by Javier Blas (Bloomberg/Washington Post) ... Third, and perhaps most importantly, refining capacity has declined where it matters for the market now, and the plants that are operating are struggling to process enough crude to satisfy the demand for fuel.
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Back TO HOMECost of Making Biodiesel Soars beyond Affordability – Z Energy
by Jonathan Milne (Newsroom Pro) WATCH THE VIDEOS: Z Energy boss Mike Bennetts acknowledges progress on producing biofuels in New Zealand has slowed almost to a halt, despite their critical role in the transition to low-emissions transport Two challenges are frustrating the
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Bolivian Oil Company Awards Construction of $387.5M Biodiesel Plant to Its Subsidiary
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Bolivia, El Deber reports that despite a series of complaints and observations, Bolivian Fiscal Oilfields (YPFB)’s biodiesel project will start. On Wednesday, the president of YPFB announced the construction of this plant and said that “in
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Viridos Awarded California Competes Grant, Bringing Investment of Nearly $75MM to Imperial Valley
(Viridos/Business Wire) La Jolla-based biotechnology company to bring more than 70 high-paying jobs to Imperial Valley as part of State of California incentive program -- Viridos, a privately held biotechnology company harnessing the power of photosynthesis to create transformative solutions to
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Competitive Edge: USA BioEnergy and Texas Renewable Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) 12 advanced biorefineries specializing in the conversion of sustainably sourced wood waste into sustainable aviation fuel and naphtha are what USA BioEnergy is working on right now. Carbon capture tech is involved too. What’s the tech
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $2.3 Billion Investment to Cut U.S. Carbon Pollution
(U.S. Department of Energy) DOE Launches $2.25B Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Effort to Increase CO2 Storage Sites, Provides Additional $91M to Advance Carbon Management Approaches, Building Next Generation Industries -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today (May 5, 2022) announced
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RTFA Members Give Oral Evidence to Environmental Audit Committee
by Gaynor Hartnell (Renewable Transport Fuel Association) The Environmental Audit Committee began an enquiry on Net Zero Aviation and Shipping in the Autumn of 2021. On 30th March, 2022 Andy Cornell of ABSL (representing the RTFA) joined a panel of witnesses and answered questions on Sustainable Aviation
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Monetizing Net-Zero and Net-Negative GHG Ethanol
by Brian Jennings (American Coalition for Ethanol) Climate-smart farming practices, efficiencies at ethanol plants, and the capture and sequestration of biogenic CO2 from facilities puts ethanol on a trajectory to reach both net-zero and net-negative emissions, a trajectory that is
May 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Fueling the Hydrogen Revolution with RNG
by Anna Simet (Biomass Magazine) Stewart Stewart of BayoTech discusses the U.S. hydrogen industry, its potential to utilize RNG, and the company’s rollout of regional hubs. -- The hydrogen economy is here and now. The rapidly growing opportunity is significant,
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A Focus on Pyrolysis Coproducts
by Sue Retka Schill (Biomass Magazine) CHAR Technologies builds its business case around flexibility in feedstock and outputs. -- With three projects in development, Toronto-headquartered CHAR Technologies is poised for commercialization of its high-temperature pyrolysis (HTP) process, producing biocarbon and
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ExxonMobil Looking for New Inroads into Biofuels
(Biofuels International) ExxonMobil is recruiting a biofuel and ethanol trader in North America as part of its efforts to develop lower emission fuels. The largest US oil producer plans to invest $15 billion (€14 billion) over six years to lower
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Experts: Use Landfills to Produce Biofuels, Encourage Recycling
by Tyrell Gittens (Trinidad and Tobago Newsday) Every day, three landfills in Trinidad receive over 1,000 tonnes of garbage, with the one in Beetham, Port of Spain taking in the largest volume (500 tonnes), followed by those in Guanapo, Arima and
May 05, 2022 Read Full Article
COWI and Swedish Biofuels to Build Factories for SAF Production
(Biofuels International) Swedish Biofuels and COWI have partnered up to supply the Swedish market with 400,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Swedish Biofuels bases its technology on the 'alcohol-to-jet' (ATJ) method, which paves the way for complete elimination of fossil
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Interest in RNG Motor Fuel Continues to Grow
(Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas/Biomass Magazine) Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVAmerica) and Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) today announced that 64 percent of all on-road fuel used in natural gas vehicles in calendar year 2021 was renewable natural
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Hydrogen Infrastructure Challenges Rival Aircraft Tech Hurdles
by Gregory Polek (AIN Online) Of all the various renewable energy sources under development, hydrogen represents the so-called “holy grail” in the effort to eliminate carbon emissions from future aircraft, say many scientists. But while the technology exists today to build
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Bay Area Refineries to Start Producing Biofuels instead of Crude Oil
by Shomik Mukherjee (Times Herald) Environmentalists opposed Contra Costa County supervisors’ approval of the projects, saying biofuels are just as destructive to the planet as fossil fuels -- Over the objections of environmentalists, Contra Costa County supervisors today gave Marathon Petroleum and
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Kelly Says Permanent E15 Sales Can Curb Inflation and Could Increase Demand
by Kellan Heavican (Brownfield Ag News) Kansas Governor Laura Kelly says the ethanol industry can support increased demand for permanent, year-round sales of E15. She tells Brownfield there’s adequate infrastructure to deliver the fuel to retailers. “There is now. Now, if demand
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Presentation of Novel Membrane-Based Technology to Purify Bio-Oils and Biodiesel
(NEXT-ChemX Corporation/Globe Newswire) NEXT-ChemX Corporation’s (OTC: CHMX) Chief Scientist, Dr. Nikolai Kocherginsky and Chemical Engineer, Sumukh Metawala, made a presentation entitled “Membrane-Based Oil & Biodiesel Washing” during the 2022 American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) Annual Meeting, held May 1-4 in Atlanta, Georgia. The presentation was
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New Biofuels Partnerships and First Supply in the Middle East
