(Kao Data) • Partnership with Crown Oil sees Kao Data become UK’s first data centre operator to fuel all their back-up generators with HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) fuel in place of traditional diesel As a clean, renewable diesel alternative, HVO
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Back TO HOMEThe Digest’s Multi-Guide Slide to National Hydrogen Strategies: Finland
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Finns are flying when it comes to hydrogen and, even better, this national hydrogen strategy has some great green hydrogen factoids and charts whether hydrogen in Scandinavia tickles your fancy or not. For mobility,
July 20, 2021 Read Full Article
The Digest’s Green Hydrogen Horizons
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) It’s Gas Week here in Digestville, all this week we’re highlighting new technologies, commercial breakthroughs and new strategies relating to the production of, applications for, or the avoidannce of: Green Hydrogen, Nitrogen and Syngas. Later
July 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Top 10 Slide Guides of 2021 so Far
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Like a cool glass of lemonade on a hot summer day, the first half of 2021 was a bit more refreshing and uplifting than 2020. The Digest brings you the hottest Top 10 slide guides
July 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Repsol, Bilbobus, and Alsa Launch First Pilot Project Using HVO Net Zero Emissions Fuel
(Repsol) • A total of 12 buses from the Bilbobus fleet will use net zero emissions fuel over the next four months, thus making them comparable to electric vehicles. Bilbobus' participation in this project is part of its commitment to
July 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Competitive Edge: Bio2oil
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Bio2oil was founded with the aim of commercializing the Hydrothermal Liquefaction technology (HTL). It’s a process that converts biomass to liquid fuel in the presence of water. We focus on getting the process efficient and
July 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Avolta Breaks Ground on First of 2 Biogas Projects in Arizona
(Avolta/Biomass Magazine) Avolta, a renewable energy company focused on originating, developing, owning, and operating renewable natural gas (RNG) projects, and its regional development partner, Atlas Global Holdings LLC, held an official groundbreaking to kick off the first of two RNG Projects
July 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Indonesia Bets on Biofuels over Oil, but Electric Vehicles Could Render Both Moot
by Hans Nicholas Jong (Mongabay/Eco-Business) Increased adoption of electric vehicles could render redundant Indonesia’s biofuel infrastructure, which the government is touting as its chosen alternative to fossil fuels. The rapid development of electric vehicles looks set to overtake the biofuel infrastructure
July 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Springboard Biodiesel Enables US Military Base to Save Nearly $5 Million in Fuel Costs and Mitigate 4,875 Tons of CO2e
(Springboard Biodiesel/EIN Presswire) Used cooking oil can be turned into low-carbon biodiesel anywhere people are fed for about $1 per gallon with a Springboard Biodiesel BioPro™ system. -- Springboard Biodiesel, the leading small-scale biodiesel processing company in the United States, shared
July 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Cory Switches Iconic Thames Tugs to Biofuels as Part of Net-Zero Drive
(Biofuels International) Cory has announced that its fleet of tugs will run on biofuel. The move follows successful trials that have resulted in a reduction of net carbon dioxide emissions by 90% – a major step in decarbonising the company’s
July 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Summit Agricultural Group Announces Acquisition of Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy, LLC and Development of North American's Largest Wheat Protein Ingredients Production Facility
(Summit Agricultural Group) Summit Agricultural Group, through its investment affiliate Summit Ag Investors (collectively “Summit”), is pleased to announce the acquisition of Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy (“Prairie Horizon”), a biorefinery in Phillipsburg, Kansas. Summit will construct a state-of-the-art wheat protein ingredients
July 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Boeing and SkyNRG Partner to Scale Sustainable Aviation Fuels Globally
(Boeing) - Partnership builds on Boeing's industry leadership and SkyNRG's pioneering approach to scaling SAF demand and supply - Boeing to invest in SkyNRG Americas' first dedicated U.S. production facility for SAF - Facility will establish SAF supply for airports, airlines, Boeing
July 15, 2021 Read Full Article
JetBlue Starts Using Sustainable Aviation Fuels at Los Angeles International
by Linnea Ahlgren (Simple Flying) JetBlue announced Monday that it had entered into an agreement with World Fuel Services and World Energy for the supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at Los Angeles International Airport. The airline says SAF will
July 14, 2021 Read Full Article
SWISS Becomes First Commercial Airline to Fly from Switzerland with Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(SWISS) SWISS has established the first-ever end-to-end logistics chain for importing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Switzerland in collaboration with various partners. This makes SWISS the first commercial airline to use SAF in its scheduled flight operations from Switzerland. Thanks to
July 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Representataives Angie Craig, Adrian Smith Lead Bipartisan Effort from Congressional Biofuels Caucus in Introducing Legislation to Allow Year-Round E15 Sales
(Office of U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN 2nd) Craig and Smith’s Legislation has been endorsed by Growth Energy, the Renewable Fuels Association and the National Corn Growers Association -- Today, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN) and Adrian Smith (R-NE) led Co-Chairs
July 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Air bp Announces NetJets Europe First to Purchase Its ISCC PLUS Certified Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Air bp) • NetJets Europe became the first customer to purchase Air bp’s ISCC PLUS certified sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)* in Spain. • The SAF is supplied from bp’s Castellon refinery and made available within the Spanish airport network, following
July 14, 2021 Read Full Article
California’s LCFS Is Successfully Proliferating. Is It Also Successfully Decarbonizing Transport?
