(Synhelion) Synhelion has become the first company in the world to succeed in producing syngas on an industrial scale using only solar heat as an energy source. The Swiss solar fuel pioneer successfully demonstrated this on the multifocus solar tower of
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Back TO HOMEOf German Fries and French Fries: Chevron REG Begins to Expand Again
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... CREG has broken ground on the expansion of its Emden, Germany biorefinery , located where the River Erns meets the sea on the extreme northwestern German coast. ... The expansion includes the addition of a pretreatment
September 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Delta, DG Fuels Partner in Pivotal Expansion of Sustainable Fuel Market
(Delta News Hub) Under a new agreement, DG Fuels, LLC plans to establish a new SAF supply stream that could provide Delta with 385 million gallons of unblended sustainable aviation fuel, while helping to expand availability of SAF in the
August 31, 2022 Read Full Article
EverWind Secures Offtake from Key German Partner Uniper for Canada’s First Green Hydrogen Hub in Nova Scotia
(Uniper) EverWind Fuels Company ("EverWind"), a private developer of green hydrogen and ammonia production in Nova Scotia, Canada, and Uniper today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) for Uniper to purchase green ammonia from EverWind’s initial production facility
August 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Amazon, Plug Sign Significant Green Hydrogen Supply Deal
by David Worford (Environment + Energy Leader) ... Amazon says the green hydrogen supply from the deal would be enough to power 30,000 forklifts or 800 heavy-duty trucks that are used in long transport. The company says it is exploring
August 25, 2022 Read Full Article
World Class Holdings Issues One of the First Green Jet Biofuel Deals to Meet the Blockchain Technology
(Kingston Whig Standard) World Class Holdings 'WCH', a private fund concentrated on sustainable projects and raising capital with the use of advanced technology--World Class Holdings “WCH”, a private fund, is delivering one of the first green jet Biofuel deals to
August 22, 2022 Read Full Article
The Business of Their Biology, the Biology of Their Business: 10 Years after IPOs, How Are Amyris, Gevo, Codexis Doing?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) It’s been more than 10 years since the celebrated IPOs of Amyris, Codexis and Gevo showed that the second wave of industrial biotechnology (after the first wave of ethanol companies) was producing mature companies of size
August 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Alaska Airlines Makes Significant Investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Emily Holbrook (Environomental + Energy Leader) Alaska Airlines announced today it has finalized an agreement with biofuel company Gevo Inc., to purchase its most significant sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake commitment to date – 185 million gallons of SAF over five
August 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Gevo’s Jet Bet Bonanza: A Series of SAF Offtake Stunners from Denver’s Biofuels Broncos
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This week we received the long-anticipated news that Gevo closed on the purchase of approximately 245 acres near Lake Preston, South Dakota for its first commercial scale sustainable aviation fuel facility, Net-Zero 1. The site was
August 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Shell and Lufthansa Group Sign Non-binding Memorandum of Understanding for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Supply
(Shell) -The MOU contemplates the parties exploring the supply of SAF that could reach up to 594 million gallons (1.8 million metric tonnes) in total in the years 2024 until 2030. -The SAF would be produced by Shell by up
August 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Embraer, Raízen Partnership Stimulates Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
(Embraer) This initiative reinforces the sustainability agenda of both companies, contributing to the air transport industry’s decarbonization -- Embraer and Raízen today (July 17, 2022) signed a Letter of Intent with a commitment to stimulate the development of the sustainable aviation
July 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Polish Airline, Oil Refiner Sign SAF Agreement
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Polish oil company PKN Orlen announced July 11 that it has signed an agreement with the Polish airline Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT to cooperate in implementing solutions to help meet the requirements of the EU’s
July 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Yield10 Bioscience Announces Winter Camelina Contract-Production Opportunity for Farmers
(Yield10 Bioscience/Biobased Diesel Daily) Yield10 Bioscience Inc., an agricultural bioscience company, announced June 23 an open-enrollment program for growers for contract production of winter camelina. Farms located in Montana and Idaho, as well as southern Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada, are eligible
July 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Twelve to Deploy World’s First Industrial-Scale Carbon Transformation Platform
(Twelve/Business Wire) DCVC leads a $130 million financing to increase the production of materials made from captured CO2 for customers such as Mercedes-Benz, Procter & Gamble, Shopify, and the U.S. Air Force Twelve, the carbon transformation company, is announcing $130 million
July 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Crossbridge Energy A/S and Everfuel Finalize Phase 2a Green Hydrogen Agreement
(Crossbridge Energy) Crossbridge Energy A/S (“Crossbridge”) announces that it has reached a final agreement with Everfuel for the offtake of green hydrogen from Everfuel’s anticipated 300MW electrolyser plant. The next phase of the project will be completed in three equal phases
June 30, 2022 Read Full Article
Finnair and Gevo Enter into Sustainable Aviation Fuel Sales Agreement for 7 Million Gallons of Per Year Over Five Years
(Gevo/Globe Newswire) Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) is pleased to announce a new fuel sales agreement with Finnair. The Agreement outlines the details for the purchase of 7 million gallons per year of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for five years from Gevo’s
June 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Avfuel Commits to 1B Gallons of SAF from Alder Fuels
by Kerry Lynch (AIN Online) In the largest such arrangement of its kind involving the business aviation sector, Avfuel has struck a deal to purchase one billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from biocrude specialist Alder Fuels over the next
June 17, 2022 Read Full Article
SAF Production Expands for a Low-Carbon Future