(Monjasa) Oil and shipping group, Monjasa, has successfully completed its first blending and supply of marine biofuels in the UAE. The project was carried out in close collaboration with international energy company, Uniper and biofuel producer Neutral Fuels.On 9 March 2022,
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Scania Commissions Hybrid-Electric Bus for Demonstration Drives
(Scania) Scania Australia has commissioned a locally-built Hybrid-Electric city bus for demonstration duties in a bid to expose its real-world benefits to operators around the country.... The Scania parallel Hybrid-Electric powertrain system comprises a 9.0-litre 5-cylinder Euro 6 compliant diesel engine
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Realizing a Renewable Future: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Stora Enso
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) President & CEO Annica Bresky shared this illuminating slide guide spotlighting Stora Enso’s efforts to replace non-renewable materials with renewable products. Find out how well they are meeting their long-term targets, what those targets are,
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Bioluminescent Bacteria, Rockin’ Packaging, McDonald’s Biobased Cups, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of May 5th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In France, the next City of Lights might just be illuminated by bioluminescent bacteria for an eco-friendly solution. And a new packaging alternative made from calcium carbonate, a naturally occurring material found in rocks, eggshells,
May 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Plug Supplies Walmart with Green Hydrogen to Power Lift Fleet
by David Worford (Environment + Energy Leader) Walmart will get up to 20 tons of liquid green hydrogen a day as part of an agreement with Plug Power to help power the retailer’s lift trucks at its distribution centers across the
May 04, 2022 Read Full Article
UPS Orders More Hexagon Agility’s CNG Fuel Systems for Its U.S. Fleet
(NGV Journal/Hexagon Group) As previously disclosed, Hexagon Agility signed a master services agreement in October 2019 with UPS to supply (bio)CNG fuel systems for medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Under this agreement, Hexagon Agility has received USD 21.9 million in new orders in
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Valero Reports Profitable Q1 for Ethanol, Renewable Diesel
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Valero Energy Corp. released first quarter 2022 financial results on April 26, reporting both its ethanol and renewable diesel segments were profitable during the three-month period. Production of both fuels was up. Valero’s renewable diesel segment,
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Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMS) Continue to Support Higher Biodiesel Blends
by Parker Schulte (Brownfield Ag News) Equipment manufacturers and fleets have been strong supporters of biodiesel over the past thirty years. And, as diesel fleets are looking to do even more to lower their carbon footprint, they’re looking at B20 and beyond. In
May 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Joint Venture Raízen Geo Biogás Invests in Biomethane
(Siamig (Google translation)) Eight months after starring in the largest IPO in the country in 2021, Raízen, the fourth largest Brazilian company in terms of revenue, is once again showing the market the reason that led it to seek the
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Tharaldson Ethanol Plant Joins Opposition to North Dakota Soybean Crushing Project
by Jeff Beach (InForUm) The North Dakota Soybean Processors plant at Casselton, North Dakota, is expected to crush 42.5 million bushels of soybeans in the first year and is a joint venture between the Minnesota Soybean Processors and Louisiana-based CGB
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Nitish Kumar Inaugurates First Greenfield Ethanol Plant in Bihar
by Rakesh Mohan Chaturvedi (Economic Times) The ethanol plant has been built using the latest technology and will not discharge any waste, making it a zero-liquid discharge plant that is completely environment friendly. It was commissioned under the Government of
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Environmentalists Skeptical about Converting East Bay Refineries into Biofuel Plants
by Wilson Walker (KPIX/SanFrancisco/CBSlocal.com) Two Bay Area oil refineries looking to convert to processing biofuels are facing what some might consider unlikely opposition. On the edge of Suisun Bay is Marathon’s Martinez refinery. Marathon would like to convert the facility into a
May 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Low Carbon Cover Crop, Cash Crop: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to CoverCress
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) At ABLC this spring, Mike DeCamp, CEO of CoverCress shared this emerging seed technology slide guide all about a novel winter oilseed crop that enables Midwest farmers to grow three crops in two seasons! With
May 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Plug Power and Olin Corporation Partner to Produce Green Hydrogen in 15 Ton per Cay Plant to Serve North America
(Plug Powwer) Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a leading provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, and Olin Corporation (NYSE: OLN), a leading vertically integrated chlor alkali producer and marketer, announced today the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU)
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Leaders See Need for More Buy-in on SAF
by Kerry Lynch (AIN Online) Heading into 2022, business aviation leaders have been encouraged about progress that has been and is being made on the sustainability front. But at the same time, industry leaders are aware that much work remains to
May 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Umaro Is Turning Ocean-Farmed Seaweed into Imitation Bacon
by Brian Heater (Tech Crunch/Yahoo!) Don’t call it a pivot, exactly -- but it’s a fascinating journey, nonetheless. Umaro Foods, which is set to release a seaweed-based bacon replacement, entered the world as Trophic. The firm, which is now technically a
May 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Japan’s Mol, Trafigura Eye Biodiesel Bunker Supply
by Maiko Nakashima (Argus Media) Japanese shipping firm Mitsui OSK Line (Mol) and trading firm Trafigura will explore establishing a regular biodiesel supply as a marine fuel for chemical tankers. Mol, Mol's wholly-owned subsidiary Mol Chemical Tankers (Molct), Trafigura and Trafigura's bunker
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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
Carbon Emissions from Transport: It’s Not Only about Technology
by Philippe Marchand (European Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP)/Transport Energy Strategies) ... Is the recent about turn in Germany regarding the sunset date for sales of the internal combustion engine vehicle (ICEV), proposed by the European Commission for 2035, a sure
May 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Can ‘Green Corridors’ Tackle Shipping’s Giant Carbon Footprint?