by Kendra Seymour (Stillwater Associates) As explained in our LCFS 101 Beginner’s Guide and LCFS 101 Update articles, California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) aims to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses (GHGs) by reducing the average carbon intensity (CI) of transportation fuels that are used
July 14, 2021 Read Full Article
HYVIA: Renault’s New Path to Green Hydrogen-Powered Mobility
(Renault/NGV Journal) Renault and Plug Power have revealed plans for its HYVIA project. ‘HY’ for hydrogen, ‘VIA’ for road, HYVIA builds on the expertise of Plug Power and a network of more than 100 refueling stations that dispense over 40 tons of
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Oslo Bus Company Goes Back to Fossil Fuels after Hefty Tax Bill Levied on Biofuels
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Norway, the Aftenposten newspaper reports Oslo bus company Ruter has decided that more bus routes must change from renewable biodiesel to ordinary diesel, according to an internal memo seen by Aftenposten, to avoid an extra
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
An Important Step on the Road to Decarbonising Heavy Duty Trucks in Germany: Liqvis GmbH, L.I.T. Cargo GmbH and IVECO Magirus AG Collaborate on a Flagship Project Using 100% Physical BIO-LNG
(Uniper) Liqvis GmbH and L.I.T. Cargo GmbH came to an agreement to use sustainably produced BIO-LNG as part of a short-term flagship project. As part of the project, the Liqvis site in Hamm, Germany, provided physical BIO-LNG to the site of
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Agreements between YPFB, Sugar Mills and the Sugarcane Sector Will Maximize the Purchase of Ethanol
(BNamericas) Yacimientos Petrolifos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) will gradually maximize the volumes of ethanol purchases from mills that receive raw material from the sugarcane sector, YPFB President Wilson Zelaya reported at a press conference after a meeting with representatives of the
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Out of 9 Countries, Germany Is the Only One Where Interest in EVs Exceeds That of Hybrids
by Lisa Martine Jenkins (Morning Consult) Combined interest in EVs and hybrids is greatest among potential car buyers in the United Kingdom -- • 30% of Germans in the market for a car in the next six months say an
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Nebraska Corn Board and KUVR
"California leads the nation in the number of flex fuel vehicles on the road with 1.1 million in 2020. By comparison, less than 370,000 vehicles in California were battery electric vehicles, which positions ethanol as a here-and-now carbon solution." --
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Nebraska Corn Board Targets Motorists in California through Ethanol Infrastructure Grant
(KUVR/Nebraska Corn Board) The Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) has long provided infrastructure grants to fuel retailers and supported local ethanol expansion within the state. To complement this work, NCB is additionally boosting ethanol demand in population-dense areas, like California. NCB recently
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Metro's Waste Hauler Switches to Renewable Diesel, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
by Arashi Young (Oregon Metro) ... Last August Metro made the switch to renewable diesel in its waste hauling operations resulting in at least a 65% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions. Jenna Garmon, Metro’s sustainability manager, visited the Metro Council work session
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Market Focuses on Weather, but Also Watches Biofuel News
by D'Arce McMillan (Western Producer) ... Aside from weather and crop conditions, grain market traders are also keeping an eye on the debate playing out in the U.S. capitol over renewable biofuel blending regulations. The oil industry, refinery workers and some state
July 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Trail of the Low-Carbon Footprint
by Anjaly Thomas (Khaleej Times) ... While individuals are doing their fair share in a bid to save the planet, Neutral Fuels, the first biorefinery in the Middle East and the largest producer of biofuel in the Gulf region, founded by
July 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Snam Opens 1500th NGV Station in Italy, Its First with BioCNG Self-Service
(Snam/NGV Journal) Snam4Mobility, Snam’s subsidiary operating in the sustainable mobility sector, has opened in Verona its first self-service CNG and biomethane refueling station, allowing motorists to refuel in complete autonomy, 24 hours a day. The facility, managed by Goldengas, will only
July 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Delta Energy to Offer Biofuel Bunker Services in ARA Region
(Biofuels International) Delta Energy has announced it will begin supplying biofuel bunkers in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region next month. The company said it had been granted International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC). “Delta Energy Fuel Supply & Trading BV is now
July 08, 2021 Read Full Article
E15 Summertime Use Rule in Force until August 16, Despite Court Action
(National Association of Farm Bureaus/NewsDakota.com) Last week’s D.C. federal court ruling does not mean retailers must stop selling 15-percent ethanol-blended gas immediately. The court ruling was another setback for the ethanol industry, discouraging future blending pump investments if it sticks, and coming
July 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Indonesia's B30 Program to Drive Global Biodiesel Production in 2021-2030: Report
by Aditya Kondalamahanty (S&P Global) Indonesia's use of palm oil to make biodiesel to rise by 23% by 2030; Biodiesel use projected to increase by 7% over coming decade; Palm oil production expected to weaken on sustainability, land constraints Indonesia will be the main
July 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Safran Moves Ahead with SAF Testing For Helicopter Engines
by Curt Epstein (AIN Online) Safran’s helicopter powerplant division is reporting advances in the adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for its engines. Last month the French powerplant manufacturer noted the first flight of a rescue helicopter on SAF. The Airbus
July 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Manta Wins MEIA 2021 Pitch Finale; MD Clean Energy Startups Shine
(Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator) MEIA 's 2021 Pitch Competition was a smashing success. Congratulations to Grand Prize winner Manta Biofuel, and Audience Choice co-winners InventWood and Manta Biofuel. Did you miss the event? Watch the video and pitches here. Owings Mills-based Manta
July 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Court Losses Are Only Temporary Setbacks, Says Ethanol Industry
by Chuck Abbott (Successful Farming) Despite losing two high-profile cases in seven days, the ethanol industry says the future is bright for the corn-based biofuel that it promotes as a low-carbon alternative to gasoline and a tool to slow global warming.
