by Sam Jones (North Carolina State University CALS News) Researchers will create sustainable aviation fuel and graphite from a blend of wood waste and seaweed. -- A team of researchers in NC State’s College of Natural Resources and College of Agriculture and
Carbon Intensity (CI)/Carbon Footprint
Back TO HOMEKintetsu World Express Works with Lufthansa Cargo to Use SAF in Freight Transport for 1 Year
(Lufthansa/Biobased Diesel Daily) Kintetsu World Express has committed to using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from this October to September 2023. As a result, Kintetsu World Express will reduce around 5 percent of its total CO2 footprint of transported airfreight with Lufthansa
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Korean Air to Use Shell’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Starting in 2026
(Korean Air/Biobased Diesel Daily) Korean Air has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with global energy company Shell to purchase its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The MOU explores the supply and purchase of SAF from Shell at major airports in Asia Pacific
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Goodbye to All That (Palm): Kao Joins, Unilever, Geno in Post-Palm Oil Development
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) News arrives from California that global consumer products giant Kao has joined a venture to scale and commercialize plant-based alternatives to palm kernel oil, alongside Genomatica and Unilever. The company’s exact investment was undisclosed — the initial announce was the $120M
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
The Truth about Ethanol and Carbon Emissions
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Associati0n) ... Unfortunately, Reuters took the same flawed and misleading approach to examining ethanol’s carbon footprint that many other biofuel critics and opponents have taken in the past. Like other erroneous attacks on ethanol’s carbon benefits, the Reuters article failed
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Business Aviation Issues Guiding Principles on Sustainability Ahead of U.N. Aviation Forum
Business aviation groups today put forward a set of policy principles to guide long-term carbon emissions reductions in the lead-up to the 41st International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Triennial Assembly convening this week. ICAO, a United Nations agency, convenes its 193 member
October 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Assessing the Carbon Intensity of Hydrogen Production with HyPEC
(GTI Energy) Hydrogen has the potential to play a significant role in decarbonizing our energy systems. There is a need among stakeholders and the broader public for a simple-to-use and accessible tool to assess the life cycle carbon intensity of hydrogen
October 03, 2022 Read Full Article
FlixBus Launches the Longest European Bus Line Running on Colza Biodiesel
(Flix) + From September 28th, the FlixBus LN724 Brest Grenoble line will become the longest commercial line in Europe running on 100% French biodiesel. + Two Volvo Bus 9700 double-decker coaches will run on Oleo100 Biodiesel made from 100% French rapeseed,
September 30, 2022 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Magazine Podcast: Strategic Biofuels: Louisiana’s Multifaceted Green Fuels Project
by Anna Simet (Biodiesel Magazine) This week's Biodiesel Magazine podcast features, Paul Schubert, CEO of Strategic Biofuels, Interview by Anna Simet, editor of Biodiesel Magazine. LISTEN Strategic Biofuels kicks off Louisiana Green Fuels project (Offshore Energy) Johnson Matthey and bp to support
September 29, 2022 Read Full Article
OOCL Gives Biofuel a Whirl
by Jasmina Ovcina Mandra (Offshore Energy) Hong Kong-based container shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has completed a trial use of marine biofuel for the first time in its fleet. The trial was carried out on OOCL Yokohama, a 4578-TEU container vessel.
September 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel Projected to Turbo Charge Biofuel Growth
by Kenneth Scott Zuckerberg (CoBank) • By producing fuel using sources with lower carbon intensity compared to traditional petroleum based products, the U.S. biofuels sector is well-positioned to play a major role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The recently enacted
September 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Aemetis Biogas and APG Demonstrate Low-Cost Conversion of Diesel Trucks to Utilize up to 65% Renewable Natural Gas
(Aemetis/Globe Newswire) Transitioning From Diesel Fuel to Carbon Negative RNG, Aemetis and the American Power Group Demonstrated a Dual Fuel System to Reduce Carbon and Tailpipe Emissions Within Existing Diesel Fleets Using Lower Cost RNG Fuel--Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), a
September 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Atlantic Aviation, Avfuel Provide SAF for UN Delegates Meeting
(AvFuel/Biomass Magazine) As the United Nations holds its Mountain Partnership Global Meeting in Aspen next week, Atlantic Aviation and Avfuel Corporation partnered to ensure plentiful supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel for air operations surrounding the event. Avfuel and Atlantic Aviation
September 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Iberdrola and Foresa Advance in Their Alliance to Lead Green Methanol Production in Spain
(Iberdrola/Electric Energy Online) • The first of the projects, Green UMIA, will be located in Pontevedra and will lead to a reduction of 58,000 tonnes of CO2 in its first 10 years of operation It will also strengthen the decarbonisation
September 28, 2022 Read Full Article
DOE National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap -- Comments Invited on Draft DEADLINE December 1, 2022
(American Economic Association) Executive Summary: This is an unprecedented time in history for hydrogen with interest being amplified worldwide due to its potential to address the climate crisis as well as energy security and resiliency. Though there are significant challenges,
September 27, 2022 Read Full Article
Electrify Every Vehicle? Hold on, Say Clean Fuel Backers
by Andres Picon (E&E News/Politico Pro) Advocates of a national clean fuel standard say it would help cut transportation-sector emissions as electrification ramps up. -- Electrification is widely regarded as the primary way to tackle vehicle emissions, but there’s a growing
September 27, 2022 Read Full Article
Mercedes F1 Trucks Biofuel Trial Reduces CO2 Emissions by 89%
by Jonathan Noble (Motorsport) Mercedes has revealed how a trial of running its race trucks on biofuel for the recent Formula 1 triple header helped net an 89 percent reduction in CO2 emissions. ... The Brackley-based squad elected to experiment with running 16 of its
September 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge Roadmap: Flight Plan for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Report
(U.S. Department of Energy) The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge is the result of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and other federal government agencies working together to develop a
September 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Global Bioenergies: Successful Completion of REWOFUEL Project
(Global Bioenergies) Global Bioenergies announces the end of the REWOFUEL project, which ran from 1 June 2018 to 30 June 2022. This project brought together several European industries such as Repsol, Sekab and Fibenol, with the objective of demonstrating the conversion