by Isabelle Gerretsen (China Dialogue) At last year’s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, 22 countries, including the UK, US, Germany and Japan, signed up to the Clydebank Declaration, announcing their intention to establish various zero-emissions shipping routes known as “green corridors”. By
May 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Crown Oil Becomes 1st UK Fuel Supplier to Earn Carbon-Neutral Status
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Crown Oil Ltd. announced it has become the first U.K. fuel supplier to receive carbon-neutral status under the PAS 2060:2014 Framework. Becoming a carbon-neutral business is a steppingstone toward its ultimate goal of becoming net
May 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Sasol ecoFT, Uniper Partner to Produce SAF through SkyFuelH2 Joint Venture
(Sasol ecoFT/Biobased Diesel Daily) Sasol ecoFT has signed a letter of intent with Sollefteå municipality in collaboration with Sweden’s energy company Uniper to investigate the possibility of establishing an industry-scale production facility for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Taking place under the joint
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Rwanda Signs Agreement with Eni to Evaluate UCO Collection, Biobased Diesel Feedstock Production
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Italian multinational oil and gas company Eni S.p.A. and the government of Rwanda signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) this month to evaluate the feasibility of circular-economy projects focused on collecting used cooking oil and
May 03, 2022 Read Full Article
New Technology May Help Meet Rising Demand for Biobased Diesel Feedstock
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) As the renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industries build out amid mounting concerns over the supply and prices of fats, oil and grease, innovation persists in the feedstock sector to help meet growing
May 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Darling Ingredients Completes Acquisition of Valley Proteins
(Darling Ingredients/Biobased Diesel Daily) Darling Ingredients Inc. announced May 2 it has completed the acquisition of Valley Proteins, one of the largest independent rendering companies in the U.S. The company first announced the acquisition in December for a purchase price of $1.1
May 03, 2022 Read Full Article
World Energy Awarded $2 Million Grant from the California Energy Commission for Clean Energy Project at Paramount Facility
(World Energy/PR Newswire) Project Increases Availability of Low-Carbon Fuel Solutions While Improving Local Air Quality -- World Energy, a carbon-net-zero solutions provider, today announced that the California Energy Commission (CEC) awarded the company a $2 million grant for its Blending Terminal Project in Paramount,
May 03, 2022 Read Full Article
PBF Energy Expects Chalmette Renewable Diesel Production, Pretreatment Unit to Be Online Mid-2023
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) PBF Energy continues to advance its $600 million renewable diesel project at the Chalmette refinery in Louisiana, the company stated in its first-quarter earnings report. The project, located outside New Orleans, involves constructing a new
May 03, 2022 Read Full Article
First in Thailand - Bangchak and BBGI Ink MoU with Thanachok Oil Light to Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Used Cooking Oil Moving towards Low Carbon Economy and Fully Applying BCG Economy Model
(Banchak) Chaiwat Kovavisarach, President and Group Chief Executive Officer, Bangchak Group, and Kittiphong Limsuwannarot, President and Chief Executive Officer, BBGI Public Company Limited, signed a memorandum of understanding for the procurement of raw materials, products, plant construction, and retail of Sustainable
May 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Fuel, Food, Financials: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Darling Ingredients
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) And now we look at Darling Ingredients, the other parent company of the Diamond Green Diesel renewable diesel joint venture. From financials to fuels and food, updates on the Diamond Green Diesel construction and more.
May 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Advancing Renewable Diesel & Ethanol: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Valero
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Valero and Darling Ingredients are the parent companies of the Diamond Green Diesel renewable diesel joint venture so today we look at both companies – first here at Valero and their renewable diesel (world’s 2nd
May 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Independent Study Confirms Cost Savings & Emissions Advantages for Heavy-Duty Trucks Running ClearFlame’s Engine Modification Technology
(ClearFlame) Study by Gladstein, Neandross & Associates highlights ClearFlame’s ability to help fleets lower total costs while meeting sustainability goals sooner than current alternatives -- ClearFlame Engine Technologies, an Illinois-based company empowering rapid decarbonization for global heavy-duty industry, announced today the
May 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Biofuels Industry Pushes for Greater Use in Europe to Reduce Reliance on Russia
by Samyak Pandey (S&P Global) Major industry players seek long-term mandates, ambitious targets; Feedstock availability for industry remains key to achieve targets -- Industry leaders strongly stressed increased biofuels consumption through blending mandates and other measures in a bid to make Europe energy
May 03, 2022 Read Full Article
L’Oréal Backs Canadian-French Fund Focused on Circular Economy
by Jeffrey Jones (Globe and Mail) Montreal-based cleantech investor Cycle Capital and its French partner have raised US$108-million to back companies and funds focused on the circular economy in an initiative that was spearheaded by the cosmetics giant L’Oréal SA. ... Cycle
May 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Proponents Say Storing Captured Carbon Underground Is Safe, But States Are Transferring Long-Term Liability for Such Projects to the Public
by Nicholas Kusnetz (Inside Climate News) As companies propose storing carbon dioxide in depleted oil fields or saline aquifers, some states are putting themselves on the hook for future problems with the projects. -- As states rush to enact rules and
May 02, 2022 Read Full Article
UK: Gasrec and Reynolds Logistics Extend Biomethane Delivery Contract
(Gasrec/NGV Journal) Family-owned Reynolds Logistics, which runs approximately 90 trucks across the country, specializing in the delivery of bulk fuel, hazardous liquids and lubricants, has committed to a five-year contract renewal with Gasrec. The deal will see Reynolds Logistics continue to
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Oilseed Cover Crops Are a Low Carbon Solution for Feedstocks in Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel
(Brownfield Ag News) In this episode of Managing for Profit, Alan Weber, an advisor to Clean Fuels Alliance America and a partner with Marciv, discusses future opportunities for oilseeds that provide climate-friendly feedstocks and cover crops. (LISTEN podcast)
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Nitin Gadkari Urges Auto Manufacturers to Diversify Towards Green Hydrogen, Other Biofuel
(News 18) Nitin Gadkari on Friday said his dream as Transport Minister is diversification of the automobile industry towards ethanol, methanol, green hydrogen and others. -- Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday said his dream
