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New study highlights improved ethanol production method using CO2 and Nanocatalysts
Sep 15, 2024 (SPX)
Historically, CO2 electroreduction has relied heavily on copper-based catalysts in stationary conditions. However, this method often resulted in limited ethanol...
Biomethane Production on Peat Soils Leads to Higher CO2 Emissions than Natural Gas
Sep 11, 2024 (SPX)
The researchers estimate that the area of UK peatland used for maize cultivation, which is processed through anaerobic digesters to produce biomethane, has trip...
CABBI team designs efficient bioenergy crops that need less water to grow
Sep 05, 2024 (SPX)
For more than a century scientists have targeted a key plant trait known as water use efficiency (WUE) to help crops grow with less water and avoid suffering fr...
Engineered microbes efficiently convert CO2 into key pharmaceutical precursors
Sep 01, 2024 (SPX)
The global increase in greenhouse gases, particularly CO2, has significantly contributed to climate change. To combat this, it is necessary not only to reduce o...
UK power firm to pay fine over inaccurate data on wood
Aug 29, 2024 (AFP)
Ofgem opened an investigation in May 2023 over Drax's claims that the wood it uses to generate electricity is renewable. "Drax has accepted that it had weak pro...
Turning bacteria into bioplastic factories
Aug 23, 2024 (SPX)
Two new studies by biologists at Washington University in St. Louis highlight one potential source of game-changing materials: purple bacteria that, with a litt...
UCF Researcher Develops Nature-Inspired Technology to Convert CO2 into Useful Fuels and Chemicals
Aug 21, 2024 (SPX)
Yang Yang, an associate professor at UCF's NanoScience Technology Center, has developed a device that utilizes a microsurface composed of a tin oxide film and a...
In Colombia, hungry beetle larvae combat trash buildup
Aug 13, 2024 (AFP)
Here, larvae of the enormous rhinoceros beetle eat through piles of organic garbage that would otherwise end up in polluting landfills. But that's not all. The ...
Polymer-Coated Copper Electrodes Enhance Selectivity in CO2 Conversion to Multicarbon Fuels
Aug 10, 2024 (SPX)
While metallic copper has been recognized for its potential in eCO2RR, traditional polycrystalline Cu electrodes often struggle with poor selectivity due to a v...
A recipe for zero-emissions fuel: Soda cans, seawater, and caffeine
Jul 30, 2024 (SPX)
MIT engineers have found that when the aluminum in soda cans is exposed in its pure form and mixed with seawater, the solution bubbles up and naturally produces...
Activists take aim at bank financing Serbia biomass projects
Jul 29, 2024 (AFP)
KfW is financing a 32-million-euro ($34.6-million) programme to develop biomass facilities in Serbia. Biomass derives from organic material such as trees, plant...
Chemists Develop Efficient Method to Convert CO2 into Sustainable Fuel
Jul 23, 2024 (SPX)
In a recent study published in Nature Catalysis, researchers showed that carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas, can be efficiently transformed into methanol, a...
Chemists design novel method for generating sustainable fuel
Jul 21, 2024 (SPX)
In their study, recently published in Nature Catalysis, researchers demonstrated that carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, can be converted into a type of liquid f...
Methanol-powered ship to set sail for Europe's first 'green' route
Jul 09, 2024 (AFP)
The Eco-Maestro, a 13,675-tonne container carrier will head off to Antwerp in the next few days, before plotting a course for Klaipeda in Lithuania and Riga in ...
Shell sees heavy writedowns in Q2 due to shelved biofuel project
Jul 05, 2024 (AFP)
"Post-tax impairments of $1.5-$2 billion are expected", Shell said in a statement, linking them to the Dutch factory as well as its chemical operations in Singa...
Sky's the limit for biofuels
Jun 10, 2024 (SPX)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory's John Field provided biomass feedstock production expertise to the report focused on the role of the bioeconomy in U.S. decarboni...
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Reduces Non-CO2 Emissions
Jun 07, 2024 (SPX)
DLR's global climate model simulations estimated a 26 percent reduction in radiative forcing by contrails when using 100 percent SAF compared to Jet A-1 fuel. T...
Vast Gets Approval for Solar Methanol Plant in Port Augusta
May 31, 2024 (SPX)
SM1 will produce 7,500 tonnes of green methanol annually. This hydrogen derivative, if produced using Vast's CSP technology, could help decarbonize shipping and...
Singapore shipper claims milestone with bio-methanol refuelling
May 27, 2024 (AFP)
Simultaneous loading and refuelling hastens a vessel's turnaround time, according to Shmuel Yoskovitz, chief executive of Singapore-based X-Press Feeders. With ...
Studying bubbles can lead to more efficient biofuel motors
May 16, 2024 (SPX)
In an internal combustion engine, fuel is distributed in small droplets through injection valves to maximize combustion. When the fuel is pressurized to turn in...
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