Germany – Advanced BioFuels USA

Exclusive-Britain, Germany Push G7 for Halt to Biofuel Mandates to Tame Food Prices

by Sarah McFarlane (Reuters/Global Banking and Finance Review) Officials from some G7 countries, including Germany and Britain, will push for temporary waivers on biofuels mandates to combat soaring food prices when leaders from the group of wealthy nations meet on Sunday, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The food

June 24, 2022 Read Full Article

Germany Says No to EU’s 2035 ICE Ban, Others May Follow

by Peter Holderith (The Drive) The three largest economies in the European Union are showing strong opposition to the ambitious 2035 target. Germany’s finance minister Christian Lindner said Tuesday that the nation will not agree to the European Union’s 2035 ban on internal combustion-powered vehicles. Speaking to the BDI industry association—a German business

June 23, 2022 Read Full Article

Sales of High-Blend Ethanol Surge in France Amid Rising Fuel Prices

by Sean Goulding Carroll (EURACTIV.com) Record fuel prices seen since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have led cost-conscious motorists to pivot towards alternative fuel sources, with sales of E85 – a mixture of petrol and up to 85% bioethanol – rising significantly in France. French consumption of ethanol, a fuel source made

June 20, 2022 Read Full Article

Germany: Scandinavian Biogas Will Supply Biofuel to Alternoil’s Stations

(Scandinavian Biogas/NGV Journal) Scandinavian Biogas has entered a long-term agreement with Alternoil for the delivery of bio-LNG to be included in the climate-neutral fuel REEFUEL distributed on the German transportation market. The agreed volumes are 8,000 tons during ramp up in 2024 to be 11,500 tons (160 GWh) per year from

June 15, 2022 Read Full Article

Beyond Ethanol: How 3 International Companies Are Finding Success in Iowa

by Mark Laurenzo (Iowa Economic Development Authority/Biofuels Digest) Iowa has a well-documented history in the ethanol business. We’re the United States’ leader in renewable fuel production with 41 ethanol refineries (capable of producing more than 4.5 billion gallons per year) and 11 biodiesel facilities (with annual production capacities of 410 million

June 15, 2022 Read Full Article

Open Season Raises Strong Market Interest in TES’ Onshore Hydrogen and Green Gas Import Terminal in Wilhelmshaven

(TES-H2) On April 25th, TES announced the start of the ‘Open Season’ to assess market interest for gas import capacity at its Wilhelmshaven Green Energy Hub. The non-binding phase has now concluded, and bi-lateral discussions will commence with all parties that expressed their interest. The terminal at Wilhelmshaven will be incorporated

June 14, 2022 Read Full Article

Plug and Play Kicks off Hydrogen-Focused Startup Accelerators

(Plug and Play) – Plug and Play Tech Center announced a new initiative focused on hydrogen by launching the H2 Startup Accelerator program. It’s one of the world’s first hydrogen-centric startup accelerator programs that will initially be operated out of Hamburg. Plug and Play is a global innovation platform that aims to build

June 13, 2022 Read Full Article

Biogas Specialist WELTEC BIOPOWER and Enscope Bundle Competencies in Australia

(WELTEC BIOPOWER/Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association) Tapping the Great Potential for the Development of Green Energy Down Under — In May 2022, WELTEC BIOPOWER, the world‘s leading specialist in the establishment and operation of biogas and biomethane plants, signed a cooperation agreement with the Australian company Enscope. The partners‘ common goal is

June 10, 2022 Read Full Article

Increasing Methane Yield from Biogas Plants

(Bioenergy Insight) Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Microengineering and Microsystems IMM have now found a way to convert waste methane from biogas plants into additional methane, thus drastically increasing the methane yield from biogas plants. The process is up and running and the research team is currently scaling up

June 8, 2022 Read Full Article

Study Finds Future-Fuel Demand for Shipping Industry Equal to Entire Current Global Production of Renewables

(Green Car Congress) Huge and immediate need for renewable-based fuels in shipping represents opportunity for investors, according to ‘Fuelling the Fourth Propulsion Revolution’ report released today (My 20, 2022). Investment in green infrastructure key, as shipping will carry more than half of the world’s net-zero fuels by 2050, report estimates.

June 7, 2022 Read Full Article

German Industry Calls for 10 GW, EUR 10 Billion Push for Offshore Green Hydrogen Production

by Adrijana Buljan (Offshore Wind Biz) Eight associations and networks in Germany, through a joint initiative called Offshore-Wind-H2-Eight (Offshore-Wind-H2-Achter), have called for bigger and concrete steps in bringing hydrogen production at sea, powered by offshore wind, to a more significant spot in German plans for producing hydrogen from renewable sources. “Hydrogen

June 6, 2022 Read Full Article

Lhyfe Receives Approval from Schwäbisch Gmünd Municipal Council (Germany) to Develop Local ydrogen ecosystem

(Lhyfe) Lhyfe, a world pioneer and independant pure player in renewable green hydrogen (Euronext: LHYFE), has received approval from the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd (Baden-Württemberg) to start construction of its plant on an industrial site of about 10,000 m2. A production site for renewable green hydrogen by water electrolysis with a

June 6, 2022 Read Full Article

SAF Flying High on Helicopters! Japan’s First SAF Helicopter Flight

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) …Airbus Helicopters in Japan and Japan’s leading helicopter operator Nakanihon Air (NNK) jointly performed the country’s first ever helicopter flight powered with sustainable aviation fuel. So this made us look at SAF and helicopters in a whole new way. In today’s Digest, details on

June 6, 2022 Read Full Article

Plastic Packaging Might Be Biodegradable after All, Say German Scientists

(Deutsche Welle) Leipzig researchers have found an enzyme that rapidly breaks down PET, the most widely produced plastic in the world. It might just eat your old tote bags. — While scavenging through a compost heap at a Leipzig cemetery, Christian Sonnendecker and his research team found seven enzymes they had

