KRISO Achieved ABS’ Approval for It’s Offshore Ammonia Production Platform
(KRISO) The Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering (President Key Yong Hong, KRISO) developed Korea’s first offshore platform for
(KRISO) The Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering (President Key Yong Hong, KRISO) developed Korea’s first offshore platform for
(WVU Today) Researchers at West Virginia University have taken the first steps toward developing technology that can capture carbon dioxide in the air
by Ulrik Frohlke (Topsoe) Topsoe, a global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies, has signed an agreement with World Energy GH2
(EverWind Fuels/PR Newswire) Newfoundland-based, Miawpukek Horizon Maritime Services (Miawpukek Horizon) and green energy developer, EverWind Fuels (EverWind) have signed a Memorandum of
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) NexantECA senior consultant Josh Velson returned to the ABLC stage at ABLC 2023 for a presentation
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Here’s the State of Renewable Chemicals and Materials presentation from the ABLC CONNECT series episode.The Value Stack, planned
by Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) Canada's largest airline has inked a deal seeking to bring in more lower-carbon aviation fuel from green
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In this outlook, the pathways to low-carbon ammonia, it’s applications in fuels and chemicals, including
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Axens offers today the largest portfolio to do so; providing efficient, reliable and flexible technologies to
by Meghan Gunn, Kerri Anne Renaulli and Ned Potter (Newsweek) ...These disruptors are pushing the boundaries of technology in creative
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has launched a new, comprehensive webpage dedicated to one of
(Aviation Climate Taskforce (ACT)/PR Newswire) The Aviation Climate Taskforce announces today the funding of its first research grant to pioneer an innovative Direct
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Billion Ton 23 update is coming. BETO needs a comprehensive biomass resource assessment that
(Norsk e-Fuel) Norwegian has announced a landmark partnership with Norsk e-Fuel to build the world’s first full scale e-fuel plant
(Brooge Energy/Globe Newswire) Brooge Energy Ltd, (“Brooge Energy” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: BROG), a Cayman Islands-based infrastructure provider, which is currently
The EARTH’s primary energy source used to fuel everything from the growing GRASS FIELDs to the BIRDS soaring in the
(United Airlines) United today announced its $15 million investment in carbon capture technology company Svante, who provides materials and technology as part of
by Sean Goulding Carroll (EURACTIV.com) The amount of biofuels in Europe’s transport sector is expected to increase after the European Parliament
by Mark Pilling (Flight Global) Over the past six months, an Airbus Defence & Space A400M tactical transport, NH Industries NH90 multirole
by Justine Calma (The Verge) E-fuel will probably be too expensive and inefficient for cars, but it just might work
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A very interesting technology has come to our attention, worth a serious look, it’s a new
by Danny Halpin (The Independent) The Royal Society said a portfolio of alternative fuels will be required to meet current
(Technip Energies) Technip Energies (PARIS: TE) has been awarded a Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract by Arcadia eFuels for the
by Annina Schneider (EMPA) Synthetic energy carriers are carbon-neutral and make renewable energy transportable and storable in the long term.
(AIR COMPANY/SpaceRef) AIR COMPANY, the world’s leading carbon technology and climate innovation company, has seen its collaboration with NASA further strengthened
(EPFL) EPFL chemical engineers have invented a solar-powered artificial leaf, built on a novel electrode which is transparent and porous,
by Sowmya Sundar (Zawya Projects) Shell Oman to take 35% stake in Green Energy Oman -- Shell Oman has signed a
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2021 sales of $31
(Renewable Carbon News/D-CRBN) The BluePlasma consortium receives approval from VLAIO to set up an R&D pilot project -- In concrete
(Bioenergy International) H2Carrier's P2XFloater concept is based on making a life extension of an existing Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC)
(RSB) On behalf of its membership platform, the RSB Power-to-X Working Group, RSB officially launched the newly approved sustainability guidance and
(SWEN Capital Partners/Business Wire) Arcadia eFuels Receives Investment from Swen Infrastructure Fund for Transition 2 (“Swift 2”), a fund managed by
By Dieter Holger (Wall Street Journal) Straws, bottles and packaging made with captured greenhouse-gas are starting to reach commercial scale, offering
(World Energy/PR Newswire) QuestZero Program to Deliver on the Innovation, Infrastructure, Fuel Access, and Volumes Corporate Leaders Need to Achieve
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This week on ABLC CONNECT, we looked at the State of Advanced Biorefineries, including examples
by Emily Kent & Jonathan Lewis (Zero Carbon Fuels/Clean Air Task Force) ... A new CATF analysis, conducted and co-authored by Na’im
(Iberdrola/Electric Energy Online) • The first of the projects, Green UMIA, will be located in Pontevedra and will lead to