July 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Berge Bulk and Marine Biofuel Pioneer GoodFuels Successfully Complete First Bio-Bunkering
(GoodFuels) Trial further demonstrates the viability of GoodFuels’ sustainable marine biofuel in future fuel mix and takes Berge Bulk another step closer to shipping’s decarbonisation goals -- GoodFuels, the leading marine biofuels supplier for the global shipping industry, and independent dry
July 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Bioresources within a Net-Zero Emissions Economy: Making a Sustainable Approach Possible
(Energy Transitions Commission) In its new report Bioresources within a Net-Zero Emissions Economy, the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) makes plain that, while bioresources are in principle renewable, not all forms of biomass use are beneficial from an environmental perspective: not all biomass
July 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Neste Launches Neste MY Renewable Diesel in Belgium
(Neste) Neste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel and the 4th most sustainable company in the world*, launches Neste MY Renewable Diesel™, in the Belgian market. The fuel, produced from 100% renewable raw materials, is brought to the Belgian
July 06, 2021 Read Full Article
How Viable Is Bio-Oil for Marine Transport?: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Biofuels for Marine Engines
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Determining the technical feasibility of using biofuels, especially bio-oils, for marine engine use, understanding the efficacy of biofuels in marine transport, looking at the impact on fuel handling systems and impact of bio-oils blended with
July 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Maersk Carbon Tax Proposal May Provide Advantage
by Stefka Wechsler (Argus Media) Danish shipping company Maersk's proposal for a $450/t tax on carbon could give it a competitive advantage over others in the industry given its size and financial stability. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) requires that vessels cut their
July 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Brightmark Unveils Three Renewable Natural Gas Projects in Michigan
(Brightmark/NGV Journal) Brightmark broke ground on three new renewable natural gas projects in Michigan. The initiatives are owned by and will be operated through subsidiaries of Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC, a partnership with Chevron U.S.A. Inc. These life cycle carbon negative
July 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Wisconsin Logistics Operator Invests in Its Own Bio-CNG Refueling Facility
(OPAL Fuels) OPAL Fuels LLC, a vertically integrated producer and distributor of renewable natural gas for heavy-duty truck fleets, announced a contract with Contract Transport Services (CTS) to sell 15 million gasoline gallon equivalents (GGE) of biomethane and build the station
July 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuels Account for 17% of US Renewables Consumption in 2020
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) The U.S. consumed a record 12 percent of renewable energy in 2020, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on June 16. Biofuels announced for approximately 17 percent of renewables. According to the EIA,
July 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Growth Energy, RFA, NCGA Disagree with Court’s Decision to Reverse E15 Year-round
(Growth Energy) The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a 2019 rule by the Environmental Protection Agency that lifted outdated restrictions on the sale of a fifteen percent ethanol fuel blend (E15). The case, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, et al. vs.
July 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Scania and FlixBus Unveil First Long-Distance Coach Powered by Biogas
(Scania and Gasum/NGV Journal) Scania, mobility provider FlixBus and Gasum have partnered to launch the first international coach running on biomethane, which will operate the Stockholm-Oslo route. Powered by bio-LNG, the vehicle will reduce climate impact and contribute to a fossil-free
July 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Oberon Fuels Starts Commercial Production of Renewable Dimethyl Ether (rDME), a Pivotal Step Towards a Net-Zero Future
(Oberon Fuels) rDME reduces carbon intensity of propane today and offers an innovative, cost-effective pathway to renewable hydrogen; Oberon is the only company in the world producing this ultra-low carbon fuel at a commercial scale, which can decarbonize transportation in
June 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Bestseller Secures Carbon-Neutral Ocean Transport through New Partnership with Maersk
(Maersk) A.P. Moller - Maersk today announced the signing of a fully carbon-neutral transport agreement on ocean services with BESTSELLER. The open-ended agreement on lifestyle logistics covers all of BESTSELLERs global transportation requirements and includes inland logistics and CFS handling
June 30, 2021 Read Full Article
USD Partners Announces New Renewable Diesel Contract at West Colton Terminal and the Creation by US Development Group of USD Clean Fuels LLC to Provide Production and Logistics Solutions to Clean Energy Industry
(USD Partners/Business Wire) USD Partners LP (NYSE:USDP) (“USDP” or the “Partnership”) announced today that the Partnership has entered into a Terminal Services Agreement with USD Clean Fuels LLC (“USDCF”), a newly-formed subsidiary of US Development Group, LLC (“USDG”). The Terminal Services
June 30, 2021 Read Full Article
AFKLMP Welcomes Airpharm Logistics to Its SAF Programme
(Biofuels International) Airpharm Logistics SAU is the first Spanish forwarder to join the Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programme. SAF is a jet fuel made from renewable sources such as cooking oil and is a
June 30, 2021 Read Full Article
DHL Adds Sustainable Marine Fuel Option for Container Shipments
(Biofuels International) DHL Global Forwarding has introduced another Sustainable Marine Fuel (SMF) service for ocean freight as part of its sustainability strategy. Following the success of the launch of a similar service for Less-than-Container Load (LCL) shipments, they are now
June 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Waste Vegetable Oil Used to Further Reduce Emissions on East Anglia ONE Windfarm
(ScottishPower Renewables) ScottishPower Renewables has launched an innovative pilot project to reduce its carbon emissions by using waste vegetable oil to help power crew transfer vessels working on its flagship East Anglia ONE offshore windfarm. Supporting the company’s commitment to Net Zero,
June 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Prime the Pump: C-Stores Stand Ready to Offer E15 Nationwide
by Steve Lang (Vital) E15 compatible with nearly all existing fuel infrastructure -- For the 2,300 C-stores across the country that currently carry E15, it’s the fuel’s bottom-line positives that have given those owners an advantage over their competitors. E15—often marketed
June 29, 2021 Read Full Article
IAG Cargo Partners with Kuehne+Nagel and Neste to Launch First Net Zero Carbon Charter Chain with Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Neste) IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group, completed its first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) charter chain of 16 flights from Stuttgart to Atlanta last week. Working with their partner Kuehne+Nagel, IAG Cargo sourced 1.2 million litres of Neste
