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Anaergia to supply CO2 to European Energy A/S for green e-methanol production as fuel for container ships

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European Energy, a major multinational renewable wind and solar energy producer, will produce green e-methanol from this biogenic CO 2. Moller - Maersk, the green e-methanol will be used to power the first container vessel that A.P. Under the terms of an agreement European Energy had previously entered into with A.P.

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Calysta Energy engineering organisms to convert methane to low-cost liquid hydrocarbons; BioGTL process

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Calysta is using its proprietary BioGTL biological gas-to-liquids platform to convert natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons. Calysta will use proprietary genetic optimization algorithms to enable the efficient development of bacteria which can convert methane to a variety of alkane fuels. Click to enlarge. capsulatus. Carbon feedstock.

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Waste gasification company Sierra Energy closes $33M Series A funding; FastOx

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The funding will help Sierra Energy further develop and commercialize its FastOx gasification technology, which converts virtually any waste into clean, renewable energy and fuels without burning. Sierra Energy was founded in Davis, California in 2004. Waste is fed into the top of the gasifier vessel through an airlock.

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Corn Ethanol Producer POET Enters Green Chemical Sector with New Zein Co-Product

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Leading corn ethanol producer POET has introduced a new ethanol co-product, “ Inviz ” targeted at replacing petroleum-based ingredients in household products ranging from pill coatings to plastic packaging. Lawton was intrigued by the potential for zein in POET’s no-cook ethanol production. Jeff Broin.

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FedEx Converts 92 Delivery Trucks to Hybrids, Expanding Hybrid-Electric Fleet by 50%

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has added 92 hybrid-electric trucks to its delivery fleet by converting standard FedEx delivery trucks to hybrid-electric systems. The converted hybrids were developed with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Eaton Corporation, which provided the hybrid-electric systems ( earlier post ). FedEx Corp.

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Wisconsin, GLBRC researchers use chemical genomics to engineer IL-resistant yeast to improve biofuel production

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As a result, their xylose-converting strain consumed glucose and xylose faster and produced more ethanol than the wild type strain. This guided them in successfully engineering the new strain of yeast that not only shows resistance to ionic liquids but also improves sugar conversion and biofuel production.

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Piëch Automotive unveiling Piëch Mark Zero electric sports car at Geneva; 500 km range, 80% charge in 4:40 minutes

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The Mark Zero is the first of a family of products to be brought to market by Piëch Automotive over the next three years. Other concepts such as convertibles or pick-ups are also conceivable. Piëch Automotive will unveil the Piëch Mark Zero electric sports car concept at the Geneva Motor Show this week.

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