Italy – Eni and Aeroporti di Roma (ADR) have struck a strategic partnership to expedite the ecological transformation of airports and to boost decarbonization activities in the aviation sector. Since 2014, Eni has been manufacturing hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) biofuel in its Venice and Gela biorefineries using its patented EcofoningTM technology; the same process may […]
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United States – The US Department of Energy (DOE) has given $64.7 million in financing for projects focusing on developing cost-effective, low-carbon biofuels as part of a White House roundtable to launch the Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Grand Challenge to decarbonize the aviation sector by 2050.
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Denmark/United States – Maersk has invested in California-based WasteFuel, a start-up focused on turning waste into sustainable aviation fuel, green bio-methanol, and renewable natural gas.
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For a Dragon’s Den of Transition, the organization of EIES2021 is looking for both dragons and innovators. During the closing of the European Industry and Energy Summit on December 8 in Rotterdam Ahoy, they can make deals to support interesting energy innovations. Sign up now as a dragon or innovator!
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United States – BioLogiQ, a global pioneer and maker of plant-based biopolymers for use in the creation of plastic products, has created a NuPlastiQ BioBlend for use with polypropylene in Spun Bond Fabric, Melt-Blown Fabric, and Fiber for Yarn non-woven applications.
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RENOVA has finalized its investment decision (FID) in the large-scale biomass power production project being constructed through Karatsu Biomass Energy.
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Belgium – ArcelorMittal wants to replace coal with high-quality biocoal as a raw material for its steel production process. For this purpose, ArcelorMittal is starting a pilot project in Gent (Belgium).
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Denmark – Haldor Topsoe will build a 15,000 ton per year hydroprocessing catalyst plant at the company’s existing Bayport production site in Pasadena, Harris County, Texas.
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United Kingdom – ScottishPower Renewables has launched an innovative pilot initiative to minimize its carbon footprint by utilizing waste vegetable oil to power crew transfer vessels at its flagship East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm.
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United Kingdom/Vietnam – Green Fuels Research, in collaboration with the School of Chemical Engineering at Hà Ni University of Science and Technology (HUST), has secured grant funding by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, for a feasibility study into the conversion of pangasius (catfish) mortalities and processing waste into a sustainable biofuel for distributed power generation.
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