(Fluid Quip Technologies) Fluid Quip Technologies (FQT), a global leader in advanced technologies for the biofuels, beverage alcohol and biochemical industries, announced strong results from their cutting-edge Low Energy Distillation™ (LED) and Grain Neutral Spirits (GNS) technologies after 12 months in
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Back TO HOMEBlue Biofuels Receives $1.15 Million Department of Energy Phase 2 Grant
(Blue Biofuels) Blue Biofuels, Inc. (OTCQB: BIOF). Blue Biofuels is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded a Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Department of Energy amounting to $1.15 million. This significant funding will
September 06, 2024 Read Full Article
Bank of America Bets on Carbon Capture With Big Tax-Credit Deal
by Amrith Ramkumar and Ed Ballard (Wall Street Journal) First-of-its-kind investment gives ethanol producer in North Dakota $205 million for stashing emissions underground -- A climate technology that has struggled to get off the ground is getting a boost from a landmark
September 06, 2024 Read Full Article
Hintco and Fertiglobe Sign Landmark Renewable Ammonia Supply Contract
(Hintco) Hintco GmbH announces that it has formally signed a contract with Fertiglobe, the successful bidder in the first H2Global pilot auction for renewable ammonia. This landmark agreement marks a significant advancement in Europe’s renewable energy future, setting a precedent for
September 06, 2024 Read Full Article
Anaergia Selected to Design and Build Biogas Facility in Jeju Island, South Korea
(Anaergia) Letter of Award received for Anaergia’s first project in South Korea -- Anaergia Inc.’s (“Anaergia”, the “Company”, “us”, or “our”) (TSX: ANRG), subsidiary, Anaergia Singapore Pte. Ltd., has received a Letter of Award from New Jeju Bio Co. Ltd. (“New Jeju
September 05, 2024 Read Full Article
Olam Agri to Invest around $60 Million in Multi-Input Bio-ethanol Unit at Rajgoli in Maharashtra
(ChiniMandi) Global commodity leader Olam Agri is investing around $60 million in a multi-input bio-ethanol plant in Rajgoli, Maharashtra. Olam already operates a sugar factory there with a crushing capacity of 4,000 tonnes per day. “Given the recent government policies on mixed
September 05, 2024 Read Full Article
Bio-LNG to Replace Fossil LNG – Groundbreaking Finnish Production Begins First in the Baltic Sea Region
(Rohe Solutions) Rohe Solutions started the production of Bio-LNG i.e. liquefied biomethane last Thursday, August 29, 2024, at the Hamina LNG terminal. Bio-LNG is produced using biomethane from the gas grid in a process called liquefaction from the grid. Since last autumn,
September 05, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Neste, the Investment Perspective
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A handful of industrial biotechnology companies have the strength and purpose to make it as a public company — others remain private, are acquired, or wind down. What makes companies able to succeed with public investors?
September 05, 2024 Read Full Article
LanzaTech Signs Master License Agreement with SEKISUI to Develop Multiple Commercial Scale Waste-to-Ethanol Plants Across Japan
(LanzaTech) LanzaTech progresses partnership with SEKISUI by formalizing commercial framework to construct facilities which significantly advance how municipalities convert solid waste into valuable sustainable feedstocks -- LanzaTech Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNZA) (LanzaTech), the carbon recycling company transforming waste carbon into sustainable fuels,
September 05, 2024 Read Full Article
More Green Downstream: Farmers Using a New Microbial Nitrogen Fertilizer
by Lisa Gibson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Farmers using a new microbial nitrogen fertilizer from Pivot Bio have reduced carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by more than 932,500 metric tons since 2022. With feedstock accounting for half of the carbon intensity of a
September 05, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo, the Investment Perspective
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A handful of industrial biotechnology companies have the strength and purpose to make it as a public company — others remain private, are acquired, or wind down. What makes companies able to succeed with public investors?
September 04, 2024 Read Full Article
Avfuel & Avflight Mesa Bring SAF to Falcon Field
(Business Airport International) Avflight Mesa, in partnership with aviation fuel supplier, Avfuel Corporation, has announced it now offers sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The first truckload of SAF arrived on August 28. Located at Arizona’s Falcon Field, Avflight Mesa is the first of Avflight’s
September 04, 2024 Read Full Article
One in Five of Victor's Charter Flight Clients Buy SAF
by Charles Adcock (AIN Online) Direct-to-consumer option is offered in partnership with SAF manufacturer Neste -- Around one in five customers of Victor's private jet charter booking platform pay extra to reduce carbon emissions through its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) direct-to-consumer option.
September 04, 2024 Read Full Article
S-Oil Supplies Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Korean Air
(Korea Times/Yonhap) S-Oil, Korea's third-largest refiner by sales, said Sunday (September 1, 2024) it has begun to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for Korean Air's regular route to Japan. It is the first time for a local refiner to supply domestically produced
September 04, 2024 Read Full Article
Haffner Energy and IðunnH2 Sign a Key Agreement to Reduce Costs and Secure Carbon Supply for Iceland’s Largest e-SAF Project
(Haffner Energy) Haffner Energy, a leading biomass-to-clean fuels solutions provider, and IðunnH2, a green hydrogen developer, have signed an agreement aimed at integrating Haffner Energy’s unique technology in the 65,000 tonnes/year e-SAF facility under development by IðunnH2. The project is located
September 04, 2024 Read Full Article
ICIG Purchases Bioethanol Plant from Clariant in Romania, Strengthening Its Biotechnology Business
(International Chemical Investors Group) International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG) has signed an agreement with Clariant to purchase the decommissioned bioethanol plant in Podari, Romania. In the future, the site will be operated by ICIG’s biotechnology subsidiary Corden BioChem. As a biotechnology CDMO,
September 03, 2024 Read Full Article
Iberia Maintenance Begins to Use Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Its Engine Test Benches
(Cepsa) - Cepsa will market sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), produced in its Huelva Energy Park from organic waste and used cooking oils. - This milestone, which will save 115 tonnes of CO2 per year, reinforces the objectives of both companies for the
September 03, 2024 Read Full Article
They Might Be Giants, the Story of Syngas Fermentation
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... They called it “the technology that dare not speak its name” because it was too crazy risky, when they did not call it “the technology that could not scale” between the guffaws in many board
September 03, 2024 Read Full Article
Federal bp Grant Enables Biomass-to-SAF Production in Washington
(Bioenergy Insight) bp America's Cherry Point Refinery in Blaine in Washington State will receive a federal grant of $26,763,504 to build infrastructure and buy equipment to allow it to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the first time, using renewable
September 03, 2024 Read Full Article
EBRD Supports First Renewable Hydrogen Project in Central Asia
by Anton Usov (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) EBRD to finance the first renewable hydrogen facility in Central Asia; Financing to help decarbonise Uzbekistan’s fertiliser production and power generation sectors; Support by Canada and Japan -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is helping
September 02, 2024 Read Full Article
South Africa Could Produce up to 4.5bn Litres of SAF Annually as IATA Urges Development Priority
by Tony Harrington (GreenAir News) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged South Africa’s new government to prioritise the development of sustainable aviation fuel to help meet surging global demand from airlines, while also creating a significant new economic driver
