(Montauk Renewables) Montauk and EE North America Forge Path to a Greener Future through CO2 Solutions, Aiming to Transform Environmental Pledges into Tangible Clean Energy Realities. – In a pivotal move towards sustainable energy solutions, EE North America (“EENA”) and Montauk Renewables,
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Back TO HOMEClean Energy Turns DFW Area into an RNG Hub
(Clean Energy Fuels Corp./Biomass Magazine) Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced the opening of two new fueling stations that offer heavy-duty truck and other fleet vehicles renewable natural gas (RNG), one of the only fuels that receives a carbon-negative rating. A station in North
February 28, 2024 Read Full Article
Brown, Ricketts Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Use of Biofuels
(Office of Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH)) Legislation Would Open New Markets for Ohio Farmers, Producers -- U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced the bipartisan Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act to open new markets for farmers in Ohio and across the
February 28, 2024 Read Full Article
NBAA, Industry Partners Oppose California Efforts to Regulate Jet Fuel
(National Business Aviation Association) NBAA, along with several industry partners, recently wrote to the California Air Resources Board (CARB), opposing a proposal to regulate jet fuel under the Low Carb Fuel Standard (LCFS) program, saying the plan could inflate the cost
February 28, 2024 Read Full Article
OPINION: Why Farmers Should Take Advantage of Climate-Smart Ag Programs
by Chandler Mazour (Verity Carbon Solutions/Houston Daily) ... From a changing climate to high input costs to fluctuating commodity prices, farmers must take steps to adapt to an evolving landscape. The good news is farmers don’t have to tackle these challenges alone.
February 28, 2024 Read Full Article
Shell Sees Rising Value in German Biomethane Market
by Vera Eckert (Reuters) Germany could play big role in Shell's biomethane plans; Evisages its own plants in Brandenburg and Lower Saxony; Clients want to lower their carbon footprint -- Shell (SHEL.L) expects growth in German biomethane markets where its client base seeks decarbonised energy and
February 27, 2024 Read Full Article
ASL Group Partners with Azzera for Book-and-Claim SAF
(Azzera/Biobased Diesel Daily) ASL Group, a prominent private-aircraft operator, and Azzera, a leader in providing sustainability solutions for aviation, announced Feb. 19 a collaborative initiative to automatically book and secure sustainable aviation fuel credits (SAFc). ASL Group will pioneer this solution with
February 27, 2024 Read Full Article
Singapore Announces Rising SAF Blending Targets from 2026, to Be Partly Funded by a Passenger Levy
by Tony Harrington (GreenAir Online) Coinciding with the start of the 2024 Singapore Airshow, the Singapore government has announced a 1% blending target for sustainable aviation fuel with effect from 2026, rising to 3-5% by 2030, and partly funded by a
February 27, 2024 Read Full Article
Inclusion of SAF in New Climate Legislation for EU Cleantech Industry Welcomed by Aviation Sector
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) A European aviation industry coalition has welcomed the inclusion of sustainable aviation fuel as a ‘strategic net zero technology’ under the EU Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), which has received provisional agreement between the European Parliament and Council.
February 27, 2024 Read Full Article
Uncovered: Italian Oil Giant’s African Biofuels Gamble Falls Short
(Transport & Environment/Clean Technica) Investigation into Eni’s projects in Kenya and the Republic of the Congo shows company is failing to produce “miracle” drought-resistant biofuels crops at scale. Italian oil giant Eni is failing to deliver on its promise to produce thousands
February 27, 2024 Read Full Article
Chick-fil-A, Inc. Chooses Darling Ingredients to Turn Used Cooking Oil into Renewable Fuel
(Darling Ingredients) Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR), the world's leading company turning food waste into sustainable products and producer of renewable energy, today announced Chick-fil-A, Inc. has chosen Darling Ingredients to convert its used cooking oil into cleaner burning renewable transportation fuel. Darling Ingredients'
February 27, 2024 Read Full Article
Hydrogen to Be a Potential Enabler to Singapore’s Aviation Decarbonisation
(Airbus) The Singapore Hydrogen Cooperation Committee sees hydrogen fuel playing a potential role in the state’s aviation decarbonisation journey. The working group was formed following the signing of the Cooperation Agreement by Airbus, Changi Airport Group, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS),
February 27, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Renewable Natural Gas and Biogas
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In this presentation, we explored the challenges faced by global RNG and biogas producers in shifting energy towards low carbon alternatives — new processes, advances in AD yields, new feedstocks, the role of low carbon standards,the
February 27, 2024 Read Full Article
USDA Investing $25 Million in ACE-led Project to Incentivize, Model, and Monetize Climate-Smart Ag Practices in a 10-State Region
(American Coalition for Ethanol) The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) recently approved a $25 million investment in the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE)-led Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) expansion that builds on the successful South
February 27, 2024 Read Full Article
Nitin Gadkari Proposes 20 per cent Ethanol Blend in Petroleum Exports to Bangladesh
(Organiser) India's Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, advocates for a mandatory 20 per cent ethanol blend in petroleum exports to neighbouring Bangladesh and emphasised on environmental consciousness and energy diversification. ... Nitin Gadkari said that I have suggested that 20 per
February 27, 2024 Read Full Article
TotalEnergies, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest and Le Mans Endurance Management Extend Their Partnership to 2028
(TotalEnergies) Partners since 2018, TotalEnergies, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) and Le Mans Endurance Management (LMEM) are pleased to renew their partnership for five years up to 2028. As multi-energy partner, TotalEnergies will support the ACO in its energy transition. Supporting
February 26, 2024 Read Full Article
Ethanol Report 2-26-24 -- Wrap up of the 29th National Ethanol Conference
(Energy.AgWired.com) The 29th National Ethanol Conference held in San Diego California last week may go down as one of the best and most timely industry meetings ever, setting the stage for major decisions that hang in the balance this year, including
February 26, 2024 Read Full Article
Landfill Biofuel Gas Now Used to Power LANTA’s 80-Plus Bus Fleet
by Kurt Bresswein (lehighvalleylive.com) Landfill gas created by decomposing trash is now powering public transit in the Lehigh Valley. Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority announced last week it signed a contract with UGI Energy Services Inc. LLC to purchase Pennsylvania-sourced clean biogas
February 26, 2024 Read Full Article
New Study Shows US Soybean’s Carbon Footprint Decreasing
(Seed World) Assessment shows a significant reduction in soybean industry’s global warming potential since 2010 and 2015 -- The United Soybean Board detailed a recent Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) that revealed a significant reduction in the global warming potential (GWP) profile of
February 26, 2024 Read Full Article
Vopak to Convert Part of Sebarok Terminal in Singapore for Marine Biofuel Blending
(Reuters/The Straits Times) Tank storage firm Vopak said on Feb 26 that it will repurpose part of its Pulau Sebarok terminal in Singapore for clients to blend and store marine biofuel. Vopak has conducted biofuel trials with customers since 2022, and the
February 26, 2024 Read Full Article
Gasum Opened Norway’s Southernmost LBG Filling Station in Kristiansand
