(Biofuels International) The Federal Association of the German Bioethanol Industry Association has launched a new version of the refuele10.com website. The website, which has been online since 2018, has been completely revised and updated and users can now expect an updated database on
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Back TO HOMENeste Expands Availability of Renewable Diesel in Belgium
(Biofuels International) Neste has now entered a partnership with Q8 and is offering Neste MY Renewable Diesel at seven stations during this year. The fuel is a premium diesel made entirely from renewable raw materials. The renewable diesel is a “drop-in” fuel, fully
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Celebrate Annual National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day 10.08 --- October 8, 2021 --- Various locations
(Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association) National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day was created to help raise awareness of a clean energy technology that is here now. October 8th (10.08) was chosen in reference to the atomic weight of hydrogen (1.008)
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IVECO Argentina Participates in Sustainable Mobility Fair
(IVECO Argentina/NGV Journal) Within the framework of the Sustainable Mobility Week, IVECO participated in the Sustainable Mobility Fair of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires. During the day, various companies showed their solutions for sustainable mobility and new technologies
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Germany: World’s First Bunkering Trial of Carbon-Neutral Synthetic LNG
(MAN Energy Solutions/NGV Journal) In a world-first for the maritime sector, the containership ‘ElbBLUE’ has bunkered some 20 tons of liquefied synthetic natural gas (SNG) or synthetic LNG at the Elbe port in Brunsbüttel, Germany. The bunkering is a joint project
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21st DATAGRO International Conference on Sugar and Ethanol --- October 25-26, 2021 --- São Paulo, Brazil and live broadcast
21st DATAGRO International Conference on Sugar and Ethanol happens for the first time in hybrid format -- Event takes place on October 25th and 26th for restricted number of participants at the Hotel Grand Hyatt, in São Paulo, and live broadcast The
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Can Chemical Recycling Reduce Plastic Pollution?
(Government Accountability Office) ... From 1970 to 2018 (the most recent data available), plastic waste in the U.S. grew tenfold. While recycling rates remained low, advanced recycling technologies could help increase recycling rates, and in turn reduce waste and pollution, especially
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Sweet Talks: Troubled Sugar Industry Pushes for Govt Subsidy to Get into the Biofuel Game
(News 24) SA’s sugar industry is in talks with the government over a potential subsidy that could see it convert more than a third of its annual output into biofuel. The discussions follow the signing of the so-called Sugar Master
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Ethanol Infrastructure Efforts Keep Expanding
by Robert White (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Significantly increasing the use of low-carbon renewable fuels like ethanol follows along different tracks. Legislatively, for example, there’s the bipartisan Clean Fuels Vehicle Act of 2021, which would provide incentives for automakers to build
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Carbon Removal Innovations and Their Challenges: A Conversation with Susteon President Shantanu Agarwal --- October 13, 2021 --- ONLINE
It is increasingly clear that we need an all-hands-on-deck approach to achieve the necessary reductions in greenhouse gases to mitigate the effects of climate change. A critical role in this effort might be played by technological advances and innovation in
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The Activate Fellowship
(Activate.org) A two-year fellowship to turn your technology concept into a product. TWO YEARS OF FUNDING Fellows receive a yearly living stipend of $80,000 to $110,000 plus a health insurance stipend and travel allowance. This enables them to focus on their project
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Department of Energy Hydrogen Business Case Prize DEDLINE October 29, 2021
(American Made Challenges) The Hydrogen Business Case Prize engages students and professionals interested in hydrogen and fuel cells to develop a tool to characterize the regional value proposition for hydrogen in multiple applications, including opportunities to co-locate supply and demand. The
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MIA Conference and Technology Showcase (CTS2021) --- October 14, 2021 --- Silverstone, Northamptonshire, UK