September 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Barbarians at the Gate: WasteFuel Offers New Methanol Tech to Ward off the New Barbarians of Industrial Emission
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) From New York and the stages of ClimateWeek therein arrives news that WasteFuel, which would not surprise you to learn makes fuel from waste, has developed and is offering a new technology, their Methanol Module. We’ve
September 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Encouraging Farmers to Fuel up with Their Crop at the Pump
by Amie Simpson (Brownfield Ag News) The Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association is encouraging farmers to fuel up with their crop at the pump. Speaking with Brownfield at Farm Science Review, OCWGA Executive Director Tadd Nicholson says the association is encouraging
September 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Journey to Net Zero Carbon Global Transport Requires Many Routes
(American Journal of Transportation) Advanced Diesel Technology and Renewable Biofuels Deliver Important Near-term Carbon Reductions Now -- As leaders come together in New York during Climate Week NYC all decarbonization options for transport must be considered, given the magnitude of the
September 21, 2022 Read Full Article
PRIO’s Advanced Biofuels Route – Supporting the Energy Transition and Shipping Decarbonisation
by Filipa Oliveira and Telmo Ferreira (PRIO/EurActiv) Maritime transport emits around 940 million tons of CO2 annually and is responsible for about 2.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. More than 80% of all goods are transported via international shipping lanes, and the
September 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Living Our Net-Zero Emissions Pledge
by Scott Richman (Renewable Fuels Association) The producer-members of the Renewable Fuels Association are hard at work implementing their pledge to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 or sooner, an effort that perfectly aligns with commemorating today, September 21, as Zero
September 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Booster® Expands Renewable Diesel Product Offering to Fleets Across California, Marking Major Milestone
(Booster®/Business Wire) By converting its fleet customers in three major markets to renewable diesel, the company has transitioned nearly every California fleet customer to sustainable alternative fuel -- Recognizing fleet customers’ growing demand for lower-carbon energy sources, Booster®, the leading tech-driven mobile energy
September 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Cummins QSK95 Engine Proven Fully Compatible With Renewable Diesel
(Cummins/Business Wire) Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) is pleased to announce that its popular Tier 4 QSK95 engine can be safely used with renewable diesel, without any negative impact to its current EPA emission requirements or reliability. “Cummins is ready to assist customers
September 21, 2022 Read Full Article
CO2 Standards for Cars and Vans: Automakers, Auto Parts Industry and Fuel Manufacturers Call for Trilogue Negotiations to Fully Implement the Outcome of Council General Approach to Enable, after 2035, ICE Vehicles Registered to Run Exclusively on CO2-Neutral Fuels
(Fuels Europe) We, automotive companies, fuels manufacturing companies and industry associations are planning our industrial future to be fully consistent with the 2050 climate neutrality goal for Europe. But our concerns are growing that the limited pathway provided by the Commission’s
September 20, 2022 Read Full Article
ICCT Report on LNG Pathway Makes Flawed Assumptions Based on Outdated Data
(SEA-LNG) SEA-LNG responds to a report by the NGO International Council on Clean Transportation: Comparing the Future Demand for, Supply of, and Life-Cycle Emissions from Bio, Synthetic, and Fossil LNG Marine Fuels in the European Union -- The recent ICCT
September 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Directional Aviation Invests in Alder Fuels
(Directional Aviation/Biobased Diesel Daily) Private aviation investment firm Directional Aviation announced Sept. 15 that it is making a financial investment in Alder Fuels, a clean-tech developer and green-crude producer. As part of the agreement, the two companies also will pilot a
September 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Aemetis Signs Agreement with Cathay Pacific to Supply 38 Million Gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Aemetis) Fuel to be delivered to San Francisco International Airport -- Aemetis, Inc.(NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced today the volume of an offtake agreement that has been signed with Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
September 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Holland America’s Volendam Completes First Sustained Biofuel Test
(Maritime Executive) The first sustained test of biofuels for a cruise ship was recently completed by Carnival Corporation’s Holland America Line while its cruise ship was in Rotterdam. According to the companies which worked with supplier GoodFuels this along with a
September 19, 2022 Read Full Article
OMV and RYANAIR Sign MoU to Supply 160,000 Tons Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(OMV Group) The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for the next 8 years; The MoU enables Ryanair to purchase up to 160,000 tons of SAF from OMV; OMV and
September 19, 2022 Read Full Article
U.S. Department of Agriculture Selects Gevo's Climate Smart Farm-to-Flight Proposal with a Funding Ceiling of $30MM
(Gevo) Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has selected Gevo’s Climate-Smart Farm to Flight proposal for funding with an award ceiling of up to $30 million. Gevo’s project was one of the 70
September 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Measuring Up Corn Fiber Ethanol
by Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Ethanol made from corn fiber has a low carbon intensity and the potential to generate D3 RINs, but navigating the regulatory landscape to capture its fullest value can be complex. -- Producing corn fiber
September 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Group Launches Effort to Create 'Low-Carbon Fuel' Standard
by Timothy Cama (E&E News/Politico Pro) The push from green groups would seek a new law for the transportation sector that would also give credit to electric vehicle charging and biofuels. -- A coalition representing environmentalists, biofuels and electric vehicles is
September 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Soy’s Stake in Renewable Fuels
by Bethany Baratta (Iowa Soybean Association) ... As a feedstock used in producing biodiesel and renewable diesel, the soybean industry and its farmers stand to gain from this increased demand. Panelists discussed this opportunity during a recent event at the Farm
September 16, 2022 Read Full Article
OMV and Lufthansa Group Further Strengthen Partnership with Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(OMV Group) • Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to supply a total of more than 800,000 tons Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) between 2023 and 2030 Cooperation to include new locations and new SAF production technologies OMV already supplying SAF to Austrian
September 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Ethanol Producer Magazine's Podcast: S01 E02 Industry Landmark: Discussing the Inflation Reduction Act’s Impact on Ethanol and Agriculture
