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Oil Majors Investing 8 Times More in Biofuels than Hydrogen – T&E

(Biofuels Central) … Europe’s oil majors’ ‘big bet’ on hydrogen as the transport fuel for the future is not so big in reality, according to a new study on behalf of Transport & Environment (T&E)[1], which shows that investments in biofuels refining are eight times bigger. T&E accuses oil producers of not being serious

January 16, 2023 Read Full Article

Ontario and Canada Investing in Clean Energy Production Using Forest Biomass

(Ontario Department of Natural Resources and Forestry) Funding will help establish Canada’s only renewable natural gas facility to exclusively use woody by-products — The governments of Ontario and Canada are investing more than $11.3 million to expand CHAR Technologies’ facility in Thorold to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) and biocarbon

December 19, 2022 Read Full Article

GOP Directs Culture War Fury toward Green Investing Trend

by Sam Metz (AP News) Republicans are coming out swinging against Wall Street’s growing efforts to consider factors like long-term environmental risk in investment decisions, the latest indication that the GOP is willing to damage its relationship with big business to score culture war points. Many are targeting a concept known

June 7, 2022 Read Full Article

Ashley Hinson: The Clear Case for Investing in Ethanol, Iowa’s Clean Energy Fuel Source

(Office of Representative Ashley Hinson (R-IA 1st) The Biden administration should respect current law and uphold the integrity of the Renewable Fuel Standard. — In just 10 months in Congress, I’ve seen my fair share of shattered promises and absurd policies in Washington. But the aggressive and unfounded attacks on

November 22, 2021 Read Full Article

Gevo Investing in Corn-Based Aviation Fuel, Including Restart of Minnesota Plant

by Jeff Beach (AgWeek)Gevo’s Luverne, Minnesota, plant is again making isobutanol and next year will be converting into a hydrocarbon facility to make sustainable aviation fuel. — After shutting down in March 2020 in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gevo’s Luverne plant is again making isobutanol and next year will

November 9, 2021 Read Full Article

Opinion: The Importance of Investing in Carbon Capture and Sequestration

by Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA-01) (Agri-Pulse) Iowa’s farmers have led the way in driving innovation and improving sustainability for generations. Just look at the evolution of corn production in Iowa and the growth of ethanol – an abundant, clean energy source that can be used to power America. Now, through new

November 1, 2021 Read Full Article

Transforming Collected Organic Waste into Insect Feed and Organic Fertilizer in Kenya: Impact Investing in Sanergy (Private Sector Investment Finance)

(Japan International Cooperation Agency) On Oct. 8, JICA made an investment of $2.5 million in Sanergy, Inc., a US company which promotes an innovative circular-economy approach in the developing world, including Nairobi, Kenya. Sanergy collects human waste from sanitary toilets located in slum areas and other organic waste around the

October 12, 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, 2021) announced plans for a $269 million investment in

October 5, 2021 Read Full Article

USDA Investing $75 million in Partner-Led Projects with Focus on Climate-Smart Ag, Equity in Program Delivery

(U.S. Department of Agriculture) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest nearly $75 million for 15 partner-led projects to address natural resource concerns on private lands. This year, projects funded by the Regional Conservation Partnership Program’s (RCPP) Alternative Funding Arrangements (AFA) focus on climate-smart agriculture and forestry and other conservation

September 27, 2021 Read Full Article

He Says It’s Not about Climate. So Why Is Bill Gates Investing in Farmland?

by Rebecca Bauer (Farm Together/AgFunder Network) For many investors, farmland was not on the radar as an investable asset class until earlier this year, when it was revealed that the largest owners of US farmland were none other than Bill and Melinda Gates. Many were speculating about Gates’ motivation for the acquisitions

September 4, 2021 Read Full Article

Investing in Palm Biofuels Gets a RED Card from Brussels

(Palm Oil Monitor) Last week the Commission released its ‘Climate Taxonomy’ document. Basically, this is a new set of regulations that determine whether an investment by an EU bank or institution can be considered ‘climate friendly’. This regulation has been in train for some time, and is likely to have major ramifications going

June 21, 2021 Read Full Article

9 Ways to Establish an Ethical Framework – Part 1 of The Importance of Ethics in ESG Investing

by Cynthia Thyfault (Global BioFuture Solutions) In an exclusive Special to the Digest, Cynthia Thyfault, Global BioFuture Solutions, Founder and CEO shares a 2-Part Series on ESG Investing and the Bioeconomy. In this first part, we look at the importance of ethics in ESG investing and how to establish ethical frameworks.

