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Neste selects Rotterdam as a location for its possible next world scale renewable products refinery
Neste announced in March 2020 an intention to increase its renewable products production capacity in Europe according to the company strategy. The company has now concluded a thorough study phase concerning the two possible locations, Porvoo, Finland a...
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French oil giant backs startup recycling CO<sub>2</sub> into animal food
U.K. startup Deep Branch secured funds from backers including French oil giant Total SE for its plan to turn carbon dioxide emissions into food for chickens, fish and pigs.The company uses a fermentation process similar to winemaking or pickling, excep...
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CO<sub>2</sub> good to be true: 3 sustainable uses for carbon dioxide
Here’s a challenge: “If you’re a young person and you want to save the planet, while also becoming the richest person on it, then this is the problem to solve. Using captured carbon dioxide, how do you make, say, a fuel.” Posing the question is Dr Step...
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VEGOILS-Palm oil rallies for ninth day to hit 13-yr peak on crude, rivals strength
Malaysian palm oil futures hit a more than 13-year high on Monday, as the market rallied for a ninth straight session, lifted by a jump in crude and rival edible oils due to tightening global supplies.The benchmark palm oil contract for May delivery on...
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CO<sub>2</sub> utilization, a growth sector
In a report released last month, Lux Research looked into CO2 utilization. The company forecasts a growth in this sector to $ 70 billion by 2030 and to $ 550 billion by 2040. CO2 will be put to good use in the buildings, chemicals, materials, fuels, an...
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Bio-based Naphtha and Mass Balance Approach – Status & Outlook, Standards & Certification Schemes
Visuals and PDF files in German and English available at: www.nova-institute.eu/press/?id=247.Bio-based naphtha has been available on the market for a few years now. In Europe, about 150,000 tonnes are already used annually, mainly for polymer producti...
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Can Mars be colonised?
The landing of American space ship ‘Perseverance’ on Mars on February 20, 2021 is termed a major breakthrough in decades of scientific exploration to search for life in that mysterious planet. Called the ‘red planet’ because of the iron-oxide dust that...
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The technology group Wärtsilä has invested a further EUR 1 million in Soletair Power
This investment follows Wärtsilä’s original EUR 500,000 investment in Soletair Power made in 2019. Soletair Power has developed a breakthrough solution for capturing the carbon dioxide (CO2) from air in buildings that can be used when creating syntheti...
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Uniper Works in Collaboration with Two Partners to Develop Green Methanol as a Maritime Fuel
The Green Methanol Cooperation (GMC) wants to establish green methanol on the marketGreen methanol is carbon-neutral and can be extracted from the airEnvironmentally friendly solution to stricter regulations in the maritime industryUniper is now workin...
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Using plasma technology to feed the world
Using state-of-the-art plasma technology to make cheap fertilizer for small farmers. It may sound like magic, but it has now become reality. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) have built a small plasma-powered plant that produces ...
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