August 31, 2024 Read Full Article
New Investment Funds Clear Sky and SAFFA Target Sustainable Aviation Financing
by Tony Harrington (GreenAir) Two new global investment funds focused on sustainable aviation – one backed by Airbus, the other by Boeing – have announced their first projects as concerns deepen across the air transport sector about a lack of capital
August 31, 2024 Read Full Article
China’s EcoCeres Signs European SAF Storage Deal with Evos, While Holborn Selects Topsoe for German SAF
by Tony Harrington (GreenAir) EcoCeres has partnered with Evos, a major liquids and chemical storage group, to increase supplies of sustainable aviation fuel in Europe. Hong Kong-based renewable fuels producer EcoCeres has just shipped from China 10 million litres of sustainable
August 30, 2024 Read Full Article
Pioneering Plasma-Catalytic Process for CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol under Ambient Conditions
(University of Liverpool) Researchers at the University of Liverpool have achieved a significant milestone in the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable fuels and chemicals, marking an important step towards a sustainable net-zero economy. In a paper published in the journal Chem, the team
August 30, 2024 Read Full Article
The Status of US Hydrogen Hubs
by Bob Starkey (LEC Partners/Biofuels Digest) In October 2023 the Biden Administration announced a USD $7B investment in clean hydrogen production. This historic program, known as the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs), selected 7 locations across the U.S. to develop clean
August 30, 2024 Read Full Article
PuriFire Secures GBP 2.7m in Funds for Pilot Biofuels Plant
(Renewables Now) UK green hydrogen and methanol solutions developer PuriFire Energy has raised GBP 2.7 million (USD 3.6m/EUR 3.2m) in a seed round that will help it build a pilot project to commercialise the hydrothermal treatment technologies researched by its founder. Established
August 29, 2024 Read Full Article
ACE 2024 Awards Honor Ethanol Industry Contributors
by Keith Reid (Fuels Market News) The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) honored a select group of advocates for their contributions to the ethanol industry during its 37th annual conference this month in Omaha. The Merle Anderson Award, named after the organization’s founder, went
August 29, 2024 Read Full Article
Swedish Government Plans Stronger Emissions Reduction Targets in Boost for Biofuels
by Kelly Norways, Daniel Workman and Harry Clyne (S&P Global) Sweden to lift emissions reduction targets for diesel, gasoline in policy u-turn; Coalition aims to increase GHG reduction target from 6% to 10% based on 2010 levels; Watered-down targets set to cut
August 29, 2024 Read Full Article
HoSt Bio-Energy Systems and Bright Renewables Will Supply Biogas and RNG Technology for Global NRG Renewables' Distillery Waste-to-RNG Project in Kentucky
(HoSt Bio-Energy Systems/PR Newswire) HoSt Bio-Energy Systems North America and Bright Renewables North America have been selected to provide Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) technologies for Global NRG Renewables' distillery waste-to-RNG project in Louisville, Kentucky. The project will convert 105 million gallons per
August 29, 2024 Read Full Article
Southwest Kansas Set to Fuel the Future of Flight
by Craig Andres, Laura McMillan (KSN.com) The State of Kansas is taking a leap to be on the cutting edge of sustainable fuels with a new biofuel plant in southwest Kansas. Officials gathered for a groundbreaking at the SAFFiRE plant in Liberal
August 29, 2024 Read Full Article
Trends, Pathways and Feedstocks
(Topsoe/SAF Magazine) Topsoe's Production Line Director Milica Folic shares perspective on the current state-of-play in the SAF market, and what the future may hold in terms of technology and production pathways. -- ... For Hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA), some final
August 28, 2024 Read Full Article
Growing SAF Production and Accessibility to Help Cut Aviation Emissions
by Alexander Kueper (Neste Renewable Aviation Business/SAF Magazine) ... The key to increasing SAF production is investing in renewable products production capacity, but with a market in its early stages of development, it also requires vision and commitment to make the
August 28, 2024 Read Full Article
SAF Production Set to Grow Amid Renewable Diesel Switching
by Jordan Godwin (OPIS/SAF Magazine) ... As renewable diesel producers in a suddenly crowded space trudge through lackluster margin conditions in 2024, they’re increasingly eyeing the possibility of switching to SAF. Considering the current size of the SAF market, taking on
August 28, 2024 Read Full Article
Expanding the Feedstock Arsenal
by Katie Schroeder (SAF Magazine) ... According to U.S. DOE’s 2023 Billion-Ton Report, there is up to 1.5 billion tons of biomass available on a sustainable basis in the U.S. each year, from waste to forest residuals to ag waste. Currently
August 28, 2024 Read Full Article
Carbon Rebrand: The Carbon Transformation Technology Developed by California-based Twelve Splits Apart Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
by Lisa Gibson (SAF Magazine) The Carbon Transformation Technology developed by California-based Twelve splits apart carbon dioxide (CO2) at low temperatures using electrochemistry, creating foundational elements for fuels, chemicals and plastics. Twelve, founded in 2016, has partnered for demonstration projects to produce
August 28, 2024 Read Full Article
Verbio Diesel Canada Corporation Founder Claus Sauter Talks Fuelling Lower Emissions
by Andrew Snook (Canadian Biomass) Biodiesel production going strong at Verbio Diesel Canada Corporation plant in Welland, Ont. -- Back in May 2019, Verbio Diesel Canada Corporation (a subsidiary of German company Verbio Vereinigte BioEnergie AG) purchased Atlantic Biodiesel Corporation’s biodiesel plant
August 28, 2024 Read Full Article
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Launches Synthetic Diesel, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Projects
(Canadian Nuclear Laboratories/Canadian Biomass) Chalk River, ON-based Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, a Canadian nuclear science and technology laboratory, will set its sights on producing ready-to-deploy, low carbon intensity synthetic diesel, and sustainable aviation fuel. Nuclear Laboratories has won $4.9 million in federal funding
August 28, 2024 Read Full Article
Clean Fuels Urges Treasury to Immediately Issue §45Z Guidance and Safe Harbors
(Clean Fuels Alliance America) Today, Clean Fuels Alliance America sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, urging the agency to issue guidance, including safe harbors, to the §45Z Clean Fuels Production Credit by September 1. The new producer credit becomes
August 28, 2024 Read Full Article
Clean Fuels Urges Treasury to Immediately Issue §45Z Guidance and Safe Harbors
(Clean Fuels Alliance America) Today, Clean Fuels Alliance America sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, urging the agency to issue guidance, including safe harbors, to the §45Z Clean Fuels Production Credit by September 1. The new producer credit becomes
August 28, 2024 Read Full Article
Virent: The 2024 AFCC Global Biobased Economy Performance Award Recipient
(Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition) This award is given to an organization, public or private, for their stellar performance and achievements in advancing science, assisting, and taking appropriate measures for initiating the production, manufacture, and commercialization of industrial biotechnology products. Their
August 28, 2024 Read Full Article
President Lula Launches National Energy Transition Policy, Expected to Bring BRL 2 Trillion in Investment
(Office of the President of Brazil) Initiative approved by National Energy Policy Council (Conselho Nacional de Política Energética/CNPE) to boost green economy. Body approved six other measures -- On Monday, August 26, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva launched the National
August 28, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the Agile BioFoundry
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) How can a public biofoundry develop and demonstrate capabilities that enable commercially-relevant biomanufacturing of a wide range of bioproducts by both new and established industrial hosts? The ABF has operated as a BETO-supported project since 2016.