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GS Caltex, Posco International Team up for Biofuel Push
by Lee Ji-yoon (Korea Herald) South Korean refiner GS Caltex said Sunday it has teamed up with Posco International, the trading unit of steel giant Posco, to make a big push into the burgeoning biofuel market amid growing calls for emissions
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Gamechanger: India’s First Greenfield Grain-Based Ethanol Plant Launched in Bihar
(India.com) India's First Greenfield Grain-Based Ethanol plant has been built by Eastern India Biofuels Private Limited on around 15 acres of land at a cost of Rs 105 crore. -- The nation on April 30 got its greenfield grain-based ethanol plant at
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Modular Plant Solutions Named Exclusive Modularization Provider for Arbor Renewable Gas, Partnering to Create the World’s First Industrial Scale Green Gasoline Plant
(Modular Plant Solutions/Business Wire) Company’s Methanol-To-Go® Plant Will Be Instrumental in Waste Wood Biomass to Methanol to Renewable Gasoline Production -- -Modular Plant Solutions (MPS), a global engineering firm specializing in process modularization and project implementation, announced today its contract to support Arbor
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Veolia Launches Its First Renewable Fuel Powered Fleet
(Veolia) Following the contract start on 1 April, Veolia has launched a brand new fleet of green fuelled vehicles to collect waste and recycling, including food and garden waste, from residents across the Broadland district. In a first for Veolia
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Nestlé Unveils Switch to Renewable Energy for Its Owned Fleet of Trucks
(Nestlé) Nestlé food and drink products will now be delivered around the UK and Ireland by trucks which emit up to 95% less carbon. This significant reduction in emissions comes after the company switched 75% of its owned fleet of trucks
May 02, 2022 Read Full Article
WM'S Renewable Energy Investments Expect to Power over 1 Million Homes by 2026
(Waste Management) $825 Million Planned Investment Anticipated to Increase WM's Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Production 600 Percent to Help Fuel Entire Natural Gas Fleet and Communities across North America -- Rounding out Earth Month, WM (NYSE: WM) plans to invest $825 million in
May 02, 2022 Read Full Article
The “Green Crude” SAF Alternative: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Alder Fuels
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Alder Fuels’ Chief Technology Officer, Derek Vardon, shared this illuminating slide guide at ABLC highlighting how they are seeing a future of gathering energy instead of drilling for it and how the solution for
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Commercial Availability! Oberon Fuels Drives Down Emissions from Propane with New rDME/Propane Blend
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ... Oberon Fuels announced commercial availability of a new approach to drive down emissions across the propane industry: a blend of propane and Oberon’s renewable DME (dimethyl ether) and that Suburban Propane is the first
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Bunge and CoverCress Inc. Announce Commercial Partnership to Meet Growing Demand for Renewable Fuel Feedstocks
(Bunge/CoverCress/Business Wire) Bunge, Chevron Make New Investments in CoverCress Inc. -- Bunge (NYSE: BG) and CoverCress Inc. (“CCI”) announced today a unique commercial partnership to bring a new renewable oilseed and animal feed crop to market. The agreement establishes a long-term
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IVECO Together with Eni for the Sustainable Mobility of Commercial Vehicles
(Iveco Group/Globe Newswire) IVECO, a brand of Iveco Group N.V. (MI: IVG) and a pioneer in commercial vehicles with alternative propulsion, and Eni announced today that they have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI). The two companies will bring together their
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Ambitious Saudi Arabian Tourist Project Relies on MAN Biofuel Engines
(MAN Energy Solutions) Six power plants featuring 25 gensets to ensure sustainable power supply for “The Red Sea Project” -- MAN Energy Solutions will supply 25 biofuel-optimized gensets with a total generating capacity of 112 MW to “The Red Sea
April 29, 2022 Read Full Article
21 Sites at 10K Barrels per Day Each: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to DG Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) It’s Friday and you’re ready for the weekend so here’s a short and sweet slide guide from DG Fuels on their second-generation cellulosic biofuel whose hydrogen content is derived from water electrolysis and uses a
April 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Floating Fungi Buoys, Bioplastic LP Records, Space Bricks, Wilson Tennis Rackets, Saucony Sneakers and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of April 28th
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) From sports enthusiasts going more biobased in their gear like Wilson tennis rackets and Saucony sneakers made from pineapple leather to groovy biobased LP records for music fans, it’s been a fun week with bioeconomy
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Competitive Edge: MetGen Oy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Imagine a technology that is agnostic to lignin source and provides the missing link link in the value-chain between crude lignin and high value lignin fractions for specific end user products. Well, MetGen’s got it covered
April 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Hungary's Mol to Produce Green H2 at Danube Refinery
(Renewables Now) Hungarian oil-and-gas group Mol Plc (BPSE:MOL) has teamed up with US hydrogen solutions specialist Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) to build a EUR-22-million (USD 23.2m) green hydrogen production facility at its Danube refinery in Szazhalombatta, Hungary. In a joint statement today,
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DOE Unveils $500M Loan for Massive ‘Clean Hydrogen’ Project
by David Iaconangelo (E&E News) The Energy Department’s loan office announced yesterday that it intends to issue a half-billion-dollar guarantee to what it called a “first-of-its-kind” hydrogen project. The $504 million for a Utah project is the third loan guarantee from the
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£5m Fund Launched to Develop Carbon Dioxide Utilisation Technology
(Scottish Enterprise) A new fund to help develop the emerging CO2 utilisation technology has been launched. The CO2 Utilisation Challenge Fund will help businesses and organisations develop and commercialise the technology, which involves harnessing and converting CO2 – the biggest
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OGE and TES Join Forces to Develop a 1,000 km CO₂ Transmission System
(OGE) OGE, one of the leading European gas transmission system operators, is planning to build a CO2 pipeline system. The project will focus on CO2 emissions that cannot be avoided during production processes and on the reuse of CO2 in
April 27, 2022 Read Full Article
Pertamina, Osaka Gas, JGC Holdings and INPEX Sign Joint Study Agreement on Bio-methane Derived Clean Gas Project
(JGC Holdings) PT PERTAMINA (Pertamina), Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (Osaka Gas), JGC Holdings Corporation (JGC) and INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) (together hereinafter, "parties") announced today they have entered into a joint study agreement on exploring the feasibility of a clean natural gas
April 27, 2022 Read Full Article
