by Isabelle Gerretsen (China Dialogue Ocean) The international shipping industry is under pressure to decarbonise rapidly, requiring a huge investment drive and policy push from governments -- The shipping industry must invest in new vessels, fuels and infrastructure to achieve its
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Back TO HOMENature Energy and Énergir Invest Billions in Canada
(Nature Energy) In the coming years, around DKK 7 billion will be invested in building up to ten biomethane plants in Quebec together with Énergir, Quebec's leading gas supply company. This is Nature Energy's largest investment to date outside the country's
January 04, 2023 Read Full Article
SWEN Capital Partners Announces Investment in Arcadia eFuels, International Developer of E-fuel for Aviation
(SWEN Capital Partners/Business Wire) Arcadia eFuels Receives Investment from Swen Infrastructure Fund for Transition 2 (“Swift 2”), a fund managed by SWEN Capital Partners, to provide necessary development capital to accelerate reaching Final Investment Decision stage for the world’s first commercial
January 04, 2023 Read Full Article
The Daily Digest’s Biofuels Mandates around the World 2023
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, the Daily Digest today released its annual review of biofuels mandates and targets around the world, looking at the state of biofuels mandates in 65 countries. Get the latest up to the minute
January 03, 2023 Read Full Article
German Pipeline Firms Say They Will 'Make Hydrogen Happen' in 2025
by Vera Eckert (Reuters) Germany's Gascade, Ontras and terranets have agreed to convert high-pressure gas pipelines to transport low-carbon hydrogen from the Baltic Sea all the way the south of the country by 2025, the companies said on Thursday. The three pipeline
December 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Ørsted Assumes Full Ownership and Takes Final Investment Decision on FlagshipONE, the Largest Green E-Methanol Project in Europe
(Ørsted) Ørsted’s Board of Directors has taken final investment decision (FID) on the 50,000 tonnes/year FlagshipONE e-methanol project. FlagshipONE will be Ørsted’s first commercial-scale Power-to-X facility and is an important steppingstone towards Ørsted’s ambition of taking a leading position in renewable
December 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Vertimass Opens New Laboratory Near Dartmouth College
(Vertimass) Vertimass, a company developing breakthrough technologies to expand the use of sustainable fuels, announced today it has established a new laboratory in the historic town of Enfield, New Hampshire to accelerate advancing its technology for conversion of ethanol, methanol, butanol, and other
December 17, 2022 Read Full Article
A.P. Moller - Maersk and SunGas Renewables Sign Strategic Green Methanol Partnership
(A.P. Moller-Maersk) As part of its strategy to decarbonize customers’ supply chains, A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has entered a green* methanol Letter of Intent with U.S. based SunGas Renewables, Inc., a spin-out of GTI Energy, and a leader in
December 16, 2022 Read Full Article
Fuel Cell Manufacturer Blue World Technologies Sets Sail for the Maritime Market
(Blue World Technologies) The shipping industry accounts for around three per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions annually. With the development of a fuel cell-based APU system running on methanol, Blue World Technologies wants to accelerate the green transition of
December 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Oman’s OQ to Study Feasibility of Producing Green Ammonia and Methanol -Report
by Mike Schuler (gcaptain) Oman’s state-owned energy company OQ is set to study the feasibility of producing green ammonia and green methanol under a memorandum of understanding with A.P. Moller-Maersk, Japan’s Sumitomo and Omani logistics provider Asyad, state news agency ONA
December 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Vertimass Partners with Team to Convert Carbon Dioxide into Jet Fuel through Danish Government Award
(Vertimass/PR Newswire) Renewable energy company is part of a consortium to receive $1.35 million USD. -- Vertimass, with the mission to commercialize breakthrough sustainable fuels that reduce carbon emissions, announced today that a consortium with whom it is partnering has been
December 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Why the AD Industry Is Poised for Expansion
by Joanna D. Underwood and Matt Tomich (Energy Vision/BioCycle Magazine) After 15-plus years of development, anaerobic digestion technology has become more refined and standardized, and is attracting significant amounts of institutional capital investment. ... We have been tracking anaerobic digestion (AD) of
December 07, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Hydrothermal Liquefaction for Sustainable Liquid Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Research has shown that HTL technology is one of the most energy-efficient solutions for handling wet biomass streams. Circlia Nordic’s proprietary Technology is well suited for multiple applications, such as: wastewater treatment, plastics, manure, and
December 01, 2022 Read Full Article
Danish University Research Receives Funding to Produce Hydrogen from Biogas
(Bioenergy Insight) Denmark's first plant to produce hydrogen by catalytic pyrolysis of biogas is due to be ready in three years. The technology can convert carbon - captured via photosynthesis - into solid form and simultaneously produce hydrogen very energy-efficiently Carbon
December 01, 2022 Read Full Article
The Renewing Power of Progress in Renewable Power: Shell Acquires Nature Energy in $2B RNG Deal
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) News arrives from Europe that Shell plc has agreed to acquire 100% of Nature Energy for nearly USD $2 billion (€ 1.9 billion) from Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, Pioneer Point Partners and Sampension. The acquisition
November 30, 2022 Read Full Article
Gard Partners with Global Decarbonisation Centres
(Gard) Gard is happy to announce that we have entered into partnerships with the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) in Singapore and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping in Denmark. As decarbonisation transforms the maritime industries, shipowners will
November 25, 2022 Read Full Article
American Airlines Extends Confidence in Hydrogen Propulsion with Second New Investment
by Tony Harrington (GreenAir Online) American Airlines has announced a strategic investment in distribution and logistics group Universal Hydrogen, the airline’s second hydrogen propulsion partnership in just a few months. Universal Hydrogen offers modular hydrogen capsules transported directly to airports
November 23, 2022 Read Full Article
NORDLIQ Breaks Ground on Frederikshavn BioLNG Plant
(Bioenergy International) In Denmark, Nordic Liquefaction (NORDLIG), a Nature Energy A/S and MAKEEN Energy A/S joint venture held a grounding-breaking ceremony marking the start of construction for the country's first bioLNG production plant that is being built in the Port
November 21, 2022 Read Full Article
A.P. Moller - Maersk and Carbon Sink Sign Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Green Marine Fuels Production
(Maersk) As part of the strategy to decarbonise its customers’ supply chains, A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has entered a green* methanol partnership with U.S. based project developer Carbon Sink LLC. This is Maersk’s 8th such agreement in the efforts
November 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Circle K Ireland’s Delivery Fleet to Be Fuelled by HVO Renewable Diesel
(The Irish Times) Company says move is the equivalent of more than 2,000 cars being removed from the road -- Forecourt and convenience retailer Circle K has announced that its fleet of delivery vehicles will be fuelled exclusively by milesBIO HVO100
November 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Launch of the Green Shipping Challenge at COP27