by Scott Jenkins (Chemical Engineering Magazine) ... The current environmental and geopolitical situation is prompting petroleum refiners across the globe to evaluate their assets and explore how to adapt to a carbon-constrained future, and one in which the negative climate effects
May 30, 2022 Read Full Article
Go SAF, Young Man: Go SAF, Young One, and Grow up with the Country
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... California is not a waste land, it remains a horn of plenty, but with plenty of production comes plenty of waste, it is the way of sophisticated Western economies. Now that sustainability is becoming
April 27, 2022 Read Full Article
Aemetis Signs Agreement with JetBlue to Supply 125 Million Gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Aemetis) Fuel to be delivered to San Francisco International Airport and other California airports -- Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced today that an offtake agreement has been signed with JetBlue (NASDAQ:
April 26, 2022 Read Full Article
World Energy Secures Permits; Will Completely Convert Its Southern Calif. Refinery to Create North America’s Largest SAF Hub
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In a sweet SAF switcheroo, huge news arrived from California-based World Energy, a carbon-net-zero solutions provider, that it secured the critical permits required to completely convert and increase output by 700 percent at its Southern California
April 25, 2022 Read Full Article
JetBlue among Airlines Giving New Life to Sustainable Biofuel
by Tina Casey (Triple Pundit) The global economy will need liquid fuel for many years to come. That is especially true of the airline industry, which continues to face significant challenges along the road to electrification. What’s wrong with electric airplanes? Electric mobility
April 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Velocys Provides Update of US, UK SAF Projects
(Velocys/Biomass Magazine) ... During 2021 we saw the achievement of a number of important objectives in our growth strategy culminating in two multi-year sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake agreements; the selection of our technology for an e-fuels project commissioned by the
April 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Shipping Giant Signs MOU to Explore Green Marine Fuel Production in Egypt
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) A.P. Moller-Maersk signed a memorandum of understanding March 28 with Egyptian authorities in a joint bid to accelerate net-zero shipping and the supply of low-carbon marine fuels. Together with the General Authority for Suez
April 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Centre Promoting Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme With Focus On Domestic Agriculture Sector, Environment Benefits, Reducing Import Dependency And Savings In Foreign Exchange
(India Education Diary) The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today informed that the Government is promoting Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme with broader
April 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Tidewater Renewables Ltd. Enters into Strategic Renewable Natural Gas and Feedstock Partnership and Provides Operational Update
(Tidewater Renewables/CISION) Tidewater Renewables Ltd. ("Tidewater Renewables" or the "Corporation") (TSX: LCFS) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a strategic renewable natural gas ("RNG") and feedstock partnership (the "Partnership") with Rimrock RNG Inc. ("Rimrock"), and Rimrock Cattle Company Ltd.
April 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Shell Readies 10-Year Airline Offtake Deals as It Scales up SAF Production
by Mark Pilling (FlightGlobal) Shell is on the brink of signing its first letters of intent (LOI) with leading network carriers paving the way for 10-year sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply deals, according to Jan Toschka, president of Shell Aviation, speaking
March 30, 2022 Read Full Article
Seven Airlines Commit to Buying a Total of over 1.5 Billion Litres of SAF in Three New Deals
by Tony Harrington (GreenAir Online) Three significant new agreements have been announced to collectively deliver more than 1.5 billion litres of sustainable aviation fuel to seven airline operators, reports Tony Harrington. German-based freight airline DHL Express has agreed to acquire more
March 30, 2022 Read Full Article
British Airways Takes First Delivery of Commercial-Scale SAF Produced by Phillips 66
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) British Airways has taken delivery from oil major Phillips 66 of an initial batch of the UK’s first commercial-scale production of sustainable aviation fuel. The fuel is being produced through co-processing at the Phillips 66
March 30, 2022 Read Full Article
Oil Majors Look to Co-processing as a Rapid Route to Producing Sustainable Aviation Fuels at Scale
by Susan van Dyk (GreenAir Online) The demand for SAF is high but supply remains limited as facilities are still under construction, and production in many cases is years away. But since last year, several oil companies have started producing
March 30, 2022 Read Full Article
Aemetis and Finnair Sign SAF Agreement for 17.5M Gallons in $70M Deal
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ... On Friday came news from California that Aemetis, Inc., a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, signed an offtake agreement with oneworld Alliance airline member Finnair for 17.5 million gallons of blended
March 28, 2022 Read Full Article
4 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Companies Leading the Way to Net-Zero Flying
by Martina Gini (Earth.org) ... Over 370,000 flights have taken to the skies using SAF since 2016 and it is estimated that implementing this fuel could contribute nearly 65% to the reduction in emissions needed to reach the net-zero target in the next
March 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Phillips 66 Provides British Airways with SAF Produced in the UK
(British Airways/Biomass Magazine) British Airways will become the first airline in the world to use sustainable aviation fuel produced on a commercial scale in the U.K. after signing a multi-year agreement with Phillips 66 Limited. Thousands of metric tons of SAF will
March 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Delta Air Lines Signs 75 Million Gallon Per Year Agreement with Gevo
(Gevo) Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) has signed a “take-or-pay” agreement with Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL) to supply 75 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) per year for seven years (the “Agreement”). Based on current assumptions, including those around