June 29, 2021 Read Full Article
LanzaTech Confirms Plans for First UK Commercial-Scale Alcohol-to-Jet Fuel Facility in South Wales
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) US-based LanzaTech has announced plans to build and commission what it claims will be the world’s first commercial-scale alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) production facility using ethanol feedstock made from steel mill waste gases and other wastes. The proposed
June 28, 2021 Read Full Article
India Ethanol Push Cheers Brazilian Sugar Producers
(Argus Media) Brazil's sugar industry stands to benefit from India's decision to expand its ethanol market, converting more of the subcontinent's otherwise exportable sugar into biofuel and shifting more global demand for the sweetener onto Brazil's shoulders. Indian prime minister Narendra Modi
June 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Ways2H and Element 2 Collaborating on 40 Waste-to Hydrogen Refueling Stations
by Nedim Husomanovic (Ways2H/H2 Energy News) ... This new collaboration will expedite the transition away from fossil fuels and contribute to the achievement of carbon-reduction targets. Ways2H will deliver facilities that convert garbage to hydrogen gas to Element 2’s network of
June 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Cologne Bonn Airport Makes Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Available for Airlines to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(Neste) Neste, the world’s leading provider of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), has set up a supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ at Cologne Bonn Airport. By doing so, Neste is helping to meet increasing levels of demand from air freight and
June 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Market Experts Testify before the House of Commons Parliamentary Committee on Canada's Low-Carbon and Renewable Fuels Industry
(Renewable Industries Canada/JWN Energy) Renewable Industries Canada Board members highlight the essential role domestic biofuel producers play in providing Canadians with renewable fuel, growing low-carbon fuel markets, and leading net-zero innovation -- Earlier this week, Renewable Industries Canada (RICanada) Board members
June 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Large Brazil Mill Favoring Ethanol Over Sugar This Season
(U.S. AgNet/Wisconsin Ag Connection) Sao Martinho SA SMTO3.SA, a large Brazilian maker of sugar and ethanol, said it plans to produce more of the cane-based biofuel and less sugar from its 2021/22 crop. Sao Martinho said late on Monday it intends
June 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Oregon to Allow E15 Sales
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has signed into law legislation enabling the sales of 15 percent ethanol blended fuel (E15) in Oregon. Under current law, Oregon requires that gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles be blended with up to 10
June 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Expand Your Business by Producing SAF: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Sustainable Aviation Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Sustainable aviation fuels are big globally due to incentives like the CORSIA program or regional SAF mandates. If you missed The Digest’s webinar where two of the most experienced people in SAF options from Haldor Topsoe
June 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuels Account for 17% of US Renewables Consumption in 2020
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. consumed a record 12 percent of renewable energy in 2020, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on June 16. Biofuels announced for approximately 17 percent of renewables. According to the
June 22, 2021 Read Full Article
United States, Brazil Expected to Constrain Ethanol Output in Coming Months
(GrainNet/Reuters) The United States and Brazil, the world’s top two ethanol producers, are expected to hold down production in coming months because of the surging cost of corn and sugar. Tight corn and sugar supplies are passing through to ethanol costs, making
June 22, 2021 Read Full Article
India Set to Make Flex-Fuel Engines Mandatory, Decision to Be Taken in 8-10 Days' Time
(Press Trust of India/First Post) The government will take a decision over flex-fuel engines in the next 8-10 days as it is considering making these engines mandatory for the automobile industry, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Sunday while asserting that
June 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Repsol, Bilbobus, and Alsa Launch First Pilot Project Using HVO Net Zero Emissions Fuel
(Repsol) -A total of 12 buses from the Bilbobus fleet will use net zero emissions fuel over the next four months, thus making them comparable to electric vehicles. -Bilbobus' participation in this project is part of its commitment to sustainable
June 21, 2021 Read Full Article
All Nippon Airways’ First Flight in World Using Microalgae ASTM Certified Fuel
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Another world first just happened! All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest airline, took another step forward in advancing its leadership in sustainability, operating a regularly scheduled commercial domestic flight utilizing sustainable aviation fuel made from
June 21, 2021 Read Full Article
WTO Accepts Malaysia's Request to Examine EU Palm Oil Rules
by Mei Mei Chu and Emma Farge (Reuters) -The World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreed to a request from Kuala Lumpur to establish a panel examining a European Union law that restricts the use of palm oil-based biofuels, Malaysia’s government and a Geneva-based
June 19, 2021 Read Full Article
UPS Sets Goal for SAF Use
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) UPS announced on June 9 it aims to have sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) account for 30 percent of the fuel used in its global air fleet by 2035. The goal was set as part of a
June 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Dutch/Swedish Consortium Gets Go ahead to Continue Study on Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Forestry Residues in Sweden
(SkyNRG) Today the Swedish Energy Agency announced it will grant funds to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Södra, Växjö Energi, SkyNRG, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden and 2030-sekretariatet to continue their research on the development of production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
June 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Valio and St1 to Produce Biogas from Manure – A New Opening in Reducing Transport Emissions
(St1) Food company Valio and energy company St1 are establishing a joint venture to produce renewable biogas from dairy farm manure and other agricultural by-products mainly as fuel for heavy-duty transport. The company to be established is targeting up to 1,000
June 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Readers Write: Ethanol, ... Critical Thinking: No Need to Be Bound to Petroleum.
