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Is the first fossil-free jet fuel made from CO2 viable? The US Air Force thinks so

Berkeley, California-based carbon transformation company Twelve and Tulsa-based Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT) today announced that they have produced the first fossil-free jet fuel from carbon dioxide using an electrochemical process. The project received funding from the US Air Force. The new biofuel, which is called E-Jet, can be used by both commercial and military aviation. Biofuels are notoriously expensive. But where

Free webinar: Value from CO2: The power of Biotechnology

Carbon is the main component of hundreds of materials used in industrial processes and in our daily lives. To meet the increasing demand for these products in a sustainable way, various types of renewable carbon can be used, including CO2. Industrial biotechnology has a high potential to tackle harmful CO2 emissions and convert CO2 into value-added products,

Life cycle assessment shows: Neste RE renewable hydrocarbons cut carbon footprint by more than 85% over fossil feedstock for polymers and chemicals industry

Neste recently conducted a life cycle assessment (LCA) study* on the environmental impacts of the usage of its 100% renewable feedstock, Neste RE™. It shows a greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction of more than 85% over the life cycle when Neste RE was used to replace conventional fossil feedstock in the chemical and polymers industry. The

Repsol produces renewable hydrogen with biomethane for the first time

Renewable hydrogen has been used to manufacture fuels with a low carbon footprint, such as gasoline, diesel, and kerosene for aviation, thus avoiding the emission of about 90 t of CO2. The biomethane used as raw material was obtained from urban solid waste. This is an example of Repsol’s commitment to the circular economy and

Fossil fuel industry gets subsidies of $11m a minute, IMF finds

The fossil fuel industry benefits from subsidies of $11m every minute, according to analysis by the International Monetary Fund. The IMF found the production and burning of coal, oil and gas was subsidised by $5.9tn in 2020, with not a single country pricing all its fuels sufficiently to reflect their full supply and environmental costs.

US Secretary of Energy Granholm and US Senator Ossoff Visit LanzaTech Innovation Hub in Georgia and Site of the World’s First LanzaJet Sustainable Fuels Plant

Jennifer M. Granholm, U.S. Secretary of Energy LanzaTech and LanzaJet last Monday welcomed Secreta...

Kohlendioxid als alternativer Rohstoff für die Autoindustrie

Neben Matratzen, Sportböden und Textilfasern hat Covestro einen weiteren Anwendungsbereich für die Nutzung von CO2 in der Kunststoffproduktion erschlossen: Jetzt können auch Schaumstoffe für die Automobilindustrie zum Teil mit Kohlendioxid anstelle von fossilen Rohstoffen wie Erdöl hergestellt werden. Dazu wird das innovative Vorprodukt cardyon® eingesetzt, mit dem das Schweizer Unternehmen FoamPartner Schäume für verschiedene Bereiche im Fahrzeuginnenraum produziert.

Carbon dioxide as an alternative raw material for the automotive industry

In addition to mattresses, sports floors and textile fibres, Covestro has opened up a further are...

Start-up uses CO2 to create bio-building blocks

Cemvita Factory is putting microbes to work in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and producing bio-polymers used in the manufacturing of plastics. The Houston-based industrial biotechnology start-up, funded by an Occidental subsidiary and others, transforms carbon dioxide into “value-added products” using its synthetic biology conversion platform. Stay a step ahead with the Upstream News appRead high

The Green Brief: Fossil fuel subsidies are back (and they’re here to stay)

All EU governments more or less agree that the long-term response to surging energy prices is to accelerate the transition to renewable power and promote energy savings through schemes like building renovation programmes. Yet when faced with the current global surge in energy prices, they have – understandably – resorted to short-termism with tried and

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