August 28, 2024 Read Full Article
CAPHENIA Begins Final Construction Phase of the GERMANY I Demo Plant
(CAPHENIA) - Reactor with patented process for the production of renewable fuels successfully implemented. - Production is set to begin in the first half of 2025. - Pilot plant serves as a model for rapid global scaling. -- The Bavarian clean-tech company
August 28, 2024 Read Full Article
U.S. Ethanol Industry Thriving, RFA Says
by Brent Barnett (Brownfield Ag News) ... Robert White with the Renewable Fuels Association says 2024 could be a record-breaking year for U.S. ethanol. “Record ethanol exports, record ethanol production, record corn grind, and that’s all during a downturn that
August 28, 2024 Read Full Article
Synthetic SAF Can, and Should, Qualify for 45Z
(Clean Air Task Force) Synthetic SAF will be an essential component of aviation decarbonization -- Synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will be essential to decarbonizing aviation, especially as the sector’s demand for low-carbon energy carriers continues to grow. CATF analysis has shown that biofuel
August 27, 2024 Read Full Article
Pertamina Patra Niaga Obtains ISCC Certification for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Pertamina Patra Niaga/Biobased Diesel Daily) PT Pertamina Patra Niaga announced Aug. 21 that it has obtained certification from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification System GmbH for the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation and the Renewable Energy Directive-EU. The
August 27, 2024 Read Full Article
Raízen and Vertoro Join Forces to Enhance Lignin’s Value in Advanced Biofuels and Chemical Sectors
(Raízen) Joint Development Agreement focuses on using the lignin from 2nd Generation Ethanol’s potential to produce additional waste-based sustainable solutions -- Raízen, an integrated energy company with a broad portfolio of renewables, and Vertoro, a Dutch biotechnology accelerator, today announced the signing
August 27, 2024 Read Full Article
Japan's Toyota Tsusho to Develop and Supply Biofuels in Indonesia
by Anna Nishino (Nikkei Asia) Trader will work with state-run Pertamina to support decarbonization efforts -- Japanese trading house Toyota Tsusho will develop and supply biofuels and green hydrogen with Indonesian state-run oil company Pertamina, part of efforts led by Tokyo to
August 27, 2024 Read Full Article
Summit Jumpstarts Additional Pipeline Efforts with Purchase of Navigator Easements
by Jack O'Connor (Charles City Press/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Summit Carbon Solutions has purchased land easement agreements from a former rival company to help speed up its carbon pipeline construction project, Summit officials confirm. Summit’s former rival, Navigator CO2, attempted its own carbon
August 27, 2024 Read Full Article
BNDES and Finep Make R$6 Billion Available for Investments in Green Fuel for Aviation and Navigation DEADLINE October 31, 2024
(BNDES) Public Call will select business plans for the development of technologies and implementation of biorefineries in Brazil to decarbonize air and maritime transport -- The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) and the Brazilian Studies and Projects Financing Agency (Finep) launched this
August 27, 2024 Read Full Article
Researchers Work to Fight Bad Bacteria in Ethanol Plants
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have developed a way to use genetically modified baker’s yeast to prevent contamination by unwelcome bacteria in ethanol plants, one of the leading causes of plant shut downs. “These bacteria are found everywhere
August 27, 2024 Read Full Article
Gevo to Supply Renewable Hydrocarbon-Based Low-Carbon Intensity Racing Fuel Blendstock to Shell
(Gevo) Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) announced a purchase agreement for its low-carbon intensity fuel blendstock with Shell Global Solutions Deutschland GmbH (“Shell”) for use in motorsports. Gevo’s renewable blendstock is suitable for premium motorsport fuels, demonstrating that sustainability and peak performance
August 27, 2024 Read Full Article
China's Biofuel Firm Jiaao Brings in BP as Investor for SAF Unit
by Chen Aizhu, Liz Lee, Colleen Howe and Shanghai newsroom (Reuters) Chinese biofuel firm Zhejiang Jiaao Enprotech (603822.SS) said on Friday its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) unit has entered an investment deal with BP (BP.L) the first alliance involving a global oil major in China's
August 26, 2024 Read Full Article
Front Range Energy Ethanol Plant Moves toward Zero-Carbon Future
by Sharon Dunn (Biz West) Last winter, Front Range energy drilled a test well on its property at Great Western Industrial Park in Windsor. The test well showed owner Dan Sanders that injecting Co2 emissions from the plant into deep underground
August 26, 2024 Read Full Article
Proman Steps up Methanol Refuelling at Point Lisas, Trinidad, as Orders for Methanol-Fuelled Ships Accelerate
(Proman) With 2 ships refuelling this month, 12,500 MT of methanol fuel will have been supplied by Proman to vessels in Trinidad in the past 12 months, demonstrating its potential as a methanol bunkering hub -- Stena Prosperous was refuelled in the port
August 26, 2024 Read Full Article
Launch of Joint Study on the Production and Utilization of Biomethane from Animal Manure with Hamanaka Town and Corporate Partners
(Mitsui O.S.K. Lines) Hamanaka Town, JA Hamanaka, Takanashi Milk Products Co., Ltd., Hokkaido Gas Co., Ltd., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., and MOL Sunflower Ltd. today announced the launch of a study on the production and utilization of biomethane from animal manure
August 26, 2024 Read Full Article
DRIFT Plans First Green Hydrogen Producing Vessel with Close of Seed Round
(DRIFT Energy) DRIFT Energy aims to drive the clean energy transition worldwide with high-performance sailing vessels that harness deep ocean wind to produce green hydrogen at sea. The company has secured £4.65 million in seed capital, led by Octopus Ventures with
August 26, 2024 Read Full Article
Fabrum and Fortescue Commission Australia’s Largest Liquid Hydrogen Plant on a Mine Site
(Fabrum) Australia’s largest liquid hydrogen plant at a mine site is now operational at Fortescue’s Green Energy Hub at Christmas Creek in Western Australia; Fabrum played a significant role in delivering an end-to-end liquid hydrogen ecosystem to help decarbonise Fortescue’s mining operations
August 26, 2024 Read Full Article
Saudi Arabia’s NEOM Green Hydrogen Plant Launches Mass Recruitment Drive
