In California, BASF has sold its bioenergy enzymes business based in San Diego to Lallemand’s subsidiaries, Danstar Ferment AG and Lallemand Specialties Inc. This includes the Spartec® product portfolio and related technologies in development. Lallemand will integrate the business and associated employees in its Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits (LBDS) business unit. As of June […]
In California, UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy and Energy & Environmental Research Associates released two reports on decarbonizing ocean-going vessels, detailing technologies for low and zero-carbon fuels, engine efficiencies, and operational improvements. commissioned by Pacific Environment. These reports, “Policy Options to Decarbonize Ocean-Going Vessels” and “Ocean-Going Vessel Decarbonization Technology Assessment,” aim to guide […]
In California, Clean Energy Fuels Corp. and Maas Energy Works announced a new joint development agreement to build nine renewable natural gas (RNG) production facilities at dairy farms across seven states. This new endeavor will include dairies located in Colorado, South Dakota, Georgia, Florida, Iowa, Nebraska and New Mexico, and will collect the manure from […]
In California, Aemetis announced that the installation of a $12 million, 3 megawatt solar microgrid with battery storage and an AI energy management system has been completed at the Keyes ethanol plant. TotalEnergies was the project developer who provided the PV solar technology, and also built and commissioned the system. Schneider Electric provided the electrical […]
In California, enabled by its partnership with Neste, Signature Aviation, who operates the world’s largest network of business aviation terminals, is now providing only blended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to all aircraft refueling at its terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Since April 1, Signature’s LAX terminal has become the second business aviation […]
In California, sustainable aviation fuels made from renewable sources of carbon could reduce carbon dioxide emissions and help to mitigate climate change. Isoprenol is a chemical involved in the production of a jet biofuel blendstock called 1,4-dimethylcyclooctane (DMCO). Blendstocks are chemicals that are combined with other chemicals to create fuel. Department of Energy researchers have […]
In California, TPG Rise Climate, the dedicated climate investing strategy of TPG’s global impact investing platform TPG Rise, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Olympus Terminals, a leading independent storage provider for renewable fuels and refined products in Southern California, majority owned by an affiliated investment fund of Davidson Kempner Capital […]
In California, Shiru is launching the world’s first marketplace and discovery platform for proteins. Dubbed ProteinDiscovery.ai, the platform allows users to search, discover, pilot, and buy molecules for food, agriculture, personal care, and advanced material applications. It is comprised of a searchable database that catalogs more than 33 million molecules by sequence, functional use, and […]
In California, FuelCell Energy, Inc. and Toyota Motor North America, Inc. celebrated the grand opening of the first-of-its-kind “Tri-gen” system at the Port of Long Beach, California this week. Tri-gen uses biogas to produce renewable electricity, renewable hydrogen, and usable water, and was built to support the vehicle processing and distribution center for Toyota Logistics Services (TLS) […]
In California, Dole Packaged Foods has partnered with circular design firm Rais Case and Ananas Anam, creator of pineapple-based textile Piñatex, to tackle pineapple industry waste. On Earth Day, the three companies unveiled a limited-edition Vida Bag made with Piñatex material sourced from Dole Philippines farms. “These types of collaborations like ours with Dole and […]