by Kirk Cobb (Star Tribune) Thanks to Jim O'Connor and Tim Waibel for their letter about the future of ethanol ("Products change, but corn endures," Readers Write, June 12). But they shouldn't sell themselves short! Ethanol was the first really
June 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Neste and Boston Consulting Group Announce New Sustainable Aviation Fuel Partnership to Reduce the Climate Impact of Business Air Travel
(Neste) Neste and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) have signed a new agreement for the purchase of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™, to be delivered to airlines SAS and Finnair, covering the volume of all the flights with these carriers taken by
June 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Project Carbon Freedom
(National Biodiesel Board/Biodiesel Magazine) NBB has partnered with Global Partners LP, a major fuel supplier in the Northeast, to launch Project Carbon Freedom. This cross-industry initiative aims to decarbonize five million homes affordably and equitably across the Northeast. ... In the case
June 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Getting It Renewable Ready
by Tom Bryan (Biodiesel Magazine) As renewable diesel producers source an array of low-quality, low-carbon inputs, they’re tapping biodiesel’s seasoned pretreatment technology providers for customized feedstock preparation solutions, both on and offsite. From used cooking oil (UCO) and distillers corn oil
June 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel Backs into UCO
by Tom Bryan (Biodiesel Magazine) The low-quality, low-carbon byproduct of restaurant fryer grease, once largely reserved for modestly-sized biodiesel production, is now a darling input of the industry's new mega plants. Used cooking oil is in high demand as renewable
June 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Op-Ed: RFS Can Drive Positive Change
by Paul Winters (National Biodiesel Board/Public Opinion) Jim Snell’s argument against the Renewable Fuel Standard needs fact checking (“Op-Ed: Renewable Fuel Standard makes us more reliant on foreign oil,” June 4). Of the East Coast oil refineries that closed since 2005, according to
June 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Koenigsegg Is Experimenting with Volcano-Based Biofuel to Create Carbon-Neutral Hypercars
by Rachel Cormack (Robb Report) ... In an effort to create carbon-neutral cars, the mad scientists at the boutique Swedish marque have just started experimenting with a new type of biofuel that comes from semi-active volcanoes. ... The marque is also looking at
June 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Trash to Treasure, Waste to Fuels: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Cielo
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What to do with the world’s most available and inexpensive feedstock – garbage? Cielo’s tech is capable of converting multiple waste streams into renewable fuel like high-grade renewable diesel, kerosene (aviation jet and marine fuel) and
June 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Naturgy & Spain’s Largest Transport Cooperative Join Forces on Hydrogen and Biomethane Mobility Projects
(Naturgy) Naturgy announced a collaboration with Casintra, the largest transport cooperative in Spain, with the aim of evaluating the viability of hydrogen and renewable natural gas projects for mobility in Casintra’s main activity. Through this alliance, both companies are committed to
June 15, 2021 Read Full Article
New Alliance Encourages Expansion of German Bio-LNG Fueling Network
(LIQUIND/EnviTec Biogas) Liquind 24/7 and EnviTec Biogas have signed an agreement for the sale of bio-LNG, which will be produced at a new liquefaction plant to be constructed by EnviTec in Güstrow, Germany, where the company is already operating a biogas
June 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Sugar Beet Boost for Scotland's Green Economy
by Greg Russell (The National) Reintroducing a crop harvested in Scotland for the first time in half a century will help support Scotland’s green economy. A consortium behind the first sugar beet crop in 50 years – harvested earlier this year –
June 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Cooperation and Development Agreement Signed with Greenfield Global - The Port of Montreal Sets Course for Innovative New Green Energy Solutions
(Montreal Port Authority) In response to the global movement to decarbonize the transportation industry, and consistent with its leadership in environmental issues, the Montreal Port Authority continues to evolve towards clean energy, notably green hydrogen, ethanol and methanol. On June 10, it
June 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Fenix Marine Services Goes “All-In” with Renewable Fuel
(Felix Marine Services/Yahoo! Finance) Fenix Marine Services (“FMS”) has made one of the largest commitments to environmental sustainability in the maritime sector by fully transitioning its fleet of over 300 pieces of container handling equipment from fossil-based diesel fuel to renewable
June 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Global Bioenergies and Swift Fuel Plan the First International Flight of an Aircraft Powered by Aviation Gasoline Made from over 97% Renewable Resources
(Global Bioenergies/Swift Fuel) A one-hour flight from Saarbrücken to Reims; Aviation gasoline, a one billion-litre market in Europe and the USA; A step towards the emergence of an aviation biofuel sector -- Global Bioenergies (Euronext Growth: ALGBE), a French company
June 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Readers Write: Border-to-Border Route, Ethanol, Electric Vehicles
by Jim O'Connor and Tim Waibel (Star Tribune) ETHANOL: Products change, but corn endures -- A recent commentary ("Life after ethanol: Are we prepared?" Opinion Exchange, June 6) suggests a near future with limited ethanol demand due to "unprecedented acceptance of electric
June 14, 2021 Read Full Article
SA Missing out on Biofuels Boom in Europe, says EU Trade Representative
(Business Day) SA is sitting on a potential gold mine as the need for bioethanol, an alternative to petrol, grows across Europe, driven by the push to curb climate change, says an EU trade representative in the country. The global bioethanol market
June 11, 2021 Read Full Article
Plug Power to Build Green Hydrogen Plant in Georgia
(Renewables Now) Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) plans to build a green hydrogen plant in Camden County, Georgia, investing USD 84 million (EUR 69m) in the project, the US fuel cell systems provider said today. The facility will be capable of producing 15
June 11, 2021 Read Full Article
Competitive Edge: Can Sweet Gazoil’s Surface Flash Cracking Technology Help Solve Plastics Pollution?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Sweet Gazoil was founded to solve water pollution from waste and used oil. EPA states that 60% of water pollution in the USA comes from waste oil and that 1 gallon of used oil can
June 11, 2021 Read Full Article
Partnership Secures First bioLPG Delivery for AvantiGas
(Biofuels International) The first UK bioLPG delivery from Ekobenz has arrived for AvantiGas. AvantiGas, part of UGI International, has secured the exclusive rights to all of Polish-based Ekobenz’s bioLPG supply. Ekobenz is the first and currently only company in Europe that
June 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Argus North American Biofuels & LCFS Markets Summit --- October 18-20, 2021 --- Napa, CA
The Argus North American Biofuels & LCFS Markets Summit returns to Napa, California this October! The event will bring together over 300 regulators, key government, and industry participants across the entire biofuels supply chain for 3 days of networking and
June 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Germany: LIQVIS Will Start Offering Bio-LNG at Its Filling Stations in 2022
(Uniper/EnviTec) LIQVIS GmbH and EnviTec Biogas AG have signed an agreement for the supply of bio-LNG. EnviTec Bioenergie Güstrow GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of EnviTec Biogas, will start supplying LIQVIS with bio-LNG. Bio-LNG will be produced at the biogas plant
June 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Neste and ITOCHU Corporation Collaborate on First Delivery of Renewable Diesel in the Japanese Market
