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ACC Honors Companies for Achievements to Advance Sustainability with its 2024 Sustainability Leadership Awards

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torsdag, maj 9, 2024
Education, Water quality, Mitsui & Co., Climate change, Atmosphere, Methanol, Safety, ACC, Risk, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Health, American Chemistry Council, Chemical industry, Conference, Food packaging, Gas, Clear, Carbon, Public policy, Future, Environment, Science, EFC, LyondellBasell, Chemistry, CITF, Research, Responsible Care, CO2, CCU, Recycling, Renewable energy

MIAMI, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At its Responsible Care® and Sustainability Conference 2024, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) honored six member companies and one external organization with its 2024 Sustainability Leadership Awards, recognizing innovative products, technologies and initiatives that help advance sustainability.

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  • MIAMI, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At its Responsible Care® and Sustainability Conference 2024, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) honored six member companies and one external organization with its 2024 Sustainability Leadership Awards, recognizing innovative products, technologies and initiatives that help advance sustainability.
  • "The exemplary achievements of these ACC members demonstrate the progress that the chemical industry is making to enable solutions to real-world sustainability challenges."
  • "We are proud to recognize these ACC members and their collaborators that are having a meaningful impact on our society."
  • ACC recognized 2024 Sustainability Leadership Award winners in the following categories:
    Products, processes or initiatives that promote safe use of chemicals, transparency, informed sustainability decision-making and innovation to reduce risk.

Celanese Receives American Chemistry Council’s 2024 Sustainability Leadership Award for Achievements in Circularity

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torsdag, maj 9, 2024
Sustainability, Chemicals, Plastics, Environment, Manufacturing, Carbon, Mitsui & Co., Methanol, Social, ISCC, Carbon dioxide, Corporation, ACC, Innovation, Life, Social responsibility, Chemistry, CFC, Environmental protection, CO2, CCU, Community engagement, Management

Celanese Corporation, a global specialty materials and chemical company, today announced it has received the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) 2024 Sustainability Leadership Award, which recognizes exemplary products, technologies and initiatives that help advance sustainability.

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  • Celanese Corporation, a global specialty materials and chemical company, today announced it has received the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) 2024 Sustainability Leadership Award, which recognizes exemplary products, technologies and initiatives that help advance sustainability.
  • “Our vision at Celanese is to improve the world and everyday life through our people, chemistry and innovation and this award is a huge honor for us,” said Lori Ryerkerk, CEO of Celanese.
  • “We are honored to receive this incredible recognition from ACC,” said Mark Murray, senior vice president, Acetyls at Celanese.
  • ACC convened a judging panel made up of external sustainability leaders from academia, nonprofit and media sectors to review and select the award winners.

LANZAJET ANNOUNCES INVESTMENT FROM MICROSOFT'S CLIMATE INNOVATION FUND, SUPPORTING CONTINUED COMPANY GROWTH

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måndag, april 22, 2024
Aviation biofuel, ANA, Breakthrough Energy, Artificial intelligence, Carbon, Growth, Microsoft, Suncor Energy, All Nippon Airways, Mitsui & Co., SAF, Ethanol, Southwest Airlines, Shell, Renewable energy

CHICAGO, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LanzaJet, a leading sustainable fuels technology company and sustainable fuels producer, today announced an investment from Microsoft's Climate Innovation Fund. This investment from Microsoft enables LanzaJet to continue building its capability and capacity to deploy its sustainable fuels process technology globally. In addition, LanzaJet and Microsoft intend to explore how Microsoft can supply its data and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to improve LanzaJet's corporate functions and ethanol to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) process technology.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LanzaJet, a leading sustainable fuels technology company and sustainable fuels producer, today announced an investment from Microsoft's Climate Innovation Fund.
  • This investment from Microsoft enables LanzaJet to continue building its capability and capacity to deploy its sustainable fuels process technology globally.
  • This investment in LanzaJet follows a $50 million project finance investment from Microsoft's Climate Innovation Fund in 2022 to support the construction of LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels in Soperton, Georgia, the world's first ethanol to SAF production plant, which opened in January 2024.
  • "Microsoft is proud to support LanzaJet with our investment in the growth of its sustainable fuel technology business," said Brandon Middaugh, senior director, Climate Innovation Fund, Microsoft.