October’s the right time to refresh and restore your business networks. It’s time to meet new and existing industry friends, suppliers and buyers, and catch up with exciting new business opportunities for 2022 and beyond. Join us at the MIA’s NEW Conference and
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LG NOVA Global Challenge i\Is Now Open for Submission DEADLINE October 25, 2021
(LG NOVA) We’re calling on all innovators and entrepreneurs to submit their ideas, technology, and solutions to this competition. LG is looking for new technologies, concepts and business ideas that will push the envelope of a technologically advanced lifestyle for the
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Community Waste Management Technical Assistance Forum: Exploring Solutions to Convert Waste to Energy and Bioproducts --- November 4, 2021 --- ONLINE
As communities work to reduce their emissions, many are exploring solutions to not only cut down on waste but to convert it to energy and other products. In 2021, BETO and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) provided technical assistance to 18 communities
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How DOE Is Supporting Small Business to Strengthen Community Partnerships and Workforce Development --- October 21, 2021 --- ONLINE
Join the DOE's Office of Technology Transitions (OTT), and Office of Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs and BETO on October 21, 2021 at 3 p.m. ET, for a webinar to learn how DOE is working
October 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Data Benchmarking and Accessibility for Faster Research With the Catalyst Property Database --- October 13, 2021 --- ONLINE
In this webinar, Kurt Van Allsburg from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory will share the motivations for ChemCatBio’s Catalyst Property Database (CPD), how to search and upload data, applications, and future plans to grow types and quantity of data. The
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Cities in Southern Finland Use Biogas Fueled Fleet to Transport Biowaste
(Gasum/NGV Journal) From the beginning of October 2021, six cities in the outer zone of Uusimaa – Hanko, Hyvinkää, Lohja, Loviisa, Porvoo and Raasepori – will use vehicles powered by low-emission biomethane to transport wastewater plant sewage sludge as well as
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LSU, Delaware to Develop Chemical Manufacturing Processes Using CO2 Feedstocks and Renewable Energy
(LSU College of Engineering/Globe Newswire/Associated Press) Each day, many of the products we use, whether we know it or not, are produced from natural gas or crude oil using carbon- and energy-intensive processes. But what if we could make those same
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Pertamina Sucessfully Tests Aviation Biofuel in Short Flight
(Jakarta Globe) State-owned oil company Pertamina successfully tested a new jet fuel product with a tiny blend of biofuel in a short-distance flight from Jakarta to Bandung on Wednesday. A CN-235 propeller aircraft manufactured by Dirgantara Indonesia functioned as a testbed aircraft
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Stanlow Completes Biofuel Tank Upgrade
(Tank Storage) UK independent bulk liquid storage company Stanlow Terminals has completed a £500,000 (€588,000) upgrade to three of its biofuel tanks for a customer. The tanks have been re-lined with a new coating system to extend their longevity and allow a
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Europe’s 1st Dedicated Circular Economy Fund: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to The European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What are the key factors driving the European Bioeconomy? How does the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund address the growth-stage funding gap? What are some of the latest investments? How much money is being put in?
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List, MacMillan Win 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Development of Asymmetric Organocatalysis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021 for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis to: Benjamin List, Director of the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung David W.C. MacMillan, Professor at Princeton University Background on the Award The rapid expansion
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USDA Announces More Than $146M Investment in Sustainable Agricultural Research
(U.S. Department of Agriculture) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today an investment of more than $146 million in sustainable agricultural research projects aimed at improving a robust, resilient, climate-smart food and agricultural system. This investment is made under
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Greenpeace Calls for End to Carbon Offsets