June 3, 2022 Read Full Article

Japan’s First SAF Helicopter Flight with H215

(Airbus) Airbus Helicopters in Japan and Japan’s leading helicopter operator Nakanihon Air (NNK) have jointly performed the country’s first ever helicopter flight powered with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). NNK’s H215 helicopter conducted a 30-minute flight at Nagoya Airport in Aichi Prefecture today. The aircraft was fueled with 600 litres of “SUSTEO

June 3, 2022 Read Full Article

MME and ProQR/GIZ Launch Study “Governance and Public Policies to Incentivize the Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel”

(Brazil Ministry of Mines and Energy (Google Translation)) The study is an analytical framework on public policy that will introduce sustainable aviation fuel into the Brazilian energy matrix. — The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) and the ProQR Project (Alternative Fuels Without Climate Impacts) of GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für

June 3, 2022 Read Full Article

EU Biofuels Feedstock Supply Uncertain as Reliance on Rapeseed Oil Imports Rises

by Samyak Pandey (S&P Global) Rapeseed oil imports soar in 2021-22 marketing year; Food inflation hits many EU countries plans for crop-based biofuels usage — The EU’s purchases of rapeseed oil have risen sharply in the 2021-22 marketing year (July-June) from the previous season, a trend which is set to intensify in

June 1, 2022 Read Full Article

EU Sunflower Area Expected to Expand

(UFOP/Biobased Diesel Daily) The European Commission anticipates a significant increase in sunflower-planted area for the 2022 harvest to a potential new record. The main reason is the expected expansion in production area for the most important sunflower-producing countries in the EU. According to the EC’s forecast, the EU sunflower area for

May 31, 2022 Read Full Article

International Consortium to Advance Decarbonization of Aviation Sector

(Sasol/Biobased Diesel Daily) Sasol and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin will lead a consortium to develop and optimize next-generation catalysts that will play a key role in decarbonizing the aviation sector through sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). At a ceremony at Sasol’s global headquarters in Johannesburg May 24, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and German

May 31, 2022 Read Full Article

First Semi-Industrial Demonstration of Novel Gasification Technology for Biofuel Production

(Open Access Government) The Horizon 2020 project CLARA, coordinated by the Technical University of Darmstadt, investigates a novel gasification technology to provide sustainable second-generation biofuels for the transportation sector in order to move it towards CO2 neutrality In this context, biogenic residues, such as wheat straw, are to be converted

May 31, 2022 Read Full Article

CIP Plans Large-Scale Hydrogen Island in Denmark Backed by 10 GW of Offshore Wind

(S&P Global) Hydrogen production of 1 mil mt/year by 2030; Artificial island planned on Dogger Bank — Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners is planning to build an artificial island for renewable hydrogen production in the North Sea, backed by 10 GW of offshore wind, the company said May 20. Built on the Danish

May 28, 2022 Read Full Article

GE Shipping Conducts Trials with Biofuel

(Indian Chemical News/Great Eastern Shipping Company) The sustainable biofuels can be used as a marine ‘drop-in fuel’ to help reduce carbon emissions in shipping. — The Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited with support from the Director General of shipping, India & Indian Registry of Shipping have successfully completed India’s first trials

May 27, 2022 Read Full Article

Q&A: Why the Chemical Industry Is Leading the Way in ESG

by Bryan Sims (Opportune LLP) Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies present supply chains with a double-edged sword of opportunity. Global companies must consider the humane treatment of workers, strive to reduce their emissions profile, and implement sound business ethics and board diversity while simultaneously striving to make a profit amid a

May 27, 2022 Read Full Article

FIERN President Highlights Role of Industry during RBQAV Congress

( Federation of Industries of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (FIERN) (Google translation)) The president of the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (FIERN), Amaro Sales de Araújo, participated in the opening of the 2nd Congress of the Brazilian Network of Biokerosene and

May 20, 2022 Read Full Article

New Plant Will Produce Bio-LNG to Decarbonize German Transport

(Hitachi Zosen Inova/NGV Journal) The German biogas producer Bioenergie Geest GmbH & Co. KG and the Swiss cleantech company Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) signed a contract to establish the joint venture company Apensen Verflüssigungs GmbH & CO. KG, in Apensen, in the German state of Lower Saxony, which will construct a

May 20, 2022 Read Full Article

E3i to Partner with RPLN to Construct the First Waste to Diesel Plant in the Dominican Republic Using the E3i BioRefinery

(Energy3 International) The Dominican Government and Ridge Partners Linea Noroeste SA (RPLN) have signed the definitive contract for the installation of a plant which processes Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) into Combustible diesel. The plant will accept MSW without the need for separation and classification due to the use of cutting edge

May 20, 2022 Read Full Article

Berlin Pushes for a €60 Minimum Price on EU Carbon Markets

by Nikolaus J. Kurmayer (EURACTIV.com) Discounting allegations of speculation on the EU carbon market, Berlin is throwing its weight behind a minimum price of €60 per tonne of CO2, saying it will ensure this through national measures if the EU does not take action. After prices on the EU carbon market

May 20, 2022 Read Full Article

Survey Says Biofuels Indispensable for Security: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to UFOP’s Biofuels Survey

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The war in Ukraine affects important agricultural markets and restrictions on legal requirements for the production of biodiesel and bioethanol lead to an increase in imports of protein animal feeds and thus to an increase in land requirements in the exporting countries, according to UFOP.

