In Germany, UPM Biochemicals and HAERTOL Chemie GmbH announced a development partnership that will accelerate the introduction of renewable, sustainable forest-sourced materials into the automotive market and reduce fossil resource consumption. They have agreed to form a strategic partnership to produce a new range of carbon neutral engine and battery coolants that will help automotive […]
In Washington, the National Restaurant Association recently submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the proposed multi-year biofuel fuel volumes included in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program. The Association stressed the negative impact increasing biofuel volumes would have on the price and availability of vegetable oils for the food industry. The association […]
In Singapore, Neste has established an Innovation Center in Singapore to strengthen its innovation and R&D capabilities globally. Asia has become an important market area for Neste and the new center provides good support to the company’s growth journey in the Asia-Pacific region. The opening of the Innovation Center was celebrated today. The Innovation Center […]
In Germany, carbon dioxide removal (CDR) from the atmosphere, alongside rapidly reducing emissions, is needed to reach the Paris Agreement temperature goal to limit warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius and pursue efforts to achieve 1.5°C. This is highlighted in the first “State of Carbon Dioxide Removal” report, which convenes over 20 experts in […]
In Washington D.C, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), together with LanzaTech NZ, Northwestern University, and Yale University has launches a synthetic biology project to advance biofuel discovery technologies. “Our team at NREL is thrilled to be able to leverage our expertise in bacterial strain development and machine learning toward decarbonized production of fuels and […]
In Illinois, Bloomberg reports that Baker & O’Brien Inc. has undertaken a study for the oil lobby that says Midwest drivers could see an increase of 12 cents per gallon at the pump by going to year-round E15 due to the infrastructure investments required for the higher blend, compared to the 2 cents per gallon […]
In Texas, Darling Ingredients Inc. has entered into an agreement with Cattlemen’s Heritage Beef Company to purchase the off-take from its planned 2,000-head per day beef-processing facility in Mills County, Iowa. Darling Ingredients also announced that it intends to expand its nearby Bellevue, Nebraska, rendering plant to increase receiving and processing capacity. “This agreement further […]
In Italy, DB Schenker is expanding its green ocean freight services and has secured an arrangement to use 12,000 metric tons of biofuel component for all of its own consolidated cargo, less-than-container load (LCL), full-container-load (FCL) and refrigerated containers (reefer containers), from MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, the world’s largest container line. The amount of biofuel […]
In Germany, Bioweg announced a collaboration to optimize the production of bacterial cellulose and to produce novel variants of cellulose with improved performance to serve a variety of end markets. Bioweg’s current products based on biodegradable bacterial cellulose have already been tested and implemented by companies as an effective substitute for widely used synthetic polymers […]
In the UK, Kelpi, a materials innovator based in our Old Market incubator, has secured £3 million to take the plastic out of packaging with its recyclable, compostable and marine-safe materials. This funding will allow the growing team to conduct manufacturing pilots for Kelpi’s seaweed-based coatings for paper and card – bringing its sustainable packaging […]
