(World Shipping Council) The World Shipping Council has welcomed an unprecedented global agreement at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) today, as a critical next step toward shipping decarbonization. Following a contentious and difficult debate, the IMO reached agreement on a measure to
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Back TO HOMERenewable Energy-Rich Developing Nations Priced out of Shipping’s $1.6 Trillion Energy Transition Opportunity
(UCL Shipping and Oceans Research Group) A new study released today by UMAS and UCL Energy Institute Shipping and Oceans Research Group shows that poor access to funding and higher costs of capital in developing countries could almost double the prices
April 03, 2025 Read Full Article
Unite Holds Labour Government to Account over Grangemouth and Launches Survival Plan
(Unite the Union) New union plan proves refinery could become bio-fuels hub for Britain - saving thousands of jobs; Grangemouth transition to SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) production would be a huge net zero achievement for Britain and also a vital strategic asset Unite,
December 19, 2024 Read Full Article
Scotland Unveils Its First Hydrogen Export Plan
(edie) The Scottish Government has published the nation’s first hydrogen export plan, setting out plans to develop regional hydrogen ‘hubs’ which co-locate production, storage and transportation infrastructure. Scotland will strive to be a “key producer and exporter of renewable hydrogen by 2030”,
December 06, 2024 Read Full Article
Caledonia County, Vermont Issued BDO Zone ‘A’ Rating for Woody Biomass
(Bioeconomy Development Opportunity Zone Initiative) A’ Rating to lead innovation and business growth in northern Vermont --Do North, Forestry Accelerator, Ecostrat and the BDO Zone Initiative are pleased to announce the issue of an investment grade BDO Zone ‘A’ Rating for Caledonia County, Vermont. Caledonia County’s
October 04, 2024 Read Full Article
Carbon Accounting and the Role of Biofuels in Decarbonization: Implications for Brazil and the G20
by Jefferson dos Santos Estevo, Laís Forti Thomaz, and Amanda Duarte Gondim (Boletim Lua Nova) The Energy Transition at the G-20 -- Brazil's presidency of the G-20 has led to debates on different themes and programs, which are consistent with the country's proposed motto, “Building a
October 02, 2024 Read Full Article
1968: Are We Back There Again? Can the Bioeconomy Help?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... A bigger and more worthy task, equal in impact to the Apollo moon shot, is to de-risk industrial biotechnology investments and de-carbonize agriculture. Those are not drops in the ocean, they are each of them,
July 23, 2024 Read Full Article
BioLPG Production at Scale in Sub-Saharan Africa: Key Elements Needed for Its Development and Efficient Use as a Clean Cooking Fuel
(The Global LPG Partnership (GLPGP), Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS), Loughborough University) ... The confluence of Global South development needs, inadequate progress on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the rapidly evolving “just transition” debate between Global North and Global South has
March 20, 2024 Read Full Article
Bears, Cars and Angry Farmers Fuel Green Backlash
by Karl Mathiesen, Nicolas Camut, Zia Weise, Charlie Cooper and Louise Guillot (Politico) A 28-country guide to how climate policies are splitting Europe. -- And Green parties are taking the hit — polling shows they will face deep electoral pain when EU citizens
March 09, 2024 Read Full Article
bp Wants to Reposition Its Refinery in Gelsenkirchen for the Future
(bp) bp is planning a major transformation at the Gelsenkirchen site in order to prepare the refinery site for the energy transition and make it future-proof. High system complexity, structurally high costs and declining demand for conventional fuels are driving the need
March 08, 2024 Read Full Article
Petronas Urges EU to Rethink Palm Oil Phaseout, Flags Biofuel Affordability
by Kelly Norways and Simone Burgin (S&P Global) Early palm oil phaseout leaves limited feedstock alternatives: Petronas; Malaysian palm oil exports to Europe down 42% in 2023; Consumer willingness to pay for green fuel a key hurdle: Preem -- Malaysian state-owned oil company
February 29, 2024 Read Full Article
Unravelling IMO Policy Measures towards a Just and Equitable Energy Transition
(Global Maritime Forum) With the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Revised Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Strategy adopted in July 2023, this Brief dives deeper into the mid-term measures, including an economic and technical measure, which are currently under development to ensure delivering on