LCFC and Secretary Mabus’s Thoughts on Russia, Oil, Fuels: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Decarbonizing Transportation Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you missed the recent Digest Connect with two of the most important energy security hawks in the United States (Graham Noyes, Executive director of the Low Carbon Fuels Coalition, and former Navy Secretary Ray
April 27, 2022 Read Full Article
Gov. Reynolds Issues Statement on Bipartisan Passage of Biofuels Bill
(Office of Governor Kim Reynolds (R-IA)) Gov. Reynolds released the following statement today in response to the legislature passing HF2128: “This is a historic win for Iowa families, for our agriculture and biofuels industry, and for Iowa’s entire economy. By increasing access to
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Go SAF, Young Man: Go SAF, Young One, and Grow up with the Country
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... California is not a waste land, it remains a horn of plenty, but with plenty of production comes plenty of waste, it is the way of sophisticated Western economies. Now that sustainability is becoming
April 27, 2022 Read Full Article
Mountain West Airport Sells a Biofuel Made with Animal Fat
by Emma Gibson (KUNM Boise State Public Radio) Airplanes flying in or out of a Mountain West airport now can gas up with a blend of jet fuel and livestock fat. This spring, the Eagle County Regional Airport near Vail, Colorado, began
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Govt Opens 6-Month Window for Sugar Mills to Submit Ethanol Proposals
(PTI/The Economic Times) The government is implementing a scheme since 2018 to offer soft loans to sugar mills and distilleries with an aim to increase ethanol output and its supply under Ethanol Blended with Petrol (EBP) Programme, especially during the surplus
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Preem Signs SEK 3 Billion Loan Agreement with Swedish Export Credit Corporation
(Preem) As part of the strategy to switch to large-scale renewable fuel production, Preem will sign a SEK 3 billion loan agreement with Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK). The loan is covered by the Swedish National Debt Office's program for green
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Alternative Fuels Are Today’s Solution Bridging the Gap Toward a Zero Emissions Future
by Lisa Colicchio (Metrolink/Biofuels Digest) ... Many advanced biofuels deliver up to 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Even more impressive than the emission reductions offered by advanced biofuels is the low cost required for transition. Advanced fuels are drop-in
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Aemetis Signs Agreement with JetBlue to Supply 125 Million Gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Aemetis) Fuel to be delivered to San Francisco International Airport and other California airports -- Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced today that an offtake agreement has been signed with JetBlue (NASDAQ:
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Exxon Opens Biofuels Trader Role as It Expands Lower-Emission Initiatives
by Liz Hampton and Sabrina Valle (Reuters/NASDAQ) Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N is recruiting a biofuel and ethanol trader in North America, the company said in a social media post, as part of its efforts to develop lower emission fuels. The largest U.S. oil producer
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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
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Ryanair Partners with Neste to Power Flights with 40% SAF Blend
(Ryanair/Biobased Diesel Daily) Ryanair announced April 20 a partnership with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer Neste Corp. to power approximately one third of its flights at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport with a 40 percent SAF blend. The use of SAF at Schiphol
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Cathay Pacific Launches Asia’s 1st Major Corporate SAF Program
(Cathay Pacific/Biobased Diesel Daily) Cathay Pacific is launching its pilot corporate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) program, the first major program of its kind in Asia. The program provides corporate customers the opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint from business travel or
April 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Cemex to Turn CO2 from Cement Factory into Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. is partnering with integrated chemicals and energy company Sasol ecoFT and renewable energy company Enertrag in a project that will combine CO2 with hydrogen to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The consortium
April 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Mitsubishi, Eneos Undertake Joint Feasibility Study on SAF Commercialization
(Mitsubishi/Biobased Diesel Daily) Eneos Corp. and Mitsubishi Corp. have agreed to undertake a joint feasibility study aimed at commercializing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other next-generation fuels in Japan, Mitsubishi announced April 18. This study aims to build a supply chain for
April 26, 2022 Read Full Article
National Grid to Switch MA, NY Gas Networks to RNG and Hydrogen by 2050
(Renewables Now) Utility National Grid (NYSE:NGG) on Tuesday unveiled plans for fossil-free gas and electric networks in Massachusetts and New York by 2050. The company will aim to replace fossil fuel in its gas networks with renewable natural gas (RNG) and green
April 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Japan: TotalEnergies and ENEOS to Study Sustainable Aviation Fuel production at ENEOS Negishi Refinery
(TotalEnergies) TotalEnergies and ENEOS Corporation announced a collaboration to jointly conduct a feasibility study to assess the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in ENEOS Negishi Refinery in Yokohama city, Japan. The companies have already started to conduct the study for feedstock
April 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Toyota Tsusho Performs First Trial in Japan to Supply Biodiesel Fuel to Ships at the Port of Nagoya
(Biofuels Central) Toyota Tsusho performs first trial in Japan to supply biodiesel fuel to ships at the port of Nagoya. Toyota Tsusho Corporation (“Toyota Tsusho”) announced that Toyotsu Energy Corporation (“Toyotsu Energy”) performed a trial with a tugboat*1 operated by Sanyo Kaiji Co.,
April 25, 2022 Read Full Article
What’s Going on with California LCFS Credit Prices?
by Brad Pleima (EcoEngineers) One of the hottest topics within the renewable fuels industry is “What is going on with LCFS credit pricing?” California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard continues to drive development and investment into renewable fuels and market participants have
April 25, 2022 Read Full Article
US: Dane County Marks Earth Week with 100th Vehicle Running on BioCNG
(Dane County/NGV Journal) Dane County has acquired its 100th vehicle that runs on renewable natural gas. The announcement comes as the county celebrates Earth Week and recognizes the investments it has made over the last decade to transition to alternative fuels. By
April 25, 2022 Read Full Article
PortsDirect Partners with Svitzer to Provide Customers Carbon-Neutral Towage Services
(PortsDirect/Biobased Diesel Daily) PortsDirect, a leading company for the structured procurement of discounted rate agreements with quality port-services providers for the benefit of its customers, announced April 25 a landmark partnership with Svitzer, a global towage operator and part of A.P.