by Jennifer Bell (Al Arabiya English) NEOM Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC) has initiated a major recruitment campaign for its world-leading green hydrogen plant in Saudi Arabia’s futuristic city NEOM, as the project moves closer to its operational phase. The $8.4 billion facility, set
August 26, 2024 Read Full Article
Request for Information: Biomaterials Program DEADLINE September 19, 2024
(National Science Foundation/Federal Register) The U.S. National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biomaterials (BMAT) Program requests input from stakeholders on opportunities, challenges, emerging areas, and frontiers in biomaterials research. This RFI will help inform NSF as it considers future program directions, new initiatives,
August 26, 2024 Read Full Article
GAIL and Petron Sign MoU to Explore Setting up a Bio-Ethylene Plant in India
(GAIL (India)) GAIL (India) Limited and Petron Scientech Inc (Petron) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore setting up of a 500 Kilo Tons per Annum (KTA) bio-ethylene plant along with its downstream unit(s) in India, based on
August 23, 2024 Read Full Article
Brazil Puts up US$1.2bn for Green Energy Projects
(Bnamericas) Brazilian development bank BNDES, public innovation promotion agency Finep, and industrial innovation-focused Embrapii are making 6.8 billion reais (US$1.2bn) available for green energy projects. BNDES and Finep have launched a public call, available here, for business plans to create and develop biorefineries. The
August 23, 2024 Read Full Article
Landowners Score Court Victory in Bid to Stop Carbon Pipeline Project
by Jonathan Ellis (Dakota Scout) Supreme Court ruling reverses circuit court rulings, calls into question Summit Carbon Solutions as a common carrier eligible for eminent domain -- A group of South Dakota landowners fighting to prevent a carbon pipeline from crossing their
August 23, 2024 Read Full Article
Brown Introduces Bill to Create Tax Credit for Biobased Chemicals
Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., in August introduced the Renewable Chemicals Act, a bill that aims to create a tax credit to support the production of biobased chemicals. The legislation, S. 4931, would
August 23, 2024 Read Full Article
Mana, NORCE, and Equinor Sign MoU to Develop Norway’s First Waste-to-Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Plant
(Mana Group) Waste-to-clean fuels company Mana, research institution NORCE, and Energy company Equinor today announced signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the ambition to develop a waste-to-SAF plant at Mongstad on the western coast of Norway. The SAF facility will
August 22, 2024 Read Full Article
Boeing Invests in Australian Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production
(Boeing) Investment supports development of Wagner Sustainable Fuels refinery to advance SAF production in Australia; - Expands Boeing-Wagner partnership announced earlier this year -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has become an early investor in Wagner Sustainable Fuels to support the development of its sustainable
August 22, 2024 Read Full Article
Q&A: Voluntary Market, Book and Claim Key to SAF Growth
by Simone Burgin (Argus Media) US sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer World Energy's vice president Adam Klauber spoke to Argus about the future of the global SAF market. How could US SAF policy develop under a new administration? [SAF tax benefits] need to
August 22, 2024 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel Gains Market Momentum
by Julian Buckley (Power Progress) Neste is currently the world’s largest producer of HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil), or as it is known in North America, renewable diesel. The fuel is a drop-in replacement for fossil-derived diesel, so much so that a
August 20, 2024 Read Full Article
California’s Proposed LCFS Cap on Soy, Canola Biofuels ‘Far Worse than Anticipated’ Public Comment DEADLINE August 27, 2024
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) California Air Resources Board published proposed amendments Aug. 12 to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, which, if implemented, would set stricter carbon-intensity (CI) targets, impose significant limitations on vegetable-oil feedstocks and add new sustainability
August 20, 2024 Read Full Article
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $300 Million in Awards for Sustainable Aviation Fuels and Technologies as Part of Investing in America Agenda
(Federal Aviation Administration) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is announcing $291 million from the Inflation Reduction Act for projects that will help achieve the goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from aviation by 2050 as part of President Biden’s Investing
August 19, 2024 Read Full Article
In Brazil, Tequila Agave Could Be Used to Produce Ethanol
by Rafael Walendorff (Globo Rural (Google Translation)) The intention is to use the plant's residual biomass, obtained in the sisal manufacturing process, in the manufacture of biofuel. -- Rural producers in the semi-arid region of Bahia will be encouraged to increase and improve
August 19, 2024 Read Full Article
Germany's Landwärme Declares Insolvency
by Sophie Barthel (Argus Media) German biomethane supplier Landwärme has today declared insolvency under the country's self-administration procedure and has initiated restructuring measures "to overcome the consequences of the ongoing decline in prices of German greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction quota". Self-administration proceedings
August 19, 2024 Read Full Article
Beyond the Golden State: Expanding California’s RNG Progress across North America
by Sam Wade (RNG Coalition/Biomass Magazine) As North America strides toward greater energy independence and sustainability, California’s success with renewable natural gas (RNG) presents a clear and successful roadmap for other jurisdictions to emulate. Driven by climate-smart policies such as California’s
August 19, 2024 Read Full Article
China’s Biodiesel Producers for Markets; EU Imposes Severe Tariffs
by Pragya Singh (Middle East Headlines) Biofuel executives and analysts say that producers of Chinese biodiesel are looking for new Asian markets for their exports and are thinking about making more biofuels as their supply to the European Union, their biggest
August 18, 2024 Read Full Article
CARB Proposal Would Strengthen Near-Term LCFS Targets, Cap the Use of Soy and Canola Feedstock Public Comment DEADLINE August 27, 2024