March 17, 2021 Read Full Article

Investing or Raising Capital in the Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to The Biotech Bull Market

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Today we look at the Biotech Bull Market — what’s up, and why. How can you get your fair share in investing or capital raising? We are hunting for Value at AMRS, CDXS, REGI, GEVO, GPRE, TWST, BASF, CTVA, DSM, BYND and many more. Who’s

March 1, 2021 Read Full Article

Porsche Begins Investing in Synthetic Fuels to Keep Classics on the Road

by Ronan Glon (Hagerty) Let’s leave 2020 behind for a moment and travel to 2040. Government regulations have escorted the internal combustion engine off of the global stage, every car sold new is powered by either electricity or hydrogen, and you’re still holding on to the stunning 912 your grandfather purchased

November 12, 2020 Read Full Article

Alco Bio Fuel, Messer Benelux and IJsfabriek Strombeek Once again Investing Millions of Euros in Recycling CO2 in North Sea Port

(Alco Bio Fuel) Biorefinery Alco Bio Fuel (ABF), industrial gas supplier Messer Benelux and IJsfabriek Strombeek will continue their efforts to reduce CO2 emissions in Belgium. Together they are investing 10 million euros in a second carbon dioxide recovery unit, located at Alco Bio Fuel in North Sea Port (Ghent).

October 2, 2020 Read Full Article

Energy Transition: Total Is Investing More than €500 Million to Convert Its Grandpuits Refinery into a Zero-Crude Platform for Biofuels and Bioplastics

(Total) Within the framework of its net zero strategy, Total will convert its Grandpuits refinery (Seine-et-Marne) into a zero-crude platform. By 2024, following an investment totaling more than €500 million, the platform will focus on four new industrial activities: Production of renewable diesel primarily intended for the aviation industry. Production of

September 25, 2020 Read Full Article

Unlocking New Sources of Sustainable Investment: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to ESG Investing in the Bioeconomy

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) How to unlock the billions in this new investment stream for the bioeconomy projects you care about was the name of the game on DigestConnect this past Thursday. Cindy Thyfault, CEO of Global Biofuture Solutions and Gerard Ostheimer, Senior Advisor at Below50, shared this illuminating

September 14, 2020 Read Full Article

ESG Investing and the Bioeconomy – Part 2: Understanding ESG Investing Frameworks, Reporting, Stakeholders

by Cynthia Thyfault and Gerard J. Ostheimer (Global Biofuture Solutions/Biofuels Digest) ESG reporting seeks to create a standard way for a range of investors to understand a company’s (or a fund’s or an asset’s) financial and non-financial impacts, as well as the strategy, approach, and performance of the company as it seeks

September 7, 2020 Read Full Article

ESG Investing and the Bioeconomy: Part 1 – Impact and ESG Investing Through the Financier’s Eyes

by Cynthia Thyfault and Gerard J. Ostheimer (Global Biofuture Solutions/Biofuels Digest) Due to a wide range of global challenges including climate change, environmental sustainability, social inequality, and the need for ethical corporate governance, ESG investing and reporting has become the “new normal” for investment firms, corporations, and governments alike. This emphasis

August 26, 2020 Read Full Article

$16 Trillion Investors Develop First-Ever Framework for Net Zero Investing

(Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)) — ‘Net Zero Investment Framework’ developed with over 70 leading global investors & issued for consultation. – Aims to maximise investor contribution to decarbonisation of global economy, helping keep rise in global temperatures below 1.5°C. – APG, Brunel and Church of

August 12, 2020 Read Full Article

Recruiting Impact Investing to Grow the Bioeconomy

by Cynthia Thyfault and Gerard J. Ostheimer (Global Biofuture Solutions/Biofuels Digest) Impact investing is an exciting and rapidly growing industry powered by investors who are determined to generate social and environmental impact as well as financial returns. This is taking place all over the world, and across all asset classes. Impact investing has grown

July 22, 2020 Read Full Article

Investing in Consumer ‘Proximity’ to Produce Biodiesel from UCO

by Sarantis Michalopoulos (EURACTIV.com) A Greek company says it has found a way to collect much more effectively used cooking oil for biodiesel production: by making it easier for consumers to find nearby collection points and avoid simply pouring the used oil down their kitchen sink. In 2019, Prasino Ladi (Green

January 20, 2020 Read Full Article

We Three Kings of the Bioeconomy Are: Novozymes & Green Plains, Arzeda & BP, and Inscripta & What Appears to Be the Entire Investing Universe Announce Massive Deals to Anchor a Big Bioeconomy Christmas

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Novozymes & Green Plains, Arzeda & BP, and Inscripta & a bunch of investors new and returning — three transformative market shifts this week of epic proportion. Grabbing the dollar headlines has to be Inscripta’s eye-watering $125 million Series D cap raise, which will accelerate applications expansion and