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) For more than a decade we have been covering the emergence of e-Fuels — renewable fuels
by Natalie Clarkson (Virgin Voyages) Virgin Voyages is working to make its cruise ships more sustainable, through partnerships with independent sustainability experts
(Coca-Cola Europacific Partners) CCEP Ventures to partner with Peidong Yang Research Group to develop scalable methods of converting captured air
(Heliogen) Initiative to demonstrate technology and produce jet fuel reserves for commercially viable carbon neutral flight -- Heliogen, Inc. (NYSE: HLGN),
(Carbon Capture Magazine) Featuring PMatt Fry, Senior Policy Manager, Great Plains Institute LISTEN
by Joseph Winters (Grist) ... Many companies have plans to launch or have already launched ships powered by biofuels — fuels produced from plant crops,
(Cranfield University) Multi-million-pound investment needed in technologies such as direct air capture; Some airports could become green energy ‘power stations’ to fuel
Airbus and a number of major airlines – Air Canada, Air France-KLM, easyJet, International Airlines Group, LATAM Airlines Group, Lufthansa
(Uniper Energy/Biobased Diesel Daily) Under the name “Green Fuels Hamburg,” the energy supplier Uniper, the energy-technology group Siemens Energy, the aircraft
(Sasol ecoFT/Biobased Diesel Daily) German aircraft manufacturer Deutsche Aircraft and South African chemicals and energy company Sasol have signed a memorandum
(Alaska Airlines/PR Newswire) Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement Twelve will also work with the companies toward a demonstration
(Biofuels International) A major new research centre that will help test, certify and deploy new sustainable aviation fuels - the
(VTT) Power-to-liquids technologies are on their way to commercialisation in scale and production of synthetic e-fuels is no longer science
by Ulrik Frøhlke (Topsoe) Topsoe’s technologies are set to reduce its customers’ greenhouse gas emissions by 12 million tonnes in 2022
by Tom Otley (Business Traveler) Sustainable fuel manufacturers in Europe could produce 1.83 million tonnes of e-kerosene in 2030, saving about
(United Airlines/PR Newswire) Dimensional Energy combines revolutionary carbon utilization technology with a century-old process, repurposing it to make sustainable aviation fuel; United
by Tony Harrington (GreenAir Online) A new market report by SkyNRG, the Amsterdam-based global provider of sustainable aviation fuels, predicts that both
(Gerandi) The Forestal del Atlántico complex, in Mugardos (A Coruña), presents the “Triskelión” project for the production of green methanol. The initiative,
(AirMiners) The AirMiners Launchpad boosts founders towards gigaton scale carbon removal. The program helps founders establish their team, develop business
(Engineering and Technology) A new carbon capture system that removes carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from the air has been developed by
by James Fernyhough (The Financial Times/Inside Climate News) ‘Power-to-liquid’ technology may prove the ‘nirvana’ for sustainable aviation, the Australian airline
(Renewable Carbon Initiative) CO2 Reduction potential of the chemical industry through carbon capture and utilisation (CCU); Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI),
(Generandi) ... Also known as e-fuels, synthetic fuels are made from hydrogen and CO2 removed from the atmosphere. Their added value is
by Isabelle Gerretsen (China Dialogue) At last year’s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, 22 countries, including the UK, US, Germany and
by Erin Marquis (Jalopnik) Gas made from carbon captured out of the atmosphere possibly coming to a fuel pump near
(INERATEC) Climate tech companies Synhelion and INERATEC have joined forces to decarbonize the transportation sector and help it achieve its ambitious
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) There’s a difference between renewable carbon and circular carbon, as noted in this illuminating ABLC
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) SWISS and the Lufthansa Group have entered into a strategic collaboration with solar aviation fuel pioneer Synhelion,
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Third generation tech is what Aemetis calls it – using renewable fuels for carbon capture
(nova-Institute) Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) Innovations of the Year 2022: A lot of technologies are in place and in development
by Kelsey Simpkins (CU Boulder Today) University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed a new tool that could lead to more efficient
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ABLC’s theme of “Dawn of Net Zero” and hundreds of delegates from organizations all
by Andreea Moyes and Peter Nowobilski (AIR bp and bp/Biofuels Digest) With the aviation industry committed to curtailing lifecycle carbon emissions,
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Illinois, news arrived that LanzaTech will go public in a merger with the NASDAQ-traded blank
by Erik F. Ringle (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) With Extensive Data, Broad Analyses, and Detailed Models, NREL Scientists and Collaborators Stake
(Lund University/Carbon Capture Magazine) A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has shown how solar power can convert carbon
by Jeff Overton (Environmental and Energy Study Institute) ... Aviation is a difficult sector to decarbonize. The enormous energy required to