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) The California Air Resources Board on Aug. 12 published a notice outlining modifications to its proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard amendments, including those related annual carbon intensity (CI) targets, biomass-based diesel feedstocks, and sustainable aviation fuel
August 17, 2024 Read Full Article
Be8 Begins Construction of New Ethanol Plant in Rio Grande do Sul
by Gabriela Ruddy (EPBR (Google Translation)) The plant will start operations in 2026 and will be flexible for the production of anhydrous or hydrated ethanol -- Be8 began, this Wednesday (14/8), the construction of an ethanol plant from cereals in Passo Fundo (RS). With a production capacity
August 16, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Upgrading C2 Building Blocks
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The ChemCatBio Consortium has a project focused on upgrading C2s. Specifically, to develop novel catalytic upgrading technologies that enable cost-competitive conversion of cellulosic ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). We aim to develop a commercially viable
August 16, 2024 Read Full Article
Norwegian Company Reserves Spot at New Hydrogen Hub at Porto do Açu
by Ajsa Habibic (Offshore Energy) Porto do Açu, a subsidiary of economic group Prumo Logística, and Norwegian developer of green hydrogen and ammonia plants Fuella have signed the first area reservation contract for the newly licensed low-carbon hydrogen hub at the
August 16, 2024 Read Full Article
New SAF Process Could Transform Industry
by Curt Epstein (ANI Online) Flexiforming can use multiple feedstocks, even other SAF byproducts -- Universal Fuel Technologies (UFT) said its new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production pathway process could be an industry game-changer. The Los Altos, California-based company has developed flexiforming, a
August 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Tim Walz Sets Ambitious Environmental Goals Amid Political Shift
by Evrim Ağacı (The Pinnacle Gazette) The Minnesota governor’s policies aim for sustainability and innovation as he tackles climate issues head-on, signaling potential changes on the national stage. -- ... His progressive environmental stance and innovative policies have sparked discussions about sustainable
August 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Significant Increase in the Amount of Biofuel Produced in the Country
(Hungary Today) Rossi Biofuel Zrt., partly owned by MOL, is now capable of producing more than 200,000 tons of biofuel per year, the Hungarian multinational oil company MOL announced. biodieselThe MOL Group is increasingly focusing on renewable fuels such as biodiesel,
August 14, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Agile BioFoundry Technoeconomic and Lifecycle Analysis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Agile BioFoundry carries out techno-economic and life cycle assessments (TEA/LCA) to quantify the economic and environmental performance of selected fermentative routes, to quantify the economic and environmental performance of selected fermentative routes, and to Develop process
August 14, 2024 Read Full Article
Sustainable Skies: Ethiopian Airlines' MoU with Satarem Marks a New Era of Eco-Friendly Travel
(Ethiopian Airlines) Sustainable Skies: Ethiopian Airlines' MoU with Satarem Marks a New Era of Eco-Friendly Travel -- Ethiopian Airlines Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Satarem America Inc. to partner on production and use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
August 14, 2024 Read Full Article
Honeywell Announces Jiutai Selected its UOP eFining Technology to Support Production of 100,000 Tonnes of SAF
(Bio Energy Times) Honeywell has announced that Inner Mongolia Jiutai Group (Jiutai) has chosen its UOP eFining technology to support the annual production of 100,000 tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from eMethanol. This agreement marks Honeywell’s first global commercial eFining
August 14, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Advanced Biorefineries and eFuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In this presentation, we explored the challenges faced in the transition to sustainable, available, reliable, affordable products from advanced biorefineries, and also the path to scale that Efuels are on. We look at the companies and
August 13, 2024 Read Full Article
DENSO and JERA to Jointly Develop High-Efficiency Hydrogen Generation Technology that Combines SOEC with Waste Heat Utilization and to Conduct Joint Demonstration Testing at a JERA Thermal Power Station
(DENSO/JCN Newswire) DENSO Corporation (“DENSO”), and JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”) announce that they will jointly develop high-efficiency hydrogen generation technology that combines SOEC(1) with waste heat utilization and conduct joint demonstration testing at a JERA thermal power station. DENSO for years has
August 13, 2024 Read Full Article
KazMunayGas, LanzaJet Cooperate on SAF Production in Kazakhstan
by Saniya Sakenova (The Astana Times) During his business visit on Aug. 5-7 to the United States, Askhat Khassenov, KazMunayGas (KMG) national oil and gas company chairman, signed a memorandum of cooperation with Jimmy Samartzis, CEO of the United States technology company
August 13, 2024 Read Full Article
HAMR Energy Picks Thyssenkrupp Technology for Flagship Green Methanol Project
by Ajsa Habibic (Offshore Energy) Australian low carbon fuels and chemicals company HAMR Energy has teamed up with German technology and engineering company thyssenkrupp Uhde to promote the development of a green methanol project in Portland, Australia, to help decarbonize the shipping
August 13, 2024 Read Full Article
New Report Finds There are $4-6 in Benefits to the U.S. Economy for Every $1 of Federal SAF Incentives at Gevo’s Net-Zero 1 Facility
(Gevo) Research by Charles River Associates (“CRA”) demonstrates clear economic and environmental benefits utilizing this business system -- Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) today released a new report by Charles River Associates demonstrating the benefits of sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) production, including at Gevo’s planned
August 13, 2024 Read Full Article
Philippines, Japan, United States Explore Energy Cooperation for Biofuels
by Pia Lee-Brago (The Philippine Star) The United States’ top diplomat in Japan proposed a trilateral cooperation for biofuels among the US, Japan and the Philippines. -- Ambassador Rahm Emanuel, in a virtual meeting with the Philippine inter agency delegation’s US Ethanol
August 12, 2024 Read Full Article
Project 2025 Is Awful for Midwest Farmers and Biofuels. Trump Should Disown It.
