The environment

Representatives from SENER, UNAM and the Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage research partnership met in Mexico City to explore future research collaborations.

Canfor Pulp Products and Licella Fibre Fuels will investigate opportunities to produce next generation biofuels and biochemicals.

The Algal Biology Toolbox Workshop has brought industry leading experts to inform algae-based biofuel strategy.

The IER has reported on the EPA mandating renewable fuel levels above the 10% blend wall.

Wilhelmsen Ships Service has advised vessel operators to wage war on soot.

The Canadian Gas Association has announced that Canadian natural gas will soon include more renewable energy.

New diesel technology will be part of a US$23.6 million zero emission transportation test programme in California.

Trends in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from power generation through 2040 depend significantly on whether or not the Clean Power Plan is implemented.

Dr Issam Dairanieh, the former head of the corporate venture capital team at BP, will lead an ambitious new initiative focused on converting carbon emissions into valuable commercial products.

The AFPM has released a statement discussing its disappointment with the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear ExxonMobil’s MTBE challenge.

A new review from Imperial College suggests that if carbon capture and storage technology can be refined, it will enable the world to use more of its ‘unburnable carbon’.

CITGO Petroleum Corporation partnered with preservation organisation Artist Boat to host a volunteer workday at the Coastal Heritage Preserve in Galveston.

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are projected to increase by one third between 2012 and 2040, according to the EIA.

Seair Inc has received a significant purchase order from SNC-Lavalin Inc for ultra high efficiency gaseous diffusion technology.

The AFPM has filed comments against the US EPA’s amendments to the RMP of the Clean Air Act.