(Ethanol Producer Magazine) This week's Ethanol Producer Magazine podcast features, Brian Jennings, CEO of the American Coalition for Ethanol explaining how the Inflation Reduction Act gives farmers and ethanol producers more support in lowering their carbon intensity scores. He also
September 14, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Utilizing Electricity to Produce Intermediates from CO2 and Biomass
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This project funded by the US Department of Energy and led by NREL’s Josh Schaidle aims to Guide existing and future research and development efforts by defining key technical challenges, risks, cost/carbon intensity drivers, and
September 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Open for Business! SCOA Teams Up with North Dakota to Develop Clean Energy Projects; Achieve Net-Zero
(Sumitomo Corporation of Americas/PR Newswire) Sumitomo Corporation of Americas ("SCOA") announced today its partnership with the state of North Dakota to evaluate and develop businesses within the energy transition market, with the intent to accelerate decarbonization in the state and even beyond. North Dakota is
September 14, 2022 Read Full Article
BASF and Samsung Heavy Industries Collaborate on Carbon Capture & Storage Onboard Maritime Vessels
(BASF) • Supporting International Maritime Organization’s target to reduce carbon intensity of international shipping by at least 40% by 2030 BASF’s OASE® blue technology contributing to sustainability and cost savings for CO2 capture in flue gas application Samsung Heavy Industry to evaluate
September 14, 2022 Read Full Article
RFA, Growth Energy Slam Inaccurate Reuters Report on Ethanol GHGs
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Renewable Fuels Association and Growth Energy are slamming a Reuters article published on Sept. 8 that recycles highly misleading claims about the greenhouse gas (GHG) impact of U.S. ethanol plants. The Reuters article, in part, cites the
September 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Whodunnit? The Murder of Carbon Intensity (Hint: Aemetis, Mitsubishi amongst the Suspects)
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Aemetis completed the installation and commissioning at the Keyes ethanol plant in California of the first Mitsubishi ZEBREX system in North America, reducing energy costs and increasing biofuel value by more than $5 million per
September 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Inflation Reduction Act Charts a New Course for US Biofuels Industry
by Corey Lavinsky (S&P Global) ... Though ethanol is mentioned only thrice in the lengthy law, ethanol producers will benefit from its carbon capture, utilization and storage provisions, clean fuel production credits, and incentives for ethanol-based sustainable aviation fuel. In addition, cellulosic
September 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Inside Innovation: Long Live Electric, But Diesel’s Not Dead Yet
by John Bleasby (Daily Commercial News) ... When projected over 10 years between 2022 and 2032, it found considerable advantages with advanced diesel technology, particularly when using renewable biofuels, as compared to an electrification strategy. The study found using low-carbon renewable bio-based
September 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Imperial Advances Renewable Diesel Plans, Awards Hydrogen Contract to Air Products
(Air Products) Imperial (TSE: IMO, NYSE American: IMO) today (September 6, 2022) announced a long-term contract with Air Products (NYSE: APD) to supply low-carbon hydrogen for Imperial’s proposed renewable diesel complex at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Alberta. Air Products
September 07, 2022 Read Full Article
NEW DATA: The EU Renewable Ethanol Industry Produced More Food than Fuel in 2021
(ePURE) Latest statistics from ePURE members include significant production of feed, confirming importance of domestic ethanol biorefineries to food security and energy independence -- European renewable ethanol association (ePURE) members produced more feed than fuel in 2021, according to certified
September 07, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Integration of CO2 Electrolysis with Microbial Syngas
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) By producing valuable products out of CO2, this project will incentivize CCU to realize carbon circular economy opportunities. That’s the promise of this project funded by the BETO Office at the US Department of Energy
September 07, 2022 Read Full Article
5 Minutes with Thomas Hoppe, Clariant’s Head of Operations Business Line Biofuels & Derivatives
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Clariant has built the first commercial sunliquid® plant for the production of 50,000 t 2G cellulosic ethanol per year in Romania, which started production a few weeks ago. What have been the main hurdles in reaching this milestone? We are extremely
September 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Ethanol and EVs Pt 1
by Bob Larson (Ag Information Network/Washington State Farm Bureau Report) ... The same week California announced it will end the sale of new liquid-fueled vehicles in 2035, a heat wave forced a power emergency and a request that consumers reduce
September 07, 2022 Read Full Article
California Legislature Passes Bill to Achieve 20% SAF Use by 2030
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) In late August, the California Legislature passed a bill to incentivize sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and achieve a new goal for SAF to comprise 20 percent of aviation fuel consumed in the state by 2030. AB
September 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Glacial Lakes Energy Voices Support for Carbon Pipeline
by Sarah Parkin (Dakota News Now) The Glacial Lakes Energy Plant in Mina held a media day Wednesday to provide information as to why they’re joining Summit Carbon Solutions’ carbon dioxide pipeline project. State representatives, emergency managers and press gathered at the Mina
September 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Greenergy Expands Biodiesel Manufacturing in Amsterdam
(Greenergy) Greenergy, Europe’s largest producer of biodiesel from wastes, announced today that it is increasing production in its Amsterdam biodiesel manufacturing plant by over 25%. As part of the investment the company is also upgrading its pre-treatment processing capability to treat
September 05, 2022 Read Full Article
DB Regio Goes Greener with Biofuel-Powered Trains
(International Railway Journal) 57 trains are operating in Baden-Württemberg on fuel producing 90% fewer CO2 emissions than diesel. -- German Rail (DB) and the state of Baden-Württemberg are now operating 57 DB Regio trains that use environmentally-friendly biofuel on the Aulendorfer
September 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Biofuel Groups Comment on Washington’s Proposed CFS Rule
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A public comment period on Washington’s proposed Clean Fuel Standard closed Aug. 31. The program aims to incentivize fuel suppliers to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels by 20 percent by 2038. Washington Gov. Ray
September 02, 2022 Read Full Article
New Research Confirms Important Role for Renewable Ethanol in Reducing Car Emissions
