Author: Kit McDonnell

Technip Energies and LanzaTech Selected by the US Department of Energy to Receive $200M Investment for Breakthrough, Replicable Decarbonized Ethylene Commercial Facility

HOUSTON, March 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Technip Energies and LanzaTech Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNZA) were selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations to begin award negotiations for up to $200 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding as part of the Industrial Demonstrations Program (IDP). […]

What Is Ethanol and Why Does It Matter for Climate Progress?

Much of our global economy relies on ethanol, as evidenced by the 28 billion gallons produced worldwide in 2022. Despite its importance, most people don’t understand what it is, why we need it or where it comes from. At the same time, the economy is shifting toward relying on ethanol even more as part of the transition […]

Humanity’s Love-Hate Relationship with Carbon

The term “decarbonization” has been around since the 1800s, but in the last two decades, it has become a rallying cry for scientists and activists seeking ways to slow climate change.  Efforts to decarbonize the economy focus on limiting or ending the production of fossil fuels like oil, natural gas and coal, which generate 37 billion tonnes of […]