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IRENA sees renewable hydrogen at least cost-possible within decade

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Hydrogen produced with renewable electricity could compete on costs with fossil fuel alternatives by 2030, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Source: IRENA. The report— Green Hydrogen Cost Reduction: scaling up electrolyzers to meet the 1.5

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Chartwell secures £320k Innovate UK Smart Grant to develop methanol-fueled vessel design

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Methanol fuel presents a significant opportunity to decarbonize in a maritime industry which is confronted with the debate over sustainable fuel alternatives, as it can be produced from biomass and can carry a near-zero carbon footprint.

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MIT team develops new synthetic pathway and modular engineering toolkit for direct biosynthesis of odd-chain molecules for fuels and chemicals

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Implementing a heterologous pathway that uses nonnatural substrates (in this case, to produce pentanol rather than butanol) presents two challenges, they noted. —Tseng and Prather.

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LanzaTech receives $3M contract from FAA for alcohol-to-jet project; one of 8 awards worth total of $7.7M

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In October, Virgin Atlantic, in partnership with LanzaTech and Swedish Biofuels, announced the development of a low-carbon, synthetic jet fuel kerosene produced from industrial waste gases with half the carbon footprint of the standard fossil fuel alternative. — Angelica Hull, Managing Director of Swedish Biofuels. .

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CSIRO and Australasian Aviation Partners Launch Study on Sustainable Aviation Fuels Industry

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The road map will examine the barriers, opportunities and implications of producing bio-derived jet fuels at scale, including: commercial viability; environmental sustainability; and. The project will also engage international observers and presenters such as the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels and Cathay Pacific.

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Aker Clean Hydrogen and Kuehne+Nagel to accelerate green container shipping

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The two companies envision the expansion of Kuehne+Nagel’s offer of green fuels such as hydrogen, ammonia and methanol. The first vessels with engines that can run on these fuel alternatives are in production and expected to hit the waters in 2024.

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Study Concludes That Large-Scale Transport of Ethanol Could Negate Its Economic and Environmental Benefits Compared to Gasoline

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The new paper considers the effects of feedstock prices and transport on ethanol production costs, national distribution of an E85 blend for three production scenarios, and environmental impacts by presenting a comparative analysis for nationwide production and distribution systems of corn and cellulosic ethanol in the US. Wakeley et al.