by Alessandra Prentice (Reuters) Carbon offsets are allowing the world's biggest polluters to forge ahead with business plans that are threatening global climate goals, the head of Greenpeace International said in an interview. The model allows polluting companies to offset their emissions
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Global Energy Demand to Grow 47% by 2050, with Oil Still Top Source: US EIA
by Meghan Gordon and Maya Weber (S&P Global) ...EIA expects global energy demand to increase 47% in the next 30 years, driven by population and economic growth, particularly in developing Asian countries. This will require increased oil and natural gas
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Unifeeder Supplied with GoodFuels’ Biofuel to Boost Decarbonization
(Unifeeder) Start of a new partnership will enable the largest feeder and shortsea operator in Europe to immediately decarbonize its seaborne operations -- Sustainable biofuels pioneer GoodFuels and the international feeder and shortsea company Unifeeder have together succeeded in completing their first bunkering
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DOE Announces Nearly $8 Million for National Laboratory H2@Scale Projects to Help Reach Hydrogen Shot Goals
(U.S. Department of Energy) Tthe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced nearly $8 million for nine cooperative projects that will complement existing H2@Scale efforts and support DOE’s Hydrogen Shot goal to drive down the cost of clean hydrogen by 80% within the decade. The
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Honey without the Bee, Field to Foot Sneakers, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of October 7th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Honey without the bee…we’ve covered milk without the cow and pork without the pig, seafood without the fish, and now MeliBio claims to have the world’s first bee-free honey made from fermentation. And KEEN
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The State of the EPA --- October 13, 2021 --- ONLINE
Over the years, we’ve fielded reader requests for opportunities to hear directly from our reporters about issues they cover, but we’ve never had the bandwidth to make that happen. Now we have bandwidth. On Oct. 13, we’ll host our first-ever E&E
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Global Castor Oil Market to be Driven by the Increasing Demand in Various Industrial Applications Such as Paints, Soaps, Lubricants, Biofuels, and Other Sectors in the Forecast Period of 2021-2026
(MENAFN- iCrowdNewsWire) The new report by Expert Market Research titled, 'Global Castor Oil Market Size, Share, Price, Trends, Growth, Report and Forecast 2021-2026', gives an in-depth analysis of the global Castor oil market , assessing the market based on its segments
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Eni, ANPG and Sonangol Enter MoU on Agro-Biofuel Initiatives in Angola, as Part of Decarbonization Push
(Eni) In the occasion of the meeting held yesterday between the President of the Republic of Angola João Gonçalves Lourenço and the CEO of Eni Claudio Descalzi, Eni Angola, ANPG and Sonangol signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint
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Canfor and Licella, through Arbios Biotech, Moving forward with Biomass to Biofuel Plant in Canada
(Licella) • Canfor has announced its final investment decision to proceed with the development of a commercial-scale biomass to biofuel plant in Prince George, British Columbia, under Arbios Biotech, its joint venture with Licella. Supports the decarbonisation of transportation fuels
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Nikola Expands Investments in Green Hydrogen Stations for Trucks in U.S.
(Nikola/NGV Journal) Nikola Corporation and OPAL Fuels LLC have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on the development, construction, and operation of hydrogen fueling stations in North America and the use of renewable natural gas in hydrogen production. Under this strategic
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Dialogue on Governance to Develop Sustainable Forest Landscapes for Production of Wood for Energy and the Bioeconomy --- October 12, 13, 26 and 27, 2021 --- ONLINE
Online workshop with Virtual Field Tours in Northern and Eastern Europe and North America. The goal of this workshop is to engage stakeholders and bring them together to discuss the benefits and challenges to governing sustainability of forest management, with
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Hong Kong and China Gas to Produce Biofuel for Jet Planes as Cathay, Global Airlines Aim to Reduce Carbon Footprint
by Danny Lee (South China Morning Post) Cathay Pacific secures some jet biofuel supply from US, but needs more to meet 2030 pledge; Airlines heed climate warnings, but sustainable aviation fuel remains costly, in short supply -- Hong Kong and
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Exxon Sees Green Gold in Algae-Based Fuels. Skeptics See Greenwashing.