(Gasum/CISION) Gasum, a leading Nordic energy company, has opened its newest gas filling station in Kristiansand municipality marking a significant expansion of the company's liquefied biogas (LBG) infrastructure in Norway. Gasum collaborated with Mjåvann Invest to open the new gas filling
February 26, 2024 Read Full Article
Contract Gives Virginia Fleets Renewable Propane Autogas, Equipment Access
by Valerie Swiantek (NGT News) A new state contract brought forth by James Madison University provides all vehicle fleets in the commonwealth of Virginia with new pricing on propane autogas vehicle conversion equipment, in addition to access to renewable propane autogas. Blossman Gas is the
February 24, 2024 Read Full Article
U.S. Crop Sector Insulates Itself from World Market with Biofuels, Says Analyst
by Chuck Abbott (Successful Farming) Exports have been the lodestar of U.S. agriculture since the big Soviet grain deals of the Carter and Reagan years. One-fifth of U.S. farm production is exported. -- After decades of pursuing sales to foreign buyers, the
February 23, 2024 Read Full Article
Cepsa and Bio-Oils Begin Construction on the Largest 2G Biofuels Plant in Southern Europe with Investment of 1.2 Billion Euros
(Crepsa) -The facility will double Cepsa's and Bio-Oils' current second-generation biofuels production capacity to 1 million tons -The new plant will begin production in 2026 and is expected to generate 2,000 direct and indirect jobs during construction and operation -2G biofuels, produced
February 23, 2024 Read Full Article
Empowering Glomar Offshore's Decarbonisation Journal with GoodFuels HVO
(GoodFuels) Glomar Offshore, a leading provider of offshore drilling services, has reduced their CO2 emissions by 28% by transitioning from traditional fuels to GoodFuels HVO30, a sustainable marine biofuel blend. Glomar’s commitment to sailing on HVO30 on a fixed basis marks
February 23, 2024 Read Full Article
Vitol Bunkers Takes Delivery of First Biofuel Barge in Asia
(Vitol Bunkeres) Vitol Bunkers has taken delivery of the “Marine Future”, its first specialised bunker barge in Singapore, strengthening its position in Asia’s expanding biofuel bunker market. The addition of this specialised IMO type 2 notation bunker tanker to the V-Bunkers fleet
February 23, 2024 Read Full Article
Cyclum Renewables, LLC to Launch its First Renewable Truck Stop in Cooperation with FASTECH in Tulare, California
(LeRoy Coop) FASTECH looks forward to cooperating with Cyclum Renewables, LLC Truck Stops and the City of Tulare on its first Truck Stop location in the City of Tulare, California -- Cyclum Renewables, LLC Truck Stops, a National Developer, Operator and
February 22, 2024 Read Full Article
Airbus and TotalEnergies Sign a Strategic Partnership in Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(TotalEnergies) Airbus and TotalEnergies have signed a strategic partnership to meet the challenges of aviation decarbonization with sustainable aviation fuel. In line with the objective of achieving net carbon neutrality of aviation by 2050, this partnership aims to contribute to the reduction
February 22, 2024 Read Full Article
USDA Forum Puts Focus on Biotech for Sustainable Farming
(Bio.News) Encouraging farmers to use biotech and other climate tech to make agriculture more sustainable requires ensuring that their impact on climate is measured accurately and remunerated appropriately, said participants on the Feb. 15 opening day of the U.S. Department of
February 22, 2024 Read Full Article
Gulf Countries Urged to Fast-Track Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Deena Kamel (The National News) Gulf countries must quickly begin to produce their own sustainable aviation fuel to gain a share of western-dominated market while supporting a push for greener flights by their national airlines, a UAE official has said. The global supply of SAF is limited, making it
February 22, 2024 Read Full Article
Airbus A350-1000 to Use Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Flying Displays at Singapore Airshow
(The Straits Times) Airbus’ A350-1000 aircraft will be using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as part of its flying displays at Singapore Airshow 2024, which runs from Feb 20 to Feb 22. The fuel, which is supplied by Shell Aviation, is a 35
February 22, 2024 Read Full Article
Northeast Nebraska County Delivers Blow to Plans for Carbon Pipeline
by Paul Hammel (Nebraska Examiner) Stanton County denial would require Summit Carbon Solutions to reapply for conditional use permit -- A rural Nebraska county delivered a blow Tuesday to plans by an Iowa corporation to build a pipeline carrying carbon dioxide across
February 22, 2024 Read Full Article
USTR Ag Negotiator Provides Ethanol Trade Outlook
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) The Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative spoke to attendees at the National Ethanol Conference this week about the trade outlook for ethanol. Ambassador Doug McKalip said had just returned from Guatemala where he spoke with government officials
February 22, 2024 Read Full Article
Engine Technology Forum to Testify in Support of Maryland’s Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024
(Engine Technology Forum) — Maryland’s House and Senate will consider The Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024 tomorrow. The legislation, sponsored by Gov. Wes Moore, would remove a regulatory barrier impacting how back up power systems are classified and considered as part
February 21, 2024 Read Full Article
Clean Fuels Conference Emphasizes a New Era of Industry Growth
(Clean Fuels Alliance America/SAF Magazine) Clean Fuels Alliance America welcomed nearly 850 attendees from over 20 countries to connect with key players from the biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel industries at the Clean Fuels Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. The conference encompassed
February 21, 2024 Read Full Article
Varo Partners with Orim Energy to Provide Marine Biofuels in Northern Europe
(Varo/Biobased Diesel Daily) Varo Energy announced Feb. 21 that it is partnering with Orim Energy to provide shipping customers in the Port of Rotterdam—and wider Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region—with marine biofuels. The agreement supports the decarbonization of maritime transportation and inland shipping in Northern
February 21, 2024 Read Full Article
RFA’s Cooper: 2024 Will Be “Pivotal and Consequential Year” for U.S. Ethanol Industry
(Renewable Fuels Association) At the National Ethanol Conference today (February 20, 2024) in San Diego, Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper told nearly 1,000 attendees that 2024 will be “one of the most pivotal and consequential years the ethanol
February 21, 2024 Read Full Article
CO2 Production by the U.S. Ethanol Industry and the Potential Value of Sequestration
by Scott Irwin (farmdoc daily) There has long been an interest in the role of biofuels in “decarbonizing” the transportation sector in the U.S. An issue that has been receiving a great deal of attention lately is the potential for ethanol
February 21, 2024 Read Full Article
Exclusive: Biden Administration to Approve E15 Gasoline Expansion Starting in 2025, Sources Say
by Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) The White House will approve a request from a group of Midwest governors to allow year-round sales of gasoline with higher blends of ethanol, but will push the start date into next year, two
February 21, 2024 Read Full Article
Prio Launches Eco Bunker Supply in Aveiro
(Transportes & Negocios (Google Translation)) Today (February 16, 2024), Prio carried out the first supply of a ship with eco-bunker biofuel in the port of Aveiro.The supply of 50 tons of eco bunker from Prio to the FWN SUN ship, owned
February 21, 2024 Read Full Article
KWE and Roper Rhodes Join Together for Sustainable Maritime Fuel Program
(Kintetsu World Express/Newswire) Kintetsu World Express (U.K.) Ltd. (KWE) has initiated a strategic partnership with Roper Rhodes Limited, a leader in supplying bathroom furniture and products, to drive innovation and sustainability in the maritime sector. The collaboration focuses on the development
