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The Department for Transport has awarded Project Speedbird, a partnership between Nova Pangaea Technologies, British Airways, and LanzaJet, £484,000 (€571,000) to fund a feasibility study for the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the UK.
The funding was awarded as part of the UK Department for Transport’s Green Fuels, Green Skies (GFGS) competition to develop sustainable…
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Airbus, Dassault Aviation, ONERA, the French Ministry of Transport and Safran have launched the first in-flight study of a single-aisle aircraft running on unblended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
During the flight test over the Toulouse region on 28 October, one CFM LEAP-1A engine of an Airbus A319neo test aircraft operated on 100% SAF.
Initial results from the ground and flight tests are…
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Wood is advancing a project for Renewable Energy Group (REG) that will expand REG’s renewable diesel fuel offering to help meet the world’s growing demand for sustainable fuels.
The engineering, procurement, and construction management services contract will support REG’s improvement and expansion project at its renewable diesel biorefinery in Geismar, Louisiana.
The project will take…
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Indonesia has agreed to end deforestation by 2030 which is good news for opponents of the country’s palm oil industry.
The country has been criticised for clearing forests for palm oil cultivation used in a range of products including biodiesel production.
The EU has vowed to end palm oil imports from Indonesia and Malaysia which has erupted into a legal row between the parties.
More than…
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Family-owned Muir Construction has completed the building of Scotland’s first multi-million-pound Celtic Renewables’ biorefinery at Caledon Green in Grangemouth.
The facility has the capacity to produce 1 million litres of sustainable biofuels annually.
The multi-million-pound plant will use Celtic Renewables’ patented technology to convert 50,000 tonnes of unwanted and low-value…
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GIDARA Energy is a Dutch technology-based energy company focused on converting non-recyclable waste into syngas – a clean and versatile source of energy.
The company’s first plant, Advanced Methanol Amsterdam (AMA), will produce an average of 87.5 kilotons per annum (KTA) of renewable methanol from 175 KTA of local non-recyclable waste.
AMA includes a testing facility, knowledge centre, and…
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DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo will extend their weekly CO2-free freighter flights between Frankfurt and Shanghai using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The joint mission will be continued throughout the entire winter flight schedule until March next year and Nokia has signed up to the initiative.
The global telecommunication network provider will avoid greenhouse gas emissions by using the…
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Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor has thanked President Biden and Congressional leaders for including nearly $1 billion (€858 million) in biofuels infrastructure investments in the proposed Build Back Better budget reconciliation framework.
The Build Back Better Act has been designed to create millions of good-paying jobs, enable more Americans to join and remain in the labour force, spur…
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In the first nine months of the 2021 financial year, Novozymes delivered 6% organic sales growth, marking an important step in fulfilling its long-term growth strategy.
The global biotechnology company, which has developed methods of boosting efficiency in ethanol production, reported an EBIT-margin of 28.8% and ROIC including goodwill of 22.1%.
“Our results for the first nine months are…
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Clariant significantly increased profitability in the third quarter of 2021 on the back of double-digit sales growth.
The company announced that Q3 2021 sales from continuing operations increased by 23% in the local currency and Swiss francs to CHF 1.096 billion (€1.029 billion). The sales growth was achieved via higher volumes and strong pricing in all business areas and across all…
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US Senator John Thune, a long-time member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, led several colleagues in requesting a meeting with President Biden to promote biofuels.
Along with his colleagues, Senator Thune has requested to discuss the Renewable Fuel Standard and promote biofuels as a key solution for the US’ energy and climate agenda. In July, Thune led a…
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The number of jobs in renewable energy worldwide increased in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, with the growing industry holding up better than fossil fuels, international agencies revealed.
In an annual report on clean energy employment, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said there were 12 million jobs in renewable energy and…
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Sustainable marine biofuels supplier GoodFuels and Renewable Energy Group (REG) have entered into a long-term agreement for the supply and development of marine biofuel.
With REG’s expertise in biofuels and GoodFuels’ ‘pioneering strengths’, both firms are playing an important role in enabling the decarbonisation efforts for shipping companies.
This announcement reinforces…
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The carbon footprint of launching the new Orbex Prime space rocket will be up to 95% lower than comparable space launch programmes, a new study has revealed.
Orbex is set to launch Prime - the ‘world’s most environmentally friendly’ space rocket - using renewable, ultra-low-carbon biofuel at Space Hub Sutherland – the carbon-neutral Spaceport in the North of Scotland.
Prime is…
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Cable and pipe seal manufacturer Roxtec has joined GEODIS’s new global Sustainable Marine Fuels strategy.
Logistics company GEODIS launched the possibility for freight customers to choose sustainable marine fuels, or fuels produced from waste materials such as used cooking oils and forest residues.
Roxtec has increased its transportation of cable and pipe seals around the world and wants…
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