March 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Aemetis Signs Agreement with Qantas to Supply 35 Million Gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Aemetis) Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced today that an offtake agreement has been signed with Qantas Group and Qantas Airlines (“Qantas”) for 35 million gallons of blended sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) to
March 15, 2022 Read Full Article
A.P. Moller - Maersk Engages in Strategic Partnerships across the Globe to Scale Green Methanol Production by 2025
(Maersk) To boost the global production capacity of green methanol, A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) enters strategic partnerships with six leading companies with the intent of sourcing at least 730,000 tonnes/year by end of 2025 (see breakdown table below). The six
March 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Nova Pangaea, Aemetis, World Energy, Gevo, USA BioEnergy, Sherdar Australia Bio Refinery, DG Fuels, and Sweetwater Commercialization
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Nova Pangaea Technologies, the UK cleantech company at the heart of the drive to Net Zero, started the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study for its first commercial plant in the UK. Aemetis, Gevo, USA BioEnergy,
March 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Maersk to Sign Sustainable Aviation Fuel Contract with Air France-KLM
(Maersk/Biobased Diesel Daily) A.P. Moller-Maersk announced Feb. 23 that it will sign an agreement with Air France-KLM to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The deal includes a first-of-its-kind contract to cover around 40,000 trips taken by Maersk’s marine and corporate
February 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Dutch Pension Provider APG Enters 10-Year SAF Commitment with SkyNRG
byRon Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Dutch pension provider APG has become the latest member of SkyNRG’s Board Now program through a 10-year sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) commitment. SkyNRG’s Board Now program enables corporates to move beyond compensation and reduce their business-travel footprint
February 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Vertex Energy Secures Loan Commitment for Mobile Refinery Acquisition
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Vertex Energy stated Feb. 22 that its wholly owned subsidiary Vertex Refining Alabama LLC has entered into a commitment letter with a syndicate of lenders for a $125 million loan the company expects to use
February 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Platinum Crush Mulls Renewable Diesel Feedstock Deals with Oil Refiners, but May Forgo Option
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Platinum Crush LLC, a $350 million soybean-crush project under development in Buena Vista County, Iowa, is prepared to start moving dirt next month for its 38.5-million-bushel-per-year facility after receiving an award worth more than
February 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Vertex Energy Announces 5-year Renewable Diesel Supply Agreement w(ith Idemitsu Apollo Renewable Corporation
(Morning Star/Access Wire) Vertex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTNR) ("Vertex Energy", "Vertex" or the "Company"), a leading specialty refiner and marketer of high-quality refined products, today announced that it has entered into a 5-year product supply agreement with Idemitsu Apollo Renewable Corporation ("Idemitsu"), a
February 18, 2022 Read Full Article
DHL Signs 3-Year Deal for 33 Million Liters of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Alyssa Sporrer (Freight Waves) DHL Global Forwarding, an air and ocean freight division of Deutsche Post DHL Group, on Tuesday signed a three-year agreement with Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) for the purchase of 33 million liters of sustainable
February 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Corporations, Nonprofits, and Airlines Cooperate to Expand Sustainable Aviation Fuels Use and Capacity -- Part 3 of a Series, "Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF): A Critical Emissions Mitigation Strategy Gaining Momentum"
by Jeff Overton (Environmental and Energy Study Institute) ... Demand for SAF exceeds supply so the major U.S. carriers are reaching offtake agreements, or contracts, with suppliers to secure varying amounts of SAF throughout this decade. This third article in the
February 14, 2022 Read Full Article
WasteFuel Agriculture Launches to Turn Agriculture Waste into Green Fuel
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Waste-to-fuel start up WasteFuel has launched WasteFuel Agriculture which will turn farm waste into low-carbon fuels including renewable natural gas and bio-methanol that can be used in land and marine transport with significantly lower emissions
February 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Behind the Hot Year for Biofuels M&A: 2021 Review and Outlook
by Bruce Comer, Frank Kim and Zak Putlak (Ocean Park/Biofuels Digest) As ethanol producers pursued mergers and acquisitions, and renewable diesel firms built and expanded plants, the biofuels industry increasingly focused on securing feedstocks. Producers seeking to consolidate, optimize or sell
February 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Furetank Secures Biogas Supply as Step towards Fossil-Free Shipping
(Furetank) Liquefied biogas is one of the keys to fossil-free shipping – but lack of supply is a major issue. The Swedish shipping company Furetank has signed a letter of intent with Eskilstuna Biogas, enabling the development of a new biogas
February 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Fuel the Crush: Renewable Diesel Pumps Up Soybean Demand
by Sara Schafer (AgWeb) ... “The administration is committed to making this happen, and so I think there is a much larger appetite to get this industry off the ground now than there even was six months or a year
February 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Aemetis Signs Agreement with Japan Airlines to Supply 90 Million Gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Aemetis) Fuel to be delivered to San Francisco International Airport -- Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced today that an offtake agreement has been signed with Japan Airlines (“JAL”) for 90 million gallons
February 10, 2022 Read Full Article
BP Strikes Crop Deal with Nufarm as Airlines Look to Biofuels
by Nick Toscano (WA Today) British energy giant BP has struck a 10-year deal with Australian agribusiness firm Nufarm to buy supplies of a sustainable biofuel ingredient that could help clean up the carbon-intensive aviation sector and fight climate change. Nuseed, a subsidiary
February 01, 2022 Read Full Article
Archaea Energy Announces Successful Startup of Project Assai Renewable Natural Gas Facility
