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Azzera adds SAF to its CELESTE B2B SaaS platform

Azzera adds SAF to its CELESTE B2B SaaS platform

May 23, 2024 |

In Canada, Azzera has added an industry-first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) management module to its CELESTE B2B Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform. The new SAF Inventory Management and Tracking functionality enables aircraft operators to effortlessly manage and track their SAF uplift and assess its contribution to emissions reduction. With the SAF data stored in a single module, […]

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Mycocycle lands oversubscribed $3.6 million Seed extension

Mycocycle lands oversubscribed $3.6 million Seed extension

May 23, 2024 |

In Illinois, Mycocycle, a nature-inspired, woman-owned biotechnology company that uses fungi to transform organic waste into reusable materials, announced an oversubscribed $3.6 million Seed extension. Closed Loop Partners’ Ventures Group led the round with follow-on investment from the TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good and participation from U.S. Venture, Inc. and the Illinois Department of Commerce […]

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Illinois researchers identify family of catalysts that converts CO2 into chemicals

Illinois researchers identify family of catalysts that converts CO2 into chemicals

May 23, 2024 |

In Illinois, in a collaborative project involving the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, Northern Illinois University and Valparaiso University scientists report a family of catalysts that efficiently converts CO2 into ethanol, acetic acid or formic acid. These liquid hydrocarbons are among the most produced chemicals in the U.S. and are found in […]

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Iowa congresspeople demand EPA to raise 2024 and 2025 RVOs

Iowa congresspeople demand EPA to raise 2024 and 2025 RVOs

May 23, 2024 |

In Washington, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) in demanding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) raise 2024 and 2025 renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuels. The agency last year set RVOs at levels that fail to align with market conditions and production outlook; already, […]

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Empire Diversified Energy, Heartland Water partner for waste to hydrogen, carbon site

Empire Diversified Energy, Heartland Water partner for waste to hydrogen, carbon site

May 22, 2024 |

In Kentucky, Empire Diversified Energy and Heartland Water Technology are proud to announce a new partnership with Empire Green Generation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Empire, to develop a state-of-the-art facility that will convert food waste into renewable hydrogen and carbon as part of the Department of Energy’s Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2). The partnership […]

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Ethanol producer cross over 1 million tons sometime

Ethanol producer cross over 1 million tons sometime

May 22, 2024 |

In Illinois, Brownfield Ag News reports that some ethanol plants are coming out of planned maintenance early to take advantage of the summer driving season that kicks off next week. As a result, ethanol production rose slightly to break above 1 million barrels per day, Stocks almost rose back to the level seen just a […]

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Air Liquide aims to derisk biomethane

Air Liquide aims to derisk biomethane

May 22, 2024 |

In Georgia, Air Liquide has taken another step forward in sustainable biomethane production by implementing an internal charter, developed with experts and WWF France. Confirmed Wednesday, the charter goes beyond current regulations and will help the industrial gas giant to measure and track process towards more sustainable production. Specifically, the charter is centered around four […]

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Full Stack Technology & Engineering company dedicated to clean fuels

Full Stack Technology & Engineering company dedicated to clean fuels

May 22, 2024 |

In India, GPS Renewables, India’s premier Full Stack Technology & Engineering company dedicated to clean fuels, has partnered with Dubai-based SAF One, a platform focused on the development of global sustainable aviation fuel solutions,  for the construction and development of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Projects in India. As a part of this partnership, GPS’ project platform, […]

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ENGIE New Ventures leads investment round into CryoCollect

ENGIE New Ventures leads investment round into CryoCollect

May 22, 2024 |

In France, ENGIE New Ventures, ENGIE’s Research and Innovation investment fund for innovative startups that accelerate the energy transition, announces that it has participated – together with GTT Strategic Ventures – in a €4m financing round to support the development of CryoCollect, a French startup that develops technologies for gas treatment, purification & liquefaction, especially […]

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INPEX and JEPA to joingly study feasibility of separating and capturing CO2

INPEX and JEPA to joingly study feasibility of separating and capturing CO2

May 22, 2024 |

In Japan, INPEX Corp. and JERA Co. Inc. agreed to carry out a preliminary joint study concerning the feasibility of separating and capturing CO2 emitted by JERA in Japan and transporting it to Australia for storage. Under the agreement, the companies will jointly examine project feasibility across the entire value chain, from the separation and […]

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