(U.S. Department of State) Greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping sector are significant, increasing, and on a trajectory that is incompatible with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Compared with country emissions, the sector would rank among the top 10 largest
November 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Goodwings Is Accelerating the Decarbonization of Business Travel by Making Biofuel Affordable
by Christopher Marquis (Forbes) Goodwings, a Copenhagen based travel provider that helps consumers reduce emissions from their travel, has announced today that it will be launching a biofuels option to its suite of climate solutions. It works as follows - when
November 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Maersk and the Spanish Government to Explore Large-Scale Green Fuels Production
(Maersk) A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) and the Spanish Government have signed a General Protocol for Collaboration to explore the opportunities for large-scale green fuels production in Spain. Signing the Protocol marks a significant milestone in the collaboration that, if implemented
November 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Hot Spots: The 50 Hottest Project Development & Deployment Spots in the Advanced Bioeconomy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Here are the 50 Hottest Project Development & Deployment Spots in the Advanced Bioeconomy for 2022, as selected by the Digest’s editors. READ MORE
October 28, 2022 Read Full Article
Reliable Measurements Mean New Opportunities for Carbon Capture
by Justin Walsh (Vaisala/Carbon Capture Magazine) ... The continuous monitoring of CO2 is difficult, as exhaust gases from incinerators can be corrosive and potentially explosive. Until recently, the only solution was to extract samples for analysis outside of the process. However,
October 28, 2022 Read Full Article
Topsoe Chosen to Support Federated Co-operatives Limited in Establishing Renewable Diesel Production in Saskatchewan, Canada
by Ulrik Frøhlke (Topsoe) Topsoe, a global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies, has been selected by Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) to officially support the production of renewable diesel in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. FCL has chosen Topsoe’s HydroFlexTM process to produce low-carbon renewable diesel. Henrik
October 27, 2022 Read Full Article
FuelEU Maritime Deal Lets Shipping off the Hook
by Ciarán Cuffe and Jutta Paulus (Greens/EFA/EurActiv) Low targets, few incentives, and a myriad of exemptions have hollowed out the potential of FuelEU Maritime to kickstart the decarbonisation journey of a historically underregulated sector, argue Jutta Paulus and Ciarán Cuffe. ... However,
October 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Maersk’s Newly Ordered Boxships to Run on MAN ES Methanol Engines
by Ajsa Habibic (Offshore Energy) German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has received a ‘major order’ to deliver dual-fuel methanol engines for six 17,000 TEU containerships being built for Danish integrated logistics company A.P. Moller – Maersk. According to MAN ES,
October 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Rolls-Royce, Alder Fuels, Brazil BioFuels, Topsoe Advance in the Race to Net Zero Aviation
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Meanwhile, Topsoe has been picked to support first sustainable aviation fuel-production in Brazil. Brasil BioFuels will build a new biorefinery to produce sustainable aviation fuel and second generation biofuel using Topsoe’s Hydroflex and H2bridge technologies.
October 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Topsoe to Support First Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production in Brazil
by Ulrik Frøhlke (Topsoe) - Brasil BioFuels will build a new biorefinery to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and second generation biofuel. -Topsoe has been selected to support the production delivering its Hydroflex™ and H2bridge™ technologies. -The new biorefinery will
October 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Secures Site for a Large Industrial Scale Biogas Plant in Belgium
(Copenhage Infrastructure Partners) Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its CI Advanced Bioenergy Fund I (CI ABF I) has secured a site for a large industrial scale biogas plant located in Wallonia, Belgium. Together with Belgian developer Cryo Advise, CIP will jointly
October 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Turkish Airlines Signed Global SAF Declaration
(Turkish Airlines) Turkish Airlines continues its support for the development of Sustainable Aviation Fuels which play a key role in reducing carbon emissions. Starting to actively use Sustainable Aviation Fuel during its operations as of 2022, Turkish Airlines emphasized the
October 13, 2022 Read Full Article
SGP BioEnergy Adds Green Hydrogen to Planned World's Largest Advanced Biofuel Production Facility
(SGP BioEnergy/CISION) • Partnership with SGP BioEnergy, Panama, and Topsoe Sustainable Aviation Fuel will refine 180,000 barrels of advanced biofuels a day and generate 405,000 metric tons of green hydrogen annually while having the lowest carbon footprint of any biofuel
October 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Digest Webinar: Fasten Your Seatbelts For SAF
(Biofuels Digest) Today’s Digest Webinar is Fasten Your Seatbelts. The takeoff for cleaner skies starts now. Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) are big on the global agenda due to various regulations and blending mandates such as the Inflation Reduction Act in
October 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Study: Half of Danes Don’t Know What Biomass Is
(University of Copenhagen/Biomass Magazine) Nearly half of Danes have never heard of Denmark’s largest source of renewable energy. The finding, reported in a study from the University of Copenhagen, is the first to explore Danish attitudes to woody biomass as an
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
eFuels, by Land and Sea, Get Their Grips on the Ships, Road Trips
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) For more than a decade we have been covering the emergence of e-Fuels — renewable fuels made from (usually waste) CO2 and green hydrogen, the latter conventionally obtained by splitting water using spare, intermittent renewable power. It’s
September 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Shipping Industry Prepares for a Future Powered by Sustainable Fuels
by Isabelle Gerretsen (China Dialogue/Transport Energy Strategies) Experts say the shipping industry will have to decarbonise rapidly to keep global average temperature increases below the critical threshold of 1.5C, and find alternative green fuels to the polluting diesel that currently powers most
September 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Research: TotalEnergies and the Technical University of Denmark Create a Center of Excellence in Decarbonized Energies
(TotalEnergies/Business Wire) During his trip to Denmark, Patrick Pouyanné signed an agreement with the President of the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) concerning the creation of the DTU-TotalEnergies Excellence Center of Clean Energy. This advanced research center will focus on developing
September 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Topsoe, First Ammonia Head for Big Ammonia, Net Zero-Style via Massive Electrolyzer Deal
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In New York, Topsoe and First Ammonia signed a 5GW launch company agreement for the reservation of first-of-a-kind, industrial-scale, solid oxide electrolyzer cells to produce green ammonia, a fuel for transportation, power storage and generation, and
September 16, 2022 Read Full Article
SAF Special Podcast #1 of 3: Are Airports and Airlines Ready for Sustainable Aviation Fuel?