(ePURE) As the EU starts final negotiations for new car CO2 standards, a study shows plug-in hybrid vehicles running on E85 ethanol blend are at least as climate-friendly as battery electric vehicles -- Plug-in flex-fuel hybrid vehicles running on E85 fuel
September 01, 2022 Read Full Article
Bangchak Group to Produce Thailand’s First and Only SAF from Used Cooking Oil
(Bangckak Corporation Public Company Limited) Bangchak Corporation Public Company Limited and BBGI Public Company Limited, along with Thanachok Oil Light Company Limited, held a joint press conference on a joint venture, BSGF Company Limited and signed a memorandum of understanding
September 01, 2022 Read Full Article
Evonik and Shell Reduce Heavy Duty Transport CO2e Emissions with Bio-LNG
(Evonik) Evonik is committed to reduce its own emissions by shipping its products environmentally friendly with Bio-LNG-fueled trucks. Driving forward CO2 equivalent1 (CO2e) reduction in Germany with additional Bio-LNG for selected logistics partners Shell’s Bio-LNG enables significant emission reduction of approximately 86
September 01, 2022 Read Full Article
Bright to Build CO2 Liquefaction Plant in the US
(Bright Renewables) Bright Renewables has been awarded a contract for the realization of a turnkey CO2 liquefaction plant with a capacity of 800 kg per hour on the West Coast of the United States of America. The CO2 liquefier will be added
August 31, 2022 Read Full Article
Delta, DG Fuels Partner in Pivotal Expansion of Sustainable Fuel Market
(Delta News Hub) Under a new agreement, DG Fuels, LLC plans to establish a new SAF supply stream that could provide Delta with 385 million gallons of unblended sustainable aviation fuel, while helping to expand availability of SAF in the
August 31, 2022 Read Full Article
Chevron Renewable Energy Group Breaks Ground on Lower Carbon Feedstock Expansion Project
(Chevron Renewable Energy Group) Chevron Renewable Energy Group broke ground on the expansion of its Emden, Germany biorefinery during a ceremony held on Saturday. The expansion project includes the addition of a pretreatment system at the facility, which is expected
August 31, 2022 Read Full Article
Cummins Is Finding More than One Way to Decarbonize Fleets
by Josh Fisher (Fleet Owner) ... Two of every three long-haul trucks in North America are powered by 15-liter diesel engines. Cummins' fuel-agnostic platform is based on the power technology that OEMs, fleets, and drivers are familiar with. The platform is
August 30, 2022 Read Full Article
Fuelling a Greener Future – E10 Petrol Rolling out in Northern Ireland on 1 November 2022
(Department for Transport, Northern Ireland Office, Trudy Harrison MP, and Shailesh Vara MP) Greener petrol rolled out to help Northern Ireland decarbonise transport. greener E10 petrol to be rolled out across Northern Ireland from November, with a government campaign launched
August 30, 2022 Read Full Article
Five Reasons Europe Needs to Do Better on Biofuels
(EU Biofuels Chain/Politico) Sustainable biofuels have an important role to play in EU energy independence and food security. -- The EU has taken important steps towards strengthening EU energy independence and food security while sticking to ambitious commitments in the
August 29, 2022 Read Full Article
“K” Line Conducted Successful Trial Use Of Marine Biofuel On Supramax Bulker Albion Bay
(Marine Insight News Network) Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) is pleased to announce that we have conducted a trial use of marine biofuel which was supplied by pioneering marine biofuel supply company GoodFuels on Supramax bulker “ALBION BAY” with the
August 29, 2022 Read Full Article
JR West to Switch to Diesel Biofuels
(NHK World-Japan) Japanese rail operator West Japan Railway is moving to slash emissions by using biofuels in all its diesel trains by 2030. JR West's president says the company wants to change from using light diesel oil to next-generation biodiesel fuels made
August 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Adding Up CCS Revenue Streams
by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The dual financial motive behind ethanol’s move into CCS helps explain how and why producers intend to monetize their vital new role in the carbon sequestration movement. ... The affiliate of Summit Agricultural Group is working
August 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Rhythms of Reinvention: FEW General Session Highlights
by Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazine) At the 2022 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo, the world's largest biofuels conference, producers, industry stakeholders and vendors gathered to connect and learn in Minneapolis, Minnesota. -- The 38th annual International Fuel Ethanol
August 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Hydrogen - Markets, Players, Technologies, Policy.
(Biofuels Digest) Hydrogen - markets, players, technologies, policy. Steve Slome of NexantECA will be joining us for comments and slides on: Impacts of the Russian aggression: green hydrogen is cheaper than conventional in Europe. Impacts of electrification. Major applications: Ammonia
August 25, 2022 Read Full Article
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels Completes Cosco Shipping Lines’ First Bunkering of Marine Biofuel
(TotalEnergies/Seatrade Maritime News) TotalEnergies Marine Fuels has successfully completed the first refuelling of a Cosco Shipping Lines containership with sustainable marine biofuel. This operation marks TotalEnergies’ first biofuel bunkering operation for a containership in Singapore. On 11th July 2022, the 4,250 teu Cosco Houston container vessel
August 25, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Green Plains
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The company has moved past an ethanol and protein positioning to “a leading agri-tech company committed to transforming our platform to process annually renewable crops into more sustainable, high-value ingredients” High-value they are — but
August 25, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Net Zer0 1 – sound exciting., And it is! A company that remade itself as it saw the decisive shift in biofuels from lower carbon light duty to super low carbon heavy duty. They’re thought
August 24, 2022 Read Full Article
North East Green Freeport Could Deliver 1st Scottish SAF Production Facility
(North East Scotland Green Freeport/Biobased Diesel Daily) A Green Freeport in the North East of Scotland could play a significant role in decarbonizing the aviation industry by delivering a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant that would create up to 920 jobs
August 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Council, Ethanol Industry Leaders Meet With Officials In Japan
(U.S. Grains Council) Since 1961, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) has contributed to the rapid growth of the livestock and feed industries in Japan, increasing exports of U.S. feed grains to the nation and driving access to more and better protein
August 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Project Aims to Reduce Water, Energy in Ethanol Production
(University of Nebraska Research and Economic Development/Nebraska Today) Nebraska researchers are studying how to make ethanol production more environmentally sensitive by reducing the amount of water and energy required to produce it and cutting the air emissions that result. The Nebraska Environmental Trust
August 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Aemetis to Supply Aer Lingus and British Airways with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for Flights from San Francisco International Airport