February 20, 2024 Read Full Article
Event Recap: ISCC Technical Stakeholder Meeting on Sustainable Marine Fuels -- Presentations Available
(International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) ISCC representatives welcomed more than 300 stakeholders to their second ISCC Stakeholder Meeting on Sustainable Marine Fuel (SMF) on February 1st. Held online, the event dived deep into state of the market and how certified sustainable
February 20, 2024 Read Full Article
Vedanta Lanjigarh Successfully Tests Biodiesel as a Green Fuel Alternative for Commercial Vehicles
by Yajati Keshari Rout (Pragativadi) Lanjigarh, Kalahandi: Vedanta Lanjigarh, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina and a part of Vedanta Aluminium, is exploring applications of biodiesel across plant operations as a part of its strategy to decarbonize its operations. The company
February 20, 2024 Read Full Article
Launch of Singapore Sustainable Air Hub Blueprint
(Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore) 12 initiatives and 5 enablers to decarbonise Singapore’s aviation sector and support sustainable growth -- The Singapore Sustainable Air Hub Blueprint was launched today(February 19, 2024) by Mr Chee Hong Tat, Minister for Transport and Second Minister
February 20, 2024 Read Full Article
MOL Is First APAC Based Carrier to Issue Carbon Insets on the 123Carbon Platform
(123Carbon) 123Carbon announced its collaboration with TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K Lines, Ltd (MOL) on a carbon insetting pilot project that will allow its customers to reduce their Scope 3 emissions. MOL is the first shipping company in the APAC region to issue carbon insets
February 20, 2024 Read Full Article
Gov. Noem Signs E15 Fuel Tax Refund into Law
(South Dakota Government) Today (February 15, 2024), Governor Kristi Noem held a bill signing ceremony for SB 78, which provides for an E15 fuel tax refund. “Renewable fuels are a very important part of America’s all-of-the-above energy supply, and ethanol is vital to
February 20, 2024 Read Full Article
These Ethanol Plants Want to Bury CO2 in Kansas to Cut Their Carbon Footprints
by Calen Moore and Celia Llopis-Jepsen (KMUW/NPR) Kansas has three carbon dioxide pipelines. Next, it could get two carbon sequestration wells, linked to ethanol plants. Here’s what we know. Two companies seek to build the first sites in Kansas where carbon dioxide emissions
February 20, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Renewable Chemicals and Materials
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In this presentation, we explored the challenges faced by global renewable chemical and materials producers in shifting towards low carbon alternatives — new processes, novel molecules with enhanced properties for green hydrogen, Methanol, plant-based meats
February 20, 2024 Read Full Article
Don’t Believe the EV Hype—For Ethanol, Stay the Course
by Doug Durante (Clean Fuels Development Coalition/South Dakota Farmers Union) Among the issues that have put a scare into the ethanol industry over the past few years, the threat of electric vehicles has received considerable attention. While threats to the RFS,
February 19, 2024 Read Full Article
Study: Ethanol Industry Generated $54 Billion in GDP, Supported 400,000 Jobs in 2023
(Renewable Fuels Association) As inflationary pressures eased and demand boomed for low-carbon ethanol and its co-products, the ethanol industry’s contribution to the U.S. economy remained strong in 2023, according to an annual economic impact analysis conducted for the Renewable Fuels Association by ABF
February 19, 2024 Read Full Article
Investment in Sustainability Leads to 80-Percent Reduction in Emissions
(Nobina) In close cooperation with HSL (Helsinki Regional Transport), Nobina is transitioning to a new type of fuel, replacing three million litres of diesel with biofuel. In a comparison between traditional diesel and biodiesel, this transition will yield an 80-percent reduction
February 19, 2024 Read Full Article
Lake Charles Methanol Announces Plans for $3.2 Billion Renewable Methanol Plant
by AnaClare Barras (KPLC TV) Lake Charles Methanol announced plans for a new $3.2 billion manufacturing plant at the Port of Lake Charles that would turn natural gas and renewable gas feedstocks into blue methanol. Methanol, which is found in hundreds of products,
February 19, 2024 Read Full Article
Interview - ‘Vertical Integration Will Help Drive Down Biofuel Costs’
by Sowmya Sundar (Zawya Projects) John Jones, Co-founder and CEO of Omani- Scottish waste to value start-up X2E told Zawya Projects that vertical integration is key to reducing the cost of biofuels to match pump prices -- X2E is building a $1.6 billion
February 17, 2024 Read Full Article
Beast Mode Yeast Load, Least MO’d; Novonesis’ New Innova Delta, Non-GM Yeast for Biofuel Producers
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Denmark, Novonesis, formerly Novozymes, has launched its latest and most exciting development in yeast technology— Innova Delta. Yes, they’re back in Beast Mode, and the beast mode yeast loads now have that new twist to them,
February 17, 2024 Read Full Article
How to Reduce CO2 GHG Emissions in the Transportation Sector
(Renewable Energy Group) With the transportation sector being the largest source of GHG emissions in the U.S.1, the increasing number of both public- and private-sector entities with carbon reduction goals have set their sights on reducing engine emissions as an important
February 17, 2024 Read Full Article
Two French Airports to Switch Ground Vehicles to Run on HVO100
(Biofuels International) Cannes-Mandelieu and Golfe de Saint-Tropez airports have announced they will be converting all internal combustion engine vehicles that cannot be converted to fully electric to biodiesel. Fire engines, refuelling lorries, farm machinery, and the auxiliary power units used to supply
February 16, 2024 Read Full Article
Naturgy Speeds up Renewable Gas Penetration in Households along with Hercesa | hi! Real Estate
(Nedgia/Group Naturgy) The two groups sign a partnership to facilitate the supply of biomethane in homes and promote the decarbonisation of residential consumption. The first 175 homes with this renewable gas will be in Barañain (Navarre) and building will begin in January
February 15, 2024 Read Full Article
OMCs to Procure over 300 Crore Litres Lines of Ethanol Annually from Upcoming Plants across 8 States
by Rish Ranjan Kala (The Hindu Business Line) The OMCs will procure the highest 97 crore litres annually from Tamil Nadu followed by Kerala, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh -- State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) will procure more than 300 crore litres
February 15, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Boeing and the Journey to SAF at Scale
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Boeing Regional Director for Sustainability Dale Smith gave this illuminating presentation at ABLC NEXT 2023 in Washington, DC examining global emissions, the rise of SAF in the context of other emissions-limiting measures, and the progress and
February 15, 2024 Read Full Article
The Rise of Renewable Propane
by Tucker Perkins (Propane Education and Research Council/ACT News) The push for clean transportation continues to drive fleets toward low-emissions energy options, giving rise to the adoption of more renewable energy sources, including renewable propane. Renewable propane offers the same benefits
February 15, 2024 Read Full Article
New Mexico Legislators Seek Cleaner Transportation Fuels, Would Follow West Coast’s Lead
by Morgan Lee (Associated Press) New Mexico’s Legislature has approved a bill aimed at reducing climate-warming pollution from cars and trucks through financial incentives to reward businesses that produce cleaner fuels. The Senate voted 26-15 Tuesday, on a party-line vote with Republicans
February 15, 2024 Read Full Article
GEODIS Has Made Decarbonization a Driving Force for Its Transformation and Is Committed to a Pathway for Reducing Its Emissions Aligned with the Paris Agreement.