LANZAJET ANNOUNCES INVESTMENT FROM MICROSOFT'S CLIMATE INNOVATION FUND, SUPPORTING CONTINUED COMPANY GROWTH

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måndag, april 22, 2024
Aviation biofuel, ANA, Breakthrough Energy, Artificial intelligence, Carbon, Growth, Microsoft, Suncor Energy, All Nippon Airways, Mitsui & Co., SAF, Ethanol, Southwest Airlines, Shell, Renewable energy

CHICAGO, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LanzaJet, a leading sustainable fuels technology company and sustainable fuels producer, today announced an investment from Microsoft's Climate Innovation Fund. This investment from Microsoft enables LanzaJet to continue building its capability and capacity to deploy its sustainable fuels process technology globally. In addition, LanzaJet and Microsoft intend to explore how Microsoft can supply its data and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to improve LanzaJet's corporate functions and ethanol to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) process technology.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LanzaJet, a leading sustainable fuels technology company and sustainable fuels producer, today announced an investment from Microsoft's Climate Innovation Fund.
  • This investment from Microsoft enables LanzaJet to continue building its capability and capacity to deploy its sustainable fuels process technology globally.
  • This investment in LanzaJet follows a $50 million project finance investment from Microsoft's Climate Innovation Fund in 2022 to support the construction of LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels in Soperton, Georgia, the world's first ethanol to SAF production plant, which opened in January 2024.
  • "Microsoft is proud to support LanzaJet with our investment in the growth of its sustainable fuel technology business," said Brandon Middaugh, senior director, Climate Innovation Fund, Microsoft.

Academic, policy, and industry professionals explore energy transition business obstacles and opportunities at University of Houston Law Center event

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onsdag, april 17, 2024
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HOUSTON, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Energy and legal experts will examine the challenges and prospects of carbon capture, infrastructure repurposing, and a resilient electricity grid during the University of Houston Law Center's 8th Annual North American Environment, Energy and Natural Resources event on Thursday, April 18.

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  • Gonzales was appointed a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Commissioner in February, having previously served as a budget and policy advisor for the Office of the Governor Greg Abbott.
  • EENR co-director, Professor Gina Warren told us that EENR is "thrilled to host everyone again – for the 8th year in a row.
  • O'Quinn Chair in Environmental Studies and EENR Co-Director, UHLC
    Co-sponsors of the event are the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources (EENR) Center, UH Energy, Blank Rome LLP, Susan Bickley and Gina S. Warren.
  • The conference will be in-person at the University of Houston Law Center, 4170 Martin Luther King Blvd, on Thursday, April 18 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Central time with a reception to follow.

Innovative Education Solutions Leader Norm Allgood Joins Ambow Education to Head HybriU AI Education Technology Business

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onsdag, mars 6, 2024
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CUPERTINO, Calif., March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambow Education Holding Ltd. (NYSE American: AMBO) ("Ambow" or the "Company"), an AI technology-driven educational company, today announced the appointment of Norm Allgood as fractional Head of HybriU, effective immediately.

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  • CUPERTINO, Calif., March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambow Education Holding Ltd. (NYSE American: AMBO) ("Ambow" or the "Company"), an AI technology-driven educational company, today announced the appointment of Norm Allgood as fractional Head of HybriU, effective immediately.
  • In this newly established position, Mr. Allgood will lead the dissemination and implementation of HybriU, Ambow's cutting-edge, AI-driven hybrid learning solution for education and workforce training.
  • Mr. Allgood holds over two decades of experience expanding educational access to quality, programs, launching technology platforms for the education industry, collaborating with higher education partners, strategic planning and operational optimization.
  • This shift requires a right-fit solution, and HybriU remains the only technology specifically designed to address this large untapped market."

LANZAJET ANNOUNCES $30 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM SOUTHWEST AIRLINES TO ACCELERATE COMPANY'S GROWTH AND ADVANCE U.S. SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL PRODUCTION

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onsdag, februari 28, 2024
Carbon, Breakthrough Energy, Mitsui & Co., Aviation, Southwest Airlines, Suncor Energy, ANA, ISCC, SAF, Aviation biofuel, Shell, Biofuel, Agriculture, Economics, All Nippon Airways, Development, Microsoft, Renewable energy

CHICAGO, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LanzaJet, Inc. (LanzaJet) a leading sustainable fuels technology company and sustainable fuels producer, today announced a $30 million investment by Southwest Airlines Co. (Southwest) in LanzaJet. As part of the agreement, LanzaJet and Southwest intend to work toward the development of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility and collaborate to advance the operations of a corn stover to ethanol technology company in which Southwest is invested: SAFFiRE Renewables, LLC (SAFFiRE).