(Aemetis/Globe Newswire) Multi-year partnership with parent company IAG will see 78,400 tonnes (26m gallons) of SAF delivered to the airlines from 2025 -- Renewable fuels company Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX) announced today that it has agreed to a multi-year agreement with
August 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Farm to Fuel Tank: How Used Cooking Oil Is Fueling Biodiesel
by Alex Bell (ABC10) VIDEO: Meet the people who make it all happen -- Article: Find out how cooking oil is turned in into biodiesel -- Jane Connors, general manager of the San Francisco Ferry Building told ABC10 that popular spots like Hog
August 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Liberty Completes Acquisition of Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Platform and Partners on Hydrogen Hub Project
(Liberty/PR Newswire) Furthering net zero goals with four RNG sites in Wisconsin and hydrogen consortium in New York -- Liberty (RNG), LLC ("Liberty"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. ("AQN") (TSX: AQN) (NYSE: AQN) , announced today the recent completion
August 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Less than $3/G, No Subsidy, No Kidding: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to T2C Energy Technology
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Perhaps the most startling and under-appreciated story of the year. A heavy-duty transport fuel, made using abundant, fungible and affordable biomethane, validated at $2.91 per gallon by the DOE’s top due diligence team, and that’s
August 22, 2022 Read Full Article
It’s Time for Europe to Do Better on Biofuels
by David Carpintero (ePURE/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Crop-based biofuels such as renewable ethanol are by far the main renewable energy source in EU transport. Restricting the contribution of such biofuels to climate targets only opens the door for even more reliance
August 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Iberdrola and bp to Collaborate to Accelerate Green Hydrogen Production in Europe
(Alt Fuels/bp) Iberdrola and bp announced their intention to form a strategic collaboration aiming to help accelerate the energy transition. Together, the companies intend to collaborate to significantly expand fast EV public charging infrastructure, as well as to develop large scale
August 19, 2022 Read Full Article
ACE Explores Ethanol’s Expanding Role in Carbon Market
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) As Congress was passing sweeping legislation last week with provisions targeted on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the American Coalition for Ethanol was holding its annual conference focused on ethanol’s role in turning down carbon intensity. ACE CEO Brian Jennings says the
August 19, 2022 Read Full Article
World Energy to Build Its Second SAF Facility at Its Current Houston Ship Channel Production and Distribution Hub
(World Energy/PR Newswire) Facility to serve fast growing U.S. and global markets efficiently by pipe and water, replicating current initiative at the company's groundbreaking Los Angeles refinery -- World Energy, a carbon-net-zero solutions provider, today announced it is launching advanced engineering plans
August 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Comstock Cellulosic Ethanol Technology Ready for Commercial Deployment
(Comstock Mining/Globe Newswire) Targets First Generation Corn Ethanol Facilities For Commercialization -- Comstock Inc. (NYSE: LODE) (“Comstock” and the “Company”) today announced that it is marketing its cellulosic ethanol production technology for construction of commercial scale facilities, with a focus on
August 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Waste-Based Biofuels Could Be the Key to Unlocking the Energy Transition
(Wood Mackenzie) New Biofuel Source Could Provide Up to 20% of Liquid Fuel Needs by 2050 -- Waste-based biofuels could be a key driver of the energy transition transforming today’s limited supply of low carbon transportation fuels and creating a
August 19, 2022 Read Full Article
The Year of Methane: Archaea, Energir, CNG Expand, the Methtrend Becomes Clearer
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Here in Digestville we have dubbed 2022 the Year of Methane as companies seeking sufficient feedstock to meet net zero goals are turning to methane as a fuel, and as a transportable, affordable intermediate to facilitate
August 19, 2022 Read Full Article
EU Flagship Transport Event Showcases SAF Use and Optimised Flight Routings by Airlines
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) To coincide with the European Commission’s ‘Connecting Europe by Air: the Green Transformation’, event held in Lyon, France, ten flights operated by six European airlines departed Lyon Saint Exupéry Airport fuelled with a 30% blend of
August 18, 2022 Read Full Article
NREL Study: Refineries Increase Revenue and Reduce Carbon Footprint with Renewable Propane
(Propane Education & Research Council/CISION PR Newswire) Major refiners like Chevron see value in commercializing renewable propane -- A new study by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) shows biorefineries can increase their financial returns by selling renewable propane versus using it as
August 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Nexgen Energia Plans to Foray into Ethanol Segment, to Invest Rs 300 Crore
(Reuters/Financial Express) On the occasion of World Biofuel day, Nexgen Energia, India’s fastest-growing clean fuel energy company announces its expansion plan to enter the Ethanol segment and set up plants across the country. The company plans to invest around Rs 300
August 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Creating a More Sustainable Future from Deep in the Heart of Texas
(Neste) When Neste started doing business in North America in the '80s, our focus was on oil products. We used to collect crude oil by truck from the Texas oil fields and sell gasoline to the U.S. West Coast. Now,
August 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Van Kessel Opens New Greenpoint Clean Energy Hub in Ede
(Van Kessel (Google Translation)) We have opened a new Greenpoint location in Ede, Gelderland. At first glance it looks like a traditional gas station. In reality, Greenpoint Ede will become a real 'Clean Energy Hub', in other words a refueling and charging location
August 16, 2022 Read Full Article
GMR Hyderabad International Airport Takes Another Step towards Sustainability Goal: Launches EV Charging and Bio-Diesel Filling Stations Hyderabad
(GMR Hyderabad International Airport) Strengthening its efforts towards eco-friendly operations, GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (GHIAL) recently launched two sustainable initiatives, an EV (Electric Vehicle) charging station at Main Car Park and a Bio-Diesel Filling station at the Public Transportation Center (PTC). Inculcating
August 16, 2022 Read Full Article
Forto and Hapag-Lloyd Partner to Deliver Biofuel Alternative for Customers
(Forto Logistics/PR Newswire) Forto Delivers First Customer Booking as Hapag-Lloyd Opens Biofuel Option to Partners -- Through a new partnership with Hapag-Lloyd, a leading global liner shipping company, Forto has launched a biofuel program for ocean shipping customers who seek to
August 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Make Greenhouse-Gas Accounting Reliable — Build Interoperable Systems -- Global Integrated Reporting Is Essential if the Planet Is to Achieve Net-Aero Emissions.