(Archaea Energy) Largest RNG Facility in the World Completed Approximately Two Years after Gas Rights Execution -- Archaea Energy Inc. (“Archaea” or “the Company”) (NYSE: LFG), an industry-leading renewable natural gas (“RNG”) company, announced today the successful start-up of Project Assai,
January 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Rayonier Introduces New 2G Bio-ethanol Product to Meet Growing Biofuel Demand
(RTT News) Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. (RYAM), a maker of high purity cellulose pulp, on Tuesday announced introduction of a second generation or 2G bio-ethanol product for Europe's fast-growing bio-fuels market. The new 2G bio-ethanol product is produced using wood-based feedstock. The
January 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Constellation Announces RNG Supply Agreement
(Constellation/Biomass Magazine) Constellation, a leading competitive energy and energy solutions provider, announced on Dec. 14 a 10-year agreement in which it will provide renewable natural gas (RNG) to American Natural Gas LLC to supply its compressed natural gas (CNG) stations nationwide. The
December 23, 2021 Read Full Article
BA and Phillips 66 Agree First Ever UK Produced SAF
(Biofuels International) British Airways will become the first airline in the world to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced on a commercial scale in the UK after signing a multi-year agreement with Phillips 66. Thousands of tonnes of SAF will be
December 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Gevo Inks Largest Supply Agreement To-Date for Renewable Fuels
(Gevo/Globe Newswire) Kolmar Deal Valued at Up to US$2.4 Billion over Eight Years -- Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) has a new partner: Kolmar Americas Inc. (“Kolmar”). Kolmar and Gevo have entered into a financeable fuel supply agreement for 45 million gallons
December 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Celebrate United Airlines’ First Passenger Flight Using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(U.S. Department of Energy) The first United Airlines passenger flight to fly using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will depart today from Chicago O’Hare International Airport at 1 p.m. ET and will arrive at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport at 4
December 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Aemetis Signs MOU’s with Eight Airline Members of the oneworld Alliance for 350 Million Gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Aemetis) Aemetis, Inc.(NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced today that memorandum of understanding’s have been signed with 8 airline members of the oneworld Alliance for 350 million gallons of blended fuel containing sustainable aviation fuel
December 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Aemetis Signs Agreement with American Airlines to Supply Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Aemetis) Aemetis, Inc.(NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced today that an offtake agreement has been signed with American Airlines for 280 million gallons of blended fuel containing sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) to be delivered
December 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Lufthansa to Buy $250M of Sustainable Aviation Fuel over Next Three Years
(Biofuels Central) Deutsche Lufthansa AG said Wednesday it will spend $250 million to buy sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, over the next three years. “The Lufthansa Group is already the largest purchaser of sustainable aviation fuel in Europe and, with this decision,
November 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Brasil BioFuels to Invest R$1.8 billion in Brazil's 1st Green Diesel Biorefinery
(MoneyTimes/AgroTimes/Reuters (Google Translation)) The Brazil BioFuels (BBF) will invest 1.8 billion reais for the construction of the first biorefinery to be implemented in Brazil for the production of HVO, known as green diesel, the company said on Wednesday, while still announce
November 26, 2021 Read Full Article
The Grand Switcheroo: Is the Biden Administration Aiming Corn Ethanol at SAF, Putting Spirit in the Sky?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Just back from the AFCC (Alternative Fuels and Chemicals Coalition) event in Washington, and I have to say, the mood was reasonably glum in the world of Sustainable Aviation Fuels, where you’d think that the leaders
November 19, 2021 Read Full Article
To What Extent Can Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Mitigate the Environmental Impact of Flying?
by Mike McCurdy and Angus Reid-Kay (ICF) ... Since SAF is operationally identical and certified as “Jet-A1” fuel, no changes are required in aircraft or engine fuel systems, distribution infrastructure, or storage facilities. That allows SAF use as an interim—and
November 11, 2021 Read Full Article
SAF Offtake with IAG
(Bayou Fuels) 10-year offtake MoU for 73 million US gallons of carbon negative SAF by IAG; Alongside offtake agreement with Southwest Airlines, offtake in place for 100% of Bayou Fuels SAF -- Velocys plc (VLS. L), the sustainable fuels technology company,
November 10, 2021 Read Full Article
SAF Offtake with Southwest Airlines
(Bayou Fuels) 15-year offtake agreement enables 575 million blended gallons of net zero SAF for Southwest Airlines; Alongside offtake MoU with IAG, commitment for 100% of Bayou Fuels SAF -- Velocys plc (VLS. L), the sustainable fuels technology company, is pleased
November 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Enviva and GreenGasUSA Announce a 10-Year Renewable Natural Gas Offtake Agreement to Decarbonize Enviva’s Scope 1 Emissions
(Enviva) Enviva Partners, LP (NYSE: EVA) (“Enviva”) and GreenGasUSA, an integrated renewable natural gas (RNG) solutions provider, announced today a 10-year RNG offtake agreement to decarbonize natural gas-related emissions in Enviva’s operations. The agreement is expected to eliminate more than 64,000
October 22, 2021 Read Full Article
US Secretary of Energy Granholm and US Senator Ossoff Visit LanzaTech Innovation Hub in Georgia and Site of the World’s First LanzaJet Sustainable Fuels Plantl
(LanzaTech) Visit highlights the potential of rural America to create domestic supplies of sustainable fuels and chemicals. -- LanzaTech and LanzaJet welcomed Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and Senator Jon Ossoff to the Freedom Pines Biorefinery in Soperton, Georgia. [caption id="attachment_149372"
October 12, 2021 Read Full Article
SAF – Kuehne+Nagel and Lufthansa Cargo Agree on Exclusive Partnership to Promote CO2-Neutral Power-to-liquid Fuel
(Kuehne+Nagel) SAF – Kuehne+Nagel and Lufthansa Cargo agree on exclusive partnership to promote CO2-neutral power-to-liquid fuel. -- Kuehne+Nagel and Lufthansa Cargo have agreed on an exclusive partnership for the promotion and use of synthetic crude oil from NGO atmosfair based in Berlin.
