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Neste to acquire Walco Foods to strengthen its renewable raw material sourcing

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Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel produced from waste and residue raw materials, has agreed to acquire 100% of Walco Foods, an Irish trader of animal fats. With this acquisition we continue to build a global waste and residue raw material platform and add trading capabilities in Ireland.

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UN report finds world needs incremental $1.9 trillion invested in green technologies to avert planetary catastrophe; global per capita cap on primary energy consumption of 70 GJ/yr may be required

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It is rapidly expanding energy use, mainly driven by fossil fuels, that explains why humanity is on the verge of breaching planetary sustainability boundaries through global warming, biodiversity loss, and disturbance of the nitrogen-cycle balance and other measures of the sustainability of the earth’s ecosystem.

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Siemens Energy, FFI and GeoPura developing prototype ammonia cracker to produce hydrogen

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—Steve Scrimshaw, VP at Siemens Energy UK & Ireland and a member of the UK Government’s Hydrogen Advisory Council. It can be used for storing large amounts of hydrogen in a liquid form that builds on existing global supply chain infrastructure. Ammonia has a high hydrogen density and is readily transportable in bulk.

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Neste to acquire used cooking oil collection and aggregation business from Crimson Renewable Energy in the US

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Neste, the world's leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel produced from waste and residue raw materials, will acquire the used cooking oil (UCO) collection and aggregation business and related assets in the United States from Crimson Renewable Energy Holdings, LLC. million tons annually.

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Logan Energy to support delivery of Holyhead Hydrogen Hub in Wales

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As an industry which contributes to around a quarter of global CO 2 emissions, the energy-intensive haulage and heavy transport sector is in urgent need of efficient and scalable low-carbon energy solutions if net-zero targets are to be met by 2050. —Bill Ireland, CEO of Logan Energy. Those involved include Olwg Ltd.,

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ABB commissions world’s highest capacity HVDC Light underwater power link

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The new link also facilitates power trading between the two countries and connects Ireland to the European grid. As Ireland expands its wind power capacity, it can export surplus electricity to the UK, and can import power when required.

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Siemens increases stake in ocean power specialist Marine Current Turbines to 45%

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Effective 1 October 2011, Siemens realigned its renewables business into two independent units. The former Renewable Energy Division was split into two new divisions: Wind Power and Solar & Hydro. MCT has already successfully implemented its first commercial-scale demonstrator project SeaGen in Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland.

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