(GEODIS) GEODIS has pledged to reduce its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 42% and reduce the carbon intensity of subcontracted transport (scope 3) by 30% by 2030 compared to 2022. Confronted with the climate emergency, GEODIS is committed
February 14, 2024 Read Full Article
Switching to Biodiesel on the Farm
by Brent Barnett (Brownfield Ag News) ... Dave Walton is a board member for the American Soybean Association and Clean Fuels Alliance America. “There’s still a slow adoption rate at the farm level, but we are seeing more and more folks
February 14, 2024 Read Full Article
As Decarbonisation Momentum Builds, So Does Biofuel Usage
by John Snyder (Riviera) Based on samples tested in 2023, VPS reports biofuel usage more than doubled year-on-year, reaching 558,000 metric tonnes -- While biofuels represented less than 1% of the marine fuels tested in 2023, interest in their use is rising
February 14, 2024 Read Full Article
What’s behind the Republican Hatred of EVs?
by Kelsey Brugger, Rebekah Alvey (E&E Daily) ... At a recent auto show, Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas), the Small Business Committee chair, confidently predicted: “EVs won’t exist in a few years.” Hybrids were more viable, argued Williams, the owner of a car
February 14, 2024 Read Full Article
Biofuel Groups Lobby Carper to Support Ethanol Bill
by Marc Heller (E&E Daily) Organizations representing truck stop operators and fuel marketers urged Environment and Public Works Chair Tom Carper to drop opposition to a bill promoting higher-ethanol fuel. -- Industry groups representing fuel retailers and related stores urged Senate Environment
February 14, 2024 Read Full Article
DHL Express India and Aragen LifeSciences sign GoGreen Plus Partnership to Reduce Carbon Emissions
(Aragen LifeSciences) GoGreen Plus uses sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to enable customers to reduce Scope 3 emissions -- DHL Express, the world’s leading international express service provider, and Aragen LifeSciences, a leading provider of contract research, development, and manufacturing services for the
February 13, 2024 Read Full Article
RNG Coalition Urges Michigan Senate to Hold Clean Fuel Standard Hearing
(Renewable Natural Gas Coalition/Biobased Diesel Daily) The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas urged Michigan lawmakers Feb. 8 to conduct a hearing on Senate Bill 275 as an important step toward realizing Michigan’s long-term climate goals. SB 275, a critical Clean Fuel Standard
February 13, 2024 Read Full Article
Stena RoRo Takes Delivery of E-Flexer RoPax Vessel Number Ten for Long Charter to Canadian Crown Corporation Marine Atlantic
(Stena RoRo/PR Newswire) Today, number ten of the Stena RoRos E-Flexer series was delivered from the CMI Jinling, Weihai Shipyard. The vessel, named Ala'suinu, will be on a long charter agreement with the Canadian state-owned Marine Atlantic and operate a ferry line
February 13, 2024 Read Full Article
Velocys Secures US$40MM of Growth Capital and Begins New Chapter as a Private Sustainable Aviation Fuel Technology Company
(Velocys) Velocys, a leading sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) technology company, announces that it has begun a new chapter following the completion of its take-private on 18 January 2024. As part of the transaction, a new consortium of growth investors, including Carbon
February 13, 2024 Read Full Article
Another Attempt to Block Carbon Pipelines from Using Eminent Domain Fails
by Joshua Haiar (South Dakota Searchlight) Another legislative attempt to stop a proposed carbon sequestration pipeline from using eminent domain failed Monday. “It is up to us to defend South Dakotans’ property rights,” said Rep. Jon Hansen, R-Dell Rapids, the prime sponsor of
February 13, 2024 Read Full Article
Germany Ranks Third Among EU Biodiesel Exporters – UFOP Calls for Inclusion of HVO in Official Statistics
(Biofuels Central) Germany ranks third among EU biodiesel exporters – UFOP calls for inclusion of HVO in official statistics. According to recent information published by EUROSTAT, Germany delivered around 9 per cent more biodiesel (FAME) to other EU member states in the
February 12, 2024 Read Full Article
Biogases Contribution Undervalued in Commission’s 2040 Climate Target
(Bioenergy International) ... EBA highlights that biogases are so much more than a mere sustainable energy carrier: produced and consumed in the EU, these green gases provide ready-available solutions to defossilize the EU economy, including hard-to-abate sectors such as industry and
February 12, 2024 Read Full Article
Major New Fuels Could Make Hybrids 'Just as Climate-Friendly as Electric Vehicles' in Huge Breakthrough
by Felix Reeves (GB News) The fuel could mean drivers can skip the long waiting times for electric vehicles -- Major new fuels could play an “important role” in the future of reducing car emissions across its entire life cycle by using
February 12, 2024 Read Full Article
RFA Reports Record Ethanol Industry Export Value
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) According to new reports from the Renewable Fuels Association, the value of the U.S. ethanol industry’s exports hit a record level of just over $7.1 billion in 2023. The volume of ethanol exports was the third-highest level
February 12, 2024 Read Full Article
Biofuel Tested for Coal-Fired Steam Locomotives in Japan
(The Mainichi) The operator of coal-fired steam locomotives in the tourist spot of Nikko in eastern Japan is trialing a biofuel as a way to cut its carbon dioxide emissions, the first such initiative in the country. Tobu Railway Co. said it
February 11, 2024 Read Full Article
Working Together: Southwest Airlines' 5 Main Partners for SAF production & Sourcing`
by Omar Memon (Simple Flying) Southwest Airlines aims to scale the use of SAF in its commercial operations. -- - Southwest Airlines has established partnerships with Neste, SAFFIRE, Velocys, Marathon Petroleum, and Phillips 66 to implement sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). -
February 09, 2024 Read Full Article
Repsol Achieves Certification to Trade SAF within RSB’s Book and Claim System
(Repsol) • The certification enables Repsol to deliver sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at specific airports and enter it into the RSB Registry, thus, allowing customers at other airports around the world to claim the carbon reductions of the registered SAF when
February 09, 2024 Read Full Article
Yield10 Bioscience Provides an Update on its Omega-3 Camelina Program
(Yield10 Bioscience) -Prioritizes Activities to Advance Omega-3 Camelina Program in 2024; -Reports Completion of Contra Season Production of Omega-3 Camelina Seed in Chile; - Company also Provides Update on Nasdaq Status Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq:YTEN) (“Yield10” or the “Company”), an agricultural bioscience company, today provided
February 09, 2024 Read Full Article
Tecnimont (MAIRE) Awarded a Front-End-Engineering Design for an Integrated Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Plant in Portugal
(Tecnimont (MAIRE)) Tecnimont will carry out FEED and will submit an EPC proposal for a large-scale plant that will produce green hydrogen and green ammonia from dedicated renewable energy; The scope of work includes electrolyzers’ integration, air separation unit for nitrogen production,
