Each year, I aim to share innovative news that reporters would include in their year-end summary of the innovators and trailblazers of the past year. There were two such stories last week about LanzaTech. Fermata Energy was also quoted in Bloomberg this past week, and the media continued to share past announcements from our clients over the past few weeks. Here are the other clips from this past week-
This week, Brookfield announced a USD 1B investment in LanzaTech with articles in Reuters, Climatewire, and BusinessGreen in the United Kingdom. We also announced a partnership between LanzaTech, Yale, Northwestern University, and NREL to establish a new center for multi-scale synthetic biology. We also helped launch the new FE-20 Bidirectional V2X Charger for Fermata Energy in New York City this week, changing how we think about charging infrastructure for EVS. This weekend also brings Artoberfest to Ann Arbor, Michigan. With the University of Michigan Wolverines away playing the University of Indiana, Saturday can become very lonely in Ann Arbor. The A2 Artoberfest, produced by the Guild of Artists and Artisans, brings people back into the streets of downtown Ann Arbor for craft beer and fine art. Just another busy week for us at North Coast Strategies.
“Game Changer!” That’s how the media is describing LanzaTech’s partnership with Danone with coverage in Europe and The Americas. Leading up to a holiday weekend in the U.S., a holiday in the middle of the week in France, and other national holidays in Europe with some of the same press you are trying to reach who are Switzerland covering Davos 2022, we were able to share some of the amazing innovation and partnerships from our clients. This week we also represented our client, Fermata Energy at the Global Fleet Expo and continue to advance the reputation of all the companies we work with. To those honoring Memorial Day in the US and Ascension Day in Europe, let’s remember the sacrifices people made to get us here. And let us never forget the innocent children of Uvalde, Texas.
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Danone
BusinessGreen: 'Game changer': LanzaTech transforms captured carbon into plastic
Ethanol Producer Magazine: LanzaTech converts captured carbon into PET @EthanolMagazine
GlobeNewswire: LanzaTech, with the support of Danone, Discovers Method to
Green Car Congress: LanzaTech, Danone develop method to convert carbon emissions directly into MEG, a key building block for PET
Industry Europe: Danone & LanzaTech to turn captured carbon into plastic bottles
Plastics in Packaging: LanzaTech and Danone perfect direct-to-MEG process
SPACInsider: The Latest SPAC News and Rumors: May 26, 2022
The Fly: LanzaTech discovers method to produce sustainable PET bottles
Sustainable Brands LanzaTech, with Support of Danone, Discovers Breakthrough Method to Produce PET from Captured Carbon
NS Packaging, LanzaTech, Danone find new method to make PET bottles from captured carbon
Plastic news/Sustainable Plastics - LanzaTech demonstrates MEG production from carbon emissions
Chemical Engineering - LANZATECH AND DANONE DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY TO CONVERT CARBON EMISSIONS INTO MEG
Plastic Packaging - LanzaTech and Danone perfect direct-to-MEG process
Bridgestone
A Green Living Blog: Earth911 Podcast: Bridgestone’s Bill Niaura on Creating a Circular Tire Recycling Infrastructure
Earth911: Earth911 Podcast: Bridgestone's Bill Niaura on Creating a Circular Tire Recycling Infrastructure
Corporate
Associated Press: LanzaTech NZ, Inc. Publishes 2021 Annual Report
GlobeNewswire: LanzaTech NZ, Inc. Publishes 2021 Annual Report
Global IP News: Lanzatech New Zealand Submits Chinese Patent Application for Biomass Liquefaction Through Gas Fermentation
Green Reporter: Decarbonization | Wilson Sonsini
Events + Presentations
Biofuels Digest: Transforming Carbon into Products: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaTech
Woodside
Biofuels Digest: Woodside changes name, merges with BHP Group
SAF
Biofuels International: Vision of the future
Ethanol Producer Magazine: Ethanol’s Own SAF Runway @EthanolMagazine
GlobeNewswire: ArcelorMittal launches XCarb™ Accelerator Programme to
Inside EPA: Biofuels Producers Urge Changes To RFS Rule To Boost Aviation Fuel (paywall)
News Fall Out: WORLD'S FIRST NET ZERO TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT COULD TAKE TO THE SKIES IN 2023
The Business Travel Magazine: Finding your way to sustainability
ArcelorMittal
CleanTechnica: Steel Giant Comes Out Swinging Against Fossil Fuel
Orissadiary.com: ArcelorMittal launches XCarb™ Accelerator Programme to support breakthrough technology start-ups and drive decarbonisation
