In Nevada, a research team led by University of Nevada, Reno researchers has identified several varieties of cactus pear that are particularly well-suited to producing biomass for fuels production. The new findings build on earlier research led by John Cushman, a professor in the University’s Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology in the College of […]
In Ukraine, in an effort to boost net zero industrial production, Ukrinform reports the national parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has had a first reading of a bill that seeks to create a register of facilities that use biofuels as their only form of fuel. The register, which will be administered by the Cabinet of Ministers, […]
In Brazil, Bunge Global SA has entered into definitive agreements to sell its 50% share in BP Bunge Bioenergia to bp, its joint venture partner. BP Bunge Bioenergia, a joint venture formed in 2019, combined both companies’ Brazilian bioenergy and sugarcane ethanol businesses with a total of 11 mills located across the Southeast, North and […]
In India, IndianOil has entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with GPS Renewables Private Limited, one of the leading biofuels companies in the country. This association will pave the way for the formation of a 50:50 joint venture company dedicated to advancing biofuel adoption across the country. The joint venture will focus on integrating advanced […]
In Illinois, LanzaTech Global, Inc announced an increase in its holdings of LanzaJet, Inc. This ownership increase is in accordance with a previously signed agreement which allows LanzaJet to further sublicense the Alcohol-to-Jet technology originally developed by LanzaTech in collaboration with the Pacific Northwest National Lab and the U.S. Department of Energy, which enables the […]
In Florida, M2X Energy Inc., an end-to-end developer of modular, transportable gas-to-liquids systems that economically produce low-carbon methanol from stranded methane, announced a $40 million Series B financing round led by Conifer Infrastructure Partners. Also participating in the round are the existing Series A investors including Breakthrough Energy Ventures (“BEV”), Eni Next, Add Ventures by […]
In Sweden, Biokraft has signed an exclusive land agreement with the industrial group Perstorp where Biokraft is given the opportunity to design a biogas plant at the Group’s industrial park in Perstorp. The plant’s capacity is planned to be 130 GWh of biomethane and 17,000 tons of liquid CO2 per year and is expected to […]
In Belgium, Bioenergy Europe released its Statistical Report on Pellets and its Policy Brief. The report analyses the development of the world’s pellet market over the past year with a deep dive into the European market. After two remarkable years, marked by record consumption and production, as well as record sales of pellet-based appliances, the […]
In the UK, widespread development and use of synthetic fuels is still at least a decade away and depends on the successful deployment of other technologies, but companies that position themselves now are best positioned for success according to the latest Horizons report by data and analytics company Wood Mackenzie. The report: ‘Adding fire to […]
In California, a team led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has invented a technique to study electrochemical processes at the atomic level with unprecedented resolution and used it to gain new insights into a popular catalyst material. Electrochemical reactions — chemical transformations that are caused by or accompanied by the flow of electric […]