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  • LanzaJet Plans to Support Southwest Airlines with U.S. SAF Production and with Development of Ethanol from Agriculture Residue with SAFFiRE Renewables
    CHICAGO, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LanzaJet, Inc. (LanzaJet) a leading sustainable fuels technology company and sustainable fuels producer, today announced a $30 million investment by Southwest Airlines Co. (Southwest) in LanzaJet.
  • As part of the agreement, LanzaJet and Southwest intend to work toward the development of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility and collaborate to advance the operations of a corn stover to ethanol technology company in which Southwest is invested: SAFFiRE Renewables, LLC (SAFFiRE).
  • LanzaJet plans to undertake project development efforts for the SAF production facility in the United States, with Southwest as the anchor SAF offtaker.
  • Southwest's investment comes on the heels of the opening of LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels – the world's first commercial-scale ethanol-to-SAF plant.

LANZAJET ANNOUNCES $30 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM SOUTHWEST AIRLINES TO ACCELERATE COMPANY'S GROWTH AND ADVANCE U.S. SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL PRODUCTION

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onsdag, februari 28, 2024
Carbon, Breakthrough Energy, Mitsui & Co., Aviation, Southwest Airlines, Suncor Energy, ANA, ISCC, SAF, Aviation biofuel, Shell, Biofuel, Agriculture, Economics, All Nippon Airways, Development, Microsoft, Renewable energy

CHICAGO, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LanzaJet, Inc. (LanzaJet) a leading sustainable fuels technology company and sustainable fuels producer, today announced a $30 million investment by Southwest Airlines Co. (Southwest) in LanzaJet. As part of the agreement, LanzaJet and Southwest intend to work toward the development of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility and collaborate to advance the operations of a corn stover to ethanol technology company in which Southwest is invested: SAFFiRE Renewables, LLC (SAFFiRE).

Key Points: 
  • LanzaJet Plans to Support Southwest Airlines with U.S. SAF Production and with Development of Ethanol from Agriculture Residue with SAFFiRE Renewables
    CHICAGO, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LanzaJet, Inc. (LanzaJet) a leading sustainable fuels technology company and sustainable fuels producer, today announced a $30 million investment by Southwest Airlines Co. (Southwest) in LanzaJet.
  • As part of the agreement, LanzaJet and Southwest intend to work toward the development of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility and collaborate to advance the operations of a corn stover to ethanol technology company in which Southwest is invested: SAFFiRE Renewables, LLC (SAFFiRE).
  • LanzaJet plans to undertake project development efforts for the SAF production facility in the United States, with Southwest as the anchor SAF offtaker.
  • Southwest's investment comes on the heels of the opening of LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels – the world's first commercial-scale ethanol-to-SAF plant.

Celanese Low-Carbon ECO-CC Products Available Through U.S. Department of Energy Procurement Grant Program

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måndag, februari 12, 2024
Chemicals, Plastics, Other Energy, Environment, Manufacturing, Sustainability, Energy, Carbon, CE, Carbon dioxide, Acetic acid, Government, Fertilisation, Mitsui & Co., CO2, CCU, Methanol, Corporation, DOE, Acetyl group, Coal

Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global specialty materials and chemical company, announced it has been approved by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management as a Utilization Procurement Grants (UPGrants) vendor .

Key Points: 
  • Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global specialty materials and chemical company, announced it has been approved by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management as a Utilization Procurement Grants (UPGrants) vendor .
  • This includes Celanese low carbon acetic acid, which uses the ECO-CC product name because it is manufactured using carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technology.
  • These product offerings have demonstrated significant net reductions in life cycle greenhouse gas emissions and passed a critical DOE review of the product’s life cycle analysis.
  • As an UPGrants vendor, Celanese has already begun working with our value-chain partners to extend product usage opportunities to eligible U.S. government entities nationwide.

LANZAJET CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF THE WORLD'S FIRST ETHANOL TO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL PRODUCTION FACILITY

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söndag, februari 4, 2024
All Nippon Airways, Ethanol, Agriculture, Mitsui & Co., Energy, ANA, Aviation biofuel, Government, Climate change, Shell, Carbon, Breakthrough Energy, Suncor Energy, Aviation, Microsoft, Economics, SAF, Gasoline

SOPERTON, Ga., Feb. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LanzaJet, a leading sustainable fuels technology company and sustainable fuels producer, joined government officials, industry leaders, partners, and supporters to open LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels, the world's first ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility on January 24, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • SOPERTON, Ga., Feb. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LanzaJet, a leading sustainable fuels technology company and sustainable fuels producer, joined government officials, industry leaders, partners, and supporters to open LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels, the world's first ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility on January 24, 2024.
  • LanzaJet's ethanol-based technology is the world's first next-generation SAF technology capable of scaling production to the levels needed to decarbonize aviation.
  • LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels serves as a blueprint for utilizing first-of-its-kind innovation to scale SAF production and enables LanzaJet's aspiration for 1 billion gallons of SAF production by 2030.
  • "LanzaJet's facility will help accelerate the SAF industry and provide new economic opportunities for producers for a more sustainable future."