by Jon Doggett and Bob Dinneen (Des Moines Register/National Corn Growers Association/Renewable Fuels Association) To put it bluntly, farmers and renewable fuel industry workers who take the time to read the Project 2025 recommendations on agriculture and energy are likely to be
August 12, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Adsorption-Based In-situ Product Recovery
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Multiple bioproducts of interest to projects require separations innovations. A team of researchers set a goal to recover acid products using anion exchange and simulated moving bed chromatography, and to develop an ISPR system for the
August 12, 2024 Read Full Article
Pan Oleo Energy Limited Accelerates Global Expansion of Low Carbon Biofuel Feedstock Aggregation Drive
(Pan Oleo Energy/EIN Presswire) ... Pan Oleo Energy had already developed and launched sophisticated infrastructure to focus on the aggregation of low carbon feedstocks. This initiative has enabled them to source domestic biomass and waste resources to produce biofuels, thereby reducing
August 10, 2024 Read Full Article
Navigator Gas and Attis Clean Energy Invest In Ten08 Energy To Produce Clean Ammonia on the US Gulf Coast for Export
(Navigator Gas) Navigator Holdings Ltd. (“Navigator” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NVGS), the owner and operator of the world’s largest fleet of handysize liquefied gas carriers, is pleased to announce a co-investment alongside lead investor Attis Clean Energy (“Attis”) in the clean
August 09, 2024 Read Full Article
Delek Idled Biodiesel Plants in Q2 Due to 'Overall Decline' in Market -- OPIS
by Aaron Alford (OPIS/Market Watch) Delek U.S. Holdings idled its three biodiesel plants "temporarily" during the second quarter of 2024 due to "the decline in the overall biodiesel market," the company said Tuesday. Pausing operations at its biodiesel facilities in Arkansas, Texas
August 09, 2024 Read Full Article
Groundbreaking Ceremony Marks the Start of Dairy Distillery Alliance’s Sustainable Biofuel Project
(Michigan Milk Producers Association) America’s lowest carbon-intensity dairy ethanol plant breaks ground in southwest Michigan, adding to the needed biofuel supply and helping lower the dairy industry’s carbon footprint. -- Today (August 6, 2024), the Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) and Canadian Dairy Distillery celebrated the
August 09, 2024 Read Full Article
LanzaTech Awarded Contract by Jakson Green to Supply NTPC its 4G Ethanol Technology for Next Gen Carbon Recycling Facility
(LanzaTech) Plant would be the first facility in India using LanzaTech’s second generation bioreactor, biorefining 100% CO2 and green H2 to produce essential fuels, chemicals, and raw materials; Facility, conceptualized by LanzaTech and NTPC’s R&D arm, NETRA, is designed to support commercial-scale deployment of
August 09, 2024 Read Full Article
Phelps County Selected for DG Fuels’ First Midwest Sustainable Aviation Fuel Plant
by Dan Brown (DG Fuels) Innovative Plant to Transform Agricultural By-products into High-Value Sustainable Aviation Fuel -- DG Fuels, a U.S.-owned sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) company, in cooperation with the Nebraska BioEconomy, has selected Phelps County, Nebraska, for its first Midwest production
August 09, 2024 Read Full Article
Gov. Jim Pillen: $307 Million EPA Emissions Grant Will 'Turbocharge' State Ag Industry
by Henry J. Cordes (Omaha World-Herald/Kearney Hub) ... Federal and state officials detailed the plans and potential impact of the recent $307 million climate pollution reduction grant the EPA awarded to Nebraska — the largest grant the federal agency has ever
August 09, 2024 Read Full Article
Biofuels Can Power the Biggest Ships: Five Things to Know about Expanding Their Use
by Zia Abdullah (U.S. Department of Energy) ... Propelling massive ships around the world requires lots of energy created by burning thousands of gallons of fuel. The industry uses an estimated 2.5 billion barrels of fuel every year—primarily heavy fuel oil made from
August 08, 2024 Read Full Article
USDA Backs Research into Making Sustainable Jet Fuel and Fish Feed from Wood
(University of Maine) Millions of pounds of low-value wood, such as small diameter trees and branches, have been left behind in Maine’s forests due to the decline in pulp and paper production, stymied by drought, fire suppression and dropping demand. While
August 08, 2024 Read Full Article
Gasum Sells Exclusively Biogas at Its Finnish Gas Filling Stations Going Forward
(Gasum) In Finland, customers of Gasum's filling stations have already been buying almost exclusively biogas for some time now. Natural gas sales will end at filling stations on 30 August. From the end of this summer, only biogas will be distributed at
August 08, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Better SAF via Adsorptive De-Nitrogenation
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Hydrothermal liquefaction provides a straightforward approach to producing SAF, yet there’s nitrogen in the upgraded biocrude, and it has to come out. Meanwhile, bad news, nitrogen in hydrotreated biocrude consists of a large variety of nitrogenated
August 08, 2024 Read Full Article
Alexandre Silveira Says that the Low Carbon Hydrogen Bill Opens a New Idustry for Brazil
(Brazil Ministry of Mines and Energy (Google translation)) The project was sanctioned this Friday (2/8) by President Lula, in Ceará, and will provide regulatory security and credibility to Brazil in the global hydrogen market. -- ill No. 2308/2023, which creates the legal
August 08, 2024 Read Full Article
A Fifth of U.S. Green Hydrogen Projects Eyed for Water-Stressed Areas
by Alec Luhn (Floodlight) As the federal government pours billions into hydrogen production to lower greenhouse gas emissions, critics worry water shortages in the Southwest could worsen -- Armed with bright green shovels, executives from the Australian mining giant Fortescue broke ground in May on
August 08, 2024 Read Full Article
New Ethanol Plant in Brazil Should Generate 1,200 Jobs for the Population
by Ruth Rodrigues (Click Petroleo e Gas (Google translation)) The new Cedro da Pedra Agroindustrial Plant in Paranaíba is expected to generate 1,200 jobs and boost local development in 2024. The Pedra Agroindustrial group, one of the biggest names in the sugar
August 07, 2024 Read Full Article
Clean Energy’s Latest RNG Production Facility at Minnesota Dairy Begins Injecting into Pipeline
(Clean Energy Fuels) Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) announced that it has completed its latest renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility at Ash Grove Dairy in Lake Benton, MN. Now producing pipeline quality RNG and injecting it into the interstate natural gas pipeline
August 07, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Membrane Separation Processes and Materials
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Membrane-based separation processes can provide an energy and carbon-efficient alternative separation strategy for decarbonization of transportation and industry. However, the technology is not currently optimized for the bioprocessing industry and has scalability issues due to lack of mechanical
August 07, 2024 Read Full Article
NEXTCHEM (MAIRE) Awarded a Feasibility Study for a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Project in Indonesia Based on Its Proprietary NX PTU™ and NX SAF™ Bio Technologies
(Group MAIRE) NEXTCHEM will evaluate the optimal design and plant configuration for a 60,000 tonnes per year SAF production facility based on its proprietary technologies; NEXTCHEM will offer an integrated end-to-end solution combining NX PTUTM and NX SAF™ BIO proprietary technologies -- MAIRE
August 07, 2024 Read Full Article
Economy.- The Civil Guard Completes Its First Flight with Sustainable Fuel Produced by Repsol
(Bolsamania (Google translation)) The Civil Guard has carried out its first flight using sustainable fuel thanks to the first batch of renewable fuel produced by Repsol and used by the Civil Guard's Air Service, the Ministry of the Interior reported. In this
August 07, 2024 Read Full Article
Farmers Touting Tech to Lower Carbon Score
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) Farmers discussed the potential for technology to help lower their carbon intensity (CI) scores at the recent Tech Hub LIVE conference in Des Moines. Brad McDonald, an Iowa farmer and Chief Operating Officer of Continuum Ag, talked about how incentives for
August 07, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Biogas and RNG