by Amy Luers , Leehi Yona , Christopher B. Field , Robert B. Jackson , Katharine J. Mach , Benjamin W. Cashore , Cynthia Elliott , Lauren Gifford , Colleen Honigsberg , Lena Klaassen , H. Damon Matthews , Andi
August 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Unlocking Biofertilizer as Additional Revenue Source
by Chris Peterson (Biomass Magazine) When considering opportunities to produce and sell digestate, there are legal Issues for renewable natural gas project developers to consider. ... It is no wonder farmers are looking beyond traditional sources to fertilize crops. Such alternatives include
August 09, 2022 Read Full Article
(Not) Plowing to Net Zero Carbon Emissions
by Jerry Perkins (Successful Farming) As a farmer and ethanol services director at EcoEngineers in Des Moines, Iowa, Mark Heckman expects that farmers who can show that they are lowering the carbon footprint of producing corn for ethanol will soon
August 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Kuehne+Nagel Committed to Ship 40,000 TEUs on Biofuel
(Kuehne+Nagel) First of several advanced biofuel volumes secured for Kuehne+Nagel’s biofuel concept; Available to customers on any trade and on any service; True decarbonisation by 100% CO2e avoidance Kuehne+Nagel has secured the equivalent volumes of a waste-based next generation biofuel to save
August 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Cure or Curse: Can 'Next-Generation' Biofuels Turbocharge the Net Zero Transition?
by Cecilia Keating (Business Green) ... But Gordon McManus, research director for refining and oil products team for the Europe, Middle East, Africa region at leading research and consulting business Wood Mackenzie, said the biofuels industry might be poised to "come of age"
August 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Neste Oyj: and Hellenic Petroleum Group to Supply Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Greece and to Aegean Airlines
(Neste) Neste and HELLENIC PETROLEUM Group have entered into an agreement for the commercial distribution of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM on flights by Aegean Airlines, the leading air carrier in Greece. HELLENIC PETROLEUM Group, through its subsidiary EKO, will ensure the supply
August 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Greener to the Island: DB Sylt Shuttle Refuels with Climate-Friendly Biofuel
(Deutsche Bahn (Google translation)) From now on, diesel trains on the Sylt Shuttle and Sylt Shuttle Plus will refuel with the climate-friendly biofuel HVO • Around 90 percent less greenhouse gas emissions • By 2025, Deutsche Bahn will also switch the
August 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Overcoming the 4 Biggest Challenges Facing Biodiesel Producers
by Julie Valentine (Refining Flow Solutions, Emerson Automation Solutions/Biofuels Digest) ... As demand increases, so too do the challenges for energy producers, including diversity of feedstocks, reliability of equipment, ever-changing regulatory standards and low-carbon outputs. Automation technologies, software and analytics are vital
August 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Always the Bridesmaid Never the Bride – The Problem with On-Purpose Bio-Propane
Steven Slome, Joshua C. Velson and Tom Fox (NextantECA) Like many chemicals and fuels, propane is at a crossroads. As is happening for other fuels and chemicals currently, the propane industry is exploring options for increasing the sustainability of their product. There
August 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Office Achieves Major Biofuel Technology and Production Milestone
by Josh Messner (U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has achieved a significant milestone in decreasing the minimum fuel selling price (MFSP) of drop-in biofuels, which are fuels made from biomass and other waste
August 04, 2022 Read Full Article
HVO Is a Fuel You Need to Know
(Diesel Technology Forum) HVO, along with renewable diesel and biodiesel, delivers significant GHG and other emissions benefits with the promise for even more in the future -- ... The path to decarbonization isn’t as straightforward for commercial trucks and off-road engines
August 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Gevo’s Jet Bet Bonanza: A Series of SAF Offtake Stunners from Denver’s Biofuels Broncos
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This week we received the long-anticipated news that Gevo closed on the purchase of approximately 245 acres near Lake Preston, South Dakota for its first commercial scale sustainable aviation fuel facility, Net-Zero 1. The site was
August 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Ethanol Blog: Senators Introduce Bill to Expand Use of High-Octane Fuels Including Ethanol
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) With gasoline prices still at historically high levels, a group of U.S. senators on Tuesday introduced legislation that would expand demand for ethanol by establishing high-octane certification test fuels containing 20% to 30% ethanol and
July 27, 2022 Read Full Article
MSC Presses ahead with Glycerine-Based Biofuel Trials
by Adis Ajdin (Splash 247) Cyprus-based MSC Shipmanagement a subsidiary of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has signed a framework agreement with London-listed alternative-fuels company Quadrise Fuels International to trial its emulsion fuel and glycerine-based marine biofuel. The deal will see MSC Shipmanagement
July 27, 2022 Read Full Article
Gevo Closes on Net-Zero1 Production Facility Land in Lake Preston, SD and Plans Fall Groundbreaking
(Gevo) Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) is pleased to announce closing on the purchase of approximately 245 acres near Lake Preston, South Dakota for its first commercial scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility, Net-Zero 1. The site initially optioned for purchase by
July 26, 2022 Read Full Article
NORA Demonstrates Net-Zero Home with 100% Biodiesel for Heat, Solar Panels for Power
(National Oilheat Research Alliance) The National Oilheat Research Alliance is setting out to prove that homeowners can reduce a home’s carbon emissions to zero using a renewable low-carbon liquid fuel and solar panels. Indeed, the demonstration has already begun in
July 26, 2022 Read Full Article
GOP Lieutenant Governor Candidate Says Minnesota Needs to Be Open-Minded on Energy Solutions
(Marshall Radio) The running mate for Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen was in Granite Falls last week. Former Minnesota Viking Matt Birk toured the hydro-electric dam and also paid a visit Granite Falls Ethanol on Thursday. ... Birk added that he believes the
July 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Coastal Effect: Comparable to California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Pro-Biofuel Policies in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia Offer a Vast Region of Opportunity for Reduced-CI Ethanol on the Pacific Coast.
