4 October 202129 September 2021 SynBio: The Science Behind LanzaTech’s Success At its heart, LanzaTech is a cutting-edge synthetic biology or “SynBio” venture, as Wikipedia describes, “…a multidisciplinary area of research that seeks to create new biological parts, devices, and systems, or to redesign systems that are already found in nature."
30 September 202130 September 2021 The winners of the last innovation award “Best CO2 Utilisation” transformed CO2 into methanol, cleaning agents, plastic packaging or surfactants. What technology or product in the field of CCU have you developed? nova-Institute and YNCORIS together with CO2 Value Europe are looking forward to your application for the innovation award “Best CO2 Utilisation 2022”. The award will be granted at the well-established “Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals”, 23–24 March 2022 in Cologne (hybrid event)
29 September 202127 September 2021 Combining sunlight and wastewater nitrate to make the world’s No. 2 chemical UIC researchers create a sustainable electrochemical system in which a solar cell is attached to a well holding a liquid solution. When charged, nitrates from wastewater in the liquid solution are converted to ammonia
28 September 202123 September 2021 Record result and record sales FY 2020/2021. Attractive market environment for advanced biofuels until 2030. Comprehensive investment programme for Germany Financial year 2020/2021 in figures: EBITDA of EUR 166.3 million, up 36.2 percent. Sales revenues of EUR 1.0 billion. EBITDA margin 16.2 percent. Equity ratio 75.1 percent. Proposed dividend of EUR 0.20 per share
17 September 202114 September 2021 TotalEnergies to introduce a 100% renewable fuel at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and at the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Wine waste was used to make eco-friendly racecar fuel from
16 September 202113 September 2021 Cooperation Uniper and Port of Rotterdam Authority in production green hydrogen This agreement is a major milestone in the further development of the hydrogen value chain in the Rijnmond region
9 September 20219 September 2021 Sinopec aims Yuan 30 billion investment through 2025 to boost hydrogen strategy Hydrogen expansion to lower carbon emissions by 10 mil mt/year - To install 4 GW of wind, solar power capacity
8 September 20219 September 2021 What Is the Most Effective Use of Captured CO2? Some US-researchers estimated the climate "return of investment" for 20 potential CCU pathways leading to concrete, chemicals, or minerals
31 August 20216 April 2022 Regulation, consumer demand drive bionaphtha use in fuels, petchems Over the next three to five years, production could grow to anywhere between 500,000 mt/year and multiple millions of metric tons per year, depending on demand
17 August 20219 September 2021 CO2 as a raw material for plastics and other products Carbon dioxide is one of the main drivers of climate change – which means that we need to reduce CO2 emissions in the future. Fraunhofer researchers are highlighting a possible way to lower these emissions: They use the greenhouse gas as a raw material, for instance to produce plastics. To do this, they first produce methanol and formic acid from CO2, which they convert via microorganisms into building blocks for polymers and the like
12 August 20219 August 2021 Seaweed, the Carbon Negative Fuel, Food, and Supplement The beneficial properties of seaweed go from human nutrition and skincare to fighting climate change
Scientists show a single catalyst can perform the first step of turning CO2 into fuel in two very different ways Their work aims to bridge two approaches to driving the reaction – one powered by heat, the other by electricity – with the goal of discovering more efficient and sustainable ways to convert carbon dioxide into useful products.
3 August 20219 September 2021 LanzaTech UK and Carbon Engineering team to produce SAF from CO2 The companies are investigating a commercial facility in the UK that will produce more than 100 million litres per year of jet fuel made from atmospheric carbon dioxide
28 July 20219 September 2021 Understanding our footprint – outcomes of RSB’s Monitoring & Evaluation in 2020 RSB is committed to the continuous improvement of its systems to ensure its ongoing applicability, credibility, and practicality for those committing to sustainability
23 July 202122 November 2021 Major green ammonia and hydrogen project announced in Morocco Huge project to be jointly developed by Fusion Fuel and Consolidated Contractors Group S.A.L. (CCC), a global construction company that offers a full suite of services across the entire EPC value chain
22 July 20219 September 2021 Boeing and SkyNRG Partner to Scale Sustainable Aviation Fuels Globally Partnership builds on Boeing's industry leadership and SkyNRG's pioneering approach to scaling SAF demand and supply
21 July 20219 September 2021 Fit for 55 needs a biofuels boost The Commission’s proposal leaves room for biofuels such as renewable ethanol to help achieve Green Deal, but should better maximise their potential for decarbonising transport
14 July 20219 July 2021 10 years of EU’s failed biofuels policy has wiped out forests the size of the Netherlands – study T&E, who carried out the study, calls on the EU to end support to palm and soy biodiesel immediately to avoid further deforestation impacts
7 July 20212 July 2021 Danish partnership receives support from the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP) for world’s first industrial dynamic green ammonia demonstration plant The ammonia plant will interface to a green hydrogen solution developed by Vestas, integrating electrolysis with wind and solar in one smart control system
6 July 20219 September 2021 Baker Hughes Invests in Bio-methanation Technology Company Electrochaea to Expand Carbon Utilization Portfolio with Power-to-Gas Solution Baker Hughes will draw from its portfolio of carbon capture technologies, including its Compact Carbon Capture design, to provide integrated solutions tailored to specific applications utilizing both CO2 sources with biogenic origin
Cologne Bonn Airport makes Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) available for airlines to reduce greenhouse gas emissions The first flight fueled with Neste MY SAF was a cargo flight early June operated by ASL Airlines on behalf of Amazon
28 June 20219 September 2021 Direct air capture trains What if the energy released when freight trains slow or stop could be applied to carbon capture technology?