February 09, 2024 Read Full Article
Corn and Soybean Prices Drop 8% to Begin 2024 — and the EPA Is Partly to Blame
by Myra P. Saefong (MarketWatch/Morningstar) Falling gasoline demand put agency in ‘tough position’: energy trader -- Corn and soybean prices have declined on the back of excess supplies, with disappointing U.S. mandates for plant-based renewable fuels contributing to weakness — and pulling
February 09, 2024 Read Full Article
Estonia's ECA Representative: Future of Biofuels in the EU Remains Unclear
(News.err.ee) The European Court of Auditors (ECA) says it has identified three main problems in relation to the promotion of biofuels within the European Union, namely a less than stellar level of environmental friendliness, high production costs and a low availability
February 08, 2024 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Availability Top of Mind at 2024 Clean Fuels Conference
by Brent Barnett (Brownfield Ag News) The availability of biodiesel is a focus of this year’s Clean Fuels Conference. Hanna Campbell, demand specialist with the Michigan Soybean Committee, says biodiesel is growing in popularity in her state, but, “Unfortunately, we’re just kind
February 08, 2024 Read Full Article
Making Progress in Developing the Market
(Biofuels International) According to Pat Gruber, the CEO of Gevo, in his view, the last 12 months for the biofuels industry can be summarised in one word ‘limbo’. Gruber believes that the company has made progress on things like developing the market,
February 08, 2024 Read Full Article
Ohio House Passes Biofuel Tax Credit Bill, Aims to Boost E15 Sales
(Crawford County Now) The Ohio House of Representatives has passed House Bill 324, a measure that introduces a temporary non-refundable tax credit of 5 cents per gallon on sales of E15 and higher blended biofuels. The bill, championed by State Representatives
February 08, 2024 Read Full Article
Viva Energy Supports Cleanaway with Renewable Diesel Supply
(Viva Energy) Viva Energy launched 100 percent Renewable Diesel with Cleanaway, which is running a six-month demonstration of the cutting-edge technology that can play a role in reducing emissions in the Australian transport sector. The demonstration will involve Cleanaway operating two waste
February 08, 2024 Read Full Article
DHL Partners with Schneider Electric to Launch New Shipping Model for Improved Sustainability and Agility
(DHL Group) Together with Schneider Electric, DHL Global Forwarding has successfully deployed two innovative multi-modal shipping bridges - between Singapore and North America and between India and North America - to reduce Scope 3 carbon emissions from air freight. -- Pilot schemes
February 08, 2024 Read Full Article
DHL Express Helps SCREEN Semiconductor Solutions Cut Carbon Emissions Using Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(DHL) SCREEN Semiconductor Solutions has signed up for DHL’s GoGreen Plus service to reduce carbon emissions DHL Express, the world’s leading international express service provider and SCREEN Semiconductor Solutions Co., Ltd. have signed a long-term agreement for GoGreen Plus, an international shipping
February 08, 2024 Read Full Article
OEMs and Fleets Using Clean Fuels
by Keith Reid (Clean Fuels Alliance America/Fuels Market News) When it comes to the challenges of transportation emissions and climate change, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and fleets are on the first line of defense. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency
February 08, 2024 Read Full Article
Amelia to Power All of Their Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol with Blended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Neste) Neste and Amelia, a French regional airline, have closed an agreement for the supply of blended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™. Amelia has been using the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for all its flights departing from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol since 1
February 07, 2024 Read Full Article
India Could Triple Its Biofuel Use and Accelerate Global Deployment
by Jeremy Moorhouse and Astha Gupta (IEA) India has quickly joined the ranks of major biofuel producer and consumer thanks to a set of coordinated policies, high-level political support, and an abundance of feedstocks. Over the next five years it has the
February 07, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Hydrogen
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In this presentation, we explored the challenges faced by global hydrogen producers in shifting towards low carbon hydrogen — new technologies for green hydrogen, new carbon capture opportunities to make blue hydrogen, and much more, including
February 07, 2024 Read Full Article
Colonial Oil, Partners Offer Renewable Diesel to Southeastern US
(Colonial Oil Industries/Biobased Diesel Daily) Savannah, Georgia-based Colonial Oil Industries Inc., one of the largest independent oil and gas companies in the United States, announced Feb. 1 a partnership with Neste, Terminal Investment Corp. (TICO) and Gateway Terminals in offering renewable diesel to customers and
February 07, 2024 Read Full Article
B20 Club of Illinois Hits 10-Year, 110-Million-Gallon Milestones
(Illinois Soybean Association) The pioneering B20 Club of Illinois celebrates its tenth year in 2024 with a new milestone in adoption of biodiesel. Since 2014, B20 Club member fleets have used more than 110 million gallons of biodiesel blends of 20%
February 07, 2024 Read Full Article
The Records Dilemma Is Decimating the UCO Market—but There Is a Way Out
by Kristof Reiter (Reiter Companies/Biobased Diesel Daily) How and why the used cooking oil market broke and what can be done to fix it. -- After more than a decade of consolidation in the used cooking oil (UCO) recycling industry, the number
February 07, 2024 Read Full Article
Sustainable Shipping Surges on the Great Lakes
by Karen Potratz (Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition/Biobased Diesel Daily) Biodiesel is a readily available solution to decarbonize ports. -- The Great Lakes region is a marine-shipping superpower. Each year thousands of vessels transport 90 million tons of cargo on the five Great
February 06, 2024 Read Full Article
Hafnia Bunker Alliance Moves Ahead with Sustainable Biofuel Bunkering
(Hafnia Bunker Alliance/Biobased Diesel Daily) Hafnia Bunkers announced Jan. 31 steps forward in advancing sustainable marine fuel solutions through its strategic collaboration via the Hafnia Bunker Alliance with member Unigas and GoodFuels supplier FincoEnergies—a collaboration Hafnia Bunkers characterized as “revolutionizing the
February 06, 2024 Read Full Article
BLE Publishes Evaluation and Experience Eeport 2022 - UFOP: GHG Efficiency Competition Reduces Biofuel Demand
(Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen e.V. (UFOP) ) The Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen e.V. (UFOP) is taking the evaluation and experience report 2022 recently published by the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) as an opportunity
February 06, 2024 Read Full Article
Is There a Future for Biodiesel in Europe?