December 17, 2019 Read Full Article

Investing in Australian Biomanufacturing

(Office of the Department of Education; the Hon Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Education; the Hon Karen Andrews MP Minister for Industry, Science and Technology; John Alexander OAM, MP, Member for Bennelong ) The Morrison Government is investing in the development of an Australian biomanufacturing sector that will use biological systems

October 9, 2019 Read Full Article

Large Groups Investing to Expand Ethanol Capacity in Brazil: Unica

by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Large companies operating in the sugar and ethanol sector in Brazil are investing to expand capacity to produce the biofuel, due to the continuing strong local demand and low global sugar prices, said an executive from a leading industry group on Monday. According to Antonio de Padua

September 17, 2019 Read Full Article

Canada Investing in First-in-Canada Forest Industry Technologies in Sarnia

(Government of Canada) Canada’s forest sector remains a vital source of wealth for Canadians, providing economic, social and environmental benefits. By investing in Canada’s forest sector, the Government of Canada is growing the economy while protecting our environment. Kate Young, Parliamentary Secretary for Science and Sport and the Parliamentary Secretary

August 28, 2019 Read Full Article

33 Million Reasons Why Your Garbage Is Worth More than You Think: Breakthrough, Cox et al Investing, Accelerating Sierra Energy in Waste-to-X Race

(Hydrogen Digest) … In 2015, we reported that the Defense Logistics Agency awarded Sierra Energy a $100,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant $100,000 grant to further explore the production of hydrogen fuel from waste. Sierra Energy’s patented FastOx gasifier converts waste into an energy-dense gas with high hydrogen content. The system’s

August 14, 2019 Read Full Article

Why Energy Companies Are Still Investing Gasoline in the Age of the Electric Vehicle

by Marissa Luck (Houston Chronicle) … As Shell’s largest research and development center, the 200-acre Houston campus has 1,500 employees and hundreds of contractors. They’re working on everything from formulating new biodiesel to advancing liquefied natural gas into transportation fuels. Their research also extends into something more tangible in the near term:

July 31, 2019 Read Full Article

Canadian Biofuel Producer Investing €30m in Portlaoise Plant

by Peter Hamilton (The Irish Times) Greenfield Global is establishing its European manufacturing headquarters in Laois — A Canadian alcohol and fuel ethanol producer is investing in the region of €30 million to establish its new European manufacturing headquarters in Portlaoise, a move that marks its first foray into manufacturing outside of North America.

April 9, 2019 Read Full Article

The Long, Long, Long Journey to Green: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Bioeconomy Investing

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What are the true drivers of Innovation and what are the returns for investors — what’s up and what works? There is just not a more authentic authority on the subject than long-time venture capitalist Roger Wyse, managing partner of Spruce Capital Partners, who gave the following

January 15, 2018 0 comment Read Full Article

The Public Pulse: Investing in Biofuels Pays off

by Brendan Sullivan, Kyle J. Nixon (World-Herald) Novozymes was honored to have Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts join us earlier this year to announce a $36 million expansion in Blair, Nebraska, where we’re pioneering technologies that will accelerate Nebraska’s leadership in renewable fuel production. Part of what makes investments like these possible

November 7, 2017 Read Full Article

Big Oil Is Investing Billions to Gain a Foothold in Clean Energy

by Anna Hirtenstein (Bloomberg) Oil majors have spent $6.2 billion to acquire stakes in firms; Interest shifted away from biofuels and toward digital energy — The world’s biggest oil companies are closing more clean energy deals as pressure to diversify their businesses mounts and growth accelerates among green technologies. … To be sure, the sums

October 26, 2017 Read Full Article

Investing in Sustainable Greenhouse Growing Systems

(Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada/Cision) Canada’s agriculture and agri-food industry is an important driver of economic growth in Canada. The Government of Canada continues to support the sector as it reduces emissions and adopts sustainable practices that lead to more efficient use of water and energy. Member of Parliament Peter Fragiskatos (London North Centre), on

September 15, 2017 Read Full Article

R20 and WRI, a Roadmap to Zero Waste and Sustainable Investing

by James L. Stewart (California’s BioEnergy Producers Association/Technikon/Biofuels Digest) A major worldwide effort is underway through the non-profit organization R20 Regions of Climate Action to assist sub-national states and jurisdictions in developing projects that promote clean energy and combat climate change. Currently, R20 has more than $1 billion of low-carbon, economic development projects