by Christopher M. Matthews (Wall Street Journal) The oil giant, under pressure to address climate change, says it is getting closer to making the biofuel viable -- Some scientists regard Exxon Mobil Corp.’s long-running quest to turn algae into a transportation
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Microsoft’s Million-Tonne CO2-Removal Purchase — Lessons for Net Zero
by Lucas Joppa , Amy Luers , Elizabeth Willmott , S. Julio Friedmann , Steven P. Hamburg & Rafael Broze (Nature) Strengthen markets, measures and definitions for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to fight climate change. In January this year,
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An Ambitious Ethanol Plan Spurs Food Security Fears in India
by Bibhudatta Pradhan and Pratik Parija (Bloomberg) Modi advances target for use of 20% ethanol-blended gasoline; Biofuel makers buying rice meant for poor at subsidized prices -- India’s ambitious plan to cut the use of fossil fuels by promoting ethanol derived
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Shipping Industry Group Aims for Net-Zero Emissions by 2050
(Associated Press) A major shipping industry group said Tuesday that its members will aim for “net-zero” carbon emissions by 2050, following a commitment to the same goal by the world’s airline industry a day earlier. The current target set by the International
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Letter: Pipeline Effort ‘Critical’ for Area Corn Producers
by Kelly Nieuwenhuis (NWestIowa.com) ... Carbon capture and storage projects like the one being proposed by Summit Carbon Solutions is one of the primary ways we can achieve that goal. This $4.5 billion private investment is a partnership with more than
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Fossil Fuel Industry Gets Subsidies of $11m a Minute, IMF Finds
by Damian Carrington (The Guardiain) Trillions of dollars a year are ‘adding fuel to the fire’ of the climate crisis, experts say -- The fossil fuel industry benefits from subsidies of $11m every minute, according to analysis by the International Monetary
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‘Fit for 55’ and Its Impact on the Biofuels Industry
(Biofuels International) The name ‘Fit for 55’ may have many people scratching their heads – is it an exercise programme, or maybe a breakfast cereal? – but in EU circles it is already part of the common language – shorthand
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Valmet to Rebuild Pretreatment System for Danish Biorefinery
(Biofuels International) Valmet is set to rebuild a pretreatment system for RE Energy’s biorefinery in Kalundborg, Denmark. The order was included in Valmet’s orders received of the second quarter 2021 and the delivery is planned for the first half of
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Carbon Dioxide Removal: Forests
(Climate Now) Planting trees has become a bit of a cliché in the fight against climate change, with ubiquitous photos of presidents and CEOs planting trees to show they are serious about climate. But, how much impact on atmospheric carbon dioxide
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HSSMI Recognised in Award Nomination for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Project
(HSSMI) A trailblazing circular economy project to advance the development of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) has secured a finalist place at the global Energy Institute 2021 Awards, and HSSMI has been praised for contributing to the project’s success. HSSMI is working in
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Fuels Institute, HBW Resources Launch ESG Integrity Platform
(NACS) The online program helps businesses simplify credible ESG reporting. -- The Fuels Institute and HBW Resources today announced the launch of ESG Integrity, a software service that provides businesses with a simplified, cost-effective way to report their Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) performance, backed
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U.S. States Push to Surpass World Emissions Norms on Aviation
by David Shepardson and Allison Lampert (Reuters) U.S. President Joe Biden's administration should exceed global standards designed to curb emissions from flights, as pressure mounts to limit the sector's greenhouse gases, five states told the White House in a letter seen by Reuters. Major
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Repsol Produces Renewable Hydrogen with Biomethane for the First Time
(Repsol) • Renewable hydrogen has been used to manufacture fuels with a low carbon footprint, such as gasoline, diesel, and kerosene for aviation, thus avoiding the emission of about 90 t of CO2. The biomethane used as raw material was
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Formula 1 Plans for 100% Sustainably Fuelled Hybrid Engine
(Formula 1) Formula 1 is aiming to field a generation of new power unit by 2025 – and the championship wants that engine to be powered by 100% sustainable ‘drop-in fuel’ designed to help Formula 1 achieve its goal of
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Eni Supports Energy Transition and Decarbonization in the Republic of Congo
(Eni) Eni, Republic of Congo sign MoU on joint development of bio-refining agro-feedstock sector; Eni delegation led by CEO Descalzi met President Sassou Nguesso to discuss agricultural programs and gas valorization also with reference to access to energy for domestic
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Ethanol, Biogas, Renewable Chemicals: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Dr. Pramod Kumbhar, President and CTO of Praj shared this illuminating slide guide on their Bio-Prism renewable chemicals and materials, Bio-Mobility products, Praj’s 2G tech for agri residue to ethanol, Praj-Sekab tech for forest residue
