In California, Origin Materials, Inc. and Proman, a global leader in natural gas-derived products and one of the world’s largest producers of methanol, announced a strategic partnership centered on low-carbon biofuel production utilizing Origin’s technology platform and Proman’s worldwide fuels capabilities and expertise. As part of the partnership, Proman and Origin Materials signed an agreement […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) awarded $2.18 million in funding to three projects as part of the 2023 Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) Call by the Feedstock-Conversion Interface Consortium (FCIC). Funded and led by BETO, the FCIC is a consortium of researchers at nine national laboratories dedicated […]
In California, Newlight Technologies, Inc announced the completion of an equity investment round led by GenZero totaling $125 million. The funding round includes participation by GenZero, a Temasek-owned decarbonization-focused investment platform company, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV), a subsidiary of Occidental (Oxy) focused on advancing low-carbon technologies and business solutions, Charter Next Generation (CNG), North […]
In the UK, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is using Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) for the first time on the RRS Sir David Attenborough, as an alternative to conventional diesel fuel, as part of a trial to reduce carbon emissions. The trial starting in July of HVO on the RRS Sir David Attenborough is part of […]
In Iowa, Fluid Quip Technologies (FQT) will provide the world’s first wheat-based Maximized Stillage Co-products (MSC) system, to Ensus UK Limited’s ethanol facility in Teesside, a subsidiary of Crop Energies AG. The agreement between the companies is a testament to the feedstock flexibility and efficiency of MSC. FQT’s patented MSC technology seamlessly integrates into Ensus […]
In Nevada, Greater Commercial Lending (GCL), which provides government-guaranteed loans to businesses and organizations in under-served and rural communities, has completed its second $25 million loan for the Aemetis Biogas Central Dairy Digester Project. The first $25 million loan was completed in October 2022. The loan, guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through […]
In Kentucky, PCC Hydrogen Inc. has been awarded a highly competitive Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I Award of $175,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). PCCH2 has also been awarded a Matching Grant Award of $99,917 from the Kentucky Cabinet For Economic Development (KCED) […]
In Sweden, Arctic Paper has decided to invest SEK 285 million in the expansion and upgrade of the biofuel installation at the mill in Grycksbo. The investment provides annual energy cost savings of SEK 50 million. In addition to electricity and steam, the installation will annually produce 50 kton of wood pellets at an estimated […]
In Spain, in August, Naviera Armas Trasmediterránea ferries will make 84 trips across the Strait of Gibraltar using Cepsa’s second-generation biofuels. This is the first time in Spain that passenger ships will use this type of sustainable fuel, produced at Cepsa’s San Roque Energy Park (Campo de Gibraltar, Cadiz) from agricultural waste and supplied at […]
In Finland, Finavia is involved in the HyAirport hydrogen project for airports in the Baltic Sea Region. Finavia wants to research and promote the use of hydrogen at its airports and develop the logistics required for the use of hydrogen. The HyAirport project aims to promote fossil-free aviation in the Baltic Sea Region and has […]