24 June 20219 September 2021 New catalyst offers a sustainable future for solar fuel production Researchers have found a new versatile and sustainable catalyst to be used in solar fuel production
22 June 20215 April 2022 GIDARA Energy announces a new facility converting non-recyclable waste into advanced biofuels The produced renewable fuel will replace fossil-based fuels, creating significant carbon savings
18 June 20219 September 2021 Saving the climate with solar fuel In Empa's mobility demonstrator, move, researchers are investigating the production of synthetic methane from an energy, technical and economic perspective
Oberon Fuels plant begins commercial production As part of a $6 million project grant from the California Energy Commission, Oberon is converting waste methanol into rDME at its Brawley facility
14 June 20219 September 2021 Neste is progressing on its projects on the Innovation business platforms for future growth in renewable and circular solutions All business platforms established in early 2020 are based on scalable future feedstock pools, which play an important role in tackling the climate change
Top Biofuel Maker Eyes Garbage in Widening Feedstock Hunt Neste Oyj aims to use forestry waste to produce fuel in Quebec
7 June 20219 September 2021 CO2 converted into methanol as fuel for ships As part of the EU-funded FReSMe project, scientists are researching the possibility of producing the climate-friendly fuel methanol from the harmful climate gas CO2
4 June 202116 June 2021 Haldor Topsoe and Preem achieve 85% co-processing of renewable feedstock The revamp of the refinery is a significant step in a long-term plan for Preem with the goal to produce five million cubic meters of renewable fuels by 2030
2 June 20219 September 2021 LanzaTech Awarded $4.1 Million from ARPA-E for Transformational Energy Technology The funding will be used to enhance existing technology to enable the direct conversion of CO2 to ethanol — a building block for low carbon intensity fuels and chemicals
31 May 202116 June 2021 EU’s dismissal of crop-based biofuels will impede transport decarbonisation: industry Commission to minimise the contribution of crop-based biofuels from the road transport energy mix – even though such biofuels have been the main contributor to displacing fossil fuel
28 May 202116 June 2021 SHV Energy and UGI to Launch Joint Venture to Accelerate the Transition of the LPG Industry to a Sustainable Future Innovation capabilities and distribution power of both companies will aim to develop the full potential of rDME as a sustainable solution
21 May 20219 September 2021 Everfuel plans 300MW HySynergy Phase II electrolyser in Fredericia The new facility can also provide oxygen for on-site carbon capture and a 25% reduction of the Fredericia refinery emissions by using the green hydrogen for production of fuels
10 May 202118 June 2021 Repsol to join Enerkem and Agbar to build a waste to chemicals plant in Tarragona Under the JV the plant will process around 400,000 tons of non-recyclable municipal solid waste from its surrounding regions and produce 220,000 tons of methanol
Neste to enable production of up to 500,000 tons/a of Sustainable Aviation Fuel at its Rotterdam renewable products refinery Currently Neste’s sustainable aviation fuel annual production capacity is 100,000 tons
7 May 20219 September 2021 Aker Solutions Wins FEED Contract for e-Fuel Plant in Norway The e-Fuel plant is planned to produce CO2-neutral fuel by using green hydrogen and furnace gas from an existing factory
FEATURE: Biomethanol offers renewable fuel alternative Renewable methanol will offer further emission reduction advantages, estimated at 65%-95% according to the joint IRENA and Methanol report
5 May 202118 June 2021 They got the beets! Avantium, Cosun partner on 1st commercial plant to produce plant-based glycols First commercial plant for the production of plant-based glycols, using Avantium’s Ray Technology
4 May 202118 June 2021 Sinopec Capital to Invest and Partner with LanzaTech Sinopec Capital, with its Parent Sinopec Group as largest integrated Energy and Chemicals Company in China, invests in Carbon Recycling company
29 April 20214 August 2021 Celanese Expands Methanol Production at Clear Lake Facility Methanol production expected to expand to 125% of original capacity
Clariant collaborates with Indonesia’s Pertamina in advanced biofuels assessment Technology evaluation and conceptual engineering study also cornerstone to the work
28 April 20219 September 2021 Neste and Finnair present Sustainable Aviation Fuel based solution to reduce business travel emissions Finnair’s target is to become carbon neutral by 2045, and to halve its net CO2 emissions by the end of 2025
27 April 20219 September 2021 Sasol to explore potential of cleaner aviation fuels with world class partners The Consortium will enable Sasol to work with world-class partners on the opportunity to employ its extensive experience to produce liquid fuels and chemicals
13 April 20219 September 2021 “Appropriate management of all organic wastes must be enabled NOW if the world is to meet Paris Agreement targets”, says global biogas trade body in landmark report Human activity generates 105bn tonnes of organic wastes (food waste, sewage and garden wastes, and farm and agricultural wastes) annually by human activity
12 April 20219 September 2021 Termination of Synthetic Ethanol Production & Sales and Contract to Handlethe Distillation of Fermented Ethanol The business environment surrounding MCC’s synthetic ethanol business remains harsh, in part due to rising repair costs of aging production facilities
Diamond Green Diesel Enters into New Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility The new revolving credit facility matures March 30, 2024 and is non-recourse to the joint venture partners
1 April 20219 September 2021 Neste joins the eFuel Alliance Low-carbon fuels are the only sustainable solution to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from existing combustion engines around the world
31 March 20219 September 2021 Haldor Topsoe and Nel ASA to offer end-to-end green ammonia and eMethanol™ solutions Green ammonia and eMethanol™ are both considered promising low-carbon transportation fuels and energy carriers