April 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Angel Yeast to Ramp up Efforts in Sustainable Development Echoing Earth Day 2022
(Angel) Angel Yeast, a listed global yeast and yeast extract manufacturer, announced its plan to make more concrete moves to drive sustainable development on April 22, Earth Day 2022. It is the company's endeavor and commitment to "Invest in Our
April 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Infinium to Accelerate Decarbonization Solutions in Japan -- The companies announced plans to collaborate on the deployment of proprietary Infinium Electrofuels™ in the Japanese market --
(Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced today it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Infinium, an Electrofuels™ innovator headquartered in California. The agreement, which builds on MHI’s 2021 investment in Infinium, will focus on exploring the deployment
April 25, 2022 Read Full Article
H2 Industries to Develop US $1.4 Billion Waste-to-Hydrogen Plant in Oman
(H2 Industries/BCM Public Relations/CISION) H2-Industries and Public Establishment For Industrial Estates – Madayan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop a waste-to-hydrogen plant in conjunction with PV solar power plants with base-load capacity in the Sultanate of Oman. The proposed US $1.4 billion facility will be
April 25, 2022 Read Full Article
CFAA’s Race to Reduce Emissions: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Clean Fuels Alliance America
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In line with today’s top story of sustainable aviation fuel, this slide guide from Clean Fuels Alliance America (formerly known as National Biodiesel Board) is one you won’t want to miss! From current biodiesel and
April 25, 2022 Read Full Article
World Energy Secures Permits; Will Completely Convert Its Southern Calif. Refinery to Create North America’s Largest SAF Hub
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In a sweet SAF switcheroo, huge news arrived from California-based World Energy, a carbon-net-zero solutions provider, that it secured the critical permits required to completely convert and increase output by 700 percent at its Southern California
April 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Commodities Titan Cargill Plans to Deploy Green Ships by 2030
(KQ Education Group/Bloomberg) Commodities trading giant Cargill Inc. expects some of its freight vessels to be powered by clean marine fuel before the end of this decade. In 2020, Cargill shipped nearly 200 million tons of iron ore, grains and other goods
April 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Rivian CEO Believes Battery Supply Chain Will Be the Next Disaster
by Jonathon Ramsey (AutoBlog) Will make the chip shortage look like 'a small appetizer' -- ... Rivian CEO R.J. Scaringe has the worst news yet. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the EV honcho said "Semiconductors are a small appetizer to what
April 25, 2022 Read Full Article
USDA Awards $1.6 Million Biofuel Infrastructure Grant to Royal Farms to Expand Access to Higher-Blend Renewable Fuels for People in Rural Delaware and Maryland
(U.S. Department of Agriculture) Funding Will Add 40 million Gallons of Biofuels to the Market Annually -- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is awarding a $1.6 million biofuel infrastructure grant
April 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Whisky Generates a Lot of Waste. It Could Soon Help Fuel Your Car
by Rebecca Cairns (CNN Business) ... But for every liter of whisky, there is a huge amount of waste: around 2.5 kilograms of solid by-products known as draff, 8 liters of liquid known as pot ale, and 10 liters of spent lees,
April 25, 2022 Read Full Article
SCALE—a 5-letter word for EARTH MONTH.
Lots of research into biomass conversion technologies is still at BENCH SCALE or PILOT SCALE. They seek investors to finance their SCALE-up. LEARN more: https://advancedbiofuelsusa.info/tag/scale-up/ Each day throughout EARTH MONTH in 2022, Advanced Biofuels USA will highlight one or more 5-letter
April 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Scoring Returns with Renewables
by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... More broadly, plants working to lower their respective carbon scores are helping the biofuel sector graft onto the leading edge of climate change mitigation and the quest for net-zero emissions. The challenge for
April 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Cleaning Up In California
by Tom Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine) In the lower Central Valley, Calgren Renewable Fuels makes three biofuels—ethanol, biodiesel and renewable natural gas—and the latter operation just keeps growing. -- As out-of-state ethanol producers strive for lower carbon intensity scores to
April 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Sweet Sugarcane Solution: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to California Ethanol + Power
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Here’s a short but sweet look at California Ethanol + Power and their Sugar Valley Energy site of sugarcane feedstock for ethanol production. In today’s Digest, from their sugarcane yields, carbon intensity, acreage, infrastructure, market, jobs,
April 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Hexagon Adds Bio-LNG and Liquid Hydrogen to Its Clean Fuel Portfolio
(Hexagon Composites/NGV Journal) Hexagon Composites signed an agreement to acquire a 40% stake in Cryoshelter GmbH, an Austria based company specialized in the development of cryogenic tank technology for renewable LNG and liquid hydrogen. The Hexagon Group today provides CNG, including renewable
April 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Competitive Edge: Algae for Future
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) On this Earth Day, we highlight a very green organization – literally green – Algae for Future. This Portugal-based biotech company has the world’s largest algae cascade raceway and is designing, building, and operating commercial-scale microalgae
April 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Co-Processing Cooperation: National Labs Working Together to Create Clean Energy Fuels
(U.S. Department of Energy) Since 2018, a multi-laboratory consortium, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and guided by an industrial advisory board, has focused on adding co-processing of bio-oils into existing refinery units with petroleum feedstocks to produce
April 22, 2022 Read Full Article
The World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Helicopter Could Hit the Skies Next Year
by Michael Verdon (Robb Report) Piasecki Aircraft Corp. is adding a fuel cell to a small, two-seat rotorcraft to create the world's first helicopter to run on hydrogen. Piasecki Aircraft Corp. (PIAC) and edm aerotec have signed an agreement to
April 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Traders Pocket 100% Raises in Booming Corner of Fuel Markets
byKim Chipman and Michael Hirtzer (Bloomberg/Yahoo!) Few U.S. traders know how to source renewable fuel ingredients; Net-zero emissions goals by 2050 are driving biofuel demand -- In the hottest U.S. labor market in decades, the hottest job of them all
April 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Gov. Ricketts Signs Legislation to Encourage Rural Development & Promote Ethanol Sales
(Office of Governor Pete Ricketts (R-NE)) Governor Pete Ricketts signed LB 1261e during a ceremony at the Nebraska State Capitol. LB 1261e extends the Nebraska Advantage Rural Development Act, which had been set to expire at the end of 2022. The
