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Bayer and bp Form Strategic Alliance to Scale Camelina as Intermediate Crop for Biofuels

Bayer and bp today announced that they have entered a long-term strategic alliance to jointly scale the crop camelina, under the brand name newgold™. The alliance will commercialize camelina starting in North America. bp brings expertise in fuels and refining, while Bayer will utilize its industry leading expertise in seed technology, as well as its extensive farmer customer base.

UT Startup To Scale Hydrogen Fuel Cell Tech With UT Seed Fund Investment

Discovery to Impact, the group overseeing the UT Seed Fund and research commercialization at The University of Texas at Austin, has invested in Celadyne Technologies, a materials science and energy systems startup from UT’s Cockrell School of Engineering. Celadyne will use the $250,000 investment from the UT Seed Fund to advance hydrogen’s role in securing critical defense and industrial applications while building a more resilient energy economy.

Mobius Renewables Acquires Air Liquide’s Biogas Production Activities 

Mobius Renewables announced  closing of the acquisition of Air Liquide’s biogas production activities in the United States, France, Norway, and Sweden. The acquisition includes six operating landfill gas-to-RNG sites in the U.S., five operating farm waste sites in France, and a 51% interest in Redo Biosolutions with production and distribution assets across Norway and Sweden.

Hapag-Lloyd and Kuehne+Nagel Take First Joint Step Towards Sustainable Ocean Shipping

Hapag-Lloyd and Kuehne+Nagel are further strengthening their long-standing partnership and, for the first time, collaborating on emission-reduced ocean transport solutions. As part of this agreement, Kuehne+Nagel will utilize Hapag-Lloyd’s “Ship Green” product to reduce the carbon footprint of its ocean freight shipments.

Researchers Develop Method to Make Renewable Natural Gas Directly From Waste

A pilot study of a new method for treating sewage sludge from a wastewater treatment plant efficiently created renewable natural gas while reducing the cost of the treatment. The work, reported in the Chemical Engineering Journal, could help communities sustainably clean up waste while getting renewable natural gas for their energy needs.

Fusion Fuel Announces BioSteam Energy Has Begun Commercial Operations

Fusion Fuel Green has announced that Biosteam Energy (Proprietary) Limited (“BioSteam Energy”), the Company’s majority-owned joint venture has completed installation and commissioning and commenced commercial operations for its first biomass-powered industrial steam project at a well-established dairy facility in South Africa.

Hyroad Energy and Toyota Announce Strategic Collaboration to Deploy Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks

Hyroad Energy, a pioneer in hydrogen-powered transportation solutions, today announced a definitive agreement with Toyota Motor North America to deploy 40 hydrogen fuel cell Class 8 commercial trucks in Southern California. The announcement was made at ACT Expo, North America's largest fleet technology event, where a Hyroad truck is on display at Toyota's booth.

Silver Supply Can't Keep up With Solar Demand: Why Copper Substitution Could Make or Break the Industry

Anyone who follows renewable energy closely has probably seen the headlines about solar growth. Capacity keeps climbing, and installations are accelerating. While everything looks like perfect scaling on the surface, that escalation has begun facing a constraint that affects material use and production costs.

Energy Vault and Eskom Partner to Deploy Grid-Scale Gravity Energy Storage Systems in South Africa

Energy Vault Holdings announced a strategic development agreement with Eskom Holdings SOC Limited, South Africa’s state-owned electricity utility, to deploy a long-duration gravity energy storage system (GESS).

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