Tag: UK

CellRev runs out of money, winds down operations

CellRev runs out of money, winds down operations

September 1, 2025 |

In the United Kingdom, cell culture company CellulaREvolution has wound down operations and is seeking buyers for its assets, having run out of funding.  Spun out from Newcastle University in 2018, the company provided bottleneck-busting enzyme technologies for cultivated meat, regenerative medicine and vaccine sectors. “We couldn’t deliver commercial milestones fast enough to secure Series […]

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DP World UK launches trial allowing fleet owners to trial HVO at cost

DP World UK launches trial allowing fleet owners to trial HVO at cost

September 1, 2025 |

In the UK, DP World UK launched a unique Low Carbon Truck Program Trial, providing UK HGV fleet owners an opportunity to trial Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), a cleaner, renewable diesel alternative. In partnership with leading renewable fuel providers, the program supports businesses in making tangible progress on their sustainability journeys. Under the scheme, fleet […]

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UK researchers use glycerol to produce renewable hydrogen and propane

UK researchers use glycerol to produce renewable hydrogen and propane

September 1, 2025 |

In the UK, Aston University research has shown the way forward for making renewable hydrogen and propane fuel gases from glycerol. An organic compound, glycerol is produced mainly from fats and oils and is often used in health and beauty products. With crude glycerol from biodiesel production plants cheap and abundant the researchers have explored […]

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UK’s Financial Conduct Authority opens investigation into Drax’s biomass sourcing

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority opens investigation into Drax’s biomass sourcing

August 28, 2025 |

In the UK, Drax was notified on Tuesday that the Financial Conduct Authority has commenced an investigation into the company covering the period January 2022 to March 2024 relating to certain historical statements regarding Drax’s biomass sourcing and the compliance of Drax’s 2021, 2022 and 2023 Annual Reports with the Listing Rules and Disclosure Guidance […]

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UK slaps anti-dumping duties on Chinese FAME and HVO

UK slaps anti-dumping duties on Chinese FAME and HVO

August 25, 2025 |

In the UK, the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) on Friday published its Statement of Essential Facts (SEF) in the anti-dumping investigation into biodiesel imports from China. The investigation found that Chinese biodiesel is being dumped in the UK at unfairly low prices, causing material injury to UK producers. The TRA also concluded that applying anti-dumping […]

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NFU applauds consultation on RTFO but disappointed it comes too late for Vivergo

NFU applauds consultation on RTFO but disappointed it comes too late for Vivergo

August 20, 2025 |

In the UK, the promise of a consultation on how low carbon fuels are rewarded under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation, potentially leading to the crop cap being removed, and the exploration of moving beyond E10 fuels are key among the changes the Department for Transport has outlined following NFU lobbying.  The DfT (Department for […]

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Lloyds Register report shows FAME-based biofuel blends notably B30 is increasing

Lloyds Register report shows FAME-based biofuel blends notably B30 is increasing

August 18, 2025 |

In the UK, global bunker fuel quality remained resilient in the first half of 2025 despite growing fuel diversity and tightening environmental regulation, according to Lloyds Register’s latest FOBAS Fuel Insight report. The findings highlight how improved testing, data sharing and operational practices are supporting shipowners as they adapt to cleaner blends and stricter sulphur […]

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Vivergo Fuels begins shut down process after UK government fails to support

Vivergo Fuels begins shut down process after UK government fails to support

August 18, 2025 |

In the UK, Associated British Foods plc on Friday announced the closure of Vivergo, its UK bioethanol production plant in Hull, which also produces animal feed for UK farms. The decision to close the plant follows extensive discussions with the Government to find a regulatory and financial solution that would enable Vivergo to operate on […]

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Vivergo Fuels to begin shutting down Monday if UK government doesn’t make amends

Vivergo Fuels to begin shutting down Monday if UK government doesn’t make amends

August 13, 2025 |

In the UK, InsiderMedia reports Associated British Foods has told the government that it will begin shutting down Vivergo Fuels on Monday, August 18, if an agreement hasn’t been reached that will ensure its economic viability in face of the new trade deal with the US. Meld Energy, who has signed a letter of intent […]

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Biobased tennis balls offer a sustainable spin

Biobased tennis balls offer a sustainable spin

August 11, 2025 |

In the UK, Central Saint Martins graduate Noé Chouraqui has created Point, a 3D-printed tennis ball made from biobased and recyclable materials. Conventional tennis balls contain synthetic rubber and take up to 400 years to break down in the environment. According to Chouraqui, over 300 million tennis balls are produced annually. Most end up in […]

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