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In this presentation, we explored the challenges faced in the transition to sustainable, available, reliable, affordable RNG and biogas. We look at the companies and technologies getting traction, new projects underway, the state of feedstocks, policy,
August 06, 2024 Read Full Article
NEXTCHEM (MAIRE) Awarded by Sarlux Licensing, Engineering Services, Proprietary Equipment and Catalyst Supply to Integrate its NX CPO™ Technology in a SAF Pilot Plant
(Group MAIRE) Following the completion of the engineering design study announced in December 2023, NextChem Tech will act as technology integrator for a Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) pilot plant to be implemented in Saras’ facility in Sarroch (Sardinia); NextChem Tech will provide
August 06, 2024 Read Full Article
3 Issues to Watch with the Big US Bet on ‘Clean’ Hydrogen
by Clare Fieseler and Brian Dabbs (E&E News Energywire) The Biden administration is preparing decisions that will determine the industry’s fate. --- ... Much of the industry — and Biden’s Democratic allies on Capitol Hill — are frustrated by the Treasury Department’s
August 06, 2024 Read Full Article
Government Unveils Scheme to Establish Bio-Ethanol Plants
(Chemical Industry Digest) Government has unveiled plans to establish several bio-ethanol plants nationwide under the Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana. The initiative is designed to foster the production of second-generation (2G) bioethanol from cellulosic and lignocellulosic biomass, promoting cleaner fuel alternatives and bolstering
August 05, 2024 Read Full Article
Availability Advantage: Ethanol's Opportunity
by Lisa Gibson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) As the sustainable aviation fuel industry in the U.S. takes shape, it’s becoming clear that an all-of-the-above approach to feedstock and technology will present the best chances of meeting aggressive domestic production goals. But existing
August 05, 2024 Read Full Article
Yanmar & Amogy to Explore Ammonia-to-Hydrogen Integration for Decarbonized Marine Power
(OEM Off Highway) The partnership will focus on combining Amogy’s technology with Yanmar’s hydrogen internal combustion engine to provide low-cost hydrogen fuel. They will also explore the potential for collaboration in developing maritime hydrogen fuel cell systems. -- Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. and
August 05, 2024 Read Full Article
ISU Studies Explore Win-Win Potential of Grass-Powered Energy Production
(Iowa State University) Strategically planting perennial grass throughout corn and soybean fields helps address the unintended environmental consequences of growing the dominant row crops, including soil erosion, fertilizer runoff and greenhouse gas emissions. But converting portions of farmland back to prairie has
August 05, 2024 Read Full Article
Six Hydrogen Production Deals Concluded in Tunisia
by Aida Čučuk (Offshore Energy) Tunisia has signed six memoranda of understanding (MoU) with European companies for the production of green hydrogen. -- ... The companies involved in the six projects include Tunur in cooperation with Aker Horizons and Verbund, Savannah Energy,
August 05, 2024 Read Full Article
Masdar and TotalEnergies to Develop a Commercial Green Hydrogen to Methanol to SAF project in Abu Dhabi
(Masdar) Focus of project is to decarbonize hard to abate, emission intensive sectors such as aviation and maritime industries; Agreement follows successful test flight by Masdar and TotalEnergies demonstrating potential for converting methanol to SAF; Project will capture and utilize CO2 from an
August 05, 2024 Read Full Article
The ABCs of 45Z: Take Time Now to Prepare for Low-Carbon Market Opportunities
By Heather Gieseke (AgWeb) 3 tips if you are considering regenerative practices and you have the ability to deliver your crops to a biofuels plant. -- ... While there’s still a lot to figure out, it’s clear farmers who produce low-carbon fuels
August 02, 2024 Read Full Article
Clean Tech Firm Progresses Planned Biofuels Facility in Alberta
by Rocky Teodoro (RigZone) Clean technology firm Green Impact Partners Inc. (GIP) has finalized the carbon credit pathways under the Alberta Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) program for its flagship project, the Future Energy Park, set to be constructed in
August 02, 2024 Read Full Article
Poste Italiane Fleet Will Run on Enilive Biofuels
(Eni) Signing of an important collaboration agreement for the supply of biofuels for ground vehicles and aircraft; Aimed at accelerating the path towards energy transition and carbon neutrality goals -- Poste Italiane's ground and air fleet will run on biofuels supplied by
August 02, 2024 Read Full Article
Gunvor Joins VARO to Jointly Develop Large-Scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Manufacturing Facility
(Gunvor Group) - VARO’s project has made significant progress since announcement in September 2023. FEED has advanced and is expected to be complete, Q4 2024. - Gunvor will join VARO as an equal partner to jointly develop a large-scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) manufacturing facility.
August 02, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Bold Actions for Project Technology and Process Developers
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) How do we build a new globally optimized, massively scaled, highly efficient bio-based supply chain quickly enough to meet the bold goals set by the White House and the challenges of climate change, food security, national
August 02, 2024 Read Full Article
Government of Canada Announces $300 Million in Port Hawkesbury on Canada - Germany Hydrogen Alliance
(Natural Resources Canada) Hydrogen will play an essential role in meeting global energy needs, whether in energy security, energy transition or the broader climate imperative. Canada’s vast natural resources, world-leading technology companies, and existing energy infrastructure position us as a secure
August 02, 2024 Read Full Article
Commission Approves €998 Million Dutch State Aid Scheme to Support Renewable Hydrogen Production
(European Commission) The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €998 million Dutch scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen. The measure aims to contribute to the development of renewable hydrogen in line with the objectives of
August 02, 2024 Read Full Article
The Government Authorises Enagás to Start Work on H2Med, the Spanish Hydrogen Network and Associated Storage Facilities
(Enagás) - The Council of Ministers today (July 30, 2024) approved the agreement authorising Enagás Infraestructuras de Hidrógeno to provisionally exercise the functions of developing European Projects of Common Interest (PCI) for hydrogen networks. - These functions are the application for authorisation,
August 02, 2024 Read Full Article
BP to Construct 5 to 10 Green Hydrogen Projects this Decade, CEO Days
by Ron Bousso (Reuters) BP (BP.L) aims to construct five to 10 low-carbon hydrogen projects this decade in order to produce clean fuels and reduce greenhouse emissions, CEO Murray Auchincloss said on Tuesday. The so-called green hydrogen, produced through electrolysis using renewable power, will
August 02, 2024 Read Full Article
Clean Energy Fuels Opens RNG Fueling Station in Florida City
by Michael Bates (NGT News) Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has opened its latest renewable natural gas (RNG) fueling station in Davenport, Fla. The site is now providing RNG to heavy-duty trucking and other fleets operating busy routes around Highway 27, Interstate 4
August 01, 2024 Read Full Article
MPCA Reviews Potential Environmental Impacts from Proposed Dem-Con HZI Bioenergy, LLC Anaerobic Digester Project in Scott County Public Comment DEADLINE August 15, 2024
(Minnesota Pollution Control Agency) The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) today (July 16, 2024) released an environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) for a new facility proposed by Dem-Con that will process organic materials through anaerobic digesters at its environmental campus in Shakopee,
August 01, 2024 Read Full Article
Cowpower: JBS Supplies a Primary Ingredient of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(JBS) Beef tallow and pork grease from JBS operations in the United States, Canada, and Australia is being transformed into low carbon intensity fuels for the transportation and shipping sectors. In the past two years, JBS has directed 1.2 million
August 01, 2024 Read Full Article
Neste Provides Sustainable Aviation Fuel to United Airlines for Use at Chicago O’Hare International Airport in the U.S.
