In Canada, FortisBC Energy Inc. is adding more Renewable Natural Gas to its system by teaming with Dicklands Farms in Chilliwack, British Columbia who is producing RNG from agricultural and food waste. Once the project is at peak production, it is expected to produce enough low-carbon RNG to meet the annual gas needs of approximately […]
In Iowa, Summit Carbon Solutions has signed a multi-year agreement to sell Carbon Dioxide Removal credits (CDRs) to the NextGen CDR Facility (NextGen). In total, NextGen announced the purchase of 193,000 tons of CDRs from three projects, including a leading U.S. direct air capture project and a Finnish biochar manufacturer, making this one of the […]
In Canada, Air Products announced plans to build a multi-modal hydrogen refueling station near its new net-zero hydrogen energy complex under construction in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The hydrogen refueling station will be Air Products’ first in Canada and the first commercial-scale hydrogen refueling station in Alberta. The hydrogen refueling station is supported in part by […]
In Maryland, Bioenergy Devco, the North American division of BTS Bioenergy, has been approved to negotiate a public-private partnership agreement to build an organics recycling facility by the Middlesex County Utilities Authority (MCUA). The partnership between BDC and MCUA will see the development of a state-of-the-art facility that will recycle organic food waste from Middlesex County […]
In Denmark, Kvasir Technologies has raised an investment round of EUR2.15 million from lead investor VÅR Ventures with participation from Maersk Growth. With this investment round, Kvasir Technologies has raised nearly EUR7 million this past year, including a EUR2.5 million non-dilutive grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) and various other project grants. The funding […]
In South Korea, HMM announced that it plans to conduct field tests of an onboard carbon capture system (OCCS) for containerships along with SHI (Samsung Heavy Industries) and PANASIA in the second half of this year. OCCS is an advanced technology to capture CO2 from greenhouse gas emissions generated during vessel operation, ensuring it is […]
In Germany, NERATEC recently held the groundbreaking ceremony for its pioneering power-to-liquid (PtL) plant in the industrial park Frankfurt Höchst together with Hesse’s Economics Minister Tarek Al-Wazir. Starting in 2024, the plant will produce up to 2,500 tons of sustainable e-fuels annually, making an important contribution to achieving climate-protection targets. The PtL plant will use […]
In Texas, Lummus Technology and RWDC Industries, a biotechnology company developing biopolymer material solutions, recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate on global PHA deployment initiatives. The MOU is an important step toward a joint development that will rapidly grow the manufacturing of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) through global licensing opportunities. With Lummus’ expertise in […]
In France, Veolia said it has been awarded the contract for the operation and maintenance of Turkey’s first waste-to-energy plant in Istanbul. With a processing capacity of approximately 1.1 million tons of non-recyclable household waste per year, the plant will allow to save nearly 1.5 million tons of carbon emissions per year notably through the […]
In Brazil, BNamericas reported that Brazil has extended the deadline for fuel distributors to meet their mandatory acquisition target of decarbonization credits (CBIOs) under the national biofuel program RenovaBio. Through a decree published on April 26, the deadline for meeting the 2022 target was kept at September 30 of this year, but the deadline for […]