by Edgar Ahn (BDI-BioEnergy International GmbH/Biobased Diesel Daily) A comprehensive look at the policy landscape and market opportunities for fatty acid methyl esters in the European Union. -- ... A group of experts from the Dutch Rabobank anticipates a sharp decline in
February 06, 2024 Read Full Article
Evergreen Marine and X-Press Feeders Sign MOA for Launch of Green Shipping Routes in Europe
(X-Press Feeders) Evergreen Marine Signs on To Europe’s First Feeder Network Powered by Green Methanol -- Global container shipping line Evergreen Marine Corporation (Evergreen) has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier, to place
February 06, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the Natchez MS BDO Zone
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Numerous projects have committed to Mississippi in search of its impressive woody biomass resources and infrastructure and proximity to the Mississippi River — chief among those regions of interest is Natchez – selected by Velocys for
February 06, 2024 Read Full Article
Biofuels Center Plate at Bacon Brunch
by Nicole Heslip (Brownfield Ag News) Indiana agricultural organizations prioritized the need for a state biofuel tax incentive during Monday’s Bacon Bar and Brunch with lawmakers at the statehouse. Marshall County farmer Joe Stoller recently testified in support HB 1315 and tells Brownfield
February 06, 2024 Read Full Article
Business Aviation Industry Groups Aim to Speed Adoption of SAF
by Jonathan Welsh (Flying Magazine) EBAA and GAMA are promoting a joint initiative to boost the use of sustainable aviation fuel in Europe beyond regulatory requirements. -- The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) have agreed
February 05, 2024 Read Full Article
Australian Tallow Exports Exceed $1bn for First Time, Driven by Biofuels Industry
by Megan Hughes and Jennifer Nichols (ABC Rural) In short: Tallow exports from Australia have reached $1 billion for the first time, also making Australia the world's largest exporter. Once used as cooking oil, now the livestock by-product is used in various industries for
February 05, 2024 Read Full Article
The Link between Oil and Ag -- Understand Why Oil Prices Impact Corn and Soybean Prices.
by Cassidy Walter (Successful Farming) “Petroleum is the floor,” says Owen Wagner, senior grain and oilseeds analyst for RaboResearch. “That’s the best way to think of it; petroleum sets the foundation.” Wagner says the price of oil is not a primary driver
February 05, 2024 Read Full Article
Stopping Biden’s Radical Forced EV Transition
(U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee) Americans Should Choose the Car They Drive -- President Biden and Democrats are leading a radical rush-to-green agenda that takes away people’s vehicle choice and forces Americans to drive electric vehicles. Electric vehicles are
February 05, 2024 Read Full Article
Nordic Aviation Stakeholders to Push Hydrogen Power
(Bioenergy International) A consortium of Nordic aviation stakeholders including Airbus, Avinor, SAS, Swedavia, and energy utility major Vattenfall AB, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to investigate the feasibility of a hydrogen infrastructure at airports in Sweden and Norway. According to
February 05, 2024 Read Full Article
Lhyfe and SAF+ International Group Ink MoU
(Bioenergy International) France-headed Lhyfe, a pioneer in the production of green and renewable hydrogen, and Canada-headed SAF+ International Group (SAF+), a world leader in the production and marketing of electro-sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to
February 05, 2024 Read Full Article
Mobilize Frederick Hosts Annual Summit; Turnout Doubles
by Clara Niel (Frederick News Post) Tables with posters were set up all around Hood College's Whitaker Campus Center on Saturday for Mobilize Frederick's Second Annual Climate Summit. ... Mobilize Frederick, a climate nonprofit born in 2021 from a joint Frederick city and
February 05, 2024 Read Full Article
US RINs Complex Collapses in 2023, Driven by Oversupplied Biomass-Based Diesel Market
by Phillip Herring, Melvin Lee, Sofia Cabrera, Guadalupe Nunez (S&P Global) D4 RINs drop 68.4% since Jan 2023, suppressing D6 RINs; 2.16 billion gallons above the 2023 D4 RVO mandate; Strong incentives to produce/import biomass-based diesel; BO-HO continues to fall US D4 Renewable Identification Numbers
February 02, 2024 Read Full Article
From Hotpot Waste to Jets: Cathay Pacific Joins Hong Kong Group in Diving into Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Eric Ng (South China Morning Post) Many members have started to report and set targets to reduce not only their direct greenhouse gas emissions but also those of their suppliers, CEO of non-profit Business Environment Council Simon Ng says;
February 01, 2024 Read Full Article
BioAdvance Invests 22 Million in Biofuels Factory in Figueira da Foz
by Antonio Larguesa (Eco Sapo (Google Translation)) Company led by Paulo Gaspar builds one of the largest European advanced biofuel units in the Port of Figueira da Foz. It has already reserved land and 50 million for second generation ethanol. -- n industrial investment
January 31, 2024 Read Full Article
Can Second-Generation Ethanol Production Help Decarbonize the World?