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New Waste-to-Hydrogen LOI between Ways2H and Valecom Positions Island of Martinique as a Blueprint for Caribbean
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) From California came news that Ways2H Inc., a global supplier of renewable hydrogen systems, and VALECOM, a Caribbean ecological and energy solutions provider, signed a letter of intent to transform up to 9,000 tons of
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Blended Ethanol Has a 43.4 g/MJ Carbon Intensity Rating or Lower When Accounting for Aromatics Reduction
(Biofuels Central) Two studies conducted by Transport Energy Strategies (TES) and THiggins Energy Consulting show that gasoline blended with ethanol lowers carbon intensity (CI) even more than what is modeled and what is shown in recent studies. A key finding in both
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California Spill Triggers New Calls against Drilling
by Matthew Choi (Politico's Morning Energy) ... The California oil spill is drawing scrutiny in Washington, with the White House closely monitoring the situation and Democratic lawmakers pushing to curtail offshore drilling. ... OC OIL SPILL SPURS CALLS FOR ENDING OFFSHORE DRILLING: Local,
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Nairobi's Fuel Dispensers Replace Charcoal, Kerosene with Biofuel
(Today/Reuters) In Kenya's capital Nairobi, restaurant owner Miriam Kamau lifts a steaming ladle of food from a stove burning locally produced ethanol - a fuel made from the byproducts of sugar production. She is one of about 200,000 customers of three-year-old Kenyan
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Western Ethanol Producers ‘Caught in the Jaws of a Vise’ with Short Corn Supply and Weak Biofuel Demand
by Mikkel Pates (Park Rapids Enterprise) Gerald Bachmeier, chief executive officer of Red Trail Energy, Richardton, North Dakota, and Philip Coffin, vice president of Midwest AgEnergy LLC, at Underwood, North Dakota, discuss countermoves to a drought for acquiring local corn
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Renewable Energy Group Collaborates with Iowa State University on Hydrotreater Pilot Plant
(ACROFAN) The two organizations celebrated a ribbon cutting at the facility on October 4, 2021 -- Ames-based biofuels producer, Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (REG) (NASDAQ: REGI), joined Iowa State University (ISU) at the BioCentury Research Farm (BCRF) for a ribbon cutting
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Ethanol Industry Pursues Final Legal Avenue on Year-Round E15
by Jacqui Fatka (Farm Progress) Growth Energy files petition to take fight of whether E15 legal to U.S. Supreme Court. --Ethanol and corn producers continue to claim 15% ethanol fuel is safe for year-round use. However, courts have overturned a waiver
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Briefing Series: What Congress Needs to Know in the Lead Up and Follow Up to COP26 --- October 8, 15, 20, 22 and November 18, 2021
Briefing Series on the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow -- The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a briefing series on what Congress needs to know in the lead-up to the 26th Conference of the Parties
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India Targets Alternate Fuels, EVs in Clean Transport Push
by Aftab Ahmed (Reuters) India to adhere to tighter fuel efficiency norms deadline; India targeting reducing carbon emissions by 33%-35% by 2030; India to mandate for gasoline cars to have flexible fuel engines; Expects new incentives towards climate funds from
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Auto Industry Commits to All-Electric, but Hybrids Make Powerful Interim Case; Report
by Neil Winton (Forbes) As politicians declare their love for clean electric cars and fall over themselves to be the first to ban the sale of allegedly dirty, climate threatening new fossil-fuel powered ones, a report from Emissions Analytics suggests hybrids could
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Airline Industry Targets Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050
by Siddharth Vikram Philip, Mary Schlangenstein and Christopher Jasper (Bloomberg Quint) The airline industry’s main lobby group adopted a target of eliminating carbon emissions on a net basis by 2050, a goal that will require balancing the fight against climate
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China Backs away from Ethanol Commitment
by Sean Pratt (Western Producer) Corn is the top feedstock for China’s ethanol sector, followed by rice, cassava and wheat. The country’s production plants are expected to consume 4.07 million tonnes of corn in 2021. -- Country has unofficially abandoned its
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Tuatara Expands Alternative Fuel Options
(SSC North America) SSC Enhances Sustainability, Flexibility, Accessibility -- SSC North America expands flexible-fuel capabilities of its powertrain assembly to meet the alternative fuel opportunities of road-legal and performance vehicles, integrating a synthesized methanol catalyst as a standard fuel option in
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Decarbonization of Air Transportation: Air France, TotalEnergies, the Métropole of Nice Côte d’Azur and Nice Côte d’Azur Airport Carry Out a Nice-Paris Flight Fueled With 30% Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Air France) Air France, TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE), the Metropole and the Airport of Nice Côte d’Azur have joined forces to operate a flight fueled with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Air France Flight 6235 has taken off for Orly Airport in
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Can Auto Industry Help Delta Air Lines Clean Up Its Act?