(Neste) Neste will provide up to 1 million gallons (3,000 metric tons) of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ to United Airlines for use at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) in the U.S. through the end of 2024. This expansion of the existing
August 01, 2024 Read Full Article
Verbio Launches Ethanol Production at Its Biorefinery Plant in Nevada, Iowa
(Vergio/PR Newswire) Verbio has commenced the commercial production of corn-based ethanol at its biorefinery facility in Nevada, Iowa. The plant, a subsidiary of Europe`s leading biofuels and bioenergy producer Verbio SE, underwent a thorough commissioning process over the past six months resulting in
August 01, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Comstock Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Comstock Fuels highlights that its “ breakthrough cellulosic technology enables fuel producers to lead in fuel production efficiency and output while contributing to net zero mobility. Our proprietary cellulosic fuel technology converts woody biomass into C6
August 01, 2024 Read Full Article
China's Zhuoyue Drops Despite New Biofuel Plans in Singapore and Saudi Arabia to Avert EU Tariffs
by Tang Shihua (Yicai Global) Shares of Zhuoyue New Energy continued falling despite the Chinese biodiesel producer's fresh investment plans in Singapore and Saudi Arabia to avoid paying new anti-dumping duties on exports to Europe. ... In addition to appealing against the preliminary ruling of
August 01, 2024 Read Full Article
DEME and OQ Join Forces with bp for HYPORT Duqm Project in Oman
(DEME) DEME and OQ recently reached an agreement to have bp as an equity partner and operator in the HYPORT Duqm project. bp will acquire a 49% stake, while OQ and DEME will each maintain a 25.5% stake in the project
August 01, 2024 Read Full Article
SAF’s Billion-Ton Question
by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) This spring, the U.S. Department of Energy air-dropped a report that should give the nascent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry a massive crate of confidence. With the release of the 4th installment of a decades-old
August 01, 2024 Read Full Article
Ethanol-to-Jet Aspirations
by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Shreya Jetty, product manager for the company’s ethanol venture ... is heading up Avina’s effort to build an SAF production plant in Illinois by 2027. Announced in April, the proposed facility would be engineered to
August 01, 2024 Read Full Article
ScanOcean and Vegoil Team up on New Renewable Marine Fuel Blend
by Aida Čučuk (Offshore Energy) Seatank Chartering-operated vessel Key Fjord, transporting renewable products, has been bunkered with a B30-DMA fuel containing renewable feedstock of RME from Energifabriken in the port of Oskarshamn, Sweden, marking the start of a partnership between ScanOcean
July 31, 2024 Read Full Article
Report: Thailand to Implement 1% SAF Target in 2026
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Thailand’s newly proposed National Energy Plan is expected to set a target for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) starting in 2026, according to a report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network in
July 31, 2024 Read Full Article
CVR Energy Continues to Consider SAF Projects
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) CVR Energy Inc. on July 29 reported that the renewable diesel unit at its Wynnewood refinery in Oklahoma processed nearly 12 million gallons of feedstock during the second quarter. The company continues to consider a pivot
July 31, 2024 Read Full Article
Phillips 66 to Begin SAF Production at Rodeo Biorefinery in Q3
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Phillips 66 on July 30 confirmed its Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex in California will begin producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) during the third quarter. The company also expects renewable diesel margins to improve later this year. Company
July 31, 2024 Read Full Article
Now Available! U.S. Department of Energy Sustainable Aviation Fuel State-of-Industry Report
(U.S. Department of Energy) The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), released the first two parts of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) State-of-Industry Report. The report focuses on how to achieve the near-term fuel production
July 31, 2024 Read Full Article
Prismecs Forms Strategic Alliance with Auris-Avalon Group to Accelerate Sustainable Energy Projects Worldwide
(MENAFN/EIN Presswire) Auris-Avalon, developer and operator of biorefineries for biofuels, & Prismecs, an EPCM company, have announced a strategic alliance -- The demand for sustainable energy infrastructure is at an all time high, driven by the urgent need to transition to cleaner energy sources.
July 31, 2024 Read Full Article
Uniper Expands Green Portfolio to Include BioLNG
(Uniper) The company produces its first BioLNG at the Gate terminal in Rotterdam; The decision marks another step in developing a fully integrated biomethane-BioLNG supply chain within Uniper -- Uniper is taking its decarbonization efforts one step further. At the Gate terminal in
July 31, 2024 Read Full Article
Ampol, GrainCorp and IFM Unite to Explore the Creation of an Australian Renewable Fuels Industry
(GrainCorp) Industry super-owned global fund manager IFM Investors, leading agribusiness and processing company GrainCorp and Australia’s largest transport energy provider Ampol today signed a three-way Memorandum of Understanding to explore the establishment of an integrated renewable fuels* industry in Australia. As the
July 31, 2024 Read Full Article
Google and DHL Collaborate on Sustainable Worldwide Shipping
(DHL Group) The initiative includes express shipping of Google devices in the Devices & Services business unit across the Americas, Asia, and Europe, and is part of Google’s push towards encouraging existing decarbonization technologies in air cargo transportation. -- Google will utilize
July 31, 2024 Read Full Article
HIF Global Signs Collaboration Agreement with Airbus for Sustainable Aviation Fuels
(HIF Global) Agreement paves the way for e-Fuels, made from renewable electricity, water, and recycled carbon dioxide, to reduce net CO2 emissions in the aviation sector -- - HIF Global has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus to advance the global
July 31, 2024 Read Full Article
Special Breakthrough: Cereal Process Technologies (CPT) Uses Dry Fractionation Technology Prior to the Ethanol Process to Separate Components without Liquids.
by Pete Moss (Cereal Process Technologies/Biofuels International) ... New breakthroughs in corn dry fractionation are going to provide a tremendous boost to yields and the bottom line. Cereal Process Technologies (CPT) uses dry fractionation technology prior to the ethanol process to separate