(Topsoe) Welcome to the first episode of the SAF Specials podcast series – part of our Flight Plan Green initiative to help decarbonize the aviation industry. Sylvain Verdier, Senior Business Strategy Manager at Topsoe will be talking to Lars W.
September 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Maersk Supply Service Launches Fleet-Wide Biofuel Option
by Adis Ajdin (Splash247.com) Maersk Supply Service (MSS), part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, said it would use biofuel across its global fleet, offering clients the option to reduce carbon emissions from offshore operations. The Denmark-based OSV owner said its new offering, ECO Offshore,
September 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Belgium to Ban Soy and Palm Oil in Biofuels from 2022
by Lauren Walker (The Brussels Times) Soy and palm oil will be banned from biofuels from 2022 as part of an initiative to eliminate deforestation, the Federal Minister for Environment and Climate Zakia Khattabi announced on Tuesday. Khattabi said that, following the
September 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Podcast #70. What Is the Future for Clean Fuels in Vehicles and Aircraft?
by Tammy Klein (Transport Energy Strategies) What needs to happen to propel low carbon fuels such as renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) forward? We talk with Mikala Grubb from Topsoe about what needs to happen from the technology, market
September 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Easing Pain at the Pump with Food Waste: New Method for Making Biodiesel Fuel
by Jack Levy (Worcester Polytechnic Institute/ Phys.Org) ... To make the fuel, the researchers employed a process called hydrothermal liquefaction, which uses heat and water to break down the food waste into a liquid. It's a method that has been used
September 02, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Novozymes
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Novozymes – from the last syllable you can guess at their dominance in the world od creating disruptive yields through enzyme innovation — but did you know of their increasingly strong technology in yeast? What
September 01, 2022 Read Full Article
Anaergia’s Tønder Plant Will Supply CO2 to European Energy A/S for Green E-Methanol Production as Fuel for Container Ships
(Anaergia/Business Wire) Anaergia Inc. (“Anaergia” or the “Company”) (TSX:ANRG) today announced it has signed an agreement with European Energy A/S (“European Energy”). Under the terms of this agreement Anaergia is to supply European Energy with up to 60,000 tonnes per year of liquefied
August 25, 2022 Read Full Article
A.P. Moller - Maersk Engages in Green Bio-Methanol Partnership with Debo
(A.P. Moller-Maersk) Following the announcement of six strategic green methanol partnerships across the globe earlier this year, A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) adds a seventh methanol partnership with Chinese bioenergy enterprise Debo on the quest to boost global production capacity. The
August 23, 2022 Read Full Article
The Bio-CNG European Tour Arrives in the North Cape
(Alt Fuels/Associazione Torino-Pechino) Is it therefore possible to reach the North Cape using only biomethane? In the summer of 2022, the answer is almost yes, given that the car driven by Guido Guerrini and Fabio Cofferati for the Bio-CNG European Tour, which
August 19, 2022 Read Full Article
BII & Science Prize for Innovation DEADLINE November 1, 2022
(BioInnovation Institute) To encourage more scientists to translate their research, BioInnovation Institute (BII) and Science award the BII & Science Prize for Innovation. -- Behind every life-changing solution is an entrepreneurial scientist – a creative mind who proved an idea
August 18, 2022 Read Full Article
With a €43M EU Grant and €1.2M from a VC, This Startup Plans to Turn CO2 Emissions into Gold
by Mike Butcher (Tech Crunch) Now Copenhagen-based biotech company SecondCircle thinks it also has a novel approach. It claims to be able to capture CO2 from industrial emitters at the point of emission using “synthetic biology” to develop biocatalysts (bacteria). These then convert the
August 17, 2022 Read Full Article
UECC Signs up for Svitzer's EcoTow Solution in Scandinavia
(Svitzer) Svitzer today announced that UECC, a leading provider of short sea transportation services for cars and other rolling cargo on the European continent, has signed a three-year contract for Svitzer’s EcoTow product, through which fossil fuels are replaced with biofuels
August 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Energy Giants Ponder Takeover of Biogas Firm Nature Energy
(Bioenergy Insight) The sale of Danish green energy producer Nature Energy is attracting initial interest from energy majors including BP and Shell, according to people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported. It claimed BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners and EQT AB are also considering
August 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Hyundai Oilbank and Lotte Confectionery Sign Biodiesel Deal
by Shin Ha-Nee (Reuters) Hyundai Oilbank and Lotte Confectionery signed a deal to produce biodiesel using disposed oil, the oil refiner said Monday. Through the deal, Lotte Confectionery will supply by-products made during the food manufacturing process, which are mostly used
August 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Phillips 66 and H2 Energy Europe Close on Joint Venture to Create European Network of Hydrogen Refueling Stations
(Phillips 66) JET H2 Energy combines companies’ retail and hydrogen expertise to form a leading player in hydrogen mobility -- Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) and H2 Energy Europe (“H2 Energy”) today (July 19, 2022) announced they have closed on a 50-50
July 26, 2022 Read Full Article
The Biogas Yield Explosion: Nature Energy’s 66% Higher Yields, 3 New US Projects and a New US CEO
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The biogas frenzy of course is a happier story. It seems every company in the world has discovered the virtues of decarbonization but few have mastered the logistics, global footprint, capital and technology to convert
July 25, 2022 Read Full Article
New Test Facility from European Energy to Produce eSAF
(European Energy/Biobased Diesel Daily) European Energy has secured funds to co-finance two new research projects from the Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme (EUDP) in Denmark. The first project will be to establish a test facility that can convert e-methanol to
July 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Europe’s Largest Biogas Producer Says EU Targets Are Unachievable
(Bioenergy Insight) Europe’s largest biogas producer has warned that it will take years to significantly boost production despite the EU pushing for a rapid increase in output to reduce reliance on Russian gas. Biomethane is chemically identical to natural gas but
July 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Biofuels Production and Consumption in Belgium
by Robert Malina and Freddy Navarro (Hasselt University/IEA Bioenergy Task 39) ... With 104 PJ, biofuels covered about 6.5% of the final energy consumed in Belgium, while other renewable sources, excluding nuclear, covered 7.2 PJ, which highlights the great dependency
July 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Topsoe's Flight Plan Green Launched
(Topsoe) The Flight Plan Green initiative is designed to help businesses find low-carbon ways forward, now. With feedstock flexibility and a range of technologies to suit your needs, Topsoe will work with you to find the optimal solution for your
