially-proven sustainable biofuels, carbon insetting and carbon offsetting offerings across the Americas, responding to […]

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Ingenza and Phibro Ethanol to jointly engineer novel yeast strain to boost ethanol yields

Ingenza and Phibro Ethanol to jointly engineer novel yeast strain to boost ethanol yields

October 18, 2023 |

In the UK, Ingenza and Phibro Ethanol – a division of Phibro Animal Health Corporation – have joined forces to engineer a novel yeast strain that will increase yield in the commercial production of bioethanol under both challenging and conventional environmental conditions, further driving the switch to clean biofuels. This latest innovation – arising from […]

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Growth Energy urges inclusion of biofuels in CAFE standards

Growth Energy urges inclusion of biofuels in CAFE standards

October 18, 2023 |

In Washington, in comments on Tuesday to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Growth Energy urged regulators to include a role for American-made biofuels in the Agency’s proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027-2032 and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans […]

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