October 11, 2021 Read Full Article
Aemetis, Delta in Billion Dollar Breakthrough: 250 Million Gallon, 10 Year SAF Deal Signed
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Breaking news from California. Aemetis and Delta announced an offtake agreement for 250 million gallons of blended fuel containing sustainable aviation fuel to be delivered over the 10 year term of the agreement. The aggregate value
September 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Cathay Pacific Commits to 10% SAF of Total Fuel Consumption by 2030
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Cathay Pacific reaffirmed its commitment to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 by pledging to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for 10 percent of its total fuel consumption by 2030. “The use of SAF is key
September 28, 2021 Read Full Article
American Airlines Fuels Low-Carbon Future as Anchor Partner to Breakthrough Energy Catalyst
(American Airlines) $100 million investment will support sustainable aviation fuel advancement, other pivotal solutions -- American Airlines announced today that it has become an anchor partner to Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, investing $100 million in a groundbreaking collaborative effort to accelerate the
September 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Petroleum Companies Get Good Response to Ethanol Procurement Tender
(PTI/New Indian Express) The EOI was published by Bharat Petroleum on behalf of oil marketing companies on August 27, and it opened on September 17. -- State-owned fuel retailing firms have received an "overwhelming" response to the tender they floated for
September 20, 2021 Read Full Article
ECB Group Renewable Diesel Project in Latin America Uses Unique Hydrogen Integration Design
by Dan Szeezil (Renewable Fuels, Honeywell/Biofuels Digest) The first renewable diesel project in South America will be built in Paraguay. The Omega Green renewable fuel complex developed by ECB Group has an investment cost of more than $800 million and is
September 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Chevron, Gevo Announce Intent to Pursue Sustainable Aviation Fuel Investment
(Gevo) Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), and Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) today announced a letter of intent to jointly invest in building and operating one or more new facilities that would process inedible corn to produce
September 10, 2021 Read Full Article
United, Honeywell Invest in New Clean Tech Venture from Alder Fuels, Powering Biggest Sustainable Fuel Agreement in Aviation History
(United Airlines/PR Newswire) United agrees to purchase 1.5 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over 20 years - which is one and a half times the size of the rest of the world's airlines' publicly announced SAF commitments combined Honeywell first
September 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Swiss Re, Climeworks Sign World’s 1st & Largest 10-Year Carbon Removal Purchase Agreement
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ... Swiss Re and Climeworks, a leading specialist in carbon dioxide air capture technology, are partnering to combat climate change. The partners signed the world’s first long-term purchase agreement for direct air capture and storage of
September 06, 2021 Read Full Article
CleanBay Renewables to Sell bp RNG Derived from Poultry Litter
(bp/Biomass Magazine) bp and CleanBay Renewables announced a 15-year agreement where bp will purchase renewable natural gas (RNG) processed from poultry litter—a mixture of manure, feathers and bedding—and sell it as fuel for the U.S. transportation sector. CleanBay manages this process by
August 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Colorado-Based Biofuel Maker Eyes Faster Growth Due to Booming Demand
by Greg Avery (Denver Business Journal) Its first corn-to-fuel production is three years away, and customers want more — a lot more, the CEO says. READ MORE Biofuel maker Gevo's shares soar Tuesday (Denver Business Journal) Gevo publishes IMPACT sustainability report (Biofuels
August 20, 2021 Read Full Article
VERBIO Signs MoU with IndianOil to Evaluate Joint Investments in Setting-up of Multiple Biofuel Production Units across India
(Verbio) The MoU was signed on 30th July 2021 for setting up biofuels projects and compressed biogas plants (CBG/BioCNG). The MoU will explore the possibility of creating a Joint Venture Company for the purpose of deploying VERBIO’s technology and long-term
August 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Strategic Biofuels Achieves Major Project Milestone Towards World’s First Carbon Negative Renewable Diesel Plant
(Strategic Biofuels/Business Wire) Successful sequestration test well significantly de-risks the project while demonstrating carbon dioxide can be safely stored underground--Strategic Biofuels LLC, the leader in developing negative carbon footprint renewable fuels plants, announced today that its Carbon Capture and Sequestration
August 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Hydrocarbon Fuels from Industrial Off Gas: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaTech
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) LanzaTech’s Dr. Laurel Harmon shared this illuminating slide guide at the BETO Peer Review on jet and diesel fuel production from industrial waste gases, commercialization of ethanol-to-jet technology by building a standalone Alcohol-to-Jet pre-commercial demonstration
July 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Fulcrum BioEnergy Completes Construction of the Sierra BioFuels Plant
(Fulcrum BioEnergy/PR Newswire) World's First Garbage to Zero-Carbon Transportation Fuels Plant Has Begun Start-up and Commissioning -- Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc., a pioneer in the production of low-carbon fuels, announced today that it has completed construction on the world's first commercial-scale plant
July 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Delta Biofuel Proposes $70 Million Renewable Fuel Plant in Jeanerette
(Office of the Governor of Louisiana) Gov. John Bel Edwards and Delta Biofuel CEO Philip Keating announced the company is evaluating Iberia Parish, Louisiana, for a planned $70 million renewable fuel plant. The planned production facility would produce biomass fuel pellets
June 29, 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
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
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
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
Anaerobic Digestion: An Economic & Environmental Benefit for Farm and Ranch Livestock Operations
by Bill Hagy (Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) How can one determine if an anaerobic digester will provide a value-added economic opportunity as well as an environmental solution for my livestock operation? There are several factors to consider: Size of the farm or
May 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Pradhan Approves Supply of Cooking Oil-Based Biodiesel
(Big News Network/ANI) Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday remotely flagged off the first supply of Used Cooking Oil (UCO) based biodiesel blended diesel under the Expressions of Interest (EoIs) Scheme from Indian Oil's Tikrikalan
May 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Aemetis Selects Axens Vegan® Technology for Its Carbon Zero Project in Riverbank, California for the Production of Renewable Diesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Aemetis) Aemetis, Inc.(NASDAQ: AMTX), a leading producer of below zero carbon intensity dairy Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) and developer of the “Carbon Zero” renewable jet/diesel biorefineries using negative carbon intensity cellulosic hydrogen, announced today that Aemetis has selected Axens Vegan® Renewable
April 28, 2021 Read Full Article
ExxonMobil, Global Clean Energy Expand Renewable Diesel Agreement
by Matthew Mercure (NGT News) ExxonMobil and Global Clean Energy have expanded their five-year agreement to increase ExxonMobil’s purchase of renewable diesel up to 5 million barrels per year. ExxonMobil will be the exclusive buyer of renewable diesel from Global Clean Energy’s biorefinery in Bakersfield,
April 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Phillips 66 and Southwest Airlines Collaborate to Advance Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Bernardo Fallas (Phillips 66) Phillips 66 and Southwest Airlines have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the commercialization of sustainable aviation fuel, focusing on public awareness and research and development. The memorandum of understanding also sets the framework
