The environment

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.

According to DNV GL research, sustainable energy remains the focus for the oil and gas industry.

The API has released a report highlighting ways that the US oil and gas industry provides safety and environmental benefits to local communities.

Velocys has selected IHI E&C to carry out the pre-FEEDengineering for its first biomass-to-liquids plant.

The US Environmental Protection Agency has suspended the climate change rule against methane pollution.

Former Energy Minister Baroness Verma has announced she will join the Renewable Energy Association (REA) Board.

Climeworks has announced the launch of the world’s first commercial plant to capture CO2 from air.

NGVA Europe has published a new study that validates natural gas as a key solution for transport decarbonisation.