May 19, 2022 Read Full Article

Biofuels Need Holistic-Development Approach instead of ‘Tank-or-Plate’ Discussion

(Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP)/Biobased Diesel Daily) The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Quota Act is the most important driver for decarbonization of the transport sector with the increasing GHG-reduction commitments until 2030. In view of the war in Ukraine, the ambitious target of a GHG quota

May 17, 2022 Read Full Article

Raízen Raising the Roof on 2 New Cellulosic Ethanol Plants with $395M Investment

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Almost a year ago, The Digest reported that Raízen was rising with about $1.15 billion raised in the biggest Brazil IPO of the year. And this year is no exception to the continued Rising of Raízen with the just announced BRL$2 billion (about USD$395 million) investment

May 16, 2022 Read Full Article

Partners to Work on Biomethane and CO2 Liquefaction Projects

(Riviera News) Italian firm Ecospray and German green energy firm Ruhe Agrar signed agreements to supply two biomethane plants and three CO2 liquefaction plants for customers of Green Line Liquid Anlagenbau, an affiliated company of Ruhe company group — Each project involves the construction of a complete system for pretreatment,

May 13, 2022 Read Full Article

Scania Meets Growing Biomethane Truck Interest with Expanded Offer

(Scania/NGV Journal) Scania is a major player in heavy trucks with natural gas engines. The current backdrop of expanding infrastructure and growing supplies of biomethane has generated higher demand, especially for long-haul tractors with the kind of range figures you normally only expect from diesel trucks. Scania is now adding several

May 13, 2022 Read Full Article

UFOP Rejects Reduction of the Cap for Biofuels from Cultivated Biomass

(Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants) The GHG Quota Act regulates market balancing — The Federal Environment Ministry’s initiative to reduce the so-called cap on biofuels from cultivated biomass has met with incomprehension. The UFOP rejects the idea. UFOP emphatically rejects any change to the existing regulation.

May 9, 2022 Read Full Article

Verbio Launches $115 Million Renewable Natural Gas, Ethanol Plant in Nevada; Touts Bigger Plans

by Donnelle Eller (Des Moines Register) Calling the technology at a central Iowa biorefinery a game changer, corporate and elected officials marked the start of commercial production of renewable natural gas and ethanol at a $115 million central Iowa biorefinery Friday. “This is a special day for Iowa and for the renewable fuels

May 9, 2022 Read Full Article

Blue Biofuels Partners with Leading Machine Builder K.R. Komarek to Build Blue Biofuels’ CTS Machines

(Blue Biofuels) This will accelerate and solidify the scale-up and commercialization of Blue Biofuels’ patented Cellulose-to-Sugar (“CTS”) process for the production of cellulosic ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel. — Blue Biofuels, Inc. (PINK: BIOF). – Blue Biofuels, Inc. announces that its 5th generation of the Cellulose-to-Sugar (“CTS”) machine is on schedule and

May 6, 2022 Read Full Article

CO2 Reduction Potential of the Chemical Industry through Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU)

(Renewable Carbon Initiative) CO2 Reduction potential of the chemical industry through carbon capture and utilisation (CCU); Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), CO2 Value Europe (CVE) and nova-Institute publish a study showing the CO2 reduction potential ofthe chemical industry through CCU Today, the production of chemicals and derived materials heavily relies on

May 5, 2022 Read Full Article

Joint Venture Raízen Geo Biogás Invests in Biomethane

(Siamig (Google translation)) Eight months after starring in the largest IPO in the country in 2021, Raízen, the fourth largest Brazilian company in terms of revenue, is once again showing the market the reason that led it to seek the favor of investors. With the support of funds raised in the

May 4, 2022 Read Full Article

Carbon Emissions from Transport: It’s Not Only about Technology

by Philippe Marchand (European Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP)/Transport Energy Strategies) … Is the recent about turn in Germany regarding the sunset date for sales of the internal combustion engine vehicle (ICEV), proposed by the European Commission for 2035, a sure sign of this political standpoint regarding a legacy industry, emblematic

May 3, 2022 Read Full Article

Can ‘Green Corridors’ Tackle Shipping’s Giant Carbon Footprint?

by Isabelle Gerretsen (China Dialogue) At last year’s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, 22 countries, including the UK, US, Germany and Japan, signed up to the Clydebank Declaration, announcing their intention to establish various zero-emissions shipping routes known as “green corridors”. By 2025, the aim is to have set up at least

May 3, 2022 Read Full Article

Top 5: Transport Energy & the GHG Marginal Cost Abatement Curve

by Tammy Klein (Transport Energy Strategies) • Marginal Cost Abatement: EVs and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are no surprise, but how about pyrolysis with carbon capture? Biogas Moves Up the Priority List in the EU: The war in Ukraine has caused the EU Commission to level up biogas as

May 2, 2022 Read Full Article

German Government Mulls Limiting Biofuel Production

by Julia Dahm (EURACTIV.de translated by Daniel Eck) Germany’s environment and agriculture ministries are reportedly working on restrictions for biofuel production so more grain can be used as human food as agriculture markets remain strained due to the war in Ukraine. EURACTIV Germany reports. Together with Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir, Environment Minister

May 2, 2022 Read Full Article

Blending a Renewable Fuel: Clean and Sustainable Fuels Could Be Derived by Combining Ammonia with Complementary Combustion-Modifying Additives

(Kaust Discovery) A low-carbon sustainable fuel mixture, derived primarily from renewably generated ammonia, could power next-generation internal combustion engines (ICEs). Blending ammonia with a small amount of dimethyl ether (DME) gives a liquid fuel with low-temperature combustion properties very similar to gasoline, researchers at KAUST have shown. The development of such

May 2, 2022 Read Full Article

Germany Plans to ‘Further Reduce’ Use of Crop-Biofuels

by Sophie Barthel (Argus Media) Germany plans to further reduce the use of biofuels produced from food and feed crops because of rising food costs and waning supply of agricultural products caused by disruption of exports from main suppliers Ukraine and Russia. Details of a reduction to Germany’s cap on crop-based

April 29, 2022 Read Full Article

World Electrolysis Congress — May 31-June 1, 2022 — Dusseldorf, Germany

The world’s leading electrolysis conference returns to tackle the remaining bottlenecks to rolling out electrolysers at scale and pace. Over two days, discover the latest innovations in the field, hear from leading hydrogen project developers, electrolyser manufacturers, compression and storage companies, engineering firms, infrastructure and transport and more! Understand how the