April 21, 2022 Read Full Article
BP Gets Government Funding for Kwinana Hydrogen Hub -- Former Oil Refinery Will Produce Hydrogen and Renewable Fuels
by Naomi Klinge (Upstream Energy Explored) Australia has awarded A$70 million (US$52 million) to BP to fund a green hydrogen hub at its Kwinana site in Western Australia as the UK supermajor converts the former oil refinery into a renewables project. Australia
April 21, 2022 Read Full Article
The Prime Minister Witnesses the Signing of MOU for French and Emirati Projects to Produce Green Fuel in the SCZone
(SCZone) Today (April 20, 2022), Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly witnessed the signing ceremony for 2 Memoranda of Understanding. The first MOU is among the General Authority of Suez Canal Economic Zone, the Sovereign Fund of Egypt, the Egyptian Electricity Transmission
April 21, 2022 Read Full Article
GIDARA Energy's Advanced Methanol Rotterdam Will Convert Non-Recyclable Waste into Advanced Biofuels
(GIDARA Energy/Business Insider/PR Newswire) GIDARA Energy and the Port of Rotterdam are pleased to announce GIDARA's next advanced biofuels facility in The Netherlands: Advanced Methanol Rotterdam ("AMR"). Located in the Port of Rotterdam, the plant will convert non-recyclable waste into advanced methanol. The advanced methanol
April 21, 2022 Read Full Article
New Study Shows Summit Carbon Solutions Will Drive Economic Growth Across the Midwest
(Summit Carbon Solutions/PR Newswire) A new study shows that Summit Carbon Solutions' proposed carbon capture, transportation, and storage project will create jobs, generate new tax revenue for local communities, support local suppliers, and strengthen the Midwest regional economy. Ernst & Young,
April 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Proteum Energy® Issued Indian Patent for Reformation of Waste and Rich Natural Gas
(Proteum Energy/Business Wire) Proteum Energy, LLC is adding to its intellectual property portfolio with the grant of a new patent by the Indian Patent Office on March 31, 2022. The new patent issued for “refining assemblies and methods for rich natural
April 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Are You a Biohacker? Bioplastic Encapsulated Chips in Your Body, Lab-Grown Caviar and Oysters, and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Eeek of April 21st
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Imagine embedding a chip encapsulated in bioplastic in your hand that allows you to pay for things, open your door, and other daily tasks without fumbling for your phone, keys, or wallet anymore…that’s exactly what
April 21, 2022 Read Full Article
NYK and Sanyo Kaiji Start Japan's First Ship-to-Ship Biofuel Supply Trial for Tugboats
(NYK Line) Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (hereinafter, NYK) and its affiliate Sanyo Kaiji Kabushiki Kaisha (hereinafter, Sanyo Kaiji) have started a continuous three-month test navigation using biodiesel (hereinafter biofuel) supplied by Toyotsu Energy Corporation in tugboats operated by Sanyo Kaiji.
April 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Synthica Energy Launches Permitting Phase for New Anaerobic Digestion and Renewable Natural Gas Facility in the Heart of Kentucky’s Distillery Region
(Synthica Energy/Business Wire) Synthica Energy, LLC announced today it has entered the permitting phase of development for a new anaerobic digestion facility in the heart of Kentucky’s famed distillery region. The facility will focus on converting distillery byproducts (stillage) from Kentucky’s
April 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Refuel Energy Inc. Announces Plans for Renewable Fuel Facility in Southern Ontario
(Refuel Energy/Business Wire) Proposed project – Refuel YYZ – would produce hydrogenation-derived renewable diesel (HDRD) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Southern Ontario -- -Refuel Energy Inc. (Refuel) announced today that planning is underway for the construction of a 3000bpd renewable
April 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Brazil’s Ethanol Journey: From ‘a Fuel of the Future’ to the ‘Future of Fuel
(Economic Times Energy World) Brazil's experience of creating an ethanol economy has the potential to support others in developing their strategies and selecting the best pathways. ... Biofuels have been a part of Brazil’s National Energy policies for nearly half a century.
April 20, 2022 Read Full Article
USDA Announces Efforts to Boost Homegrown Biofuels
(U.S. Department of Agriculture/Ethanol Producer Magazine) On April 12, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced steps the USDA is taking to implement President Biden’s plan to enable energy independence by boosting homegrown biofuels. “President Biden understands that by expanding our ability to meet our energy
April 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Brazil’s Vibra Taps Deal to Move into Palm Oil-Based Aviation Fuel
by Nayara Figueiredo (Reuters) Brazilian fuel distributor Vibra Energia SA (VBBR3.SA) has tapped an existing partnership with Brasil BioFuels (BBF) to move into producing and selling palm oil-based jet fuel as it looks to take another step in the energy transition. Vibra, formerly known
April 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Hydrise Group Gets Rs 50-cr Funding, to Set up an Ethanol Plant in Madhya Pradesh
(Economic Times) Already in its final stages, the ethanol plant is expected to start production in the year 2023. -- On a recent visit to London, Anuj Kumar Agarwal, promoter of Hydrise Group and Trade Commissioner of Tanzania, got funding
April 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Buyofuel on Course to Capture 25 of India's Biofuels Market and at Least 5 of India's Wastes Market
(PTI/The Week Magazine) By making biofuel accessible and connecting raw materials aggregators, manufacturers, consumers and waste materials in an all-in-one app, Buyofuel is empowering the biofuel industry with its online green fuel marketplace. Taking a leap towards a sustainable future,
April 19, 2022 Read Full Article
US Foods Commits to Using 100% Renewable Diesel for Its Distribution Centers
by Emily Holbrook (Environmental + Energy Leader) US Foods Holding Corp. today issued its 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report. In the report, the company details how it will convert all California broadline distribution centers’ onsite fueling to 100% renewable diesel fuel by mid-2022. The
April 19, 2022 Read Full Article
“Super Developing” Carbon Capture: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Carbon America
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Carbon Americashared this illuminating slide guide at ABLC Connect highlighting how they are a “super developer” with developing, building, financing, owning and operating carbon capture and sequestration projects. They also have their own cryogenic flue
April 19, 2022 Read Full Article
UK Hauler Successfully Trials Scania Bio-CNG Truck on South Wales Route
(Farrall’s Group/NGV Journal) Throughout January and February Farrall’s Group and Knauf Insulation worked with CNG Fuels UK to trial a Scania CNG truck to see how a greener fuel alternative would help reduce their carbon footprint. The vehicle, fueled by
April 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Repsol, Supplier of the First Single-Seater French Formula 4 Championship to Use 100% Advanced Biofuel
(Biofuels Central) Repsol, supplier of the first single-seater French Formula 4 championship to use 100% advanced biofuel. Repsol has begun supplying 100% advanced biofuel to the French Formula 4 championship for use in pre-season testing at the legendary Bugatti circuit in Le
