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Thames Water Creates Enough Renewable Energy to Cook 112 Million Turkeys

Thames Water generated enough renewable energy from sewage last year to cook 112 million Christmas turkeys, as the company works towards net zero carbon emissions by 2030.

ExxonMobil Acquires Stake in Biojet AS

ExxonMobil is expanding its interests in biofuels that can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, acquiring a 49.9% stake in Biojet AS, a Norwegian biofuels company that plans to convert forestry and wood-based construction waste into lower-emissions biofuels and biofuel components.

First US WAGABOX® Landfill Gas to RNG Project to be in New York

Waga Energy, a European expert in the production of Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) from landfill gas, signed a contract with Steuben County, New York for the development of an RNG project at a municipal solid waste landfill located in the town of Bath.

Spliethoff Testing Biofuel on Group Vessels

Spliethoff Group’s constant striving to reduce its CO2 emissions has led to two trials using biofuel on its vessels. The first trial took place between June and November last year on BigLift Shipping’s HTV BigLift Baffin. 

Biopropane can Help With Decarbonization of Urban Transport

Produced from a mixture of waste from the food industry and vegetable oils, biopropane is chemically identical to conventional propane, but its environmental impact is up to 80% lower. In this way, the use of this gas to propel engines can help countries move towards more sustainable heavy urban transport.

UK Government launches new scheme for technologies producing hydrogen from biomass

The UK government has today (Wednesday 12th January) launched a new programme to help develop innovative technologies to produce hydrogen, a clean energy source, from sustainable biomass and waste.

National Express deploys hydrogen double-deckers in the West Midlands

National Express has deployed 20 hydrogen double-decker buses purchased by Birmingham City Council, serving West Midlands route 51 to Walsall via Perry Barr from 6th December 2021– the only hydrogen buses operating in England outside London.

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