April 27, 2022 Read Full Article

Cemex to Turn CO2 from Cement Factory into Sustainable Aviation Fuel

by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. is partnering with integrated chemicals and energy company Sasol ecoFT and renewable energy company Enertrag in a project that will combine CO2 with hydrogen to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The consortium will source green hydrogen generated exclusively from wind and

April 26, 2022 Read Full Article

Giant Grass Miscanthus: Bioethanol Source with Negative CO2 Balance

(University of Hohenheim) European collaborative project led by the University of Hohenheim shows: Combining bioethanol production with carbon storage can effectively reduce CO2. A significant reduction in greenhouse gas is feasible. This is the conclusion reached by researchers at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart. The trick: A combination of bioethanol

April 22, 2022 Read Full Article

Airlines Seek Clearance for Liftoff on Sustainable Aviation Fuels

by Terry Slavin (Reuters) EU and Britain to force airlines to replace part of kerosene use with non-fossil fuels; Measures in the Biden Administration’s Infrastructure bill to help bridge high cost of SAF; Companies with net-zero commitments sign up to buy SAF, push for high environmental standards — In the run-up

April 19, 2022 Read Full Article

18th European Carbon Dioxide Utilisation Summit — October 5-6, 2022 — Dusseldorf, Germany

Following the success of its previous editions, ACI’s 18th Carbon Dioxide Utilisation Summit will take place in Dusseldorf on the 5th & 6th October 2022. With ever increasing focus on sustainability and decarbonisation, many industries are looking for ways to use CO2, to both remove harmful emissions, and find value

April 15, 2022 Read Full Article

Porsche Strengthens Commitment to Industrial Production of eFuels

(Porsche) Porsche is investing USD 75 million in HIF Global LLC. In return, the sports car manufacturer is acquiring a long-term stake in HIF Global LLC, a holding company of internationally active project developers of eFuel production facilities. Among other projects, the Santiago de Chile-based company is building the Haru

April 14, 2022 Read Full Article

Start-up C1: With Quantum Chemistry and Prominent Investors to Green Methanol

(C1) … The first chemical process that C1 has developed using its technology platform is a much more efficient and sustainable process for producing methanol. The alcohol has been an important basic material in the chemical industry since the beginning of industrialization. C1 technology allows non-fossil methanol to be produced from

April 12, 2022 Read Full Article

Porsche Invests $75 Million Into Synthetic Fuel Start-Up

by Erin Marquis (Jalopnik) Gas made from carbon captured out of the atmosphere possibly coming to a fuel pump near you — … Porsche already put up $22 million into the Chilean startup HIF Global. The Haru Oni is in the testing phase and is already producing a small amount of

April 8, 2022 Read Full Article

INERATEC Joins Forces with Synhelion: Climate Pioneers Cooperate to Produce Solar Fuels

(INERATEC) Climate tech companies Synhelion and INERATEC have joined forces to decarbonize the transportation sector and help it achieve its ambitious net-zero target. By combining their complementing technologies, the climate pioneers can scale their respective clean technologies, paving the way for solar fuels to replace fossil fuels. While electrification is a

April 8, 2022 Read Full Article

World’s First Containership that Uses Synthetic LNG Drives Great GHG Drop

(MAN Energy Solutions) MAN Energy Solutions reported that the 1,036-TEU container ship, ‘ElbBLUE’ – the former ‘Wes Amelie’ – has reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 27% by operating on a blend of climate-neutral, synthetic LNG and conventional LNG, compared to LNG alone. Compared with heavy fuel oil (HFO),

April 7, 2022 Read Full Article

Giant Grass Miscanthus: Bioethanol Source with Negative CO2 Balance

(University of Hohenheim) European collaborative project led by the University of Hohenheim shows: Combining bioethanol production with carbon storage can effectively reduce CO2. — A significant reduction in greenhouse gas is feasible. This is the conclusion reached by researchers at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart. The trick: A combination of

April 6, 2022 Read Full Article

Biofuels as an Indispensable Component of Security of Supply

by Dieter Bockey (UFOP/Biofuels Digest) … The production of sustainable biofuels from oilseeds and cereals, with their production of essential co-products for food and animal feed, is an integral element of the entire food chain, because biofuel production, measured in terms of raw material yield per hectare, predominantly supplies high-quality

April 6, 2022 Read Full Article

Hydrogen Heats up with Green Hydrogen Ships, Grocery Stores, Power Plants and More

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Hot hydrogen news hit the past few days with grocery store chain Lidl opening the first logistics platform in Europe to use renewable green hydrogen, thanks to its partners Lhyfe and Plug Power. Plus news from the Netherlands that Minister Harbers of Infrastructure and Public

April 4, 2022 Read Full Article

Soap, Proteins and Highly Complex Molecules from CO2 – These Are the Winners of the “Best CO2 Utilisation 2022” Innovation Award

(nova Institute) Large scale investments in CO2-based ethanol, methanol and aviation fuel are just around the corner – supporting climate protection and independence from fossil fuels. Participants of the “Conference on CO2-based Fuels & Chemicals 2022” elected the three innovation award winners. The award was organised by nova-Institute and CO2 Value Europe,

March 31, 2022 Read Full Article

Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals 2023 — April 19-20,2023 — Cologne, Germany

The conference is one of the most established worldwide and has developed into a unique meeting and networking place for the entire Carbon Capture & Utilisation (CCU) and Power-to-X industry and its customers. The first day will focus on green hydrogen production, carbon capture and CO2-based transport and aviation fuels,

March 31, 2022 Read Full Article

Possibility to Produce Ethanol on a Financially Competitive and Technically Efficient Basis: Fuel from Waste Wood

(Technical University of Munich) … Producing fuel from renewable sources such as waste wood and straw or renewable electricity would be one way to reduce carbon emissions from the area of transportation. This is an area which is being addressed by researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Ethanol