March 15, 2016 0 comment Read Full Article

Nigeria: Investing in an Ethanol Plant for Export

by Uba Godwin (This Day/AllAfrica.com/Global Trust Consulting Group) Uba Godwin writes on how cassava and other raw materials could be processed into ethanol for export — It is disheartened that Nigerians at this level of technological development worldwide are still importing alcohol from oversea countries, when we can boast of

February 9, 2016 Read Full Article

How Much Is the US Really Investing in Biofuels Research?

by Robert E. Kozak* (Advanced Biofuels USA) I, like many of you reading this, am working on a concept paper for the US Department of Energy/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s recent Bioenergy Technologies Incubator 2 Funding Opportunity (DE‐FOA‐0001320). This is a very important program that could produce major

September 10, 2015 0 comment Read Full Article

Global AgInvesting 2015 April 27-30 New York, NY

Now in its seventh year, Global AgInvesting 2015 offers a comprehensive overview of agriculture investment opportunities, risks and return profiles across all major global production regions, as well as strategies for diversified ag portfolios including regional variation, private equity, and liquid investments. Concurrent track sessions will highlight the surrounding themes

February 13, 2015 Read Full Article

Global AgInvesting Middle East 2015 February 23-25, 2015 Dubai, UAE

Global AgInvesting Middle East 2015 (February 23-25) offers a comprehensive overview of the agriculture investment landscape and a clear idea of where the real money is moving in the space. The third annual GAI conference in the UAE, this year’s program in Dubai will feature analysis and discussions on opportunities

February 13, 2015 Read Full Article

Colorado’s Red Rock Biofuels Investing $200M in Jet-Fuel Project

by Wendy Culverwell (Portland Business Journal/Denver Business Journal) Red Rock Biofuels LLC, based in Fort Collins, is investing $200 million in a biofuel refinery in the rural southern Oregon community of Lakeview. … The Red Rock project will convert up to 140,000 tons of woody biomass gathered from the Fremont-Winema

January 13, 2015 Read Full Article

Croda Investing in 100% Sustainable Non-ionic Surfactants by Consuming Bio-ethanol

(Croda) Croda International Plc, manufacturers of speciality chemical ingredients that enhance everyday consumer and industrial products, today announced its plans to make a significant investment at its Atlas Point manufacturing site in Delaware, North America that will enable the site to produce 100% sustainable non-ionic surfactants. Derived exclusively from plant

December 31, 2014 Read Full Article

Byogy Renewables Strengthens Competitiveness by Investing in Supply Chain

(Byogy Renewables/Nassau News Live) Continuing its commitment to deliver price competitive, 100% replacement biofuels and chemicals, Byogy Renewables Inc. has invested in a strategic partnership with AusAgave Australia, as part of the upstream integration of multiple feedstocks to develop low cost sugars for the production of renewable fuels and chemicals.

June 12, 2014 Read Full Article

Industrial Biobased Ventures Raise $364M in Q3 2013; 5-Minute Guide to the Bioinvesting Landscape

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Biobased investing continues surging, both direct and via strategics. The Digest has the data and the scoop in our 5-Minute Guide. In Florida, Biofuels Digest reports that 9 biobased ventures raised $363.8 million in new capital in 2013, compared to $435 million in Q2, and

October 23, 2013 Read Full Article

Investing in Sustainable Palm Oil Production Ex-ante Impact Assessment of Investments in a Palm Oil Mill in Palembang, Indonesia

by Yuca Waarts, Kor Zwart (LEI Wageningen UR) Recycling palm oil mill effluent, decreasing greenhouse gas emissions and improving smallholder livelihoods are three important topics in debates on sustainable palm oil production. In Indonesia, Zebra Special Products BV has invested in various new technologies within palm-oil milling to address these issues. Lately,

May 13, 2013 Read Full Article

A System for Investing in Biobased and Biofuels

by Jim Lane (BioInvest Digest) A Biofuels and Biobased investment primer: An 18-combination, 8-character system for classifying bio investments. Here’s our investment primer on how to size up the risks and the rewards and tune them to meet your goals. And, a system for organizing opportunities. So, you’re thinking about

March 6, 2013 Read Full Article

Investing in Biofuels and Biobased Intermediates

by Jim Lane (BioInvest Digest) …What exactly are they? As the name suggests, they are products made from renewable sources that are not sold directly into the end-user market but are, instead, sold to other manufacturers who refine, upgrade, blend, ferment or catalytically convert them into end-user products. …The two

January 11, 2013 Read Full Article

Advanced Biofuels Deployment Investing in Europe’s Future February 6-7, 2013 Brussels, Belgium

The Fifth Stakeholder Plenary Meeting of EBTP (SPM5) is a conference for all European biofuels stakeholders to be held at the Diamant Conference Centre in Brussels. The conference will run from 12:30-20:00 on 6th February 2013 and 9:00-13:30 on 7th February. Entrance to SPM5 is free for European biofuels stakeholders from industry, academia, research

