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Greenhouse Gases

EU lawmakers approve binding green fuel targets for aviation

The European Parliament adopted a deal to set binding targets for airlines in Europe to increase their use of SAF.

USDA to adjust GHG model to help ethanol get aviation fuel subsidy

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend up to $400,000 to adjust a federal greenhouse gas emissions model to ensure that aviation fuel made from corn-based ethanol is eligible for hefty subsidies.

Korean Air introduces Cargo SAF Program

Korean Air will launch a program to use SAF for air cargo operations in cooperation with air cargo customers and forwarders.

India makes clean energy push at G20 with global biofuel alliance

India announced the launch of a global biofuel alliance at a G20 summit in New Delhi to boost the use of cleaner fuels.

German parliament passes bill phasing out oil and gas heating systems

Germany's lower house of parliament passed a bill on phasing out oil and gas heating systems after months of wrangling, but the watered-down bill means the sector's 2030 climate goal cannot be reached.

Stellantis sees long road ahead for internal combustion engine cars

Carmaker Stellantis believes internal combustion engine vehicles could be on the road until 2050, making it necessary to contain their carbon emissions until they're finally replaced by fully electric ones.

Lummus launches ethanol-based SAF technology

Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced the commercial availability of its ethanol to SAF process technology.

Net Zero: Saipem launches Bluenzyme, the most sustainable solution for CO2 capture

Saipem has launched Bluenzyme with the release of the first industrialized product, Bluenzyme 200, a ready-to-use package aimed at small and medium emitters, which has a nominal capture capacity of 200 tons of CO2 per day.

Gas flaring system design and optimization with commercial simulation tool

Centre for Green Technologies/Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia: Tiew, S. T.  |  Foo, D. C.
IGL Services Sdn Bhd.: Razalli, R. M.

In the chemicals, petroleum refining and natural gas industries, gas flaring systems are commonly installed for safe operation to burn associated and non-associated gases.

Beyond sequestration: Changing CO2 from a problem to a solution—Part 1: CO2 as a refrigerant

Fluor: Gould, C.  |  Joyner, R.  |  Deshmukh, A.

As the world continues along its energy transition trajectory, demand for blue hydrogen and reduced carbon emissions will make high-purity carbon dioxide streams available in many process plants.