April 27, 2021 Read Full Article
IAG to Operate 10 Per Cent of Flights with Sustainable Aviation Fuel by 2030
by Mark Caswell (Business Traveler) International Airlines Group has announced a commitment to operate 10 per cent of its flights with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030. The owner of Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia and Vueling says it will purchase
April 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Phillips 66 Secures Renewable Fuels Feedstock Supply through Investment in Soybean-Processing Plant
(Phillips 66/Business Wire) The company becomes a minority owner in Shell Rock Soy Processing -- Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) is securing feedstock for the company's growing portfolio of renewable fuels projects by investing in a new soybean-processing plant in Iowa. The company’s
April 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Shell Invests in Sustainable Aviation-Fuel Maker LanzaJet
by Laura Hurst (Bloomberg) U.S. company is building ‘alcohol-to-jet’ facility in Georgia; Other investors include Canada’s Suncor Energy, Japan’s Mitsui -- Royal Dutch Shell Plc has invested in sustainable-fuels technology company LanzaJet, adding to a string of deals positioning the oil giant
April 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Gevo and Scandinavian Airlines System Amend Agreement to Increase Off-Take of Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Valued at over $100 Million
(Gevo/Globe Newswire) Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO), announced today (February 22, 2021) that it and Scandinavian Airlines System (“SAS”) have signed an amendment to increase SAS’s minimum purchase obligation to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) to 5,000,000 gallons per year. Gevo
March 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Investancia Will Plant 50 Million Trees after Reaching a Historic Agreement with ECB Group
(Investancia/EIN Newswire) Pongamia Trees will produce 300,000 tonnes of sustainable second generation feedstock every year by 2030 in boost for global green transport initiatives -- - Leading agroforestry and research company Investancia today signed a 30-year offtake deal with ECB Group
February 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Crushing Ethanol’s CO2 Footprint: Summit Carbon Launches 10MT Carbon Capture & Storage Monster; Green Plains Is in
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Sometimes, as the song says, you gotta bury your troubles, and when your trouble is the cost of carbon dioxide emission, and you’re in the ethanol business, you were stymied until a few minutes ago, when
February 18, 2021 Read Full Article
British Airways Fuels Its Future with Second Sustainable Aviation Fuel Partnership
(LanzaTech/LanzaJet) British Airways is investing in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology provider and SAF producer LanzaJet as the company builds its first commercial scale plant in Georgia, USA •British Airways will purchase SAF from LanzaJet’s US plant to power a number of
February 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Aemetis Opens Bid Proposal Process for $2 billion Offtake Agreement for “Carbon Zero” Renewable Jet and Diesel Fuels
(Aemetis) Aircraft and Trucks to be Supplied with ‘Carbon Zero’ Drop-In Biofuels using Solar and Hydro Electricity-Powered Systems to Convert Renewable Hydrogen and Biomass into Biofuel -- Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX) announced today that it has opened the bid proposal process for $2
February 03, 2021 Read Full Article
ECB Group Signs Biofuel Purchase and Sale Agreement for More than 2.5 Billion Litres with Shell
(ECB Group) Contract includes the purchase of more than 500 million litres per year from 2024, helping to meet global demand for cleaner energy -- ECB Group Paraguay and Shell Trading (US) Company (“Shell”) have signed a multi-year contract that will provide
January 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Top 10 Slide Guides of 2020
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ... In today’s Digest, we look at the HOTTEST Digest Slide Guides like Corbion’s biobased Poly Lactic Acid (PLA), Gevo’s low carbon drop-in transportation fuels, Neste, an exclusive Digest Q&A with Clariant, and even some
December 29, 2020 Read Full Article
After COVID: A Lower Carbon Future for Commercial Aviation
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) Briefing Series: By Air, Land, and Sea: Navigating the Climate Future -- The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) held a briefing series on climate mitigation and adaptation in the transportation sector. The series covered ports, aviation, and public transit. As
December 12, 2020 Read Full Article
Offtake Agreements – Connecting Hemp Growers with Buyers
by Rachael Z. Ardanuy, Esq. (Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) removed hemp from the Controlled Substances Act, authorized the production of hemp pursuant to USDA and state regulation, and guarantees that hemp
December 09, 2020 Read Full Article
Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels LLC In Final Round Discussions with Top-tier Investors for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Project
David P. Smoot (Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels) Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels, LLC (NWABF) today announced that it is in final funding discussions to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for its SAF Project, which will produce and supply 60+ million gallons of SAF annually for
November 16, 2020 Read Full Article
Shell Takes off with New SAF Deal alongside Red Rock
(Biofuels International) Red Rock and Shell have entered into a cellulosic fuel purchase and sale agreement. The agreement will see Shell purchase Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and cellulosic renewable diesel fuel from Red Rock’s new biorefinery in Lakeview, Oregon. Shell will
October 16, 2020 Read Full Article
Is There Money for Renewable Fuels? Latest Perspectives on Financing Renewable Fuel Projects
by Mike Newman (Parhelion Underwriting Inc./Biofuels Digest) Connecting people from renewable fuels companies with projects they want to finance to the people who can finance them was a key goal for Parhelion Underwriting’s recent virtual roundtable. The finance panel included Justin Goldstein
October 13, 2020 Read Full Article
Signature Flight Support, Neste, and NetJets Establish Strategic Partnership to Accelerate the adoption of Sustainable Aviation Fuel within Business Aviation
(Signature Flight Support) This pioneering collaboration combines Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production and distribution, establishing a permanent supply for private aviation operators at San Francisco and London-Luton. Cognizant of the important and active role that private aviation plays in environmental responsibility, Signature
September 29, 2020 Read Full Article
How Has Covid-19 Impacted the Future of Fuel?
(Business Airport International) The impact of Covid-19 on the fuel market has been pronounced, but the virus could also spur a move to more sustainable sources of fuel. ... Avfuel has experienced interest in the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
September 08, 2020 Read Full Article
Gevo’s Historic $900 Million Offtake Deal with Trafigura Group
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Colorado, Gevo entered into a long term, take or pay Renewable Hydrocarbons Purchase and Sale Agreement with Trafigura Group, the largest contract in Gevo’s history. Trafigura is one of the world’s leading independent commodity trading
August 21, 2020 Read Full Article
Offtake Agreements & Government, Airline Commitments: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to CAAFI & SAF
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) At ABLC Digital in July, Chris Tindal,Assistant Director of Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI), shared this illuminating slide guide focusing on the market opportunities for sustainable aviation fuels, the latest SAF offtake agreements like
August 13, 2020 Read Full Article
CAAFI Webinar Series: The State of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
(Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative) The State of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by Steve Csonka (CAAFI) Slide deck available here. Webinar recording available here. Click here for more CAAFI webinars, meeting presentations and presentation recordings.
