In Delaware, a report by Future Market Insights Global and Consulting stated that the global ethanol market is projected to reach $178.78 billion by 2033 after experiencing a CAGR of 4.6% from 2023 to 2033. The ethanol industry had experienced a CAGR of 3.9% during the 2018-2022 period “The main ethanol manufacturers are expected to […]
In California, Origin Materials and Husky Technologies announced a milestone in the commercialization of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) incorporating the sustainable chemical FDCA for advanced packaging and other applications. Origin said it successfully polymerized the bio-based sustainable chemical FDCA into the common recyclable plastic, PET, and Husky molded the resulting “PET/F” hybrid polymer into preforms that […]
In Canada, Enerkem said it has signed a memorandum of understanding to enter into a collaboration agreement with Technip Energies to accelerate the deployment of Enerkem’s technology platform for biofuels and circular chemical products from non-recyclable waste materials. Furthermore, the collaboration will focus on strategic efforts to optimize design elements and industrialize the approach through […]
In Denmark, Norden said it has acquired a minority stake in MASH Makes, a Danish-Indian biofuel firm, which researches, develops and produces renewable fuels from biomass waste. Through this transaction Norden said it secures access to renewable fuels, specifically bio-oil, at favorable pricing. “We cannot rely solely on traditional offtake agreements with fuel suppliers to […]
In Texas, Fluor Corporation has been awarded a contract by LanzaTech UK Limited to provide front-end engineering and design (FEED) services for one of the United Kingdom’s (UK) first planned commercial sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facilities in Port Talbot, Wales. Fluor recognized the award in the second quarter of 2023. Fluor will help advance LanzaTech’s […]
In Germany, since February, ISCC has been made aware of potentially fraudulent behaviour regarding unusual trade volumes in the field of biodiesel made from waste and residues coming from China. Furthermore, ISCC was told that the increase of up to half a million tons of biodiesel from China caused a dramatic fall in biodiesel prices […]
In France, TotalEnergies, Baker Hughes, Technip Energies, Azimut (through the fund Azimut ELTIF – Infrastructure & Real Assets ESG) and other investors have signed preliminary agreement to invest in Zhero Europe in order to develop large scale renewable energies projects in Europe and Africa spanning across renewable power generation, power interconnections and green molecules. Zhero […]
In Belgium, Honeywell and ZoneFlow Reactor Technologies, LLC (ZFRT) announced that they successfully conducted pilot plant testing of the ZoneFlow Reactor in ZFRT’s large-scale pilot plant at Université Catholique de Louvain in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. The near-commercial-level testing validated increased steam reforming capacity by at least 15% in terms of feed flow compared to conventional state-of-the-art […]
In Romania, Clariant is evaluating strategic options for its bioethanol production operations, which are carried out exclusively in Romania, at the Podari plant. The manufacturer will provide an update to this process by the end of 2023. In December 2022, Clariant announced a financial impairment of its sunliquid plant in Podari, Romania, of approximately 225 […]
In North Dakota, ACCIONA has launched an innovative initiative the Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion project in the United States. The company will introduce for the first time the use of renewable biofuels generated from hydrotreated vegetable waste oil to power heavy machinery for civil works, in a pioneering initiative aimed at decarbonizing infrastructure construction. ACCIONA is […]