(Neste) Neste and ITOCHU Corporation have announced that they are joining forces to deliver renewable diesel to the Japanese market. In this collaboration, ITOCHU Corporation will be the first company in Japan to sell and distribute renewable diesel from Neste. In
June 10, 2021 Read Full Article
E15 Soon to Be Welcome in Nevada
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) Nevada drivers will soon be able to fill up with 15 percent ethanol-blended fuel. Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak has signed legislation to allow sales of E15, which passed the Nevada legislature in May with overwhelming support in both
June 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Beyond the Bedlam in the 2021 Oil Markets --- June 23, 2021 --- ONLINE
A look back at the chaos from the wellhead to the pump in the first six months and expert opinion on what might happen in the second half. Attend this free webinar on June 23 at 2:00-3:00 pm ET and listen
June 09, 2021 Read Full Article
The Pathways, Projects, Players: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Renewable Diesel and SAF
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) There’s nothing hotter right now than renewable diesel and SAF – what are the pathways, projects, who are the players, what are the business models, are there alternative feedstocks? Check out this slide guide from
June 09, 2021 Read Full Article
100 mgy SAF Project in North Dakota Moves Closer to Realization
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) A sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) biorefinery project near Trenton, North Dakota, is one step closer to being built. The Williams County Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval recently of a conditional use permit sought
June 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Star Oilco Delivers Sustainable Fuels to Oregon, in Near-Zero Carbon Trucks Using Optimus Technologies’ Vector System
(Morning Ag Clips/Optimus Technologies) Star Oilco demonstrates Oregon’s 2050 80% GHG emission reduction target is achievable today by implementing 100% biodiesel advanced fuel system -- Optimus Technologies announced today that Star Oilco, one of Oregon’s leading oil and fuel service providers, has
June 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Biogest Receives Orders for Two Agricultural Biomethane Plants
(Bioenergy Insight) Biogest has received orders to build two biomethane (RNG) plants using agricultural waste and by-products from chicken farms in western France. Biomethane (RNG) production from animal, agricultural and food waste is one of the most rapidly expanding sectors
June 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Waypoint 2050: An Air Transport Action Group Project
by Philippe Bonnefoy,(BlueSky/CAAFI) Air transport established sector-wide climate goals in 2009. • Waypoint 2050 investigates and provides details of the pathway to meeting the longterm goal. ... The role of offsetting in Waypoint 2050 scenarios Offsetting • Waypoint 2050 scenarios do not rely on
June 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Airlines Already Have Their 'RenovaBio' to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
by Delcy MAC Cruz (Energia Que Fala Com Você (Google Translation)) ... The action serves to reduce and offset greenhouse gas emissions. It's CORSIA, which came into effect this year. We interviewed two experts to break down this program focused
June 08, 2021 Read Full Article
GIDARA ENERGY Announces a New Facility Converting Non-Recyclable Waste into Advanced Biofuels
(GIDARA Energy) GIDARA Energy is pleased to announce its first advanced biofuels facility in Amsterdam; Advanced Methanol Amsterdam (“AMA”). The plant will convert non-recyclable waste into advanced methanol. This product will be used for fuel blending, and therefore meet governmental
June 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Delta Launches Flight to Net Zero, Signs Partnership with CWT
(Delta) In advance of World Environment Day, Delta is launching Flight to Net Zero – a reflection of the airline's commitment to carbon neutrality. The airline is also acting on that commitment, signing a fifth sustainable aviation fuel agreement with partner CWT.
June 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Government Gears up for Roll out of Greener Fuel with National Awareness Campaign: Nationwide Information Campaign on the Introduction of E10 Petrol Launched.
(U.K. Department for Transport and Rachel Maclean MP) Government launches national advertising campaign ahead of the rollout of greener E10 petrol; Petrol blended with up to 10% renewable ethanol could cut carbon emissions equivalent to taking 350,000 cars off the
June 08, 2021 Read Full Article
The Renewable Fuel Standard Is Now President Biden’s to Fix
by Chet Thompson (Real Clean Energy/American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers) ... AFPM members make approximately 10 percent of the ethanol produced in America, and over the last year U.S. refiners announced eight new renewable diesel projects. This focus on sustainability
June 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Preem Will Supply Microsoft with Low-Carbon Fuel for Its Sweden Datacenters
(Preem/CISION) Microsoft is establishing a new cloud region in Sweden that will be powered by 100 percent renewable energy and be among the most sustainably designed and operated in the world. Microsoft’s datacenters include generators to provide essential backup power
June 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Baleària’s Fast Ferry Completes First Trip Operating on 100% Bio-LNG
(Baleària/NGV Journal) Baleària and Axpo Iberia have reached a new milestone in the decarbonization of maritime transport by completing the first pilot trip on a fast ferry with 100% renewable fuel in Europe. The 133-mile journey between the ports of Barcelona
June 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Finnish Government Supports Growth of Biomethane as Vehicle Fuel
(Gasum/NGV Journal) Finland’s Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Jari Leppä has opened Gasum’s new biogas plant, located in Munkkaa, Lohja. The new facility will process around 60,000 tons of biodegradable waste from the Helsinki region each year to produce 40 GWh
June 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Drugs, Biofuel and Handbags: Meat Byproducts Are Big Business
by Bonnie Flaws (Stuff) ... This could include things like collagen from bones, biofuel from animal fat and serum from blood. For a $1.8 billion company, those numbers were meaningful. More than 450 specialty ingredients and materials products were exported, he said. In
June 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Dubai to Power Traditional Abras with Biofuel
(Trade Arabia News Service) Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has designated a station at Sabkha Marine Transport Station for supplying biofuel (Biodiesel 5) to traditional Abras operating on Dubai Creek, as of July this year. This decision has been taken
June 07, 2021 Read Full Article
On-Site Hydrogen Production Technology Accelerates to Market
by Susan Bauer (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) California hydrogen fueling stations could soon benefit from lower cost approach -- A new technology that generates hydrogen from conventional natural gas, or renewable natural gas made from biomass, could be the next big
June 07, 2021 Read Full Article
DHL Global Forwarding Implements SAF Book-and-Claim Mechanism, Joins United Program
(DHL Global Forwarding/Biobased Diesel Daily) DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, will fund the purchase of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) via United Airlines, recognizing the key role of SAF in decarbonizing the airfreight
June 04, 2021 Read Full Article
Opinion: With E85, It Pays to Skip the Middleman
by Robert White (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... I started encouraging ethanol plants to market E85 directly to fuel retailers, and truly become E85 wholesalers. A lot has changed for the ethanol industry since then. Now, less than two decades later,
June 03, 2021 Read Full Article
UK Hydrogen Project to Use Food Waste-Derived Biomethane
