In the Netherlands, APG, on behalf of its pension fund client ABP, signed an initial capital commitment to BioticNRG. BioticNRG aggregates bioenergy infrastructure assets to build a bioenergy enterprise. With the investment, APG wants to contribute to the company’s ability to build value, create a sustainable bioenergy platform and deploy its decarbonization credentials across hard […]
In France, Danone and Michelin, the American start-up DMC Biotechnologies and Crédit Agricole Centre France, a key investor in the region, have agreed to create the Biotech Open Platform to bolster the development of advanced fermentation processes, particularly precision fermentation, on a larger scale. Precision fermentation is a revolutionary biotechnological process to produce bio-based materials […]
In California, the Bakersfield Californian newspaper reports that although Global Clean Energy Holdings’ refinery conversion into renewable diesel should begin the start-up phase this month, there are doubts that the project that is a year behind and hundreds of millions of dollars over budget can make it to commissioning. The company has to restructure senior […]
In the UK, a new report, “Responsible Sourcing of HVO – A Comprehensive Guide,” has been released, aiming to accelerate the global transition towards sustainable energy. Developed by Action Sustainability for the Supply Chain Sustainability School, this report is a vital resource for organizations committed to environmentally responsible practices in the procurement of hydrotreated vegetable […]
In Finland, Metsä Group and the technology company ANDRITZ will investigate the possibility of building a carbon capture facility in connection with the bioproduct mill. The work focuses on the capture of four million tonnes of carbon dioxide from a mill the size of the Kemi bioproduct mill. The Kemi mill is the largest wood-processing […]
In the UK, in a huge step forward for the business, Kelpi has secured £4.35 million ($5.5m) in investment to take its pioneering biomaterial technology to market. The funding round will fund the next chapter for the business, allowing it to expand operations, grow the team and run scale-up pilots to plot its pathway to […]
In the Netherlands, a fungus living in the sea can break down the plastic polyethylene, provided it has first been exposed to UV radiation from sunlight. Researchers from, among others, the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) published their results in the scientific journal Science of the Total Environment. They expect that many more […]
In Washington, the National Corn Growers Association, American Farm Bureau Federation and six auto dealers representing 16 brands and collectively operating dozens of dealerships in major markets across the country joined the American Petroleum Institute last week in filing a lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s light-duty and […]
In India, TruAlt Bioenergy Limited’s wholly owned subsidiary, Leafiniti Bioenergy Private Limited, has reached a milestone in the bioenergy sector. For the period of January 2024 to May 2024, Leafiniti Bioenergy has supplied over 1,000 tons of compressed biogas (“CBG”) to the city gas distributor, AGP City Gas Private Limited breaking the record for the […]
In California, Chevron Lummus Global LLC (CLG) announced its ISOTERRA technology has been selected for a groundbreaking sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in China. CLG will provide the technology license, engineering services, and supply proprietary equipment and catalysts for this first-of-its-kind facility. The grassroots renewable fuels plant is expected to have a capacity of 400 […]