July 11, 2022 Read Full Article
New Bio-CNG Europen Tour Will Reach the Arctic Circle --- July 20 - August 5, 2022 --- Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway
(Associazione Culturale Torino-Pechino/NGV Journal) The Associazione Culturale Torino-Pechino (Torpec 2008), whose main area of activity is the organization of trips outside the central tourist routes, with particular interest in the social, historical and geopolitical dimension of the regions crossed, has presented
July 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Study Points to Armenian Origins of Ancient Crop with Aviation Biofuel Potential
by Talia Ogliore (Washington University in St. Louis/Phys.Org) Camelina, also known as false flax or Gold-of-Pleasure, is an ancient oilseed crop with emerging applications in the production of sustainable, low-input biofuels. Multidisciplinary research from Washington University in St. Louis is revealing the
July 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Crossbridge Energy A/S and Everfuel Finalize Phase 2a Green Hydrogen Agreement
(Crossbridge Energy) Crossbridge Energy A/S (“Crossbridge”) announces that it has reached a final agreement with Everfuel for the offtake of green hydrogen from Everfuel’s anticipated 300MW electrolyser plant. The next phase of the project will be completed in three equal phases
June 30, 2022 Read Full Article
How Do We Maximize the Carbon Efficiency of Renewable Fuel Production?
by Henrik Rasmussen (Biobased Diesel Daily/Topsoe) ... To maximize profitability and, by extension, viability, a renewable fuel business has to produce jet or diesel fuel at the lowest possible carbon-intensity (CI) score, thereby qualifying for greater subsidies overall. As such, it
June 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Topsoe Technology to Reduce Customers' Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 12 Million Tonnes in 2022
by Ulrik Frøhlke (Topsoe) Topsoe’s technologies are set to reduce its customers’ greenhouse gas emissions by 12 million tonnes in 2022 alone. These reductions will not be one-offs but ongoing for the years to come. The key driver is Topsoe’s renewable fuels
June 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Kvasir Technologies Secures EU Funding to Accelerate Biofuel Development
(Biofuels International) Kvasir Technologies - a Danish technology company developing a process to produce climate friendly fuel for the shipping industry – has secured €2.5 million in support from the EU programme EIC accelerator. Kvasir Technologies is a spin-off company from
June 16, 2022 Read Full Article
Ukraine Can Completely Abandon Gas Imports Due to Own Production – Operator Chief
(UKRINFORM) Ukraine has a real opportunity to completely abandon gas imports through developing its own production, including of biogas. This was stated by Serhiy Makogon, CEO of Gas Transmission System Operator Ukraine of Ukraine LLC (Gas TSO of Ukraine), on Facebook, according to
June 15, 2022 Read Full Article
SAF Production Expands for a Low-Carbon Future
by Scott Jenkins (Chemical Engineering Magazine) ... The current environmental and geopolitical situation is prompting petroleum refiners across the globe to evaluate their assets and explore how to adapt to a carbon-constrained future, and one in which the negative climate effects
May 30, 2022 Read Full Article
CIP Plans Large-Scale Hydrogen Island in Denmark Backed by 10 GW of Offshore Wind
(S&P Global) Hydrogen production of 1 mil mt/year by 2030; Artificial island planned on Dogger Bank -- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners is planning to build an artificial island for renewable hydrogen production in the North Sea, backed by 10 GW of offshore
May 28, 2022 Read Full Article
SGP BioEnergy Announces World's Largest Advanced Biofuel Production Facility
(SGP BioEnergy/PR Newswire) Partnership with Government of Panama provides key global logistics hub serving over 1,000 ports; Sustainable Aviation Fuel and advanced biofuels key to decarbonization of transportation and industry -- A team of foremost energy industry companies led by SGP
May 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Neste Introduces Co-processed Marine Fuel in Partnership with Nordic Marine Oil – a New Solution for the Maritime Sector Enabling up to 80% GHG Emission Reduction
(Neste) Together with its partner Nordic Marine Oil, Neste is piloting a new Neste Marine™ 0.1 Co-processed marine fuel in Scandinavia – a solution helping the maritime sector to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The ISCC PLUS certified* marine fuel enables up
May 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Focus on Sustainability
(Biofuels International) Daiva Angeldorff, CEO of Nordic Storage, outlines in a question and answer session with Biofuels International how it is aiming to become a more sustainable business with a growing focus on biofuels. Can you introduce yourself to our readers
May 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Orbex Reveals First Full-scale Microlauncher Rocket Developed in Europe
(Orbex) World’s most environmentally friendly rocket seen in its complete form for first time; UK is the first European nation to unveil an innovative, lightweight re-usable launcher -- Uniquely, Orbex Prime is powered by a renewable bio-fuel, bio-propane, supplied by
May 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Biosolutions for the Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Novozymes
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Things are looking good for Novozymes this year with 10% organic sales growth, two new product launches in the first quarter including HiPhorious – a phytase solution for improved phosphate uptake – in animal nutrition,
May 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Iberia Is Fast Becoming Europe’s Green Hydrogen Hub after Unveiling Four Large-Scale Projects This Year
(Generandi) CIP and partners announced the 500MW MadoquaPower2X project in Portugal. This adds to the 11.4GW of green hydrogen projects already unveiled in the region in the last three months. Its developers have announced the construction of a 500MW H2 facility, one of the
May 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Decarbonization Specialist Helps Spearhead Green Transition for Denmark-Based Shipping Firm
(Norden/Biobased Diesel Daily) “The exciting thing about advanced biofuel is that it’s turning waste product into energy,” said Federica Conti, a decarbonization specialist helping to spearhead a green transition for Denmark-based shipping company Norden through her research and development of advanced
April 26, 2022 Read Full Article
NORDEN Launches Carbon-Neutral Freight Transport
(NORDEN) NORDEN has launched a 100% carbon-neutral biofuel sailing option for customers looking to decarbonise their supply chains. The biofuel sailing is the first in a range of green freight products to be rolled out to customers this year as part
April 08, 2022 Read Full Article
The Race to Upcycle CO2 into Fuels, Concrete and More
by Mark Peplow (Nature) Companies are scrambling to turn the greenhouse gas into useful products — but will that slow climate change? -- Tongyezhen is a town with coal in its bones. ... But later this year, a chemical plant
April 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Shipping Giant Signs MOU to Explore Green Marine Fuel Production in Egypt
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) A.P. Moller-Maersk signed a memorandum of understanding March 28 with Egyptian authorities in a joint bid to accelerate net-zero shipping and the supply of low-carbon marine fuels. Together with the General Authority for Suez
