Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 11 January 2020 — The 10th Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) got underway this morning, bringing together decision makers from 150 countries. In total, more than 1,500 delegates will participate in the meeting held annually by the world’s lead intergovernmental organisation for the energy transformation. The 10th…
A benchmark with NeoCel and todays production of viscose show almost zeroed hazards to workers and indications of halved environmental impact. The comparison also implies that the cost to achieve this could be only 10% higher. Neocel is a process but also a fibre and fabric just like viscose. While both are made from biofibre…
LSB – the advanced biofuels coalition welcomes the Communication on the EU green deal published by the new Commission today. Advanced biofuels are an important solution for reducing GHG emissions from transport. LSB supports the goal of the Green Deal to shift to smart and safe climate-neutral mobility. This is in line with the vision…
Brussels, 4 December 2019 – Policy and governments set ambitious climate and energy targets for the transport sector both on EU level, such as the revised Renewable Energy Directive (REDII), and international level, such as the 2015 Paris Agreement. Renewable fuels are among the most viable options to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transport…
The 9th Stakeholder Plenary Meeting of the European Technology and Innovation Platform Bioenergy (ETIP Bioenergy) confirmed the many opportunities already available today to use sustainable biomass for supporting the clean energy transition in Europe. It was complemented by the ADVANCEFUEL Workshop “RESFuels in transport sector decarbonisation” and the Final Forum of the ERA-NET Cofund BESTF3 with a focus on…
27 November 2019 – A new EU research project will design a novel small-scale cogeneration unit using biomass to produce heat and electricity, which could mainstream renewables in the heating and cooling sector. The project, called SmartCHP, has been launched in June in Brussels by ten partners including European industrial companies, Universities and innovation experts, under…
BTG and GoodFuels exploring options for joint investment Enschede, 14 November 2019 – Ships will soon be able to power their engines using 100% sustainable biofuel. This year, the Dutch company BTG will set up a new high-tech technology company for converting crude pyrolysis oil into diesel fuel suitable for the shipping sector. It will…
Last week we visited the experimental agricultural extension of the University of Bologna, where the researchers of the Department of Agronomy are conducting the field trials of the BECOOL project. Part of the trials are aimed at assessing the performance and the effects of annual energy crops (fibre sorgum, kenaf, sunn hemp, hemp) grown in…
The Guf Tool is an online tool developed through the Life Future Project to select and assess environmental criteria for urban furniture in green public procurement and to compare its impact. The Guf Tool within the Life Future Project The European project LIFE FUTURE (‘Sustainable Urban FUrniTURE: Tool Design to Perform Environmental Assessments in the…
Discovering the world, working with people across the globe, commuting to work everyday or consuming exotic fruits imported to Europe – nearly every European is used to at least one of these habits producing a significant amount of carbon emissions. On the road to decarbonizing transport and reaching climate targets, the market uptake of renewable…