In Mexico, Bloomberg Linea reports Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission, CFE, is exploring a partnership with Pemex to produce green hydrogen at the Salina Cruz refinery, aiming to decarbonize energy production by replacing traditional hydrogen made from natural gas with a renewable alternative. Pemex, Mexico’s largest consumer of hydrogen, currently uses 220,000 tons annually for refining, […]
In Mexico, design studio Manufactura has partnered with New York’s BioMatters to convert waste lobster shells from Maine into a material suitable for 3D printing using. The process involves crushing the shells and mixing that powder with binding agents. The two studios co-developed the idea while visiting Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine, where […]
In Mexico, A21 reported that Mexican airline Aeromexico expects 20% of the SAF used by the company to be locally produced in Mexico. According to its 2023 Sustainability Report, the airline said it is working on strategies and initiatives to improve its fuel savings program. “We are committed to collaborating with the main actors involved […]
In Mexico, design collective Zaventem Ateliers showed that necessity is truly the mother of invention when customs delays meant it had to recreate most of its Unique Design X exhibition furniture collection from cardboard. Based in Belgium, the collective of eight design studios had to produce 35 furniture items from three square meters of cardboard. […]
In Denmark, Helax Istmo, a wholly owned subsidiary of funds managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (CIIT) and Mexico’s national Ministry of Navy. Under the agreement, the parties agree to collaborate to support the development of a large-scale, integrated renewable energy […]
In Chile, BNamericas reported that the planning for the $2.2bn Pacífico Mexinol facility that will produce net-zero emissions methanol in Topolobampo, in Mexico’s Sinaloa state, is advancing faster than expected. The report noted that environmental ministry Semarnat approved construction of the country’s first green methanol project under one condition, following the US ambassador to Mexico […]
