Tag: Illinois

Southwest Airlines invests $30M in LanzaJet

Southwest Airlines invests $30M in LanzaJet

February 28, 2024 |

In Illinois, LanzaJet, Inc. announced a $30 million investment by Southwest Airlines Co. (Southwest) in LanzaJet. As part of the agreement, LanzaJet and Southwest intend to work toward the development of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility and collaborate to advance the operations of a corn stover to ethanol technology company in which Southwest […]

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United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund gets new investors

United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund gets new investors

February 20, 2024 |

In Illinois, United recently announced that Aircastle (a Marubeni & Mizuho Leasing Company), Air New Zealand, Embraer, Google, HIS, Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking, Safran Corporate Ventures, and Technip Energies are now among the 22 corporate partners that make up the airline’s The United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund, a first-of-its kind effort to reduce […]

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers boost ethanol production via yeast fermentation

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers boost ethanol production via yeast fermentation

February 15, 2024 |

In Illinois, scientists from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found a way to boost ethanol production via yeast fermentation, a standard method for converting plant sugars into biofuels. Their approach, detailed in the journal Nature Communications, relies on careful timing and a tight division of labor among synthetic yeast strains to yield more […]

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ClearFlame Engine Technologies sells its first truck

ClearFlame Engine Technologies sells its first truck

January 17, 2024 |

In Illinois, ClearFlame Engine Technologies announced that it has completed the first sale of its FuelAdaptive™ truck to Vander Haag’s Inc. The truck is the world’s first product to deliver diesel-like performance to the heavy-duty trucking industry with a reduction in fuel costs and carbon emissions using a nationally-distributed fuel. Vander Haag’s, a leader in […]

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7th District federal appeals court overturns against Green Plains

7th District federal appeals court overturns against Green Plains

January 17, 2024 |

In Illinois, DTN reports the 7th District federal appeals court has overturned the lower court’s decision to throw out Green Plains’ lawsuit against Archer Daniels Midland for allegedly price fixing ethanol. The appeals court said the lower court had misread a law in its strictest terms, rather than a more open way that may be […]

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Dairy waste bioplastic could be used for insulation and footwear

Dairy waste bioplastic could be used for insulation and footwear

January 8, 2024 |

In Illinois, a research chemist at the USDA Agricultural Research Service  National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research has converted dairy waste into renewable polyurethane and other bioplastics.  More specifically, Atanu Biswas has used lactose—a kind of sugar found in dairy—as a bioplastic feedstock. He noted that the bioplastics made from dairy waste would work well […]

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Midwest Bioprocessing Center lands $1.8M NIH grant

Midwest Bioprocessing Center lands $1.8M NIH grant

December 25, 2023 |

In Illinois, Midwest Bioprocessing Center (MBC), a leading producer of biobased chemicals for human health, nutrition, and personal care announced that it has been awarded a $1.8MM grant from the National Institutes of Health entitled “Production of Natural Deoxysugars for Use in Chemical Synthesis of Glycosides.” The technology being developed will allow the company to […]

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LanzaTech and Tadweer to jointly study waste-to-SAF pathway

LanzaTech and Tadweer to jointly study waste-to-SAF pathway

December 12, 2023 |

In Illinois, LanzaTech Global, Inc. and Tadweer (Abu Dhabi Waste Management Company), the sole custodian of waste management for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, have joined forces to initiate an integrated Waste-to-Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) feasibility study to scale SAF production from municipal and commercial solid waste. This is the first major project in LanzaTech […]

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Meta-Analysis Explores Pathways to U.S. Economy-Wide Decarbonization 

Meta-Analysis Explores Pathways to U.S. Economy-Wide Decarbonization 

December 3, 2023 |

In Illinois, a new report from GTI Energy, Designs for Net-Zero Energy Systems: Meta-Analysis of U.S. Economy-Wide Decarbonization Studies presents a comparison of five comprehensive U.S. net-zero studies revealing a wide range of possibilities and key commonalities for achieving net-zero emissions. The Meta NZ report examines five in-depth studies that modeled designs for net-zero energy systems […]

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Irish startup trialing use of concrete dust on farm fileds to capture CO2

Irish startup trialing use of concrete dust on farm fileds to capture CO2

November 30, 2023 |

In Illinois, the Chicago Tribune newspaper reports that Irish start-up Silicate is trialing its concept of spreading concrete dust to capture CO2 from the air on corn and soybean farm 60 miles south of Chicago. Between 500 and 1,000 tons of fine dust from ready-mix concrete that has been returned was spread over 100 acres […]

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