January 31, 2024 Read Full Article
India: A Vibrant Ecosystem for Cost-Effective Bioplastics Production
by Ashwini Shete (Praj Industries/Biofuels Digest) ... Bioplastics offer a sustainable solution to plastic for certain applications. Bioplastics like PLA & PHA along with TPS, Cellulose offer functionality advantages including biodegradability & compostability. These alternatives support circular economies and reduce reliance
January 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Historic Deal for Preem: Exporting Self-Produced Renewable HVO to the Netherlands
(Preem/PR Newswire) Sweden's largest fuel company, Preem, began its transition to renewable production ten years ago. Now, a historic deal has been finalized. A fully renewable HVO, produced at the Gothenburg refinery, has been exported for the first time in the company's history, an important
December 21, 2023 Read Full Article
COP28: US Faces 'Huge' CCS Skills Challenge, Energy Department Official Says
by Anthony Lane (OPIS) The U.S. faces a "huge challenge" in increasing the number of skilled workers who can undertake a fast-growing list of planned carbon capture storage projects, James Crabtree, the U.S. assistant secretary of energy for fossil energy and carbon
December 07, 2023 Read Full Article
Countries, Companies Signal Support for Energy Transition Accelerator
(Rockefeller Foundation/PR Newswire) Today (December 3, 2023) at COP28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, the U.S. Department of State, the Bezos Earth Fund, and The Rockefeller Foundation presented the core framework of the Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA), an innovative carbon finance
December 04, 2023 Read Full Article
Reflecting on the RSB Ports Meeting 2023
(RSB) ... (I)n the beautiful city of Copenhagen, RSB hosted a brand-new event for RSB members and invited stakeholders, in partnership with Maersk, ClimateWorks Foundation, Copenhagen Airports and Topsoe. From 22nd to 23rd March, RSB brought together key stakeholders from across industry and civil society for two days
April 26, 2023 Read Full Article
From Fossil Fuel Jobs to Clean Energy: Profiles of Locals Who’ve Made the Jump
by Brooke Staggs (Southern California News Group/Orange County Register) ... But Rep. Mike Levin, D-San Juan Capistrano, who worked to bring green jobs to Southern California before he got elected, argues that tax provisions for renewables make sense for the environment
April 24, 2023 Read Full Article
Idemitsu Sees Cleaner Fuels Making Profit Contribution by 2030
by Yuka Obayashi and Miho Uranaka (Reuters) Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (5019.T), Japan's No. 2 oil refiner, expects cleaner fuels such as ammonia, green pellets and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to contribute to its profits by 2030, its president said. Like global energy
December 22, 2022 Read Full Article
H2OUSTON: An Old-School Energy Nexus Leans into the Chase for Net Zero
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Texas, Partners in Performance has released a comprehensive report on the future of hydrogen and, given the deep involvement of The Center for Houston’s Future, one should not keel over in surprise that “Houston holds strategic advantages
December 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Essar Oil UK to Build £360 Milllion Carbon Cpture Facility to Deliver on Its Ambition to Be a Leading Low Carbon Refinery
(Essar Oil) Essar Oil UK Limited (“Essar” or “the Company”) today announces its plan to build a £360 million major new carbon capture plant at its Stanlow refinery in line with its ambition to become a leading low carbon refinery by
December 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Biden Administration Launches $500 Million Program to Transform Mines Into New Clean Energy Hubs
(U.S. Department of Energy) DOE Seeks Public Input on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Program for Clean Energy Projects That Will Help Revitalize Energy Communities and Create Good Paying Jobs -- The Biden Administration through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a
July 06, 2022 Read Full Article
LA County Economic Development Corp. Releases Report on World Energy’s Refinery-Conversion Project
(Los Angeles Economic Development Corp./Biobased Diesel Daily) The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.’s Institute for Applied Economics released a multiregional economic impact analysis June 28 of World Energy’s Paramount, California, facility. The report describes the economic impact of World Energy’s