January 3, 2013 Read Full Article

How Cellulosic is Rising from Corn: Investing in Cellulosic Production Could Improve Profit Gargins at Corn Ethanol Plants

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The once futuristic vision of integrating traditional and second-generation ethanol facilities appears more attainable as various companies emerge with technology improvements that will allow corn ethanol producers to add cellulosic ethanol streams without taking on insurmountable piles of debt. Edeniq Inc. was one of

July 24, 2012 Read Full Article

Petrobras Investing US$400 Million in Biofuels Research 2010-2014

(Green Car Congress) Petrobras has earmarked some US$400 million for biofuels development research projects in the 2010-2014 Business Plan, according to Petrobras Biocombustível’s head of Technology Management, João Norberto Noschang Neto. Neto was speaking as a member of the panel on “Cellulosic Biofuels: has the future arrived?” during the Ethanol Summit

June 9, 2011 Read Full Article

Valero and Waste Management Team Up Again, Investing in the Capacity Scale-Up of a Celebrated Waste-to-Biofuel Technology.

In Canada, Enerkem Inc has closed a $60 million financing round that includes Valero Energy Corp. who joins existing investors Waste Management, Rho Ventures, Braemar Energy Ventures and Cycle Capital, who have each invested in the new equity round. …“With Valero joining Waste Management as a strategic investor, Enerkem becomes one

June 2, 2011 Read Full Article

So You Want to Be a Biofuels Investing Rock Star?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) …Biofuels investing is not for the faint of heart – even high-flyers like Gevo, up more than 33 percent since its debut earlier this year, have been volatile – and a number of small-cap advanced biofuels stocks struggle to communicate a degree of certainty in

April 29, 2011 Read Full Article

Governor Rendell: Investing in Alternative Fuel Transportation Projects Will Drive Pennsylvania toward Energy Independence

Seeking to enhance Pennsylvania’s energy security, promote alternative forms of energy and create a cleaner environment, Governor Edward G. Rendell announced an $8 million investment in 20 projects that will advance the alternative fuels industry in the state. “The Alternative Fuel Incentive Grant projects promote cleaner transportation through the production

April 7, 2010 Read Full Article

Combatting Climate Change by Investing in CleanTech: Government of Canada Announces CleanTech Companies to Receive$58 Million

Sixteen clean technology projects from across Canada will receive $58 million in funding to help move innovative technology solutions to the market. The announcement, confirming the decision of the Board of Directors of Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), was made today by the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources,

January 22, 2010 Read Full Article

Imperial Approves $720 Million for Largest Renewable Diesel Facility in Canada

(Imperial/Business Wire) Facility expected to produce more than 1 billion litres per year, or 20,000 barrels per day, of renewable diesel; Renewable diesel has potential to reduce annual greenhouse emissions by about 3 million tonnes compared to conventional fuels; Project to supply British Columbia in support of province’s plan to

January 27, 2023 Read Full Article

U.S. Department of Energy Awards $118 Million to Accelerate Domestic Biofuel Production

(U.S. Department of Energy) 17 Projects Will Boost Production of Biofuels for Consumer and Freight Transportation in America, Support President Biden’s Decarbonization and Climate Agenda — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $118 million in funding for 17 projects to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels for America’s transportation

January 26, 2023 Read Full Article

Teesside Becomes UK’s First Airport to Sign Green Aviation Fuel Agreement

(Teesside International Airport) Teesside has become the UK’s first airport to partner with Air France-KLM for the airline’s programme to boost the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, part of the Air France-KLM group, connects passengers worldwide from Teesside to more than 160 countries via its link

January 26, 2023 Read Full Article

The Frog in the Pot: the Winning of Big Friends to Scoop  Us out of Climate Peril

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Winston Churchill once observed that you can rely of the United States to do the right thing, after all the alternatives have been exhausted. We are at this Churchillian moment on climate action, …. … We are currently going through the cycle of denial that

January 23, 2023 Read Full Article

LNG – Deliverying Decarbonisation: SEA-LNG’s View from the Bridge 2022-2023

(SEA-LNG) SEA-LNG is pleased to share its overview of LNG as a marine fuel in 2022-2023. This resource highlights how the shipping industry has advanced along the LNG pathway to decarbonisation in 2022 and outlines what progress is anticipated in 2023. 2022 was another very strong year for LNG vessel orders,