August 12, 2020 Read Full Article
Exxon Inks 525 Million Gallon, 5-Year Renewable Diesel Offtake Deal with Global Clean Energy Holdings
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Texas, ExxonMobil has signed an agreement with Global Clean Energy Holdings to purchase 105 million gallons of renewable diesel per year for five years from a converted California refinery starting in 2022. The strike price
August 12, 2020 Read Full Article
U.S. Renewable Jet Fuel Production Soars Despite Covid
(Bloomberg NEF) Production rebounds to quadruple from previous quarter; More airlines, airports working to secure bio-jet supplies -- U.S. production of renewable jet fuel jumped to over 1 million gallons in 2Q 2020 – almost double the output from a year
July 29, 2020 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuel’s Affordability: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Airlines for America’s Viewpoint
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) At ABLC last week, Airlines for America’s Nancy Young shared this illuminating presentation that outlines what airlines need to deploy sustainable aviation fuel as well as progress, gaps, opportunities and action to scale up supply and
July 14, 2020 Read Full Article
The 4 Pillars for Successful Biofuels Project Investment
by David P. Smoot (Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels, LLC) Increased investment interest is on the horizon for companies working in the renewable energy sector. One of these long-term investment opportunities that’s timely and tangible is in renewable biomass to fuel initiatives. One very
June 05, 2020 Read Full Article
DEM-COM: LanzaJet Takes off on Non-Stop Flight to Scale
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) After what could be considered a lengthy out-of-town tryout, LanzaJet is now officially launched as a LanzaTech spin-off — Suncor Energy and Mitsui & Co. are investing $15 million and $10 million, respectively, to establish the new venture.
June 03, 2020 Read Full Article
Ethiopian Sustainable Biofuel Future Scenario at a Glance
(Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials) As part of the Fuelling the Sustainable Bioeconomy powered by Boeing’s Global Engagement Portfolio, RSB gathered a group of key stakeholders in the Ethiopian bioeconomy to examine and uncover strategies and scenarios for the future development of
May 19, 2020 Read Full Article
Greasezilla Solves Worldwide (FOG) Processing Shortage with New System
(Greasezilla) The new modular Greasezilla system expands its FOG separation system to serve large food processors, wastewater treatment centers and waste haulers requiring FOG separation systems to be placed at any large-scale collection point -- Downey Ridge Environmental Company, developer of Greasezilla™,
May 05, 2020 Read Full Article
Converting Ethanol Plants to Alternative Protein Production: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to White Dog Lab’s Microbiome-Derived Proteins
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Digest reported yesterday how White Dog Labs is giving a glimmer of hope to the ethanol industry by being able to convert ethanol production into alternative protein production thanks to their microbiome-derived biotech – and
May 05, 2020 Read Full Article
Delta Commits $1 Billion to Become World’s 1st Carbon Neutral Airline
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In Georgia arrives news that starting March 1st, Delta is making a $1 billion commitment over the next 10 years to mitigate all emissions from its global business going forward. Their goal? To invest the money
February 17, 2020 Read Full Article
The Largest Sustainable Aviation Fuel Offtake Deal, Ever?: Delta Strikes Historic SAF Contract with Pacific Northwest Biofuels Venture
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) From Washington state and from Georgia news arrives that Delta and entered into one of the largest airline offtake agreements of its kind to purchase sustainable aviation fuel from NWABF. Yep, NWABF, which sounds an awful lot
January 31, 2020 Read Full Article
A Planet on Fire: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Red Rock Biofuels’ Call to Action for Aviation Industry
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) “Facing catastrophic problems with the immediacy of wildfire and the sinister creeping of climate change is depressing. It is depressing enough to throw in the towel, to say I can’t make a difference, the problem is
December 28, 2019 Read Full Article
Delta Enters Offtake Agreement with Gevo for 10 Million Gallons Per Year of Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Creates Long-Term Carbon Solution
(Gevo) Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) – Delta’s work to create a sustainable future continues with a long-term offtake agreement under which Delta will purchase 10 million gallons per year of advanced renewable biofuels from Gevo. Sustainable aviation fuels provide significant environmental
December 18, 2019 Read Full Article
Shell Aviation to Support SkyNRG's Dutch SAF Production Facility Development and Secures Fuel Purchase Option
(GreenAir Online) Shell Aviation has expanded its interests in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) development through an agreement to support SkyNRG’s DSL-01 SAF production plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands, that is due to be commissioned in 2022. The facility is expected to
November 26, 2019 Read Full Article
Board Now Leads the Way towards Sustainable Flying
(Board Now) Launch of SkyNRG’s ground-breaking program paves the way to sustainable aviation; 85 per cent reduction of emissions as a result of sustainable aviation fuel -- Today (October 3, 2019), a significant step will be taken towards sustainable flying. Dutch
October 04, 2019 Read Full Article
The Advanced Bioeconomy Report Q2 2019 Earnings: The Year of Living Endangeredly
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In hand we now have the latest earnings reports from what you might call the 8 Pathfinders – eight publicly traded stocks whose second quarter results offer insights into the health and performance of the advanced
September 03, 2019 Read Full Article
Gevo Discusses Plans for Hydrocarbon, RNG Production
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) ... During an earnings call, Gevo CEO Patrick Gruber discussed the company’s future plans for aviation fuel production and announced plans to launch a renewable natural gas (RNG) division. Gruber opened the call by discussing progress the
August 21, 2019 Read Full Article
SAF on the Cusp of Rapid Expansion and Replication: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to CAAFI
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Since 2006, the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI) has sought to enhance energy security and environmental sustainability for aviation through the use of alternative jet fuels. CAAFI is a coalition of airlines, aircraft and engine