April 05, 2022 Read Full Article
GS E&C to Modularize World’s Leading Biodiesel Production Technology
(GS E&C) GS E&C will join hands with Denmark's Haldor Topsoe, the world's leading biodiesel production technology company, to modularize Haldor Topsoe’s biodiesel production technology. Following green hydrogen, it plans to expand its modularization business to the biodiesel field, further
March 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Electrolux Reduces Sea Transport Emissions by 15% in 2022
(Electrolux/PR Newswire) Electrolux will now use more sustainable fuels for 25% of its total sea freight. By partnering with shipping companies Maersk and CMA CGM Group to use biofuel based on waste oils and LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas), Electrolux will reduce
March 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Travel Pass Biofuel: Inside SAS's New Corporate Offsetting Scheme
by Charlotte Seet (Simple Flying) SAS now offers Travel Pass Biofuel, for corporate customers who regularly travel and want their flights to be fossil fuel free. -- As a big believer in achieving positive change through sustainability, SAS has set a
March 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Maersk Enters Agreements to Boost Green Methanol Output
by Giulia Squadrin (Argus Media) Shipping line Maersk is forming partnerships with six companies to boost global capacity of green methanol and source at least 730,000 t/yr of the fuel by the end of 2025. The six partners include Hong Kong-based CIMC
March 17, 2022 Read Full Article
A.P. Moller - Maersk Engages in Strategic Partnerships across the Globe to Scale Green Methanol Production by 2025
(Maersk) To boost the global production capacity of green methanol, A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) enters strategic partnerships with six leading companies with the intent of sourcing at least 730,000 tonnes/year by end of 2025 (see breakdown table below). The six
March 13, 2022 Read Full Article
The Shipping Industry Looks for Green Fuels
by Mitch Jacoby (Chemical & Engineering News) Transporting goods by sea contributes significantly to global carbon emissions. Switching from traditional petroleum-based marine fuels to low-carbon alternatives could drastically shrink shipping’s climate impact -- ... Maersk and other shippers are working
March 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Startup Aims at Waste-to-Energy Opportunity
by Willie Fogt (Wallaces Farmer) WasteFuel Agriculture sees value in animal waste for a range of markets and wants to help farmers take part. -- There's no doubt about it: Livestock operations create waste that must be dealt with in some
March 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Maersk to Sign Sustainable Aviation Fuel Contract with Air France-KLM
(Maersk/Biobased Diesel Daily) A.P. Moller-Maersk announced Feb. 23 that it will sign an agreement with Air France-KLM to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The deal includes a first-of-its-kind contract to cover around 40,000 trips taken by Maersk’s marine and corporate
February 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Rapid Growth for Biomethane in Transport
by Daniela Castim (Bio Market Insights) A significant and quick growth was seen in the use of biomethane as a transport fuel in Europe in 2020, according to a recent data report from NVGA (The Natural & Bio Gas Vehicle Association). As stated in the
February 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Norwegian Enables Corporate Customers to Reduce Emissions from Business Travel
(Norwegian) Norwegian has entered into a collaboration agreement with Neste, the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). Norwegian’s corporate customers can now reduce their CO2 emissions from business travel by up to 80 per cent through sustainable aviation
February 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel & Sustainable Aviation Fuels 2030, Vol 2
by Will Thurmond (Emerging Markets) Renewable Diesel & Sustainable Aviation Fuels 2030, Vol 2. (249 pages, September 2021) provides a detailed analysis and outlook for low-carbon feedstock availability, and a feasibility assessment for technology commercialization pathways in sustainable aviation fuels
February 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Addressing Critical Demand for Sustainable Fuels, Emerging Fuels Technology Introduces Maxx Jet™ and Maxx Diesel™
(Haldor Topsoe) EFT Improves its Ability to Produce High-Yield, High-Quality Aviation and Diesel Fuels -- – Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT), a technology company focused on methods for producing synthetic fuels from feedstocks such as natural gas, flared gas, biogas, biomass,
February 08, 2022 Read Full Article
NGVAEurope: +25% of Gas Used in Road Transport Was Renewable in 2020
(NGVAEurope/NGV Journal) The Natural & bio Gas Vehicle Association (NGVA Europe) has released new data, proving rapid growth of biomethane as transport fuel in Europe. With more than a quarter of the gas used in road transport being renewable, an overwhelming
February 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Germany, Denmark Seek More Ambition from EU on Green Aviation Fuel
by Kate Abnett (Reuters) European Union plans to require the aviation sector to use more sustainable fuels are not ambitious enough and the EU should let member states set their own tougher requirements, seven countries have said. The European Commission last summer
February 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Haldor Topsoe Becomes Member of Hydrogen Council to Promote Green Hydrogen Solutions
by Ulrik Frøhlke (Haldor Topsoe) -The Hydrogen Council is an ideal platform for enabling the energy transition through partnerships. -Topsoe membership of Hydrogen Council will accelerate Power-to-X solutions for the hard-to-abate sectors including steel, cement, mining, and heavy transportation. -Topsoe
January 31, 2022 Read Full Article
Biggest Breakthrough in Plastic Recycling
by Anjana Nair (Bio Market Insights) ... The recent research from the Aarhus University, Denmark, demonstrated for the first-time computer vision technology, which can be used to differentiate between a wide range of plastics according to their chemical composition. Applied on
January 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Indaba Renewable Fuels to Produce 6,500 Barrels per Day SAF in 2 Locations Using Haldor Topsoe Tech
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) News just in that Indaba Renewable Fuels will build two greenfield refineries in California and Missouri to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel utilizing Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology. The facilities are expected to begin production of SAF in 2024
January 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Bio-Crude Production from Protein-Extracted Grass Residue through Hydrothermal Liquefaction
by Saqib Sohail Toor, Ayaz Ali Shah, Kamaldeep Sharma, Tahir Hussain Seehar, Thomas Helmer Pedersen and Lasse Aistrup Rosendahl (Energies) In the present study, the protein-extracted grass residue (press cake) was processed through hydrothermal liquefaction under sub and supercritical temperatures
January 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Novozymes to Deliver on Strategy with Carbon Capture Collaboration Agreement
(Novozymes) Novozymes launched its 2025 strategy with a clear objective to explore new growth opportunities. The company is now delivering on its strategy by entering a collaboration agreement with Saipem, a leading engineering company, to deliver new biotech solutions for
