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Masdar, Mitsubishi and INPEX to jointly study feasibility of commercial PP from CO2 and green hydrogen

Masdar, Mitsubishi and INPEX to jointly study feasibility of commercial PP from CO2 and green hydrogen

August 23, 2023 |

In the UAE, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation and INPEX CORPORATION reached an agreement last month to conduct a joint feasibility study for a carbon recycle chemicals project including production of the world’s first commercial-scale polypropylene produced from CO2 and green hydrogen in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. […]

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Berkely Lab researchers make bio alternatives for PDK infinitely recyclable plastic

Berkely Lab researchers make bio alternatives for PDK infinitely recyclable plastic

August 23, 2023 |

In California, in a study published recently in Nature Sustainability, researchers successfully engineered microbes to make biological alternatives for the starting ingredients in an infinitely recyclable plastic known as poly(diketoenamine), or PDK. The finding comes from collaboration among experts at three facilities at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab): the Molecular […]

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Argentine biodiesel producers still not viable after 20% price increase

Argentine biodiesel producers still not viable after 20% price increase

August 23, 2023 |

In Argentina, the Clarin newspaper reports that after 27 biofuel factories suspended their operations due to the low price received for their production, the national government on Wednesday ordered 20% price increase for biodiesel made from soybeans. The 20 percent increase was set by the National Secretariat of Energy through Resolution 694/2023 published on Wednesday […]

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Marathon Petroleum selects Topsoe technology for Martinez Renewable Fuels Facility

Marathon Petroleum selects Topsoe technology for Martinez Renewable Fuels Facility

August 22, 2023 |

In California, Topsoe was selected by Marathon Petroleum Corporation as the technology provider for renewable fuels production at the Martinez Renewable Fuels Facility in California. The facility, part of Marathon’s 50/50 joint venture with Neste, utilizes Topsoe’s HydroFlexTM technology to convert bio-feedstock into renewable diesel. The continued partnership between Topsoe and Marathon builds upon the […]

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Equatic develops new process that uses seawater electrolysis to capture and store CO2

Equatic develops new process that uses seawater electrolysis to capture and store CO2

August 22, 2023 |

In Iowa, carbon removal company Equatic has developed a new process that relies on seawater electrolysis to capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2), while simultaneously producing clean hydrogen. A new white paper written after consultation with EcoEngineers (Eco), a clean energy consulting, auditing, and advisory firm, outlines Equatic’s approach to quantifying and verifying Equatic’s carbon […]

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Lummus Technology and Biohydrogen Technologies team up on advanced syngas reactor

Lummus Technology and Biohydrogen Technologies team up on advanced syngas reactor

August 22, 2023 |

In Texas, Lummus Technology and Biohydrogen Technologies have announced an agreement to develop and deploy advanced synthesis gas reactor technology primarily for the production of blue hydrogen. Lummus’ Green Circle business unit will provide to Biohydrogen Technologies its expertise in hydrogen and synthesis gas plant design, reactor scale-up and design, and proprietary equipment supply. This […]

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New Green Ferries looking to further roll out its hybrid power plants on ships

New Green Ferries looking to further roll out its hybrid power plants on ships

August 22, 2023 |

In Norway, stringent emission regulations (zero NOX and CO2 emissions) have recently been announced for cruise ships in the Norwegian World Heritage Fjords and will be implemented from January 1, 2026. New Green Ferries already meets the criteria with their hybrid cruise ship design and are therefore considering deploying these ships in Scandinavia/Norway and in […]

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Burnham RNG selects Gross-Wen Technologies for Washington state project

Burnham RNG selects Gross-Wen Technologies for Washington state project

August 22, 2023 |

In Iowa, Burnham RNG, LLC has selected Gross-Wen Technologies, a leading algae-based wastewater treatment company based in rural Slater, Iowa to provide wastewater treatment at the company’s proposed Pasco, Washington Resource Recovery Center (PRRC or Project). The PRRC is an innovative industrial wastewater treatment facility that will clean wastewater from seven food processors within the City […]

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Minnesota ag department offers $3.3M in grants to boost higher ethanol blends at the pump

Minnesota ag department offers $3.3M in grants to boost higher ethanol blends at the pump

August 22, 2023 |

In Minnesota, Minnesota retail service stations looking to increase access to and sales of motor fuel blends containing at least 15% ethanol are encouraged to apply for funding currently available through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). The Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Biofuels Infrastructure Grant Program will award up to $3.335 million in […]

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TotalEnergies to buy 40% of CO2 exploration license off Norwegian cost

TotalEnergies to buy 40% of CO2 exploration license off Norwegian cost

August 22, 2023 |

In Norway, TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with CapeOmega Carbon Storage AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of CapeOmega AS, to acquire the 40% participating interest held by CapeOmega in the CO2 storage exploration license ExL004 (the “Luna” project). Located 120 km offshore Bergen in 200 m water depth, ExL004 covers an area of 453 sq.km. […]

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