by Nicola Jones (Yale Environment 360) Ammonia has been widely used as a fertilizer for the last century. Now, using
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Cyamonia Bio’s tech for the production of organic ammonia based on atmospheric nitrogen fixation just
by David Chandler (MIT News) Study reveals why some attempts to convert the greenhouse gas into fuel have failed, and
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In recent days, we’ve had 10 stories that shook the world. The players are so big,
(Johnson Matthey/PR Newswire) - Launch of HyCOgen will play a key role in enabling captured CO2 and green hydrogen to be converted into sustainable
(IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Program) A range of carbon dioxide capture technologies have been developed, including amine-based routes and calcium looping
by Susan van Dyk and Jack Saddler (IEA Bioenergy Task 39) Biojet/ Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) must play a major
(IEAGHG) A range of carbon dioxide capture technologies have been developed, including amine-based routes and calcium looping methods, some of which
(Monash University) Inspired by a vision for a future economy powered by carbon neutral ammonia, new start-up Jupiter Ionics Pty Ltd
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Check out remarks from Jim Lane, Editor & Publisher of The Digest on rationale,
(CMA CGM/Engie/NGV Journal) The CMA CGM Group and ENGIE have committed to working together to advance the energy transition by championing
(Lummus Technology/PR Newswire) -Lummus and Braskem execute MoU for joint licensing two projects of leading technology to produce green ethylene
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) It’s a simple idea, using renewable electricity to induce carbon dioxide and hydrogen to form a
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) From SAF size and scale, Shell’s plans for scaling up, fuel use and blends and
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) In the lead up to COP26, Rolls-Royce, Airbus and Shell are calling for further ambition
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Perfume made out of thin air, well, made from ethanol derived from carbon dioxide anyway,
(Tokyo Tech News) Using photocatalysts to reduce CO2 has received a lot of attention recently. Scientists from Tokyo Tech have
by Ariana Fine (NGT News) Huron Clean Energy, The Upper Nicola Band, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures and Carbon Engineering (CE) have begun preliminary engineering and design
(Twelve) Demonstrated for the first time, this electrochemical process enables a path to fossil-free commercial aviation fuel from CO2 from the
by Scarlett Evans (Bio Market Insights) ... Finding technologies to curb our carbon is essential, and attention is turning to projects
by Keith Button (Aerospace America) The air transport industry lacks enough suppliers of sustainable aviation fuel to meet the anticipated demand
Tenneco is putting its 100-plus years of powertrain expertise in improving vehicle fuel efficiency and reducing emissions to work to
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) ... Traditional fermentation processes for producing such products rely on microorganisms that emit large quantities of CO2.
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) Two sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects in the UK have been announced that involve British
(Velocys) Velocys plc (VLS.L), the sustainable fuels technology company, is pleased to announce its Fischer Tropsch (FT) technology has been selected
(LanzaTech) The companies are investigating a commercial facility in the UK that will produce more than 100 million litres per
(Office of Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho)) According to a report by the International Energy Agency, approximately 40 percent of cumulative CO2 emissions reductions
(U.K. Department for Transport and The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP) Companies receive funding for sustainable fuel production while sustainable
by Susan van Dyk (GreenAir Online) Although using CO2 from direct air capture (DAC) is important for e-fuels production in
by Mark Pilling (GreenAir Online) ... P&WC’s announcement is the second sustainability initiative launched in Quebec in the past week,
(Wärtsilä/Hellenic Shipping News) How do you create carbon neutral, synthetic fuels? Where can they be used? What can be done
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Bentley’s Continental GT3 Pikes Peak racecar proved to be fastest racecar running on renewable fuel
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Technologies Model – aka GREET –
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) We’ve covered food made from air here, but Germany-based company Made of Air has developed a bioplastic
by Susan van Dyk (GreenAir Online) Germany’s federal and state governments, with backing from industry, have agreed a roadmap that commits
(Helenic Shipping/Bureau Veritas) Bureau Veritas (BV) has released an Ammonia-Prepared notation and has developed a Rule Note for ammonia as a
(U.S. Department of Energy) The Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) hosted its 2021 Project Peer Review virtually on March 8‒12, 2021; March 15‒16,
(Bioenergy Insight) Carbon Clean has joined forces with BayoTech to develop on-site hydrogen with carbon capture solutions. Carbon Clean, a