by Melissa Anderson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Eleven years ago, California led the way with the implementation of its Low Carbon Fuel Standard, which continues to be a guiding force for clean fuel policy on the West Coast and beyond. Since
July 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Janesville Ethanol Plant Boosting Efficiency
by Mark Fischenich (Mankota Free Press) At a time when oil prices have made it particularly painful to gas up a vehicle, when western democracies are struggling with the ethics of buying oil from countries like Saudi Arabia and Russia, when
July 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Research Finds More Emissions Benefits at Lower Cost from Accelerated Fleet Turnover and Use of Bio- and Renewable Fuels than Switching to Electrified Medium and Heavy-Duty Trucks
(Diesel Technology Forum/Globe Newswire) A new study that evaluates several approaches to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) and other emissions from medium and heavy-duty vehicles from 2022-2032 finds considerable advantages with advanced diesel technology particularly when using renewable biofuels, as compared to
July 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Avfuel and Neste Supply SAF to Viva Aerobus
(Avfuel) Fulfilling its commitment made on World Environment Day, Viva Aerobus—Mexico’s ultra-low-cost airline—took its first flight powered by sustainable aviation fuel from Los Angeles to Guadalajara on June 15. The uplift was made possible by the partnership between Avfuel and Neste. The
July 25, 2022 Read Full Article
SAF, RD via Cellulosic Feedstocks: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to BioTFueL technology
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Last week we took a Deep Dive into the BioTfuel technology in a special webinar on SAF, RD via Cellulosic Feedstocks. The BioTfueL project launched by Axens, TotalEnergies and a number of partners is designed
July 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Growth Energy Comments on Oregon’s Proposed Clean Fuels Program Extension
(Growth Energy) Growth Energy Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Chris Bliley submitted comments to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in response to its proposal to update and extend its carbon reductions under the state’s Clean Fuels Program (CFP). The original
July 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Emerson and Neste Engineering Solutions to Optimize Fintoil Biorefinery Operations for More Efficient, Sustainable Production
(Emerson/Business Wire) Automation software and advanced digital technologies to maximize performance at world’s third-largest crude tall oil biorefinery, accelerating transition to cleaner fuels -- Fintoil, together with Neste Engineering Solutions, has selected Emerson’s (NYSE: EMR) automation software and technologies to maximize
July 22, 2022 Read Full Article
F1 Continues Push to Hit Net Zero Carbon by 2030 Target
(Formula 1) Development of a 100% sustainable fuel, slashing the use of single-use plastics and reviewing travel and freight logistics – these are just some of the things Formula 1 as a sport is working on as part of its
July 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Walk and Chew Gum – Keeping Biofuels at the Table
by John Eichberger (Fuels Institute/Biofuels Digest) ... (I)t seems we have lost sight of something very important – the 1.4 billion vehicles in operation throughout the world (approximately 300 million of which are in the United States) that will never
July 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Sky’s the Limit as UK Sets out Strategy to Reach Net Zero Aviation and Deliver Guilt-Free Flying
(U.K. Department for Transport, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, and The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP) Jet Zero strategy commits UK domestic aviation to achieving net zero emissions by 2040, and for
July 20, 2022 Read Full Article
EPA Approves Carinata Fuel Pathway for REG’s Geismar Facility
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The U.S. EPA on June 30 approved a Renewable Fuel Standard fuel pathway filed by Renewable Energy Group Inc. that will allow the company’s biorefinery in Geismar, Louisiana, to generate D4 biomass-based diesel renewable identification numbers
July 20, 2022 Read Full Article
‘Diesel Nut’ Development Brings Texas A&M AgriLife, Chevron Together
(AgriLife Today) Collaboration will utilize peanuts to potentially develop feedstock for lower-carbon fuel production -- Peanut oil powered the world’s first diesel engine when it was premiered by Rudolf Diesel at the World Exposition in Paris in 1900. Now, a
July 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Union Pacific Tests 100% Biobased Diesel Fuel in 4 Locomotives
(Union Pacific Railroad/Biobased Diesel Daily) Four Union Pacific locomotives providing service to a San Bernardino sand and gravel mine are running on 100 percent biobased diesel—the first time in Union Pacific’s history that a locomotive is being powered solely by
July 19, 2022 Read Full Article
CEMEX USA Chooses CNG & Bio-CNG for Southern California Truck Fleet
(CEMEX/NGV Journal) CEMEX USA has added close to 40 low-emission CNF-powered trucks to replace diesel powered vehicles in its Southern California fleet as part of efforts to achieve carbon neutrality throughout its value chain by 2050. CEMEX’s new state-of-the-art trucks, which
July 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Comstock Pioneers Renewable Fuels Technology
(Comstock Mining/Yahoo!) Breakthrough Unlocks Massive New Feedstock Model for Net Zero Energy Independence -- Comstock Inc. (NYSE: LODE) (“Comstock” and the “Company”) today announced a significant expansion of its leading cellulosic technology portfolio by filing for a new patent covering breakthrough
July 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Red Trail Energy Begins Carbon Capture and Storage
(Red Trail Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The first carbon capture and storage project allowed under state primacy in the U.S. has commenced operations. Red Trail Energy LLC announces it officially began carbon capture and storage (CCS) at its ethanol facility located near
July 19, 2022 Read Full Article
'Hydrogen Long-Term Solution to Net-Zero Target' -- Airbus CEO Sees First H2 Planes on Regional Routes
By Bernd Radowitz (ReCharge) Guillame Faury tells German newspaper sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) likely short-term solution for decarbonisation while H2-powered aircraft to be important after 2050 -- ... “SAF is the short-term solution, and for long-haul flights probably the long-term one,
July 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Optimus Technologies, Inc. Secures California Executive Orders: Decarbonizing the Heavy-Duty Transportation Sector through the Use of 100% Biodiesel
(Optimus Technologies) B100 Technology Arrives in California for the First Time -- Optimus Technologies, Inc. is a clean energy technology company based in Pittsburgh, PA that manufactures the Vector System, an advanced fuel system technology that enables diesel engines to
July 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Forget Saudi Arabia — Biden Should Have Gone to South Dakota: Letters to the Editor for July 17
by Doug Sombke (South Dakota Farmers Union/Argus Leader/Governors' Biofuels Coalition) President Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia to beg for more oil seems unnecessary to us — he could have saved himself a long trip by coming to see what is being
July 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Moving Stepwise toward State Clean Fuel Standards
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) From Minnesota to Nebraska, discussions around performance-based fuel standards are bringing a broad range of stakeholders together. Progress requires coalition building and compromise. Movement towards state clean fuel standards in the Midwest inspired by
July 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Airbus H225 Flies on 100% SAF in Both Safran Makila 2 Engines
(Airbus/Biobased Diesel Daily) An Airbus H225 has performed the first-ever helicopter flight with 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) powering both Safran’s Makila 2 engines. This flight, which follows the flight of an H225 with one SAF-powered Makila 2 engine in
July 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Both Ends of the Bridge at Once: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to the DOE’s Co-Optima Project
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What’s the perfect fuel, and the perfect vehicle? Can we optimize both at the same time, instead of optimizing one at a time? Researchers associated with the Co-Optima project aim to identify low carbon fuel-engine
July 18, 2022 Read Full Article
USGC Showcases Ethanol’s Decarbonization Capabilities at G20 Meeting
(U.S. Grains Council) U.S. Grains Council (USGC) Regional Director for Southeast Asia and Oceania Caleb Wurth showcased the significant role fuel ethanol plays in decarbonizing the transport sector and bolstering fuel security during a Group of Twenty (G20) workshop entitled, “Biofuels
July 15, 2022 Read Full Article
NBAA’s Congressional Testimony Highlights Business Aviation’s Focus on Sustainability, Safety and Innovation
(National Business Aviation Association) The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today detailed for Congress a policy roadmap for strengthening the general aviation sector in the U.S. and around the world, today and in the years to come. In testimony before the U.S.