(Bioenergy Insight) BayoTech and IBMS Group will launch the UK’s first renewable hydrogen project using biomethane from food waste as a feedstock. The project will produce 1,000 kilograms of renewable hydrogen per day to fuel zero-emission vehicles in London and Surrey. The partnership
June 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Wall Street’s Favorite Climate Solution Is Mired in Disagreements
by Jess Shankelman and Akshat Rathi (Bloomberg) Two titans of finance are working with hundreds of executives and scientists to set up a global trade in carbon offsets. It’s messy, and time’s running out. -- ... Create a market that turns
June 03, 2021 Read Full Article
A First, California Fleets Fueled with Bio-CNG Achieve Carbon-Negativity
by Erick Sanchez (NGV America) Bio-CNG Tallies Annual Average Carbon Intensity Score of -5.845 gCO2e/MJ for 2020 -- Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVAmerica) and Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) today announced that California fleets fueled with bio-CNG
June 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Nordsol and DBG Bio Energy B.V. to Collaborate on Green Bio-LNG Production
(Nordsol) Nordsol and DBG Bio Energy B.V. have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of a new bio-LNG installation in the Netherlands. The envisioned installation will be established and owned by DBG Bio Energy B.V. Nordsol will supply the
June 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Neste and Jetflite Offer Lower-Emission Private Business Flights in Finland
(Biofuels International) Business aviation company Jetflite is offering lower-emission private business flights in Finland. Jetflite is committed to sustainable aviation and is reducing greenhouse gas emissions with Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel. The first lower-emission flight by Jetflite will take place this
June 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Neste and Vitol Aviation Enable Heathrow to Become First Major UK Airport to Incorporate SAF
(Biofuels International) Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is to be incorporated into Heathrow’s main fuel supply ahead of the G7 Summit. Vitol Aviation, a fuel supplier at Heathrow, is making Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel available before world leaders meet in the UK
June 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Executive Placement Shows Flyers Committed to Green Economy
(Flyers Energy) Flyers Energy, LLC announced today that Chief Operating Officer Ken Dwelle will assume the role of President of Flyers Sustainable Energy, signaling increasing emphasis on the renewable energy sector. Flyers Energy leadership sees the green revolution as one
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
California Math Shows Internal Combustion Beating Electric on Emissions
by Tom Quimby (CCJ) ... Data released recently by CARB indicate that low carbon fuels, like renewable diesel and biodiesel, are actually rendering the best reductions in transportation-related sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. While federal and state policies continue to lavish
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
American Express Global Business Travel and Shell Form Alliance to Help Increase Supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(American Express Global Business Travel) Both companies plan to increase the supply and use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF); The collaboration will aggregate SAF demand for corporate travel, to unlock investment and scale SAF production across technology types over the
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Stinkweed to False Flax: Oilseeds Race to Reap Biofuel Bonanza
by Rod Nickel and Karl Plume (Reuters) ... Botanists, businessmen, farmers and federal lawmakers, they all gathered to peer at the waist-high plant usually considered a pest and uprooted on sight because of its foul odor, toxicity and the grim taste
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Agricultural Feedstock Costs Drive RIN Prices to All-Time Highs
by Sean Hill and Matthew French (U.S. Department of Energy Energy Information Administration) The prices of renewable identification number (RIN) credits—the compliance mechanism used for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—sharply increased through April of
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Flemish Expertise Centres Join Forces with Industry to Push Green Hydrogen Production forward
(Electric Energy Online/DEME) Flemish research centres imec and VITO (both partners in EnergyVille), together with industrial pioneers Bekaert, Colruyt Group, DEME and John Cockerill announced today (May 28) that they are joining forces to invest in the production of green
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Ørsted and HOFOR Enters into Agreement on Green Power for Groundbreaking Hydrogen Project
(Electric Energy Online/Ørsted) Today (May 31), Ørsted and HOFOR (Greater Copenhagen Utility) entered into an agreement that will secure green power for part of the potential 1.3 GW Green Fuels for Denmark project to produce sustainable fuels in the Greater Copenhagen area. Avedøre
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
ACWA Power Signs MoU with Neutral Fuels to Supply Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Project
(ACWA Power) ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor and operator of power generation and desalinated water plants, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Neutral Fuels, the GCC’s largest biofuel producer, for future collaboration on the supply of
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Therm vs Ferm – Which Has Bigger Returns?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the battle between THERM vs FERM, today we look at a case study and what technology provides the best yields and returns given the economic conditions and prices of now. Gasify everything? Slice and dice
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Beyond the Bedlam in the 2021 Oil Markets --- June 23, 2021 --- ONLINE
A look back at the chaos from the wellhead to the pump in the first six months and expert opinion on what might happen in the second half. Join veteran industry analyst Tom Kloza as he lays out the perils, pitfalls,
June 01, 2021 Read Full Article
'It's the Future': Big Biodiesel Investments Keep Sask. an Energy Powerhouse
by Arthur White-Crummey (Regina Leader-Post) Biodiesel is pushing up canola prices and driving massive investment in Saskatchewan, as farmers and business cash in on a new oil boom. -- A sudden rush of canola crush investments could add billions to Saskatchewan’s
June 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Indonesian Ban on Belgian Dairy Products Gains Momentum
(Indonesia Palm Oil Facts) Leading Indonesian political and media outlets have promoted the growing possibility of a ban on all Belgian milk and dairy products entering Indonesia, following Belgian Minister Zakia Khattabi’s decision to ban Indonesian palm oil biofuels from entering
June 01, 2021 Read Full Article
USGC Promotes Biofuels Contribution to Decarbonizing Transportation
(U.S. Grains Council) The U.S. Grains Council’s (USGC’s) Latin America office recently showcased ethanol’s role in long-term fuel decarbonization policies to 70 government officials from 19 different countries in the region. The webinars were held in partnership with the Latin American
June 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Vertex Energy to Acquire Alabama Refinery and Related Logistics Assets
(Vertex Energy/IRDirect.net) Vertex to acquire 100% of Mobile Chemical LP Refinery; Transforms Vertex into a Leading Independent Refiner of Renewable and Conventional Products; Multi-phase Renewable Diesel Project to Drive Superior "Clean Refining" Economics; Anticipate $3 billion in Annual Revenue and
May 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Promises, Promises: Why Plans for an All-Electric Future Are Wildly Premature
by Lawrence Ulrich (AutoBlog) ... Beyond the worst examples of greenwashing — including opportunistic start-ups like Nikola and Lordstown Motors that seem more like vaporware with each day — most major automakers seem sincere and serious about transitioning their businesses. Eventually.