August 06, 2019 Read Full Article
ANA and LanzaTech Sign Offtake Agreement for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In the land of the rising sun, things are looking a whole lot brighter for All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest airline, and for LanzaTech and their sustainable aviation fuel. ANA and LanzaTech signed an
June 17, 2019 Read Full Article
How Boxes, Bots and Biofuels Are Routing FedEx’s Sustainability Map
by RP Siegel (Green Biz) ... We recently had the opportunity to catch up with FedEx Chief Sustainability Officer Mitch Jackson about how that strategy is evolving. Not surprisingly, we learned a lot. ... One other area Jackson pointed to is the commitment to
June 03, 2019 Read Full Article
The Digest’s Top 10 Celluosic Project Flashpoints, 10 Quick Takes
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) It’s all very rosy on the cellulosic potential frontier. As Gevo and Renmatix recently observed, “cellulosic sugars are one of the most abundant feedstocks in the world, and in many geographies with dense vegetation, using woody
March 26, 2019 Read Full Article
Shell Supports Transition to Bio-LNG
(Nordsol/NGV Journal) Nordsol, bio-LNG production and technology company, has brought Shell Ventures on as strategic investor to support its mission to enable the energy transition by making bio-LNG mainstream. Nordsol uses biogas from organic waste streams to produce bio-LNG, offering a
February 11, 2019 Read Full Article
NEXT Renewable Fuels and Shell Trading (US) Company Enter Renewable Diesel Purchase and Sale Agreement
(NEXT Renewable Fuels/Informed Infrastructure) NEXT Renewable Fuels, Inc (NEXT) and Shell Trading (US) Company (Shell) have entered a long-term Purchase and Sale Agreement for the purchase of renewable diesel from NEXT’s planned Port Westward, Oregon facility. Representing an investment of more than
February 06, 2019 Read Full Article
Biofuel Production in Sub-Saharan Africa Could Be Prioritized for Aviation
(International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis) A new study, designed by IIASA researchers for conservation charity WWF, has found that while there is a small but not insignificant potential for the production of sustainable biofuels in sub-Saharan Africa, this should be
February 03, 2019 Read Full Article
Fulcrum Announces Location of Its Next US Waste-to-Fuels Plant, as Bizav Sector Showcases Sustainable Jet Fuels
(GreenAir Online) Waste-to-fuel company Fulcrum BioEnergy has selected Gary, Indiana, as the location for its Centerpoint BioFuels Plant, which will have the capacity to produce three times the amount of renewable transportation fuels compared to its first Sierra plant in Nevada
January 31, 2019 Read Full Article
Finance Series on Biofuels and Biochemical Sectors
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In Iowa, Lee Enterprises Consulting completed a series on due diligence within the biofuels and biochemical sectors. The 12-part series on “Bioeconomy Project Financing & Due Diligence” was published in 2018 by several members of the Lee
January 21, 2019 Read Full Article
A Geospatial View of Biodiesel Activity
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Biodiesel Magazine provides a visual of prominent project development activities over the past year. READ MORE
January 05, 2019 Read Full Article
Production Off Take Agreements
by Jess Hewitt (Lee Enterprises Consulting, Inc./Gulf Hydrocarbon/Biofuels Digest) ... (O)nce you start planning your project you will get questions about who will buy your output. The Production Off-Take Agreement (POTA) is the answer to these questions and concerns. POTAs are non-binding
December 28, 2018 Read Full Article
Alternative Aviation Fuels: A Sustainable Future is Taking Off
(Roundtable for Sustainable Biomaterials) The aviation industry has committed to major action in the global fight against climate change, including carbon neutral growth from 2020 and a 50% reduction in emissions by 2050 compared to 2005 levels. The question is how
October 29, 2018 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Airlines 4 America and Sustainable Aviation Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Annually, commercial aviation helps drive nearly $1.5 trillion in U.S. economic activity and more than 10 million U.S. jobs. Airlines for America (A4A) vigorously advocates on behalf of the American airline industry as a model
September 13, 2018 Read Full Article
OMCs Ready to Pay Higher Offtake for Biofuel: Pradhan
(The Siasat Daily) The government is prepared to pay a higher offtake price to producers of biofuel than it does for fossil fuels in a bid to boost the use of clean energy, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday. Addressing the
March 15, 2018 Read Full Article
Skybound: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Sustainable Aviation Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This week, we hosted a webinar what is universally agreed to be the single largest new application of advanced industrial biotechnology — this is the Big Kahuna, or sustainable aviation fuel. Sustainability is critical to airlines, and
April 28, 2017 Read Full Article
AY-YI YI-YA AAAY, Gevo Just Can’t Stop Dancin’
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... But there’s something so cool in that technology that we can’t take our eyes off the company and its progress, even though looking at the balance sheet can feel like watching a car crash in slow
February 16, 2017 Read Full Article
Gevo (GEVO) Enters ATJ Supply Heads of Agreement with Lufthansa
(Street Insider) Gevo, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEVO) announced that it has entered into a heads of agreement with Deutsche Lufthansa AG (“Lufthansa”) to supply Gevo’s alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ) from its first commercial hydrocarbons facility, intended to be built in Luverne, MN.
September 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Gevo, Lufthansa Rock Markets with Renewable Jet Fuel Deal
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Colorado, Gevo has entered into a heads of agreement with Lufthansa to supply Gevo’s alcohol-to-jet fuel from its first commercial hydrocarbon facility, intended to be built in Luverne, MN. The terms of the agreement
September 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Abengoa to Launch Bio-Alcohols Production in Early 2016
by Yana Palagacheva (ICIS News) ... After successfully establishing its alternative ethanol production route, Abengoa is now seeking to diversify its portfolio with its bio-alcohols project, particularly bio-butanol. “We have quite a wide branch of final products and right now we want to
October 22, 2015 Read Full Article
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