Paperjam News: ArcelorMittal invite les start-up à décarboner la sidérurgie
LanzaTech Alumni
Commercial Baking: Fungi flour company Hyfé Foods bags $2 million investment
Fast Company: This startup makes carbon-neutral, high-protein pasta from fungi
Beauty/Fashion
L'ADN: Ancrée, régénératrice... La beauté et ses nouveaux modèles industriels
Personal Care Insights: Scientists unveil cost-effective CO2 capture method to lower carbon footprint (Beiersdorf)
Thomas: Recycled Carbon Perfume
Fermata Energy
Telecompetitor: Verizon Adds More AWS Wavelength Zones
Marquis
Shaw Local: Bureau County United Way celebrates successful 2022 campaign
Rising gas prices in the U.S. and worldwide have many consumers rethinking electric vehicles. However, the U.S. still trails Europe and China in EV adoption primarily due to better incentives and greater acceptance of EVs as an affordable option. Seizing the moment based on its successful projects in the US, Fermata Energy, a leading U.S. vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology company is expanding its presence in Europe. Fermata Energy has recently opened an office in London, UK, with Claire Weiller, Ph.D. leading their growth in Europe to stay ahead of the automotive industry's transition to all-electric fleets. You can find the news release attached and below. I hope to become a resource to you on stories regarding the transition to EVs and, specifically, the real power of an EV as a portable mini-grid.
Fermata Energy’s Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Technology Lowers Energy Costs and Increases Renewable Energy Use for the City of Boulder, Colorado. Vehicle-to-Building (V2B) Project in Boulder, in Partnership with Fermata Energy, demonstrates that Electric Vehicle (EV) Fleets Can Lower Energy Costs for Municipalities.
Although it is officially summer, there is a big chill across Michigan. With the auto industry firmly in control by the federal government, Congress continues to focus on the economy, the environment and on everyone’s health. Just before the July 4th recess, the U.S. House of Representatives passed The American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act (HR 2454), a major piece of legislation affecting climate change, energy and the environment. While Detroit and the entire state of Michigan continue to struggle, we must find opportunity amidst crisis and take advantage of every and any opportunity to restore stability to Michigan’s economy. There is no doubt that our struggling automakers and suppliers will receive additional help once ACES passes Congress. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) also will provide much needed assistance for Detroit and for Michigan.
Restoring stability and setting a path to economic diversity requires leadership to make a bad situation good. The climate change legislation contains a number of provisions that can bolster our state’s position, bring our auto industry into the next generation and help diversify our state’s economy so we are no longer a one-industry town. This includes:
Retooling existing and recently abandoned plants to meet new fuel and energy standards.
Retrofit plants to accommodate electronic vehicle production.
Securing funding for Detroit’s efforts to create light rail and mass transit in the region and become a model for other communities by adapting the latest and cleanest transportation technology.
Direct engineers leaving the auto industry to create new companies to support the development and commercialization of clean energy technology.
Lobby the federal government to have Detroit house one of eight regional Clean Energy Innovation Centers.
Celebrate our collaborative efforts to incubate new companies in partnership with our universities through the University Research Corridor and Next Energy and identify federal resources to expand Next Energy and Tech Town.
This bill also contains a number of provisions vital to the growth of green vehicles and a number of opportunities to keep the engineers, designers and line workers recently laid off, from the auto industry, employed in Michigan. By no means is this a perfect piece of legislation, and it does not necessarily favor Detroit over other regions. However, it is a blueprint by which Detroit and this state must change if we are to weather this storm and restore stability to our economy and to our people. We as a state must work together to leverage our assets and seize the opportunities provided to us in this legislation. By taking advantage of the tools given to us, we can take advantage of the incentives and financial opportunities to retool our economy and emerge much stronger than we have ever been.