by Sebastian Blanco (Wards Auto) The federal government heavily promoted plant-based liquid fuels in the first decade of this century under President Bush. The way these fuels found their way into service stations and the vehicles themselves could serve as
October 05, 2021 Read Full Article
bp Investing almost $270 Million to Improve Efficiency, Reduce Emissions and Grow Renewable Diesel Production at Cherry Point Refinery
(bp) Estimated to reduce refinery’s operational carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 160,000 tons per year, or seven percent; To double capability to produce renewable diesel1 Expected to create more than 300 jobs over the next three years bp today (October 4,
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Velocys Launches Bayou Fuels
(Bayou Fuels) New branding and website is announced for the Bayou Fuels reference project in the USA -- Velocys has today launched a website for the Bayou Fuels reference project that will use Velocys FT technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel
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Is SAF Finally Taking Flight?: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to SAF’s Acceleration
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Mike McCurdy, Managing Director of Fuels & Power at ICF shared this illuminating slide guide highlighting the latest sustainable aviation fuel production sites around the world, how the RIN program and LCFS impacts SAF, the
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State of Hydrogen
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you missed the recent HydrogenConnect session, here’s your chance to check out the exclusive Digest State of Hydrogen presentation — who’s doing what, where, how and with whom in hydrogen. In today’s Digest, from the why
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Logistics Company Places Tenth RNG/CNG Truck Order with Hexagon Agility
by Ariana Fine (NGT News) Hexagon Agility, a business of Hexagon Composites, has received its tenth set of orders from a master services agreement signed in June 2020 with a global logistics customer to deliver renewable natural gas (RNG) and compressed natural
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Boston Consulting Group and SkyNRG Enter Long-Term SAF Purchase Agreement for Corporate Travel
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has announced an eight-year partnership with SkyNRG to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for its business travel flights starting in 2022, so becoming the newest member of SkyNRG’s Board Now corporate programme. The move
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Major Government-Backed Ventures Launched to Progress Commercial-Scale SAF Production in Japan
by Tony Harrington (GreenAir Online) Two major industrial collaborations have been established in Japan to progress ambitions for large-scale production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in the country, writes Tony Harrington. In the first project, sponsored by Japan’s Ministry of the
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Airbus Sets out Sustainability Vision and the Need for Collaboration across the Entire Aviation Eco-System
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) European aerospace giant Airbus brought together its executive team and sector leads, airline chiefs, policymakers and the media to its Toulouse headquarters in France for the Airbus Sustainability Summit, a two-day extravaganza aimed at not
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United States: Dane County Invests $10M in Clean Fuel Infrastructure
(Dane County/NGV Journal) ... The renewable fuel injected into the pipeline at the Dane County Landfill comes from rotting trash and renewable natural gas brought in from manure digesters. It powers trucks and vehicles across the region, reducing diesel and
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Snam and Eni Open New Biomethane Station in Southern Italy
(Snam/NGV Journal) Snam4Mobility, the Snam company active in sustainable mobility, and Eni have opened a new biomethane filling station in Aversa, Caserta. The facility, located in Via Vito di Jasi, corner of Viale Kennedy, strengthens the offer of CNG as an
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Your Letters: Carbon Removal Could, in Fact, Bring Great Benefits
by Robert C. Brown, Lisa Schulte Moore, and Tannon Daugaard (Iowa State University Bioeconomy Institute/Ames Tribune) The recent guest column by Darryl Siemer suggesting that carbon sequestration benefits “crumble on examination” is premised on an oversimplified representation of the Earth’s carbon cycle,
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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee Notice of Open Meeting
(Federal Register/International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce) The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (REEEAC or the Committee) will hold a virtual meeting via WebEx on Thursday October 14, 2021, hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The meeting