March 31, 2022 Read Full Article

New Collaboration Sets SWISS to Become First Customer in 2023 for Synhelion’s Sun-to-Liquid Aviation Fuel

by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) SWISS and the Lufthansa Group have entered into a strategic collaboration with solar aviation fuel pioneer Synhelion, which will enable SWISS to become the first airline to use sun-to-liquid fuel. Synhelion has developed a key technology for producing sustainable aviation fuel using concentrated solar heat to manufacture

March 30, 2022 Read Full Article

Seven Airlines Commit to Buying a Total of over 1.5 Billion Litres of SAF in Three New Deals

by Tony Harrington (GreenAir Online) Three significant new agreements have been announced to collectively deliver more than 1.5 billion litres of sustainable aviation fuel to seven airline operators, reports Tony Harrington. German-based freight airline DHL Express has agreed to acquire more than 800 million litres of SAF within the next five

March 30, 2022 Read Full Article

Oil Majors Look to Co-processing as a Rapid Route to Producing Sustainable Aviation Fuels at Scale

by Susan van Dyk (GreenAir Online) The demand for SAF is high but supply remains limited as facilities are still under construction, and production in many cases is years away. But since last year, several oil companies have started producing SAF through co-processing, which is giving SAF supply a boost.

March 30, 2022 Read Full Article

Artificial Photosynthesis: The Ultimate Renewable Tech

(Bio Market Insights) Around 3.5 billion years ago, plants became able to turn sunlight and carbon dioxide into energy. Researchers in the field of artificial photosynthesis are figuring out how humans could do the same. Plant photosynthesis consists of three steps. First, sunlight is harvested. Second, this sunlight is converted into

March 30, 2022 Read Full Article

Another Milestone on the Way to Climate Neutrality: Covestro Pioneers the Supply of Renewable¹ TDI

(Covestro) For more sustainable mattresses, upholstered furniture, shoes and automotive seats; Significant reduction of CO2 emissions from cradle-to-gate2; Rapidly implementable solution with consistently high quality — Covestro is again expanding its range of more circular raw materials and now offers customers in various regions renewable toluene diisocyanate (TDI) which provides a

March 28, 2022 Read Full Article

Six Carbon Capture and Utilisation Technologies for a Sustainable Chemical and Fuel Production Nominated for the Innovation Award “Best CO2 Utilisation 2022”

(nova-Institute) Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) Innovations of the Year 2022: A lot of technologies are in place and in development to face the challenges of a sustainable chemicals and fuels production based on the utilisation of captured CO2 from industrial off-gases or directly from the atmosphere. To honor these, nova-Institute grants

March 25, 2022 Read Full Article

Steel Mill Gases as Raw Material for Green Methanol

(Fraunhofer UMSICHT) Methanol is one of the world’s most important compounds and is used, among other things, as a basic chemical or fuel. Its production is still mainly based on fossil raw materials such as natural gas or coal. In view of climate change, sustainable alternatives must be developed. Fraunhofer

March 23, 2022 Read Full Article

Kohler Engines Approves Use of HVO for All Its Diesel Engines in Europe

(Kohler) It’s full speed ahead for Kohler Engines and its commitment to lessen the environmental impact of its engines. The company recently approved use of EN15940- compliant Hydrotreated Vegetable Oils, or HVOs, for all its diesel engines – either pure or as a blend with conventional diesel. The approval came

March 22, 2022 Read Full Article

Neste and DHL Express Announce One of the Largest Ever Sustainable Aviation Fuel Deals

(Neste) DHL Express and Neste have announced a significant step towards decarbonizing aviation logistics by expanding their existing cooperation with a new strategic collaboration. In the next five years, Neste will supply DHL with approximately 320,000 tons (400 million liters) of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM. The agreement is Neste’s largest for Sustainable

March 21, 2022 Read Full Article

DB Cargo UK Successfully Trials New HVO Fuel in Bid to Decarbonise Its Operations

(DB Cargo) DB Cargo UK has successfully trialled the use of 100% renewable Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as it continues to look for new and innovative ways to power its fleet and decarbonise its operations. — Ground-breaking tests have been taking place at the company’s load bank facility at Toton Traction

March 18, 2022 Read Full Article

Rudolf Diesel’s Enduring Invention

(Diesel Technology Forum) … Diesel would be right at home today working to develop new fuels and energy sources to tackle a major sociological need, meeting the challenge of climate change. Indeed, thousands of engineers around the world are doing just that, reducing emissions, and making technology more efficient and boosting

March 15, 2022 Read Full Article

What Is eSAF, Why the Buzz and What’s Stopping It from Being Produced at Scale Today?

by Andreea Moyes and Peter Nowobilski (AIR bp and bp/Biofuels Digest) With the aviation industry committed to curtailing lifecycle carbon emissions, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has an important role to play. Air bp is already working alongside airlines and airports around the world to deliver increasing volumes of SAF. However, while

March 15, 2022 Read Full Article

Opinion: The Oil Price Surge Is Bad. The Diesel Crisis Is Worse

by Javier Blas (Brisbane Times) … The region accounts for about one-third of global biodiesel production. But with Ukrainian vegetable oil exports virtually stopped because of the Russian invasion, the price of rapeseed oil — a key ingredient of biodiesel — has surged, putting European production at risk at the

March 15, 2022 Read Full Article

From Seed to Skin: How Biodiesel Makes the EU Go Round — and Go Green

(European Biodiesel Board/Politico) Europe will need much more of this renewable fuel to decarbonize the transport system. The advantages stretch way beyond the obvious.– … EU countries have a huge challenge ahead of them: phase out fossil fuels in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport by 90 percent

March 14, 2022 Read Full Article

European E-Fuels Conference — November 9-10, 2022 — Hamburg, Germany

Building on the success of its previous editions with the latest one bringing 100 senior level attendees to Hamburg, we are delighted to be back with ACI’s European E-Fuels Conference in Hamburg, on the 9th & 10th of November 2022. The 2022 edition of the conference will once again bring together

March 9, 2022 Read Full Article

Could Algae Be the Answer to Aviation’s Big Carbon Problem?

by Jacob Dykes (Geographical) … Hydrogen, in both its liquid and gaseous forms, is light and powerful. If the supply chain can be made greener and cheaper, it’s seen by some as the long-term solution to decarbonising aviation. But others point to its constraints, in terms of both safety and capacity.

