January 4, 2023
BY Erin Voegele
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Two new studies by biologists at Washington University in St. Louis highlight one potential source of game-changing materials: purple bacteria that, with a little encouragement, can act like microscopic factories for bioplastics.
PuriFire Energy has successfully closed a £2.7 million (US$3.5 million) seed round investment. The company is developing technology to convert anaerobic digestion liquid digestate and other wet feedstocks into green methanol.
Anaergia Inc.’s, subsidiary, Anaergia Singapore Pte. Ltd., has received a letter of award from New Jeju Bio Co. Ltd. to design and build the Jeju Bio Energy Biogas Plant, a 2 MW facility planned for development in Jeju Island, South Korea.
The Washington State Conservation Commission has awarded researchers from Washington State University Tri-Cities $200,000 to test a new process for managing manure that could significantly boost biogas production.
Cepsa has undertaken its first direct supply of second-generation biofuels for the cruise industry at the Port of Barcelona. The supplied fuel contains a 24% sustainable component and has been produced from used cooking oil.