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Biofuels Offer a Cost-Effective Way to Lower Shipping Emissions
by Christina Nunez (Argonne National Laboratory) Swapping heavy fuel oil with fuel made from wood waste, waste fats, oils and greases could drastically cut planet-warming emissions from the shipping industry by 40 to 93%. -- Marine shipping traffic has grown steadily
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Eni and IRENA Launch a Partnership to Accelerate the Energy Transition
(International Renewable Energy Agency) Eni and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have today entered into a three-year partnership agreement to collaborate in the promotion of renewable energy and accelerate the energy transition, particularly in countries that export fossil fuels. The agreement
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Neste Announces Groundbreaking Global Partnership with TripActions and Reed & Mackay to provide SAF to TripActions Group Customers
(Neste) TripActions and Reed & Mackay, the fastest-growing travel and spend management group and Neste, the world’s leading sustainable aviation fuel producer, today announced a groundbreaking global partnership to offer Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ to all TripActions Group customers. The agreement marks
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Tech, Process, Forecast, Directions: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Advanced Biofuels & Biorefining
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Cellulose, lignin, wastes, proteins, starches – all biomass feedstocks, but what building blocks, secondary chemicals, intermediates and end products can you get from them? What’s the latest on fermentation, pyrolysis, gasifiers, hydrocrackers, and other processes/tech
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Udderlessly Amazing – Perfect Day Raises $350M, Prepares for IPO, Launches Cheese Category
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) From sunny California came news that Perfect Day, Inc., best known as the creator of the world’s first animal-free milk protein, announced a $350 million Series D funding round intended to fuel the company’s expanded
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Marquis Industrial Park to Be the World’s First Carbon-Neutral Industrial Park with On-Site Carbon Injection
(Marquis) Marquis Incorporated’s CEO, Mark Marquis, announced a plan for the Marquis Industrial Park to be the world’s first carbon-neutral industrial park with on-site carbon injection. Last week Marquis began drilling its first 5,000-foot test well to determine the total
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Press Release: Advanced Biofuels USA's Online Free Library Passes 40,000 Indexed Items Milestone
For Immediate Release -- October 3, 2021—Frederick, MD -- Advanced Biofuels USA, a nonprofit educational organization, celebrates passing the 40,000 indexed item milestone in its online library dedicated to topics related to the world's transition to sustainable renewable fuels. "The goal of
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The EU Wants a SAF Transition, but at What Cost?
(Biofuels International) On 14 July, as part of the European Green Deal, the EU announced a broad new package of policy proposals which aim to accelerate decarbonisation of the aviation sector. If fully implemented, the measures will have a significant
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The Voice of Conservatives Is Important in Renewable Energy Policy Discussions
(Solutions from the Land) ... Those who advocate for no- and low-carbon fuels and other energy solutions come from across political parties – Democrats and Republicans – and from all along the spectrum of partisan views – from liberals to conservatives. The
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Fuel Ethanol Laboratory Conference --- October 5-6, 2021 --- Omaha, NE
Join your fellow laboratory professionals in the fuel ethanol industry. Listen to educational speakers, visit exhibitor booths, and network. Organizer of the conference, Midland Scientific, is a full-line distributor of laboratory supplies including chemicals, equipment, and consumables. Our customer service
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Interested in Careers and Jobs in the World of Renewable Fuels? Or in Volunteering with Advanced Biofuels USA? Here's Some Information
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) Looking for an internship? Want to volunteer as a way to build a resume? Looking to work on specific skill sets? Have some time and want to work to mitigate climate change? Are you
October 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Unlocking Carbon Markets for Investors --- October 13, 2021 --- ONLINE
Carbon markets have come a long way in recent years, yet might not be understood well by those who might potentially invest in carbon removal. To that end, AirMiners, in conjunction with Bay Area VC firm Fifty Years, is excited