April 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Task Force on Synthetic Biology and the Bioeconomy Releases Landmark U.S. Bioeconomy Report
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Task Force on Synthetic Biology and the Bioeconomy has released its report — THE U.S. BIOECONOMY: CHARTING A COURSE FOR A RESILIENT AND COMPETITIVE FUTURE”. The report contains recommendations and a strategy to help realize the potential
April 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels from Pyrolysis: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to BTG Bioliquids
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) BTG Bioliquids develops fast pyrolysis technology and FPBO applications as well as the commercialization of such technology and production of fast pyrolysis bio-oil. The BTG team gave this illuminating overview of their fast pyrolysis technology and commercial
April 18, 2022 Read Full Article
JetBlue among Airlines Giving New Life to Sustainable Biofuel
by Tina Casey (Triple Pundit) The global economy will need liquid fuel for many years to come. That is especially true of the airline industry, which continues to face significant challenges along the road to electrification. What’s wrong with electric airplanes? Electric mobility
April 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Enerkem, Nova Chart New Path from Waste Plastic to Circularity
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) There’s Big Oil, Big Ag, Big Tech, Big Pharma there’s the Big Apple, the Big Easy, and now that Enerkem is joining the ranks of the ever-mightier with news of its latest $255 million capital raise,
April 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Food or Fuel
by Peeping Tom (Kaieteur News – In 2009, there was a pushback against plans, by then President Bharrat Jagdeo, to use agricultural lands for the cultivation of crops for biofuels. At the time, the world was reeling from the triple
April 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Craggs Energy Selects Green Biofuels’ Gd+ HVO for Launch of UK’s First In-land HVO Fuel Terminal
by Abbie Wyatt (Craggs Energy) Businesses and other fuel suppliers across the country can now access over half a million litres of drop-in diesel replacement fuel from Craggs Energy’s Head Office in Hebden Bridge, and its largest fuel terminal in Padiham,
April 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Refinery Celebrates Expansion that Makes It Largest of Its Kind in Western U.S.
by John Cox (Bakersfield.com) A clean-energy project two years and more than $40 million in the making got a proper christening Thursday as Denver-based Crimson Renewable Energy Holdings LLC celebrated an expansion that cements its position as the largest producer
April 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Velocys Provides Update of US, UK SAF Projects
(Velocys/Biomass Magazine) ... During 2021 we saw the achievement of a number of important objectives in our growth strategy culminating in two multi-year sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake agreements; the selection of our technology for an e-fuels project commissioned by the
April 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Extra Funding Drives forward Green Aviation Technology in the UK
(Biofuels International) The UK’s aerospace technology research programme, the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI), is to receive record levels of government funding. UK Industry Minister Lee Rowley said driving forward the research and development of green aviation technology was a priority. The ATI will receive £685
April 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Welcome to the New Fuels Normal
(Biofuels International) Just a few short years ago, biofuels were an ‘outsider’s’ option spearheaded by a few environmentally-minded pioneers. However, this year should cement this new normal, as growing pressure towards sustainability pushes more stakeholders to consider immediate ways to
April 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Velocys Secures Lease for New Site in the US
(Biofuels International) Velocys has recently secured a 15-year lease for a modern and sustainable facility in Columbus, Ohio. The company will be consolidating its catalysis services, microchannel reactor core assembly and technology licensing under one roof. In line with its recent Placing
April 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Porsche Strengthens Commitment to Industrial Production of eFuels
(Porsche) Porsche is investing USD 75 million in HIF Global LLC. In return, the sports car manufacturer is acquiring a long-term stake in HIF Global LLC, a holding company of internationally active project developers of eFuel production facilities. Among other projects,
April 14, 2022 Read Full Article
New $500 Million Biorefinery Planned for Gladstone
(The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory) Gladstone has been selected as the location for a new $500 million renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel biorefinery. Acting Premier Steven Miles said Oceania Biofuels selected a site within the Yarwun Industrial Precinct in the
April 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Leading Commodities Executives Launch New Sustainable Investment Firm, Green Rock Energy Partners
(Green Rock Energy Partners/Business Wire) Green Rock Energy Partners LLC ("Green Rock" or "the Firm"), a sustainable infrastructure focused private equity firm which invests in renewable energy companies and projects, has officially launched. The firm’s founding, by five seasoned veterans
April 14, 2022 Read Full Article
The Dogged Victims of Inexorable Disputation: Bioeconomy and the Scoring of Carbon
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Bioeconomy professionals, are the Dogged Victims of Inexorable Disputation, if I can bend Bobby Jones’ memorable golfing phrase. Why? Because better to have lousy carbon targets than no carbon targets at all, say most people,
April 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Clean Energy Expands Renewable Natural Gas Contracts with U.S. Fleets
(Clean Energy Fuels Corp.) Clean Energy Fuels Corp. continues to meet the growing demand for renewable natural gas with new fueling contracts, infrastructure expansions, and biomethane production projects. “More fleets are finding renewable natural gas to be the most easy and
April 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Bridgestone Partners with LanzaTech to Pursue End-of-Life Tire Recycling Technologies
(LanzaTech/Bridgestone) -Bridgestone is partnering with Carbon Capture and Transformation company LanzaTech to develop a scaled solution for recycling end-of-life tires. -The exclusive partnership will leverage LanzaTech's technology to create a pathway toward tire material circularity and the decarbonization of new tire
April 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Green Gas Trading Platform Launched in Austria
(Bioenergy Insight) A new platform for the trading of green gases, such as biogas and hydrogen, has been launched in Austria. The Central European Gas Hub (CEGH), a fully consolidated company of OMV Group, launched the CEGH GreenGas Platform with
April 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Future Biogas Chooses Saltend Chemicals Park for Green CO2 Storage
(Bioenergy Insight) Future Biogas will construct up to 32 new CO2 storage tanks in Saltend Chemicals Park in Hull, UK. The park is owned and operated by px Group, an asset management company for the energy and high hazard industrial
April 12, 2022 Read Full Article
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