In Iowa, Farms,com reported that a new project funded by Minnesota Corn is aiming to revolutionize the way corn is used for renewable fuel. Professor Paul Dauenhauer, a chemical engineering researcher at the University of Minnesota, is leading a study to explore how corn can be transformed into methanol through a more efficient, inorganic catalytic […]
In New York state, a team led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has engineered poplar trees to produce valuable chemicals that can be used to make biodegradable plastics and other products. The modified trees were more tolerant of high salt levels in soil and were easier to break […]
In Germany, researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT), Ruhr University Bochum and Evonik Oxeno have developed a novel catalyst system that enables the use of the climate gas carbon dioxide (CO2) as a raw material for the chemical industry. This breakthrough allows for the more sustainable production of key products such as fragrances […]
In Minnesota, making alcohol is a biological catalytic process as old as civilization, but, even with the latest refinements, the biology in the process requires the sacrifice of about a third of the glucose molecules in the lifecycle of the yeast catalyst, producing CO2 along with the alcohol. Paul Dauenhauer, a University of Minnesota Professor […]
In the UK, Rolls-Royce is leading a new project to find smarter ways of using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to increase its effectiveness and role in reducing non-CO2 emissions, specifically those associated with contrail formation. Co-funded through the Non-CO2 Programme, part of the ATI Programme, the Quantifying Reduction in Thermal Contrails by Optimising SAF (QRITOS) […]
In the UK, AZO Cleantech reported that a new research published in Nature Sustainability highlights a fresh opportunity to expand SAF production: turning municipal solid waste into jet fuel. The study shows this widely available, low-emission resource could help close the supply gap in a practical and affordable way, according to the report. Led by […]
In Illinois, while annual cropping systems such as maize/soy rotation perpetuate soil organic carbon (SOC) loss, perennial crops have been found to contribute to SOC increases. However, most perennial crop studies have been short-term, resulting in incomplete understanding of their long-term impacts on SOC. A study, published in the journal GCB Bioenergy, led by researchers […]
In Illinois, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have discovered a novel way to address the problem of air travel’s greenhouse gas emissions—by converting food waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that meets industry standards without relying on fossil fuel blends. Their process, described in a new Nature Communications study, could help the aviation […]
In China, on November 2, 2025, a Tsinghua University research team achieved a breakthrough in the field of solid-state batteries by successfully developing an innovative solid-state electrolyte based on soybean protein, which is expected to provide an efficient, long-life green solution for next-generation batteries. As a renewable resource, soybean protein is characterized by low cost, […]
In Brazil, Equinor and the Center for Research and Innovation in Greenhouse Gas (RCGI) of the University of São Paulo (USP) announced on Wednesday during the Summit Agenda SP + Verde — event of the Government of the State of São Paulo that integrated the programming of the 8th edition of the Energy Transition Research […]