May 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Big Oil’s Tough Clean-Energy Transition Early Movers in Decarbonization Shift Offer a Glimpse of the Hard Times ahead for Exxon and Chevron
by Rochelle Toplensky (Wall Street Journal) ... Pressure on the petroleum industry to decarbonize is building on multiple fronts. U.S. oil giants that look at their more forward-thinking peers across the Atlantic for inspiration will find some lessons, but not easy
May 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Jeanne McCaherty's Testimony to MN House Conference Committee on the Future Fuels Act
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) ... Jeanne McCaherty, CEO of Guardian Energy and board member of MN Bio-Fuels, testified in support of the Future Fuels Act to the Minnesota House Conference Committee. Here's her testimony in full: ... Specifically, we have discussed strategies that can harness
May 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Choosing a Vehicle Fuel with Purpose
by Jessica Sodeke (Grand Island Independent) When fueling your vehicle, did you know you have options that are better for the environment and your health? By choosing ethanol, you could be saving the planet, yourself and your neighbor. More than 8
May 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Red Tractor Paperwork Crucial to Access Biofuels Market
(Farmers Weekly) Arable farmers will have to produce new “mass balance” figures – essentially stock and movement records – from 1 July, in order to achieve Red Tractor status to supply the growing biofuels market. The rule changes are being introduced to
May 27, 2021 Read Full Article
10 Worlds That Shook This Day: 10 Different Worlds Shaken to Their Foundations by Events Taking Place around the World and within the Circular Economy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Things move faster these days, and in the past 24 hours, we’ve had 10 different Worlds shaken to their foundations by events taking place around the world and within the Circular Economy. 1. United States announced
May 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Equilibrium, GGP Select Amp Americas to Manage Arizona Dairy RNG Project
by Matthew Mercure (NGT News) Amp Americas has entered a deal with Equilibrium and Green Gas Partners (GGP) to operate and manage their dairy RNG project in Maricopa, Ariz. The project, in operation since 2018, was developed by Equilibrium and GGP. It is designed to capture dairy
May 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Meet the Startup Producing Oil to Fight Climate Change
by Emily Pontecorvo (Grist) How Charm Industrial became a go-to in Big Tech's mission to offset its carbon footprint. -- ... The friends, all engineers by training, had designed a machine that could turn agricultural waste, like almond shells, into
May 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil Trends: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to HVO Tech and Hot Feedstocks
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you missed last week’s trio of experts from renowned NexantECA, led by ABLC Wolfpack’s own Steve Slome, at DigestConnect, here’s your chance to get the inside look at using CO2, waste plastics and existing
May 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuels: The Key to a Carbon Neutral Transportation Future?
(Fuels Institute) With a goal of reducing transportation-related emissions as quickly as possible, what role will biofuels play with the existing 260 million vehicles on the road and the existing 140,000 gas stations that are selling liquid fuels today? We
May 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Active Ethanol Policy for Jobs Creation
by Tim Newbold (The Guardian) The global approach to energy is changing rapidly. The urgency of the challenge that climate change presents has focused significant attention and resources on renewable energy solutions, as countries and companies seek to reduce emissions. One
May 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Why Latin America is the Middle East of Biofuel
(Lat Am Investor) ... However, as mining experts reveal elsewhere in this report, copper supply will be unable to replace every existing internal combustion engine with an EV by 2050. ... That means biofuels will also play an important role. Latin
May 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Neste Is Testing Renewable Gasoline in Sweden for Possible Commercialization Internationally
(Neste) Until now, there have been no commercial drop-in solutions for replacing fossil gasoline to reduce high amounts of greenhouse gas emissions from conventional petrol cars, without investing into new vehicles or modifying the old ones. Neste, the world's leading producer of renewable
May 24, 2021 Read Full Article
New JV to Push rDME into Big League – SHV Energy and UGI to Accelerate rDME with Joint Venture
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) SHV Energy and UGI International are launching a joint venture to advance the production and use of Renewable Dimethyl Ether, rDME, a low-carbon sustainable liquid gas, to accelerate renewable solutions for the LPG industry and
May 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Centreline Partners Air bp to Supply SAF
(Biofuels International) Centreline AV has partnered with Air bp to supply Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from its base at Bristol Airport in the UK. Centreline has invested in the infrastructure to supply SAF as part of its commitment to reduce
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Viterra Plans to Build Supersized Canola Crush Plant in Regina, Saskatchewan
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Ag network company Viterra plans to build a new canola crushing facility in Regina, Saskatchewan. The company says it’s in the feasibility stage to finalize the plant’s capabilities and design. The initial targeted annual
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Airlines Skirting SAF Requirements in EU, Known as ‘Tankering,’ Could Be Real Issue by 2035
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Digest) The International Council on Clean Transportation published a working paper in late April on potential so-called “tankering” issues that may foreseeably arise from an EU sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandate under development, which would require
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Shell, Daimler to Link Green Hydrogen Truck Fueling in Germany, Netherlands
by James Burgess (S&P Global Platts) Shell and Daimler Truck will roll out a hydrogen refueling network between three renewable hydrogen production hubs in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and Cologne and Hamburg in Germany from 2025, Shell said May 20. Shell aims
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Fueling a Renewable Future
by Trevor Hoag (The Iola Register) Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly toured the East Kansas Agri-Energy ethanol plant in Garnett on Wednesday, part of a series of stops at industries around Southeast Kansas. -- Imagine the smell of baked bread, then beer. That’s
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
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