January 18, 2023 Read Full Article

Rio Grande: Petrobras Tests Bunker with Renewable Content on Transpetro Vessel

(Petrobras/Portos & Mercados (Google Translation)) Petrobras carried out, on Saturday (12/31), the first bunker filling with renewable content in the country. At the Rio Grande Terminal (Terig), in Rio Grande do Sul, the Transpetro vessel “Darcy Ribeiro”, was fueled with the new fuel with a lower carbon footprint, a mixture of 90%

January 10, 2023 Read Full Article

New Poll: Voters Support Ethanol and RFS, Oppose EV Mandates

(Renewable Fuels Association) A new survey of registered voters shows robust support for ethanol and the Renewable Fuel Standard, while also revealing significant opposition to policies that ban liquid fuels or mandate electric vehicles. The poll was conducted for the Renewable Fuels Association by Morning Consult. “As the new Congress settles

January 9, 2023 Read Full Article

New Bill to Strengthen State’s Capacity to Manage Oil Supplies Receives Government Approval

(Irish Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications) The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, has today welcomed Cabinet approval to publish the Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Bill 2022. The main purpose of this Bill is to strengthen the government’s ability

January 6, 2023 Read Full Article

Shell Joins German Carrier to Speed up Transition to Carbon-Neutral Logistics Fleet

(Rhenus Group/Alt Fuels) The Rhenus Group and Shell will be sharing ideas more closely in future in order to forge ahead with decarbonizing goods traffic on the roads. Both companies are working on a joint strategy in order to significantly reduce CO2 emissions in the long term. The partners are not

December 23, 2022 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to SHV Energy

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) SHV Energy is a leading global distributor of off-grid energy, such as LPG, LNG, hydrogen, bioLPG and rDME. We serve 30 million business and residential customers in 24 countries across 4 continents. Our ambition is to offer 100% renewably and sustainably sourced energy by 2040.

December 23, 2022 Read Full Article

Nestlé Invests in Logistics Innovations to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Its International Water Brands

(Nestlé) … Nestlé is investing over CHF 100 million by 2030 in low-carbon logistics for its three international water brands – S. Pellegrino, Acqua Panna and Perrier. This investment will focus on optimizing logistics routes and accelerating train transport, increasing the use of alternative fuels and transportation options and testing innovative alternative transportation options. By eliminating

December 22, 2022 Read Full Article

Purdue University Study Shows Soybean Oil for Biofuels Has Limited Impact on Overall Food Prices

(Soy Hopper/United Soybean Board) While greater biofuel demand contributes to rising price of soy oil-based foods, increased availability of soy meal drives down cost of animal proteins, offsetting Consumer Price Index. — Whether buying Christmas presents, purchasing a new car or shopping for food, everyone’s feeling the pinch of inflation. Grocery

December 22, 2022 Read Full Article

Idemitsu Sees Cleaner Fuels Making Profit Contribution by 2030

by Yuka Obayashi and Miho Uranaka (Reuters) Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (5019.T), Japan’s No. 2 oil refiner, expects cleaner fuels such as ammonia, green pellets and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to contribute to its profits by 2030, its president said. Like global energy giants, Idemitsu is changing its portfolio by scaling down fossil fuel

December 22, 2022 Read Full Article

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $750 Million To Accelerate Clean Hydrogen Technologies

(U.S. Department of Energy) Funding Will Advance Electrolysis Technology, Drive Down Clean Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Costs, Provide Long-term Support for Hydrogen Hubs and Other Industry Deployments — The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), today announced its intent to issue $750 million in funding from President Biden’s

December 21, 2022 Read Full Article

Fulcrum Saves Christmas: MSW-to-Fuels Production Begins at Sierra Biofuels

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) From Nevada comes the long-awaited news that Fulcrum BioEnergy has successfully produced a low-carbon synthetic crude oil using landfill waste as a feedstock at its commercial-scale Sierra BioFuels Plant. Sierra is the first and at present the largest landfill waste-to-fuels plant. Whew. They made it by Christmas. In fact,

December 21, 2022 Read Full Article

Porsche Begins Production of ‘E-Fuel’ that Could Provide Gas Alternative Amid EV Push

by Michael Wayland (CNBC) -Porsche said Tuesday that a pilot plant in Chile started production of the alternative fuel, as it aims to produce millions of gallons by mid-decade. -Officials say e-fuels can act like gasoline, allowing vehicle owners a more environmentally friendly way to drive. -Porsche officials celebrated the

December 21, 2022 Read Full Article

New Clean Energy Station Delivers RNG to Amazon, Trucks Fleets Near Chicago

by Ariana Fine (NGT News) Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has opened another renewable natural gas (RNG) fueling station that will provide an anticipated 1.4 million gallons of fuel annually for Amazon and other truck fleets in the greater Chicago area. “The addition of the Romeoville station to our fueling network represents

