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Carbios And Indorama Ventures to Build Manufacturing Plant for Bio-Recycled PET
Carbios and Indorama Ventures announced plans to join forces and build a “first of its kind” manufacturing plant. Aiming to be operational by 2025, the plant will use Carbios’ PET bio-recycling technology at Indorama Ventures’ PET production site in France.
Lund University Publishes Breakthrough In Converting Carbon Dioxide Into Fuel Using Solar Energy
A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has published a study in Nature Communications which showed how solar power can convert carbon dioxide into fuel. The breakthrough, which uses advanced materials and ultra-fast laser spectroscopy, could play a…
Researchers Engineer Bacteria To Upcycle Carbon Waste Into Valuable Chemicals
Researchers led by Northwestern University and LanzaTech have harnessed bacteria to break down waste carbon dioxide (CO2) to make it into commonly used, expensive industrial chemicals. The carbon-negative approach removes CO2 from the atmosphere and avoids using fossil fuels to…
Using Public Funding to Attract Private Investment in Renewable Energy in Indonesia
Indonesia is holding the G20 Presidency in 2022, and sustainable recovery and clean energy transitions will be part of the agenda. Indonesia has an opportunity to accelerate its energy transition by supporting renewable energy development in the country. The private…
Japan’s Eneos eyes turning tyres into rubber feedstock
Japanese refiner Eneos has launched two studies on the chemical recycling of used vehicle tyres, aiming to turn them into feedstock such as butadiene for synthetic rubbers. It has set a target to start mass production trial runs by 2030.
Essential Utilities’ Aqua Pennsylvania Subsidiary Acquires Lower Makefield Twp. Assets
Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today announced that its Aqua Pennsylvania subsidiary has acquired the wastewater system of Lower Makefield Township, which serves approximately 11,000 customer connections in Lower Makefield, Falls and Middletown townships, and Yardley Borough, Bucks County Pa.,…