July 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Lawsuits Challenge Two Massive Bay Area Biofuel Refinery Projects
(Center for Biological Diversity) Rushed Review Ignored Dangers to Communities, Environment -- Communities for a Better Environment and the Center for Biological Diversity sued Contra Costa County on Tuesday over its rushed approval of two proposed biofuel refineries in the Bay
June 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Phillips 66 Makes Final Investment Decision to Convert San Francisco Refinery to a Renewable Fuels Facility
(Phillips 66) It will be one of the world’s largest facilities of its kind; expected to begin commercial operation in the first quarter of 2024 -- Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) made a final investment decision Wednesday to move forward with Rodeo
May 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Seaweed Farming Has Vast Potential (But Good Luck Getting a Permit)
by Alex Brown (PEW Stateline) ... The state’s permitting process involves nine different agencies, and the paperwork is so burdensome and time-consuming that few people bother. “There's a lot of people who are interested in seaweed farming, take a look at that
March 31, 2022 Read Full Article
Martinez Oil Refinery Cleared to Start Producing More ‘Renewable’ Biofuels
by Shomik Mukherjee (Mercury News) Opponents: New project still poses environmental harm -- After sitting mostly idle since late 2020, Marathon Petroleum’s refinery plans to fire up again soon — but this time to produce liquid biofuels instead of gasoline. It’s a shift
March 27, 2022 Read Full Article
Oil Firms Face Workforce Crunch as Renewables Beckon -Survey
by Ron Bousso (Reuters) The oil and gas industry risks a huge workforce shortage as more than half of workers in the sector seek to move into the renewable energy industry, a survey published on Tuesday showed. The survey conducted as part
November 30, 2021 Read Full Article
California’s Dirty Little Secret: Oil Wells in the Backyard
by Alexandria Herr (Capital & Main) Even Texas and Wyoming do a better job protecting communities from oil and gas drilling. -- As a child, Ashley Hernandez remembers pretending that the oil pumpjacks that loomed over her neighborhood were dinosaurs. Other children
October 14, 2021 Read Full Article
The Oil Industry’s Bright Green Energy Future
by Mike Newman (Parhelion Underwriting) The Oil industry is under pressure on many fronts in the climate change era and faces an existential threat from alternative, renewable sources of energy – but the industry is also best-positioned to win the
September 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Strategic Biofuels LLC -- In with the New
(Energy, Oil and Gas) With over 35 years of experience in the development and commercialization of innovative technologies in the petrochemical and natural gas, and renewable industries, Dr. Paul Schubert is also the man behind the creation of Strategic Biofuels
August 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Strategic Biofuels Achieves Major Project Milestone Towards World’s First Carbon Negative Renewable Diesel Plant
(Strategic Biofuels/Business Wire) Successful sequestration test well significantly de-risks the project while demonstrating carbon dioxide can be safely stored underground--Strategic Biofuels LLC, the leader in developing negative carbon footprint renewable fuels plants, announced today that its Carbon Capture and Sequestration
August 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Meeting Paris Goals Will Create Green Jobs
(Our Daily Planet) Researchers recently conducted an analysis of how trying to meet the Paris Agreement targets would affect energy jobs in 50 countries. They found that action to reach the targets would increase net jobs by about 8 million
July 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Gates Touts Green Hydrogen
by Kelsey Tamborrino and Matthew Choi (Politico's Morning Energy) Green hydrogen offers the oil and gas industry ample opportunity to play a role in the energy transition, philanthropist Bill Gates suggested Monday. "Green hydrogen may need to play a very
March 02, 2021 Read Full Article
European Climate Policy and the Bioeconomy – Missed Opportunities or Muddling Through?
by Gerard J. Ostheimer, Douglas L. Faulkner and Philippe Marchand (Biofuels Digest) ... But as we scan the globe for bio-economy green shoots, we are noticing some interesting – and disconcerting – activity “across the pond”. Today we look to Europe