December 20, 2022 Read Full Article

Latin America Emerging as Hot Spot for More Climate-Friendly Jet Fuel

by Allison Lampert and Oliver Griffin (Reuters) Latin America is drawing early investment for jet fuel produced from materials like forest residues and palm oil as emission-conscious airlines scour emerging markets for less-polluting fuel to power flights, industry executives say. … While SAF is not currently produced in Latin America,

December 19, 2022 Read Full Article

Industry’s Big Bet on Chemical Recycling Is Sparking Policy Fights across the Country

by Jordan Wolman (Politico) … At Alterra Energy, trucks drop off shredded plastic from recycling centers across the Midwest. That plastic is heated to temperatures between 800 and 1,100 degrees Fahrenheit to break it down. The end product, 200 to 300 barrels per day of synthetic crude oil, is transported

December 17, 2022 Read Full Article

A.P. Moller – Maersk and SunGas Renewables Sign Strategic Green Methanol Partnership

(A.P. Moller-Maersk) As part of its strategy to decarbonize customers’ supply chains, A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has entered a green* methanol Letter of Intent with U.S. based SunGas Renewables, Inc., a spin-out of GTI Energy, and a leader in providing technology and equipment systems for large-scale production of renewable

December 16, 2022 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Gevo addresses the market need of reducing greenhouse gas emissions with sustainable alternatives, and is commercializing the next generation of advanced, bio-based renewable fuels with sustainable aviation fuel, renewable premium gasoline, and renewable natural gas that have the potential to achieve zero carbon emissions over

December 16, 2022 Read Full Article

Biden-Harris Administration Announces an Additional $325 Million in Pilot Projects through Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, for Total Investment of $3.1 Billion

(U.S. Department of Agriculture) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing an additional $325 million for 71 projects under the second funding pool of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities effort, bringing the total investment from both funding pools to over $3.1

December 15, 2022 Read Full Article

All Hands on Deck Needed to Fulfill Biofuels Promise

by David R. Rubenstein (California Ethanol + Power/Biofuels Digest) … The proposed rule also includes a system allowing electric vehicle manufacturers to register with the EPA and generate credits based on electric Renewable Identification Numbers for power produced from qualifying renewable biomass, including biogas from methane digesters. This policy would align

December 13, 2022 Read Full Article

GoodFuels Successfully Delivers 100% Biofuel to AIDAprima, Advancing Alternative Fuel Adoption in Cruise Segment

(GoodFuels) AIDAprima becomes first large passenger ship to use GoodFuels’ sustainable marine biofuel, unlocking emissions reductions on seven-day cruise between Germany, France, Belgium and the UK. — GoodFuels, the leading biofuels provider for the global transport industry, has successfully completed its first bio-bunkering for a large passenger ship in partnership with

December 9, 2022 Read Full Article

Big Oil Backs Israeli Startup that Sucks CO2 from the Atmosphere

byWill Mathis (Bloomberg) RepAir aims to cut the amount of energy needed for direct air capture. — Israeli startup RepAir raised $10 million to help scale up its technology to suck planet-warming carbon dioxide out of the air. RepAir is one of a handful of companies looking to build technology that performs a

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ArcelorMittal Inaugurates Flagship Carbon Capture and Utilisation Project at Its Steel Plant in Ghent, Belgium

(ArcelorMittal) €200 million CCU plant first of its kind in the European steel industry; Project part of multi-technology strategy to reduce carbon emissions at Ghent plant — At an event held at its steel plant in Ghent, Belgium today (December 8, 2022), attended by the Prime Minister of Belgium, Alexander De

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Green Rock Energy Partners Acquires Pennsylvania Renewable Natural Gas Production Facility

(Green Rock Energy/Business Wire) Production at the facility is expected to exceed one million gallons of renewable fuel per year, as Green Rock’s portfolio of waste-to-value assets grows. — Green Rock Energy Partners LLC (“Green Rock” or “the Firm”), a sustainable infrastructure focused private equity firm, acquired PSA South Hills Landfill Gas Venture

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Is the Biofuel Industry Approaching a Feedstock Crunch?