(Transportation & Environment) The EU should promote the use of green synthetic fuels, or e-fuels, by ships and planes as
(ReNewsBiz) When completed in 2023 the 20MW electrolyser in Louisiana will be the largest in North America -- The largest producer
by Gaulthier Blangez* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Let’s go back to the basics. The “Bio” term comes from ancient Greek and
by Gaulthier Blangez* (Advanced Biofuels USA) What are we talking about? Do you know that airlines' activities, from passenger transportation to freight
(ExxonMobil/Porsche/Business Newswire) ExxonMobil and Porsche are testing advanced biofuels and renewable, lower-carbon eFuels, as part of a new agreement to find pathways
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Spain, Repsol is responding to the Spanish government’s calls for expressions of interest with a portfolio
by Svend Ravn (Haldor Topsoe) -Haldor Topsoe and Nel have entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the intent to
(Bio-based News/nova Institute) CO2 has become famous in a sad way. Carbon Recycling International from Iceland, LanzaTech from USA and
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Hydrogen, ammonia, synthetic hydrocarbon fuels, and biofuels can provide greenhouse gas emissions reduction for difficult-to-decarbonize
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) One more company to focus on in our tour of CO2 usage. It’s another electrofuels play
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Infinium Electrofuels process converts renewable power into green hydrogen, then uses this green hydrogen and
(GreenAir Online) Eight European transport ministers have called for a harmonised, long-term strategy to decarbonising the air transport sector to include
(GreenAir Online) A recent high-level conference hosted by the Dutch government focused on the potential of synthetic aviation fuels, also
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Finland, a partnership led by VTT and Neste aimed at using sustainable electricity and
(Neste) The e-fuel research project related to Neste’s Veturi programme was launched in January 2021. Headed by VTT Technical Research Centre
(KLM) For the first time worldwide, a passenger flight partly flown on sustainably produced synthetic kerosene, was carried out in
by Chris Edwards (Engineering and Technology) Renewables may actually keep carbon fuels going for decades to come, but a new
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Who are the key bioeconomy players in the new Biden Administration? What recent moves by
(Gevo) Gevo, Inc. (“Gevo”) (NASDAQ: GEVO), announces the concept of Net-Zero Projects for the production of energy dense liquid hydrocarbons using
(SeeNews/Renewables Now) – French microalgae firm Fermentalg (EPA:FALG) saw its shares jump 35% on Tuesday after it announced the signing
by John Fialka (E&E News) ... "Can we afford not to do this?" was the way Steve Oldham, the CEO of
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) NextChem is focused on 3 solutions that all tie in together - cleaner hydrogen, biofuels
by Alex Kimani (OilPrice.com) After decades of stagnation and multiple false dawns, the hydrogen economy appears primed for a major takeoff. A growing number
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Yara announces plans to fully electrify its ammonia plant in Porsgrunn, Norway with the
by Blaine Friedlander (Cornell University/Science Daily) By borrowing nature's blueprints for photosynthesis, bioengineers have found a way to efficiently absorb and
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What is the World Economic Forum doing to help aviation meet net zero goals? First,
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Anyone facing a carbon target or price wants to capture carbon. The advanced players are turning
by Aleksandra Wójcik (Haldor Topsoe) An article in the esteemed Science magazine suggests that solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) technology
by Svend Ravn (Haldor Topsoe) - The project aims to develop a ground-breaking hydrogen and sustainable fuel facility based on electrolysis
(National Business Aviation Association) Despite the pandemic, technologies continue to advance and more OEMs and operators are embracing sustainable aviation
(Biofuels Digest) Recorded presentations for your on-demand review and enjoyment. Just Pick and Click! On BioChannelTV RENEWABLE DIESEL & DME Saola Energy
by Steve Csonka (Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuel Initiative) Today is National Aviation Day in the U.S., a recognition instituted by
(Haldor Topsoe) In August 2020, Alfa Laval, Hafnia, Haldor Topsoe, Vestas, and Siemens Gamesa issued the report “Ammonfuel – an industrial
(GreenAir Online) Leisure carrier Air Transat has signed an offtake agreement, claimed to be the first in Canada, to purchase a
(Carbon Engineering) Supersonic aircraft company, Aerion, the leader in supersonic technology and global mobility, and Carbon Engineering Ltd. (CE), a leading Direct
(National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Hydrogen has the greatest potential among technologies for seasonal energy storage in the future, according to an
(Norak e-Fuel) Norsk e-Fuel is planning Europe’s first commercial plant for hydrogen-based renewable aviation fuel in Norway Leading industry consortium
(Ørsted) Copenhagen Airports, A.P. Moller - Maersk, DSV Panalpina, DFDS, SAS and Ørsted have formed the first partnership of its