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Laboratory Instruments Solutions for Petrochemical and Biofuel - Chemical & Pharmaceuticals - Petrochemical
(Metrohm) Crude oil is a highly complex mixture of hydrocarbons. Through desalting, distillation, and conversion, it is transformed into fractions of higher-quality hydrocarbons such as paraffins, aromatics, naphthenes, and olefins. Different ratios of these so-called PIANO compounds are blended to
October 01, 2021 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Abubakar Bagudu
“The NNPC (Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation) Renewable Energy Division as part of the vision of Mr. President has been trying to diversify actively so that the bulk of NNPC revenue will one day come from biofuel." -- Governor of Kebbi
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Kebbi Partners Contec Global Energy for Biofuel Project
by John Alechenu (Punch) The Kebbi State Government on Thursday signed a partnership agreement with Contec Global Energy Limited for investment into the Cassava Biofuel Ethanol project in the State. Governor of Kebbi State, Abubakar Bagudu, announced the partnership after a meeting
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Voluntary Offsetting in Air Travel: A Carbon Footprint Fix?
by Julia MacCary (Planet Forward/Medill News Service) United Airlines offers a quick fix to neutralize your carbon emissions for a trip from Chicago to Los Angeles and back: $4.60 in carbon offsets. ... Yet what’s more concerning is United’s offsets are “not
October 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Mitigating Carbon May Have Unintended Consequences
(EurekAlert!/Pennsylvania State University) Controlling carbon release into the atmosphere will reduce carbon dioxide and slow global warming, but could there be unintended consequences for human health? Now, thanks to a three-year grant of about $400,000 from the National Science Foundation, researchers
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Panama Wants to Reduce Fuel Imports and Boost Ethanol Production
(America Economia) ... Panama plans to promote a clean energy plan by reincorporating ethanol in its gasoline and ending the use of heavy fuels and coal for electricity generation by the end of 2023, said Energy Minister Jorge Rivera. The Central American
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Government to Make It Mandatory for Vehicle Manufacturers to Make Flex-Fuel Engines: Nitin Gadkari
(India TV News) Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that the government will make it mandatory for all the vehicle manufacturers to make flex-fuel engines, after it gets permission from the Supreme Court (SC). Flex-fuel, or flexible fuel, is an alternative
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Maersk Tender Completes a Successful Trial in Partnership with The Ocean Cleanup, Blending Biofuel into the Marine Gasoil to Reduce CO2 Emissions during Her Recent Charter in the Pacific.
(Maersk) In May 2021, Maersk Supply Service decided together with The Ocean Cleanup to run a trial programme, in which they would blend biofuel into the marine gasoil on one of the vessels. Maersk Tender was selected as the guinea
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Kinetrex Energy and Wabash Valley Power Alliance Announce Construction on Three RNG Facilities
(Kinder Morgan) Construction activities underway with initial in-service by fall of 2022 -- Kinetrex Energy, a Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) company and Wabash Valley Power Alliance (WVPA) today announced they have started construction activities for three previously announced renewable natural
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Pledge Accounts for Bioprojects: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Specialized Project Finance
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Do you know what the application requirements are for a Pledge Account? Do you even know what a Pledge Account is or if it’s a good option for your biobased project? What is it’s value?
October 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Building Trust in Sustainable Biomass: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Biomass Communications
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you missed Oak Ridge National Lab’s Keith Kline’s introductory remarks at ABLC Digital, now’s your chance to check out his slide guide covering how to build public confidence and trust in the role of
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Happy Meal Toys Bio-Makeover, Cell-Based Caviar, Biodegradable Shoes, Fish Waste Based Building Material, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of September 30th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Hot news in from McDonald’s which is phasing out fossil fuel-based plastic from its Happy Meal toys in more than 100 countries as it transitions to mostly recycled and renewable plastics and sustainable fibers by
October 01, 2021 Read Full Article
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