by Brian Kenny (Cold Call/Harvard Business Review) How Brazil’s green energy champion, Raízen, is expanding the market for second-generation ethanol and other sugar-cane waste biofuels. -- Raízen, a bioenergy company headquartered in São Paulo, is Brazil’s leader in sugar and ethanol
January 31, 2024 Read Full Article
GM’s ‘All-in’ Electric Future Now Includes Gasoline
by David Ferris (Politico Pro Energywire) The company's latest hybrid plan illustrates how tough it is for traditional automakers to navigate a transition to electric vehicles. -- General Motors introduced the plug-in hybrid car to America. Then the automaker killed it and
January 31, 2024 Read Full Article
Study Identifies Plans for 45 e-Fuel Facilities in Europe, as Norway Leads the Way
by Tony Harrington (GreenAir Online) A new study by European lobby group Transport and Environment (T&E) has identified commitments to build 45 e-kerosene plants in 10 European nations, with combined potential to produce more synthetic aviation fuel by 2030 than required by the
January 31, 2024 Read Full Article
Leading Retail Chain Flying Tiger Copenhagen Will Transport 100% of its Maersk Ocean Cargo with ECO Delivery Ocean
(Maersk) A.P. Moller - Maersk welcomes Flying Tiger Copenhagen as another customer that will transport its entire ocean freight transport volume under Maersk care with the ECO Delivery solution from 2024 onwards in order to significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions
January 31, 2024 Read Full Article
Neste and PVG Partner to Enable Households in Europe to Heat Their Homes with a Lower-Emission Heating Liquid
(Neste) PVG’s new lower-emission heating liquid offers consumers in Europe a more sustainable alternative; Neste supplies PVG with co-processed odorless heating kerosene to be used as a replacement for commonly used conventional fossil-based kerosenes Neste is offering a new co-processed odorless heating kerosene
January 31, 2024 Read Full Article
Mobilizing Sustainable Biomass Feedstocks for Future Fuels and Chemicals
(Biofuture Platform) The CEM14/MI-8 Side Event on Mobilizing Sustainable Biomass Feedstocks was held on 19 July 2023. The Side Event was organized by the CEM Biofuture Platform Initiative and the Co-leads of the MI Integrated Biorefineries (India and Netherlands). The purpose
January 30, 2024 Read Full Article
Côte d’Azur Airports to Use Biodiesel Vehicles to Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions
by Hazel King (Passenger Terminal Today) Cannes-Mandelieu and Golfe de Saint-Tropez airports have announced that they will be converting all internal combustion engine vehicles that cannot be converted to fully electric to biodiesel, cutting CO2 emissions by 80% over their entire lifecycle. Fire trucks,
January 30, 2024 Read Full Article
Contract for an Innovative Multipurpose Vessel
(Baltic Workboats) Last week Baltic Workboats AS signed a contract for the design and construction of a new multipurpose vessel with the Estonian State Fleet. The vessel will be powered by biomethane and electricity to guarantee ecological sustainability and will be completed
January 30, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Infinium
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Infinium is a Commercial Scale decarbonization Platform for heavy transport, utilizing existing infrastructure for lower emissions today. Infinium’s production process uses renewable power, waste CO2 and water and, unlike most of today’s SAF and Renewable Diesel,
January 30, 2024 Read Full Article
Africa Can Use Its Idle, Arable Land for Biofuel and Save Earth
by Joachim Buwembo (The East African) ... Sceptics may argue that it will take a lot of land to produce the SAF (sustainable aviation fuel) required to fly all planes around the world. But sceptics are always there. At the start
January 30, 2024 Read Full Article
Growth Energy: American Drivers Have Logged 100 Billion Miles on E15
(Growth Energy) Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, released updated data today showing that American drivers recently surpassed a massive milestone: 100 billion miles driven on affordable, homegrown E15 fuel. The 15-percent biofuel blend is saving motorists nationwide an average of up to
January 29, 2024 Read Full Article
Pearson Fuels Opens 350th E85 Site
by Michael Schneider (Oil Price Information Service/Pearson Fuels) Pearson Fuels expects to open at least 120 more E85 fueling sites in California by the end of 2025, a company official said Thursday. “I feel confident that we will be opening 60 to 70 retail
January 29, 2024 Read Full Article
Biogas Can Help Global Shipping Go Green
By Peter Jameson, Maurice Jansen, and Kevin Maloney (Boston Consulting Group) Biogas pathway fuels offer the maritime shipping industry the best near-term low-carbon option, and could play a major role in its long-term decarbonization. Biogas-pathway fuels have the potential to decarbonize up
January 29, 2024 Read Full Article
Mabanaft and TUI Cruises Sign MoU for the Supply of Methanol
(Mabanaft) Hamburg-based energy company Mabanaft has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TUI Cruises, one of the leading cruise operators, to supply green methanol in the future. The cooperation between Mabanaft and TUI Cruises kicks off with a methanol delivery
January 29, 2024 Read Full Article
Bio-SynDiesel and Bio-SynJet from EBTL and BETL Processes
by David J. Patterson and Gord Crawford (Expander Energy Inc./Biofuels Digest) Expander’s Enhanced Biomass to Liquids (EBTL™) and Biomass Electrolysis to Liquids (BETL™) processes produce and combine hydrogen and carbon monoxide into paraffin carbon chains in the diesel boiling range to produce
January 29, 2024 Read Full Article
US Chicken Prices to Fall at Last Thanks to Green Fuel Boom
by Gerson Freitas Jr, Tarso Veloso, and Isis Almeida (Bloomberg Green Living) ... Processing the vast amounts of soybeans needed to make the plant-based jet fuel and diesel required to lower US emissions will also create mountains of co-product soymeal, widely used in
January 29, 2024 Read Full Article
CLIMBING. FAST. Debuts on Capitol Hill
(CLIMBING. FAST.) The CLIMBING. FAST. advocacy campaign was recently introduced to Congress during a meeting of the House Climate Solutions Caucus – co-chaired by Reps. Andrew Garbarino (R-2-NY) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-6-PA) – which works to combat climate change, while also
January 26, 2024 Read Full Article
Auto Dealers Up Campaign Urging Biden Administration to Halt EPA Tailpipe Emission Limits Regulation
by Alexa St. John (Associated Press) More than 4,700 auto dealerships across the United States urged President Joe Biden in a letter Thursday to halt the Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts to enforce stricter vehicle-pollution standards. The missive comes just weeks before the
January 26, 2024 Read Full Article
IHI and ACME Signed Term Sheet to Supply Green Ammonia from India to Japan
(IHI) IHI and ACME Group, a leading renewable energy company in India, today signed a term sheet for the supply of green ammonia from Odisha, India to Japan. The term sheet was signed by Hiroshi Ide, President and CEO of IHI,
January 26, 2024 Read Full Article
Daimler Truck and Masdar Explore Liquid Green Hydrogen Supply Options to Decarbonize Road Freight Transport in Europe