January 06, 2022 Read Full Article
New PhD Course on the Politics of 'Net Zero' and Carbon Removal --- June 13-17, 2022 --- Copenhagen, Denmark DEADLINE: January 15, 2022
by Cecilia von Arnold (Lund University Center for Sustainability Studies) In June 2022, LUCSUS will co-organise a 5-day intensive PhD course focusing on climate change mitigation and the politics of 'Net Zero' and carbon removal. As the climate crisis intensifies, the scientific
January 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Complete Global Guide: The Digest’s Biofuels Mandates Around the World 2022
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) 65 countries have targets or mandates--how much, where, when and what? READ MORE Commodities 2022: European biofuel mandates to structurally shift ethanol demand higher in the year (S&P Global Platts) European Biofuel Mandates to Structurally Shift Ethanol
January 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Denmark Targets 2030 for Fossil Fuel-Free Domestic Flights
by Sumit Singh (Simple Flying) The Danish government yesterday announced that it has a mission to have all of its country’s domestic flights free from fossil fuels by the end of the decade. Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, shared that
January 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Top 10 Slide Guides of 2021
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) As we wrap up 2021 this week, The Digest brings you the hottest Top 10 slide guides from this past year – with key themes like carbon upcycling, ethanol to hydrogen, renewable diesel and jet
December 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Bunker One Wants to Supply Marine Fuel with 7% Biodiesel
(EPBR) Initiative, unprecedented in Brazil, will feature laboratory and vessel tests -- A partnership between the Danish multinational Bunker One and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) will study the feasibility of adding 7% biodiesel to marine diesel
December 29, 2021 Read Full Article
BP, Maersk Tankers Successfully Trial Biofuel Blend on Ships
by Ron Bousso (Reuters) BP (BP.L) and Maersk Tankers successfully completed trials using marine fuel blended with biofuel on tankers as efforts grow to tackle the shipping sector's greenhouse gas emissions. ... The trials were completed on two refined oil product carriers chartered to
December 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Construction to Start in 2022 on New Ethanol Plant near Mason City
by Mike Bunge (KIMT3) A new ethanol plant is planned for construction near Mason City. New Energy Blue says the biomass refinery would be on a 155-acre site and convert 275,000 tons of cornstalks and wheat straw into 20 million gallons of ethanol
December 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel and Jet Fuel: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Haldor Topsoe
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Check out two case stories about sustainable aviation fuel – one renewable diesel and one renewable jet fuel with no diesel – from Haldor Topsoe. How Topsoe’s HydroFlex tech can help produce sustainable aviation fuel,
December 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Svitzer Introduces Carbon Neutral Towage Services
(Svitzer) Svitzer, leading global towage operator and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has today announced that after conducting a successful pilot, it will convert its whole fleet of 10 tugs in London and Medway to be powered by marine biofuel. Replacing marine fuel
November 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Trends of Bioenergy in the Member Countries of IEA Bioenergy
(IEA Bioenergy/Electric Energy Online) IEA Bioenergy has just released its updated Country Reports, showing the trends of bioenergy in the IEA Bioenergy member countries up to 2019, looking at the role of bioenergy in total energy supply (TES), in electricity use,
November 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Haldor Topsoe and Green Fuel Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding to Develop Scalable Technologies for Green Ammonia
by Ulrik Frøhlke (Haldor Topsoe) • Green Fuel and Haldor Topsoe have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which will see the companies partnering to identify efficient and scalable technologies for the production of green ammonia in Iceland. The agreement
November 18, 2021 Read Full Article
DHL and Grundfos Pilot Bio-LNG in Road Freight with Promising Results
(DHL) DHL Freight and Shell partner to introduce Bio-LNG to road freight transport; Sustainable fuel alternative with lower CO2 emissions up to carbon neutrality; DHL and Grundfos alike are approaching the target of a sustainable supply chain In June 2021, DHL Freight, one
November 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Nordic Transports Switch to HVO Fuel – Estimating an 88 Per Cent Reduction of CO2 Emissions Annually
(Mondelēz International) As part of Mondelēz Internationals commitment to a 2050 net zero emissions target, the company is replacing regular diesel with HVO biodiesel on all transports in Sweden, Finland and Denmark. The use of HVO fuel, which is a
November 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Siemens Gamesa Reaches Milestone Delivering Green Hydrogen to Zero-Emission Vehicles
by Ariana Fine (NGT News) Earlier this summer, Danish authorities granted Siemens Gamesa’s Brande Hydrogen test site status as an official regulatory test zone, allowing activities here to operate outside the existing electricity regulations and enabling research into how to develop an
November 11, 2021 Read Full Article
International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition COP26 Declaration
(UN Climate Change Conference 2021 UK) We, the ministers and representatives of states, participating in the inaugural meeting of the International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition at the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
November 11, 2021 Read Full Article
Svitzer to Pioneer Methanol Fuel Cell Tug Operations
(Maersk) Svitzer, A.P. Moller - Maersk’s world leading towage operator, today unveiled plans to introduce the world’s first fuel cell tug boat for harbour towage operations. Scheduled to enter operation in Svitzer’s Europe region by Q1 2024, the fuel cell
November 10, 2021 Read Full Article
U.S. Agrees to End Fossil Fuel Financing Abroad
by Sara Schonhardt (E&E News) The United States committed today with other countries to stop financing fossil fuel projects abroad by the end of next year, in a seismic shift that could stem the construction of natural gas and oil facilities
November 04, 2021 Read Full Article
Future Looking Brighter: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Novozymes Q3
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Things are looking up! Novozymes raised its full-year outlook for 2021 thanks to stronger performance than expected. With double digit organic sales growth in 3 of their 5 business areas, 8 new products launched including 4
November 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Orbex Set to Launch World’s Most Environmentally Friendly Space Rocket
(Orbex/SpaceRef) The carbon footprint of launching the new Orbex Prime space rocket will be up to 96 per cent lower than comparable space launch programmes, a new scientific study has revealed. Prime is poised to become one of the most environmentally friendly
October 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Topsoe Puts Demonstration Plant into Operation for Production of Sustainable Methanol from Biogas - Significant Global Carbon Emission Reduction Potential.
