Southwest Airlines is now dabbling in biofuels. The Love Field-based carrier, along with other airlines, has signed a letter of intent with Solena Fuels to purchase jet fuel derived from biomass.
Mercurius Biofuels uses two fuel processing techniques that can convert wood and other plant-based materials into biodiesel: one is specifically from the pulp and paper industry, the other similar to petroleum refining.
Long ago I predicted that clean energy would rely on funding and infrastructure from oil and gas companies simply because those firms have the talent, capital, and distribution networks. One example of this slow trend is in Korea. Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) is investing heavily in all sorts of cleaner fuels, whether they are from traditional or renewable sources.
Last week General Mills released its 2010 Corporate Social Responsibility report. Highly dependent on agriculture, the company acknowledges the challenges it faces in minimizing its operations’ impact on people and the planet. The report covers multiple projects it undertakes on the environmental, social, and governance fronts, and is full of anecdotes that detail the firm’s sustainability-related work.
Working with landscape architect Ken Smith, Planters will build urban parks, or Planters Groves, in four American cities this year with more in the pipeline for 2012 in beyond.
Triple Pundit writer Kathryn Siranosian points out that Super Bowl XLV in Dallas, Texas will be the greenest Super Bowl event on record. Renewable energy credits, biofuels, and recycling are some reasons why.
Chemrec’s latest success is its partnership with Domsjo Fabriker’s refinery in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden. With the assistance of SEK 500 million grant (US$75 million, or 55 million euros) from Sweden’s Energy Agency, the plant will produce two clean and renewable biofuels, biomethanol and bioDME.
Walking through Prizren, Kosovo, one feels excitement at what this charming town of 70,000 could achieve in a few short years. Water and sewer lines are benefiting from upgrades. Homes and apartments are starting to crowd out houses that had been abandoned and became decrepit.