(Daimler Truck) - Daimler Truck and Masdar sign MoU to assess liquid green hydrogen exports from Abu Dhabi (UAE) to Europe. - Initiative has significant potential to enable the reduction of CO2-emissions in road freight transport in Europe. - Agreement supports
January 26, 2024 Read Full Article
NXT Mobility Establishes New Hydrogen Station in Alkmaar
(Petrol Plaza) All hydrogen-powered vehicles can now refuel at the new site, which is part of the Duwaal project for developing a green H2 economy. -- A new hydrogen refueling station (HRS) has been opened by NXT Mobility in the city of
January 26, 2024 Read Full Article
Plug Power Starts Production of Liquid Green Hydrogen at its Georgia Plant
(Plug Power) Landmark Achievement for Plug’s Vertically Integrated Green Hydrogen Ecosystem and the Largest Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Electrolyzer in the United States; Plant is a First-Hand Customer Showcase for Electrolyzer-Produced Hydrogen -- Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a global leader in
January 26, 2024 Read Full Article
Ryanair and Enilive: A Common Goal to Fuel a More Sustainable Aviation
(Ryanair) Ryanair, Europe’s no.1 airline, and Enilive, a company directly controlled by Eni which holds 100% of its share capital, announced today (22 Jan) that they have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the long-term supply of Enilive sustainable aviation
January 25, 2024 Read Full Article
The World’s Best Import Markets for Biodiesel
(Indexd Box/Global Trade) ... The import market for biodiesel has seen significant growth as countries look to meet their energy needs while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In this article, we will explore the world’s best import markets for biodiesel, using data from the
January 25, 2024 Read Full Article
Entrepreneur Cultivates Seeds that Produce Biofuel
(GCIS Vuk’uzenzele/Sowetan Live) Business journey has not been a bed of roses - Ngidi -- A young, curious farmer’s quest to pivot from farming traditional crops has seen her become an environmental warrior. Zinhle Ngidi from Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, now cultivates seeds that produce
January 24, 2024 Read Full Article
Massive Expansion of Renewable Power Opens Door to Achieving Global Tripling Goal Set at COP28
(International Energy Agency) ... The report also provides a reality check on the momentum behind renewable-based hydrogen, assessing how many announced projects are likely to go ahead. Of all the projects announced worldwide to use renewables to produce hydrogen this decade,
January 24, 2024 Read Full Article
Aemetis Biogas Expands Revenues with First Sale of Low Carbon Fuel Standard Credits
(Aemetis) Sale completed for LCFS credits issued at -150 Carbon Intensity (CI) Temporary Pathway; Testing and verification has been completed and applications submitted for lower CI Provisional Pathways that are expected to increase LCFS revenues by more than 80% compared to
January 24, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Renewable Diesel and DME 2024
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This week on ABLC CONNECT, we networked and exchanged information about the world of Renewable Diesel and rDME, and as part of the proceedings, we had the State of Renewable Diesel and rDME presentation. The slides
January 24, 2024 Read Full Article
LanzaJet Celebrates Grand Opening of Freedom Pines Fuels Plant, the World's First Ethanol to Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Facility Government, Corporate, and Community
(LanzaJet/PR Newswire) Leaders Mark Historic Milestone as LanzaJet Launches Ground-breaking Next-Gen SAF Technology -- LanzaJet, a leading sustainable fuels technology company and sustainable fuels producer, today joined government officials, industry leaders, partners, and supporters to open LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels, the world's
January 24, 2024 Read Full Article
As Sustainable Aviation Fuel Plant Opens, Get US Ethanol into the Game
by Monte Shaw (Iowa Renewable Fuels Association/Des Moines Register) Carbon capture and sequestration cuts U.S. ethanol’s carbon score by more than half. Carbon capture and sequestration alone gets us in the game. ... Ready to go, but sitting on the bench, is
January 24, 2024 Read Full Article
Will Biden's EV Push Cost Him Come Election Time?
by James Osborne (Houston Chronicle) Sitting on stage at the Washington Auto Show last week surrounded by the latest electric offerings from Tesla and Rolls-Royce, Rep. Roger Williams, a North Texas Republican whose family had sold cars for three generations, shook his
January 22, 2024 Read Full Article
Decarbonizing Combustion Vehicles: A Portfolio Approach to GHG Reductions
(Transportation Energy Institute) Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs), while transitioning to zero-tailpipe emissions vehicles (ZEVs), will deliver the greatest environmental benefits in both the near- and long-term. This report evaluates the viability and emissions reduction
January 19, 2024 Read Full Article
Pacific Biodiesel Awarded Federal Funds to Develop Hawaiʻi Agriculture-Based Biofuel Model
(Maui Now) Pacific Biodiesel Technologies, LLC has expanded its operations to Kauaʻi as part of a multi-year agreement signed last year with the US Army Corps of Engineers to demonstrate a renewable biofuel produced in Hawaiʻi from multiple locally grown oilseed cover crops. The agreement
January 19, 2024 Read Full Article
CIB Partners with Azure Sustainable Fuels on SAF Project Development
(Canada Infrastructure Bank) Investment completes feasibility funding for Azure's three Canadian projects CIB investment supports Azure's front-end engineering and design study. Sustainable aviation fuel has the potential to reduce aviation sector emissions by up to 80 per cent. SAF can be used directly in aircraft engines by blending
January 19, 2024 Read Full Article
Bolloré Energy Supplies EDF Archipel Guadeloupe with B100 Biofuel
(Bolloré Energy) During the last quarter of 2023, Bolloré Energy teams won the call for tenders from EDF Archipel Guadeloupe and thus participated in the transport of 300m3 of B100 biofuel from mainland France to the Guadeloupe archipelago. -- Marketed under the
January 19, 2024 Read Full Article
Thailand Looking to Drop Biofuel Subsidies in September
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Thailand, the Bangkok Post reports the Oil Fuel Fund Office is looking to finally end biofuel subsidies for certain blends in September after intending to for several years. Biofuels have been subsidized in Thailand for
January 19, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Red Leaf Biologics
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) RedLeaf Biologics is a fast-growing biotechnology company that is redefining the AgTech ecosystem in Kentucky and beyond. Combining proprietary plant genetics and extraction processes, we have developed a range of phytochemical extracts with valuable applications in health,
January 19, 2024 Read Full Article
Denmark’s 1GW Green Hydrogen Production Facility Receives Important Environmental Approval from Authorities
(H2 Energy Europe) The approval is a key step in establishing an European hydrogen industry, ensuring its safety and benefits to the local community -- H2 Energy Europe announces that it has received environmental approval for its large-scale green hydrogen production
January 19, 2024 Read Full Article
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