by Ulrik Frøhlke (Haldor Topsoe) • With the demonstration plant, Topsoe will validate its electrified technology for cost-competitive production of sustainable Methanol from biogas as well as other sustainable products. The global annual production of methanol is around 110 million
October 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Maersk Invests in Vertoro to Develop Green Lignin Marine Fuels
(Maersk) Maersk Growth, the corporate venture arm of A.P. Moller - Maersk, invests in Vertoro – a Dutch start-up focused on developing liquid lignin technology which can be used as a marine fuel. -- Maersk’s investment will be used to
October 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Industry Insight: Biomass Trading
(Bioenergy Insight) Andrius Smaliukas, CEO of Baltpool, talks to Bioenergy Insight about biomass trading, SBP certification, and sustainability. -- Baltpool International Biomass Exchange (Baltpool) is an online trading platform, where buyers and sellers meet to trade in biomass and timber
October 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Unifeeder Supplied with GoodFuels’ Biofuel to Boost Decarbonization
(Unifeeder) Start of a new partnership will enable the largest feeder and shortsea operator in Europe to immediately decarbonize its seaborne operations -- Sustainable biofuels pioneer GoodFuels and the international feeder and shortsea company Unifeeder have together succeeded in completing their first bunkering
October 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Valmet to Rebuild Pretreatment System for Danish Biorefinery
(Biofuels International) Valmet is set to rebuild a pretreatment system for RE Energy’s biorefinery in Kalundborg, Denmark. The order was included in Valmet’s orders received of the second quarter 2021 and the delivery is planned for the first half of
October 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuels Offer a Cost-Effective Way to Lower Shipping Emissions
by Christina Nunez (Argonne National Laboratory) Swapping heavy fuel oil with fuel made from wood waste, waste fats, oils and greases could drastically cut planet-warming emissions from the shipping industry by 40 to 93%. -- Marine shipping traffic has grown steadily
October 04, 2021 Read Full Article
Maersk Tender Completes a Successful Trial in Partnership with The Ocean Cleanup, Blending Biofuel into the Marine Gasoil to Reduce CO2 Emissions during Her Recent Charter in the Pacific.
(Maersk) In May 2021, Maersk Supply Service decided together with The Ocean Cleanup to run a trial programme, in which they would blend biofuel into the marine gasoil on one of the vessels. Maersk Tender was selected as the guinea
October 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Stena Bulk’s Zero-Emission Vessels on Water by 2035, GoodFuels, Tufton’s 100% Biofuel Voyage and More Maritime Magic
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) From Sweden comes news that one of the world’s leading tanker shipping companies, Stena Bulk, signed the Global Maritime Forum’s Call to Action for Shipping Decarbonization with milestones that include three carbon neutral-ready methanol powered
September 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Is Hydrogen the New Oil?
by Fred Pearce (China Dialogue) Hydrogen may have lost the race to fuel electric cars but it looks a likely contender to replace fossil fuels in trucks, ships, planes and heavy industry -- ... Japan, once a passionate advocate of
September 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Crossbridge Energy Heading for a Greener Future
(Crossbridge Energy Partners) Crossbridge Energy Partners (“Crossbridge”) announces it has acquired the former Shell Refinery in Fredericia, Denmark, with the associated Trading & Supply activities, effective as of July 1, 2021. Crossbridge seeks to acquire, manage, and transform traditional energy assets
September 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels, Solid to Liquid Tech, Biocrudes: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Haldor Topsoe
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you missed this slide guide from ABLC Digital on what it will take for advanced biofuels to take off further, here’s your chance! Haldor Topsoe leaders cover thoughts on legislation, feedstocks, biofuel production, solid
September 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Maersk Just Ordered 8 Carbon Neutral Ships. Now It Needs Green Fuel
by Julia Horowitz (CNN Business) Shipping giant Maersk is taking big strides to decarbonize its fleet with an order for eight new "green" container ships. The only problem? There's not enough carbon neutral methanol to power the vessels. Maersk said ... that
September 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Maersk Invests in WasteFuel to Develop Green Bio-Methanol Production in the Americas and Asia
(Maersk) Three weeks after the announcement of an e-methanol sourcing agreement in Europe, A.P. Moller – Maersk invests in California-based WasteFuel, a start-up focused on turning waste into sustainable aviation fuel, green bio-methanol, and renewable natural gas. This investment is
September 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuels Offer a Cost-Effective Way to Lower Shipping Emissions
(Argonne National Laboratory/Tech Xplore) Marine shipping traffic has grown steadily over the past decade—and so have the associated greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon emissions from ships grew almost 10% between 2012 and 2018, and the industry is a large consumer of
September 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Arbor Renewable Gas Chooses Topsoe’s TIGAS™ Technology for Renewable Gasoline
by Ulrik Frøhlke (Haldor Topsoe) • Arbor Renewable Gas, LLC (Arbor Gas) will use Topsoe’s TIGASTM technology for producing renewable gasoline at a new facility in the Gulf Coast region. The facility will expectedly be operational by 2024 to produce 1,000
September 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Bunker One to Supply Danish Molslinjen with HVO Biodiesel
(Bunker One) Bunker One will supply Molslinjen’s ferry link Fanølinjen, with fossil-free HVO biodiesel. The new partnership will entail a reduction of CO2 emissions by up to 90 percent. -- Earlier this year the product was tested in the engines onboard
August 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Clean Energy Pioneer Stiesdal Starts up 'Stepping Stone' CO2-Negative Green Fuel Plant
by Darius Snieckus (ReCharge) Prototype of innovative technology that will produce e-fuel using a pyrolysis oven to avoid generating CO2 launched in Denmark, with 2MW model on near-horizon -- A prototype of a innovative plant that will produce green fuel using
August 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel & Sustainable Aviation Fuels 2030, Vol 2
