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• Phelan Green Energy Selects Honeywell Technology For Flagship 140,000 Tonne South African Biofuel Project

  Published: Apr 8, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Phelan Green Energy has partnered with Honeywell to utilize specialized renewable fuel technology for an electro-sustainable aviation fuel facility in Saldanha Bay. The project is...

• Brazil’s Fifty-Year Biofuel Strategy Shields Economy From Global Energy Crisis as Iran Conflict Blocks Strait of Hormuz

  Published: Apr 1, 2026

  Section: Americas

  While American and British consumers face fuel price surges of up to 30%, Brazil has mitigated the impact of the Iran oil shock to a mere 5% increase. This stability is the result...

• University of Tokyo Researchers Unlock Efficient Biofuel Production via Low Temperature Chemical Activation of Cellulose

  Published: Mar 18, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  Scientists at the University of Tokyo have discovered that dipping cellulose in a cold sodium hydroxide solution significantly disrupts its hydrogen-bond network, enhancing reactiv...

• Freshwater Alga Trachydiscus Minutus Reconfigures Ordinary Chlorophyll to Harness Far-Red Light in Dim Environments

  Published: Mar 15, 2026

  Section: Research

  Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have identified a unique molecular architecture in freshwater algae that allows for photosynthesis using far-red light. By organizing s...