July 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Twelve and Alaska Airlines to Collaborate with Microsoft to Advance Sustainable Aviation Fuel Derived from Recaptured CO2 and Renewable Energy
(Alaska Airlines/PR Newswire) Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement Twelve will also work with the companies toward a demonstration flight proving viability of commercial use of e-fuel, and to provide low carbon jet fuel for Microsoft's business travel on
July 14, 2022 Read Full Article
XFuel Lands €8.2m Investment to Accelerate Roll-out of Low Carbon Fuel Technology for Land, Sea and Air
(XFuel) The investment enables the next generation technology provider to develop a first commercial-scale project for low-cost, low-carbon, drop-in fuel in hard-to-abate sectors -- Sustainable energy pioneer XFuel today announced it has secured €8.2 million in its latest round of investment, laying the
July 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Like-for Like Comparisons of Future Fuels Key to Vessel Investment Decisions
(SEA-LNG) All alternative marine fuels share a common decarbonisation pathway--SEA-LNG has released a framework for comparing the emissions and cost implications of adopting future fuel pathways and urges the industry make like-for-like comparisons when discussing alternative marine fuels. The industry is
July 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon Capture Use and Storage: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Radicle
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Radicle’s Director of Biofuels, Brad Neff, shared this illuminating slide guide at ABLC on how they support global companies in reducing and removing GHG emissions. Find out what they are doing in low carbon fuel
July 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Decarbonizing Aviation with SAF: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to SkyNRG
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Over 30 supply chain projects across the globe have been completed by SkyNRG, with over 40 airlines and cargo operators supplied SAF by SkyNRG. But that’s just the beginning! SkyNRG finds that 350-400 SAF facilities
July 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Sustainable Oils Opens North American Headquarters in Montana
(Sustainable Oils/Biomass Magazine) To the applause of onlookers, the ribbon was cut on Sustainable Oils’ new 20,000 square foot state-of-the-art North America headquarters building in Great Falls on June 23. Complete with plant breeding and research labs, the facility currently employs
July 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Michigan Soybean Committee Launches Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition
(Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition) In a move to foster energy security, cleaner air and more sustainable transportation, the Michigan Soybean Committee is pleased to announce formation of the Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition (MiABC). The new coalition promotes the use of advanced biofuels, including
July 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Neste, MAN and Altens Sign a Partnership to Promote Biofuels in France
(Neste) Sharing a common vision where biofuels have a key role to play in reducing the greenhouse gas emissions in transportation – Neste, MAN and Altens have signed a partnership contract aimed at promoting biofuels in France. France is a strong
July 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Reducing Aircraft Emissions Using Biofuels
by Laura Thomson (AZO Cleantech) Many strategies and solutions have been developed to enforce sustainable development in aviation and to limit the negative impact on the environment. This article looks at recent research exploring the use of biofuels to reduce
July 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Tüpraş Selects Honeywell Ecofining™ Technology For Biofuel Production In Türki̇ye
(Honeywell) Tüpraş and Honeywell sign licensing agreement for the use of Honeywell UOP Ecofining™ technology; The Honeywell UOP Ecofining™ process has been used commercially to produce renewable diesel since 2013 and sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) since 2016 -- Honeywell announced today
July 08, 2022 Read Full Article
DHL Global Forwarding and Hapag-Lloyd Set an Example for Sustainable Ocean Transport by Using Advanced Biofuel
(Hapag-Lloyd) Hapag-Lloyd will use advanced biofuels for the transport of DHL shipments; One of the most significant agreements to date between an ocean carrier and a freight forwarder; The agreement demonstrates scalability of sustainable transport solutions -- DHL Global Forwarding,
July 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Designing to Carbon Intensity Score: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Merrick & Company
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What are the challenges and tradeoffs of Carbon Intensity Scores? How does new applications of technologies affect risk management? What about heat integration? Project execution? Find out what Merrick & Company has to say about
July 08, 2022 Read Full Article
ANL: Can Farms Produce to the Max and Still Reduce GHG Emissions?
by Kristen Mally Dean (Argonne National Laboratory/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... With new practices, farmers can make farms a net sink of CO2, helping the U.S. reach its goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050. Sustainable intensification is a two-prong approach many think
July 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Hot Hydrofaction: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Steeper Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Steeper Energy’s President, Perry Toms, shared this illuminating slide guide at ABLC on how hydrofaction – a proven thermochemical is advancing biofuels commercial acceptance. From milestones to commercialization partners, get all the details on how
July 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Whatever Happened to Cellulosic Ethanol?
by David Kramer (Physics Today) Technological immaturity, falling oil prices, overoptimistic investors, and regulatory uncertainty are blamed for the failure of a promising biofuel technology to perform as hoped. -- Despite a decade and a half of big US federal investments
July 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Low Carbon Intensity Renewables: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to NexantECA
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Methanol, ammonia, hydrogen, ethylene, propylene – They can all be produced with low carbon intensity. Check out this illuminating slide guide from Steven Slome at NexantECA on how while methanol and ammonia have larger implications