(International Energy Agency) This report forms a component of Chapter 4 of Renewables 2022 and addresses a key question in renewable energy markets. About this report Biodiesel, renewable diesel and biojet fuel producers are headed for a feedstock supply crunch during 2022-2027 if current trends do not change. In our main

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Essar Oil UK to Build £360 Milllion Carbon Cpture Facility to Deliver on Its Ambition to Be a Leading Low Carbon Refinery

(Essar Oil) Essar Oil UK Limited (“Essar” or “the Company”) today announces its plan to build a £360 million major new carbon capture plant at its Stanlow refinery in line with its ambition to become a leading low carbon refinery by 2030. Essar is investing over £1 billion into a range

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Urgent Government Action Needed to Meet 10% Sustainable Aviation Fuel by 2030 Target

(Sustainable Aviation) Policy support, in the form of a price support mechanism, is needed to deliver sufficient SAF facilities to meet this target through UK production; announced UK plants would only meet around half of the target New analysis shows that the UK has the necessary Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) feedstocks

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Carbon Engineering Receives Millions in Investment from Airbus and Air Canada to Help Accelerate Scalable, Affordable Decarbonization Solutions

(Carbon Engineering) Climate solutions company, Carbon Engineering (CE), has received millions in investments from Aviation industry leaders Airbus and Air Canada. These investments support the advancement of CE’s Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology that pulls carbon dioxide (CO2) directly out of the air at large, industrial scale. This funding will contribute to CE’s

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Congress Is Divided. Here’s Where It May Not Be.

by Arianna Skibel (Politico’s Power Switch) … But POLITICO’s E&E News reporter Jeremy Dillion says when it comes to energy and climate policy, there may be some (narrow) room for agreement. “There likely won’t be a big cross-chamber energy bill, but there will be areas where they can find bipartisan cooperation in these

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Senate Ag Committee Holds Hearing on Farm Bill Energy Programs

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry on Nov. 15 continued its work to develop the 2023 Farm Bill with a hearing focused on rural development and energy programs. The Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program, BioPreferred Program, Rural Energy for America Program, and

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United Becomes First U.S. Airline to Invest in Biofuel Refinery

(United Airlines/PR Newswire) NEXT’s flagship facility will provide a unique strategic location and assets to distribute biofuel throughout the West Coast, could increase United’s sustainable aviation fuel supply; United has invested in more sustainable aviation fuel production than any other airline in the world* United Airlines Ventures (UAV) announced a strategic investment

November 16, 2022 Read Full Article

The Impossibilities of the Circular Economy: Separating Aspirations from Reality

Edited ByHarry Lehmann, Christoph Hinske, Victoire de Margerie, Aneta Slaveikova Nikolova (Routledge) The fifth Factor X publication from the Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt, UBA), The Impossibilities of the Circular Economy provides an overview of the limits to the circular economy, emphasising the relationship between integrated resource use and more systemic leadership-management approaches. On

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Minister Wilkinson Announces up to $800 Million in Project Funding to Advance Canada’s Clean Fuels Sector

(Natural Resources Canada/CISION) With one of the world’s most comprehensive and detailed climate plans, a wealth of natural resources and a skilled workforce, Canada is establishing itself as a global supplier of choice for clean energy in a net-zero world. Governments worldwide are looking for reliable, affordable, non-emitting forms of energy, and it

November 15, 2022 Read Full Article

Chemical Recycling Summit 2022 — November 22, 2022 — Moerdijk, Netherlands

Grasp your opportunity to explore the fast-growing sector & discover how chem. recycling is assisting the transition to a circular economy! Europe wants to be climate-neutral, and that can only be achieved by investing fully in circularity. If we want to achieve impact, and we do, the chemical industry must

November 7, 2022 Read Full Article

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Makes Historic Investment in America’s National Labs, Announces Net-Zero Game Changers Initiative

(White House) Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced $1.5 billion under the President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act to build and upgrade America’s national laboratories and advance American leadership in science, research, and innovation. Strengthening our national labs will increase economic growth, create good-paying, local jobs and help attract skilled workers needed to

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EPA Seeks Public Input on Inflation Reduction Act Programs to Fight Climate Change, Protect Health, and Advance Environmental Justice

(Environmental Protection Agency) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced initial public engagement and input opportunities for a subset of new and existing programs funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. These programs, which include funding for air quality projects and climate projects addressing clean energy, transportation, methane emissions, and

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Goodwings Is Accelerating the Decarbonization of Business Travel by Making Biofuel Affordable

by Christopher Marquis (Forbes) Goodwings, a Copenhagen based travel provider that helps consumers reduce emissions from their travel, has announced today that it will be launching a biofuels option to its suite of climate solutions. It works as follows – when customers book a hotel on the platform, Goodwings uses its

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WestJet Begins Using ‘Sustainable’ Biofuel Blend on San Francisco Route

by Josh Aldrich (Calgary Herald) The biofuel will be blended with regular jet fuel with the goal of reducing CO2 emissions — WestJet has launched a first-of-its-kind pilot project in Canada in an effort to lower carbon emissions on flights. — The Calgary-based airline announced on Wednesday it has started