(Emerging Markets Online) New study! Renewable Diesel & Sustainable Aviation Fuels 2030, Vol 2. (249 pages, August 2021) focuses on low-carbon feedstock availability, technology pathways for low carbon renewable diesel, and sustainable aviation production. Renewable Diesel & Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) 2030 covers
August 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Denmark, Costa Rica Seek Alliance to Speed up the End of Oil and Gas
by Kate Abnett and Stine Jacobsen (Reuters) Denmark and Costa Rica are trying to forge an alliance of countries willing to fix a date to phase out oil and gas production and to stop giving permits for new exploration, government ministers
August 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Maersk Secures Green E-Methanol for the World’s First Container Vessel Operating on Carbon Neutral Fuel
(Maersk) European Energy will establish a new e-methanol facility in Denmark and provide renewable energy to fuel it. -- A.P. Moller - Maersk has identified its partners to produce green fuel for its first vessel to operate on carbon neutral methanol:
August 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Maersk’s Green Shipping Plan Runs up against Scarce Cooking Oil
(Transport Topics/Bloomberg) A.P. Moller Maersk A/S’s efforts to become carbon-neutral face an unusual hurdle: There isn’t enough used cooking oil to make the biofuel that powers the vessels. “The biofuel is sourced from used cooking oil, but the problem is that the
August 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Construction to Start in 2022 on New Ethanol Plant near Mason City
by Mike Bunge (KIMT) New Energy Blue says the biomass refinery would be on a 155-acre site and convert 275,000 tons of cornstalks and wheat straw into 20 million gallons of ethanol and 95 tons of lignin, a solid biofuel and natural
August 06, 2021 Read Full Article
More of the Fuel, Twice the Food: Microbiogen’s Yeast Breakthrough
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) For years, it’s been ‘food vs fuel,” a claim that has plagued ethanol producers, that somehow producing fuel from crops would lead to less food production, and anti-ethanol forces painted pictures of mass starvation and land
August 04, 2021 Read Full Article
bp Joins the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping as a Strategic Partner
(bp) bp and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping today signed a partnership agreement committing to a long-term collaboration on the development of new alternative fuels and low carbon solutions for the shipping industry. As a strategic partner to
July 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Applications Open for BII & Science Prize for Innovation DEADLINE: November 1, 2021
(BioInnovation Institute/Science Magazine) Behind every life-changing solution is an entrepreneurial scientist. A creative mind who proved an idea in the lab and dared to carry it out in the world. To encourage more scientists to translate their research, BioInnovation Institute (BII) &
July 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Circla Nordic Debuts, Backed by ECCO Investment, Utilizing Bio2Oil Hydrothermal Liquefaction Technology for Biocrude
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Denmark, ECCO Investment has made a key investment in Bio2Oil technology and a new company has been formed, Circla Nordic, to stress the circular nature/sustainability of the technology. The company has also received notice of
July 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Maersk Broker Advisory Services Launch Partnership with McKinsey & Company to Assist the Maritime Industry in Its Decarbonisation Journey
(Maersk) Maersk Broker Advisory Services and McKinsey & Company have joined forces to assist shipowners and operators in defining their decarbonisation roadmap and strategy. Based on market research from Maersk Broker Advisory Services and an AI-based solution from McKinsey’s QuantumBlack,
July 22, 2021 Read Full Article
New Energy Freedom Refinery to Produce Carbon-Negative Fuel from America's Ag Wastes
(New Energy Blue/PR Newswire) New Energy Blue announced its planned construction in Iowa of a biomass refinery designed to produce renewable carbon-negative automotive fuel, which replaces gasoline. "Our Iowa project can keep one million tons of CO2 out of the atmosphere every
July 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Competitive Edge: Bio2oil
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Bio2oil was founded with the aim of commercializing the Hydrothermal Liquefaction technology (HTL). It’s a process that converts biomass to liquid fuel in the presence of water. We focus on getting the process efficient and
July 16, 2021 Read Full Article
MicroBioGen's Game-Changing Second-Generation Bioethanol Research
by Melody Labinsky (Farm Weekly) For Australian biotechnology company MicroBioGen, the solution to creating more commercially viable bioethanol 'just grew on them'. The company has been able to demonstrate the production of both high-protein food and low carbon bioethanol from non-food material
July 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Babcock & Wilcox Assists Amager Resource Center’s Application to E.U. to Fund Innovative Carbon Capture Project in Denmark
(Babcock & Wilcox) Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) (NYSE: BW) Environmental announced today that it will support Amager Resource Center’s (ARC) application for more than €120 million ($140 million USD) in European Union funding to build an advanced carbon dioxide (CO2)
July 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Maersk Carbon Tax Proposal May Provide Advantage
by Stefka Wechsler (Argus Media) Danish shipping company Maersk's proposal for a $450/t tax on carbon could give it a competitive advantage over others in the industry given its size and financial stability. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) requires that vessels cut their
July 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Environmental Assessment of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as a Post-Treatment Technology in Waste Incineration
by Valentina Bisinella, Tore Hulgaard, Christian Riber, Anders Damgaard, and Thomas H. Christensen (Waste Management) - Carbon capture and storage (CCS) can amend existing waste incineration technologies. -CCS reduces the energy recovered depending on the incineration technology amended. -CCS reduces climate change impacts
July 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Bestseller Secures Carbon-Neutral Ocean Transport through New Partnership with Maersk
(Maersk) A.P. Moller - Maersk today announced the signing of a fully carbon-neutral transport agreement on ocean services with BESTSELLER. The open-ended agreement on lifestyle logistics covers all of BESTSELLERs global transportation requirements and includes inland logistics and CFS handling