March 9, 2022 Read Full Article

World’s Largest Green Hydrogen Project Unveiled in Texas, with Plan to Produce Clean Rocket Fuel for Elon Musk

by Leigh Collins (ReCharge) The 60GW Hydrogen City project, announced by local start-up Green Hydrogen International, will be powered by wind and solar, with an on-site salt cavern for H2 storage — US start-up Green Hydrogen International (GHI) has announced a 60GW renewable H2 project in a sparsely populated area of South Texas,

March 4, 2022 Read Full Article

Volkswagen Researching Ethanol-Based Fuel Cells

by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) Volkswagen has a vision for how ethanol can help achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 or sooner, which includes research on reforming ethanol to create hydrogen for fuel cells. “It’s not about technology, it’s about what you put as fuel into the car,” said Pablo Di Si,

March 2, 2022 Read Full Article

Göteborg Energi and Siemens Energy Run Gas Turbines on Liquid Biofuel

(Biofuels International) Göteborg Energi and Siemens Energy have successfully run a gas turbine in the Rya CHP plant with liquid biofuel instead of natural gas using new technology. This opens up new opportunities for the conversion of Rya KVV, but also for sustainable power production nationally and globally. The project

February 24, 2022 Read Full Article

Rapid Growth for Biomethane in Transport

by Daniela Castim (Bio Market Insights) A significant and quick growth was seen in the use of biomethane as a transport fuel in Europe in 2020, according to a recent data report from NVGA (The Natural & Bio Gas Vehicle Association). As stated in the report, an “overwhelming amount” of Europe’s 3,810 CNG stations

February 24, 2022 Read Full Article

Reserch Underway to Develop Ethanol-Based Fuel Cells for Electric Cars

by Larry Lee (Brownfield Ag News) … Pablo Di Si is the Executive Chairman of Volkswagen Latin America in Brazil, and he tells Brownfield they’re trying to develop a new type of compact fuel cell. “We’re looking at R & D (research and development) how we can form ethanol into a

February 23, 2022 Read Full Article

Agilyx, Virgin Group, REG, Louisiana Green Fuels, Circular SynTech, and Others Advance on Waste-to-Fuels

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Just in the last few days, it’s been all about low carbon, lower carbon, net-zero carbon – and all of it from waste. Virgin Group and Agilyx’s strategic partnership to produce lower carbon fuel from plastic waste. REG’s state-of-the-art pretreatment facility to refine some of

February 21, 2022 Read Full Article

Renewable Energy Group Announces Strategic Investment in Expanded Low Carbon Feedstock Processing in Europe

(Renewable Energy Group/Business Wire) Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (REG) (NASDAQ: REGI) will install a state-of-the-art pretreatment facility in Germany, enabling the company to refine some of the lowest carbon intensity, hardest to convert waste fats and oils for bio-based diesel production. The project is located on the North Sea harbor of

February 18, 2022 Read Full Article

SAF Is Soarin’: Neste, Shell, World Energy, Itochu, Aemetis, Vertimass Making Advances as Capacity Is Set to Ramp

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … Big players with access to affordable capital, too — making the limiting barriers more about affordable feedstock and a drive to squeeze every point out of the Carbon Intensity by strategic siting of projects. Netse and Itochu in Japan From Japan, news arrived that Neste

February 18, 2022 Read Full Article

Netherlands: Shell Becomes the First to Offer Bio-LNG to Trucking Clients

(Shell Netherlands/NGV Journal) Shell bio-LNG is available as a road transport fuel in the Netherlands from February 15, as a blend with regular LNG. Hereby Shell becomes the first in the country to offer bio-LNG to all of its customers. After gearing up production Shell plans to offer pure bio-LNG to

February 17, 2022 Read Full Article

DHL Signs 3-Year Deal for 33 Million Liters of Sustainable Aviation Fuel

by Alyssa Sporrer (Freight Waves) DHL Global Forwarding, an air and ocean freight division of Deutsche Post DHL Group, on Tuesday signed a three-year agreement with Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) for the purchase of 33 million liters of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). DHL called the deal one of the

February 17, 2022 Read Full Article

Germany: ADAC’s New Ecotest Shows NGVs Are Greener than EVs

(NGVA Europe/ADAC) In its ‘Ecotest 2021’, the German ‘Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club e.V.’ (ADAC) yet again confirmed CNG vehicles as the most environmental friendly. Out of the 112 vehicles that the automotive club tested, the CNG-powered Seat Leon TG and VW Golf TGI ranked place #1 and #2 respectively. Among the competitors

February 11, 2022 Read Full Article

2nd Annual Biofuels Forum — June 9-10, 2022 — Berlin, Germany

The decarbonization of EU road transportation will increasingly impact the demand for fossil and biofuel, especially after 2030. The long-term outlook for biofuels, beyond 2045, does not look promising, and the expected decline in demand is likely to encourage biofuel companies to look for alternative uses for their products. The

February 10, 2022 Read Full Article

Biomass PowerON 2022 — September 28-29, 2022 — Hamburg, Germany

After announcement of climate report last year and conclusions from COP 26, we are obliged more than ever to take actions to fight climate change and reduce emissions. Bioenergy sector is the one that may contribute to saving the planet. Use of pellets and biomass for energy purposes, but also

