The environment

Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) has announced funding to support US$83 million in new technology projects to help deliver on Alberta’s commitment to reduce methane emissions.

The API has welcomed the EPA’s proposal to lower biofuel volume but believes that the Renewable Fuel Standard requires reform.

Evoqua has announced it has successfully acquires ADI Systems for industrial wastewater treatment.

The AFPM has issued a statement in support of the US EPA’s proposed changes to biofuels mandates.

The Alberta Energy Regulator has issued an order to Journey Energy Inc. following two crude oil emulsion spills.

Clean Chemistry has announced it has been issued new patents for water treatment technology, including novel oxidant chemistries for water processing.

Haldor Topsoe has announced the sale of its automotive and stationary DeNOx business areas to Umicore.

ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics have reported a new breakthrough in algae biofuel research.

The US Department of Agriculture has invited Velocys to submit a Phase II Application to obtain a loan guarantee for a biorefinery.

Greenbelt Resources has announced it has signed a Letter Of Intent with Prosys Biorefining Systems to license its biorefinering technology.

The US Department of Energy has announced it is offering US$28 million for research and development into advanced energy systems.

Veolia has announced it has been awarded an operations contract for a North Carolina biomass facility.

ION Engineering has announced it has successfully completed its six month carbon capture campaign at the Technology Centre Mongstad with US$25 million support from the US DOE.

According to Frost & Sullivan’s TechVision team, lower CAPEX and OPEX will ensure uptake of the environmental technologies that extract value from wastewater in high-potential developing countries.

Alliance BioEnergy Plus, Inc.'s subsidiary AMG Energy Group has announced it has secured a sublicense agreement for its cellulose to sugar conversion technology.