February 8, 2022 Read Full Article

NGVAEurope: +25% of Gas Used in Road Transport Was Renewable in 2020

(NGVAEurope/NGV Journal) The Natural & bio Gas Vehicle Association (NGVA Europe) has released new data, proving rapid growth of biomethane as transport fuel in Europe. With more than a quarter of the gas used in road transport being renewable, an overwhelming amount of Europe’s 3,810 CNG stations already successfully delivered biomethane

February 7, 2022 Read Full Article

Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Runs on Biofuel while Tackling Ice Track

by Chris Bruce (Motor 1) The Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS and Clubsport come ready to take on the track, but an ice racing course in Zell am See, Austria, is probably not the circuit where you expect to see them. To make the laps there even more special, these cars are

February 5, 2022 Read Full Article

ATR Successfully Performs Test Flights with 100% SAF in One Engine

(ATR) Regional aircraft manufacturer ATR today announced that it has successfully performed a series of ground and flight tests on its ATR 72-600 prototype aircraft, cumulating seven flight hours with 100 % Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in one engine. The aircraft was powered by Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ produced

February 3, 2022 Read Full Article

Carbon Neutral by 2035: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Neste

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) 1.5 Mton/a sustainable aviation fuels production capacity by the end of 2023 with plans to grow capacity, helping customers reduce their GHG emissions by at least 20 million tons annually by 2030, reaching carbon neutral production by 2035 – these are some of Neste’s goals.

February 3, 2022 Read Full Article

Germany, Denmark Seek More Ambition from EU on Green Aviation Fuel

by Kate Abnett (Reuters) European Union plans to require the aviation sector to use more sustainable fuels are not ambitious enough and the EU should let member states set their own tougher requirements, seven countries have said. The European Commission last summer proposed measures to tackle greenhouse gas emissions from aviation,

February 3, 2022 Read Full Article

Airlines, NGOs Unite Behind Push for Clean Jet Fuels in Europe

(European Climate Foundation) Airlines, pilots and environmental groups are teaming up for the first time to support a European Union plan for big increases in climate-friendly jet fuels. Four major carriers – Air France-KLM, easyJet, Ryanair and Deutsche Post DHL Group – have joined forces with prominent non-governmental organisations such as Transport &

February 2, 2022 Read Full Article

Disrupting Nitrogen Fertilizer Production: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Cyamonia Bio

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Cyamonia Bio’s tech for the production of organic ammonia based on atmospheric nitrogen fixation just might be disrupting a multi-billion dollar industry of nitrogen fertilizer production and instead contributing to more sustainable food production. How do they compare to PivotBio and Azotic Tech? Where are

February 1, 2022 Read Full Article

Liebherr Expands Its Use of Neste MY Renewable Diesel

(Neste) From January 2022 onwards, Liebherr will be expanding its use of Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ to its plant in Kirchdorf where the company develops and manufactures annually approximately 2,500 machines, such as hydraulic excavators, material handling machines and articulated trucks. Neste-produced renewable diesel will be used in the first fill and

January 26, 2022 Read Full Article

New List: These Commercial Vehicles Are Allowed to Fill up with Biodiesel

(LifePR) A new list shows the trucks, buses, engines, and other commercial vehicles that have been approved by the manufacturers to run on higher blends of biodiesel. They can be fuelled with a proportion of 10 percent (B10), 20 percent (B20), 30 percent (B30) or pure biodiesel (B100). Almost all

January 25, 2022 Read Full Article

Raw Material for Biofuel Production Is Available on 7% of the Cultivated Area

(Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP)) In 2020, crops such as cereals, oilseeds, protein, sugar and fiber plants, fruit, vegetables, nuts, etc. were cultivated on 1.4 billion hectares worldwide. Most of these products were used to feed the population. Raw materials for biofuel production were only produced on

January 24, 2022 Read Full Article

United Arab Emirates: TotalEnergies Joins Masdar and Siemens Energy in Initiative to Drive Green Hydrogen Development and Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel

(TotalEnergies) TotalEnergies, Masdar and Siemens Energy sign collaboration agreement at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2022 to act as co-developers on green hydrogen project; Project aims to establish demonstrator plant at Masdar City for green hydrogen production to convert carbon dioxide into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). — Masdar, one of the world’s

January 24, 2022 Read Full Article

German Navigation Software Firm HERE Acquires Software Tool for Fleet Managers Developed by Migros and Empa

(EuropaWire) Empa, the Swiss research institute for applied materials sciences and technology, has announced that a software tool aimed at supporting fleet managers in transforming truck fleet to low-CO2 powertrains jointly developed by the Switzerland’s largest retail company Migros and Empa has been acquired by HERE, a global navigation software company

January 21, 2022 Read Full Article

Shell’s Massive Carbon Capture Plant Is Emitting More Than It’s Capturing

by Anya Zoledziowski (Vice World News) A new Global Witness report found that it has the same carbon footprint per year as 1.2 million gas-powered cars. — A first-of-its-kind “green” Shell facility in Alberta is emitting more greenhouse gases than it’s capturing, throwing into question whether taxpayers should be funding it,

January 21, 2022 Read Full Article

MPC Capital Secures Attractive New Building Slots for 5,500 TEU Container Ships

(MPC Capital) Confirms order with attractive new building slots at Korean shipyard Hanjin for four 5,500 TEU eco-designs; First delivery already scheduled for Q2 2023; High-efficiency design ready to be converted for a carbon neutral operation based on green methanol — Hamburg-based asset and investment manager MPC Capital, together with partners,

January 19, 2022 Read Full Article

UFOP Misses Recognition of Bioenergy as an Essential Contribution to Climate Protection

(Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP)) … The UFOP therefore appeals to Federal Minister Habeck – also because of his government experience as the former Minister of Agriculture of Schleswig-Holstein – to evaluate the biomass production on the fields with regard to the regulatory requirements for

January 17, 2022 Read Full Article

VW Looks to New Types of Fuel to Cut Emission Levels in Europe

by Irma Venter (Creamer Media’s Engineering News) … As a further alternative, however, the German car maker is now also approving models with the latest-generation four-cylinder diesel engines for use with paraffinic fuels, as it works to also continue developing its existing range of combustion engines. This is done in an effort to “respond to different

January 17, 2022 Read Full Article

Global Update: Increased Mobility Improves Ethanol Trade as Policies Drive Long-Term Demand

(GrainNet) … U.S. ethanol exports for the first quarter of the 2021/2022 marketing year (MY) were 5% higher than the previous year, totaling 330 million gallons. Increased mobility and reduced COVID-19 restrictions have spurred a near global recovery in ethanol trade. Gains were seen in Brazil, and policy developments signal long-term

January 14, 2022 Read Full Article

CropEnergies AG Unveils Plans to Produce Renewable Ethyl Acetate Using Johnson Matthey Technology

(Crop Energy AG) CropEnergies AG, Mannheim, and Johnson Matthey, London, a leader in sustainable technologies, have entered into an engineering, license and technical services agreement for a plant to allow CropEnergies AG to produce renewable ethyl acetate from sustainable ethanol near its production site in Zeitz, Germany. Using Johnson Matthey

January 14, 2022 Read Full Article

Plug Power and Lhyfe Announce Commercial Arrangement to Develop Green Hydrogen Plants throughout Europe

(Lhyfe) Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ : PLUG), a leading provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, and Lhyfe, a pioneer producer and supplier of renewable and ecological hydrogen, today announced an partnership to jointly pursue and develop green hydrogen generation plants throughout Europe. The initiative seeks

January 14, 2022 Read Full Article

ProBioQAV: Premissas para um Futuro de SAF no Brasil

by Laís Forti Thomaz and Amanda Gondim (Estadao) A aviação civil tem uma responsabilidade muito grande no que diz respeito às mudanças climáticas. O setor, como se sabe, responde por 3% das emissões globais de transportes. Ainda que já existam algumas possibilidades e pesquisas para uso de propulsão a hidrogênio e

January 11, 2022 Read Full Article

Big on Biofuels: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Shell and Southwest Airlines

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Two very different companies but we’ve combined 2 short and sweet slide guides from Shell and Southwest Airlines as a double feature this Friday. An image is worth a thousand words and 2 slides highlighting Southwest Airlines’ 10 year Environmental Sustainability Plan proves that right.

January 7, 2022 Read Full Article

New PhD Course on the Politics of ‘Net Zero’ and Carbon Removal — June 13-17, 2022 — Copenhagen, Denmark DEADLINE: January 15, 2022

by Cecilia von Arnold (Lund University Center for Sustainability Studies) In June 2022, LUCSUS will co-organise a 5-day intensive PhD course focusing on climate change mitigation and the politics of ‘Net Zero’ and carbon removal. As the climate crisis intensifies, the scientific and political conversation on climate change mitigation is taking

January 5, 2022 Read Full Article

Cummins, Sinopec, Oberon Fuels and More – The Latest Green Hydrogen Initiatives from Power-to-Hydrogen, Methane, DME

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) … What about the different routes to get that lovely green hydrogen? From splitting water via excess green power (power-to-hydrogen), to stripping hydrogen out of renewable methane or out of DME, here’s a look at some of the latest hydrogen initiatives. In today’s Digest, from

January 5, 2022 Read Full Article

Regulatory and Policy Analysis of Production, Development and Use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels in the United States

Ekrem Korkut and Lara B. Fowler (Frontiers in Energy Research) The United States, spurred in part by international developments, is expanding its law and policy to incentivize the use of sustainable aviation fuels. While the U.S. has agreed to participate in the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO’s) Carbon Offsetting and

January 3, 2022 Read Full Article

Brightmark Receives ISCC PLUS Certification

(Brightmark) Certification ensures compliance with high ecological and social sustainability requirements, greenhouse gas emissions savings, and traceability throughout the supply chain — Brightmark, LLC the global waste solutions provider, today announced that its Ashley, Indiana Plastics Renewal Facility has been ISCC PLUS (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) certified. The certification is

January 3, 2022 Read Full Article

Hungry for Value: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to The Wolfpack on Green Hydrogen

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you missed the ABLC Wolfpack’s take on 5 key Green Hydrogen companies, then check out this slide guide that covers FuelCell Energy, Ballard Power Systems, Plug Power, Bloom Energy and Air Products & Chemicals – the good, the bad, the ugly. READ MORE FuelCell

December 30, 2021 Read Full Article

Firsts for Biomethane – 1st of Its Kind Network for Biomethane Industry, Scotland’s 1st Biomethane Refuelling Station Opens

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) … First, the biomethane industry sets a 1st of its kind European Network to facilitate the tracking and exchange of renewable gas certificates and boost biomethane trading across Europe. … In today’s Digest, what the REGATRACE EU project is, why and how they launched this

December 27, 2021 Read Full Article

Belgian Hauler Bets on Biomethane Certificates to Boost Green Transition

(Scania/NGV Journal) Renewable fuels are an important part of the shift towards sustainable heavy transport. In this regard, Belgian transport company Van de Poel bets on the certificates for biomethane to speed up this transition, and has increased the share of biomethane in its fleet of trucks running on LNG. These

December 23, 2021 Read Full Article

Enabling Sustainable Transportation with Hydrogen: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Linde

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What does the era of clean hydrogen look like? How can we decarbonize the world with hydrogen? What does hydrogen demand look like over the next 30 years? What are the hydrogen colors of gray, blue, and green? How to scale up green hydrogen? READ

December 23, 2021 Read Full Article

VW Officially Approves Using Paraffinic Fuels in Latest-Generation Diesel Engines

(Volkswagen/Biobased Diesel Daily) Volkswagen plans to reduce the carbon footprint of its fleet in Europe by 40 percent by the year 2030. The company is therefore increasingly focusing on fully and partially electric vehicles. As a further alternative, Volkswagen is now officially approving models with the latest-generation 4-cylinder diesel engines