(Air Products/PR Newswire) The state-of-the-art, high-capacity station will be built near Air Products' New Net-Zero Hydrogen Energy Complex -- Air Products (NYSE: APD), the world's largest producer of hydrogen and a first-mover in energy transition projects, today announced plans to build a
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(Biofuels International) ... bp believes that producing SAF through co-processing at existing refineries will help the aviation sector as it transitions to a low-carbon industry and builds dedicated and more efficient standalone units for SAF production. Today, existing refineries can be
April 27, 2023 Read Full Article
Carbon Deal Targets US Pipeline Seeking to Tackle Corn-Based Ethanol Emissions The Transactions Will Equal a Quarter of All Certified Carbon Removals to Date
by Kim Chipman and Tarso Veloso Ribeiro (Bloomberg/Financial Post) A project to build a giant pipeline to remove carbon produced by the corn-based ethanol industry struck its first agreement to sell carbon-removal credits, part of a broader push to improve the green
April 26, 2023 Read Full Article
S’pore Looking into Wider Adoption of Biofuels, Bioresources to Hit Net-Zero Emissions Target
by Cheryl Tan (Straits Times) To reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the Republic is studying the potential for wider adoption of biofuels and sustainable bioresources in carbon-intensive sectors such as electricity generation, transport and heavy industry. The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI)
April 24, 2023 Read Full Article
‘It’s Unfair to the Community’: Barrio Logan Votes to Oppose Controversial Biofuel Plant’s Pipeline Plans
by Emily Alvarenga (San Diego Union-Tribune) New Leaf Biofuel says the pipeline would cut down on truck traffic. But the planning group decided it wouldn’t be enough to benefit the community. ... New Leaf Biofuel wants to build an underground pipeline to
April 21, 2023 Read Full Article
Why Injecting CO2 Underground Is a Legal Morass
by Shelby Webb (E&E News Energywire) ... As oil and gas companies rush to build carbon sequestration projects — in hopes of taking advantage of increased tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act — states are scrambling to answer questions about
April 18, 2023 Read Full Article
Climate Change: Sinopec’s Parent to Build China’s First Long-Distance Hydrogen Pipeline to Boost Green Fuel Usage
by Eric Ng (South China Morning Post) The ‘west-to-east’ demonstration pipeline will stretch over 400km from Inner Mongolia to Beijing, according to China Petrochemical Corp; The project will greatly lower the transport cost of hydrogen, the key barrier to faster
April 14, 2023 Read Full Article
HyVelocity Gulf Coast Hydrogen Hub applies for U.S. Department of Energy “Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub Funding”
(American Journal of Transportation) Today, the HyVelocity Hub team announced that it has applied for funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) $8 billion Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs to rapidly scale clean hydrogen supply and demand along the U.S.
April 10, 2023 Read Full Article
How New Business Models Are Boosting Momentum on CCUS
by Mathilde Fajardy, Carl Greenfield, Rachael Moore (IEA) 2022 was a strong year for carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS). More than 140 new projects were announced, increasing planned storage capacity by 80%, and capture capacity by 30%. CCUS projects
April 05, 2023 Read Full Article
Carbon America Introduces Project to Community
by Alicia Barry (Akron News-Reporter) Washington and Yuma Counties became a little more acquainted with Carbon America last week. The company held a community open house last Wednesday, March 22 at Quintech in Yuma, highlighting their Carbon Capture and Storage project at
April 03, 2023 Read Full Article
The Netherlands Chooses Site for World’s Largest Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Project
by Adrijana Buljan (OffshoreWind.biz) The Dutch government has designated an area for what will become the world’s largest offshore hydrogen production project. That area is Ten noorden van de Waddeneilanden (the North of the Wadden Islands), identified earlier for offshore
April 03, 2023 Read Full Article
NIS to Produce Green, Blue Hydrogen Near Its Refinery in Northeast Serbia
(Balkan Green Energy News) Serbian oil and gas company NIS has extended the public call for the design and technical documentation development for the construction of a hydrogen production plant near the Elemir refinery near Zrenjanin. With the production of green
April 03, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the ABLC Due Diligence Wolfpack
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The famed Wolfpack tore into carbon capture and sequestration technology at ABLC 2023 and here are the public overview slides for the lambs and lions that strode into the Octagon to be examined for value
March 31, 2023 Read Full Article
Is Green Methanol an Alternative to CO2 Pipelines?
by Erin Jordan (The Gazette) Several Iowa farmers are optimistic CapCO2 could ‘solve the pipeline issue’ -- Some renewable fuels advocates say carbon dioxide pipelines are the only way to save Iowa’s ethanol industry, but Jeff Reints doesn’t buy it. Especially not
March 28, 2023 Read Full Article
Ag Policy Blog: Despite Ethanol Industry Concerns, Iowa House Votes to Restrict Carbon Pipelines
by Chris Clayton (DTN Progressive Farmer) In one of the most heated political battles in the state, the Iowa House of Representatives on March 22 voted against the interests of the state's biofuels industry in a 71-20 vote to tighten rules
March 27, 2023 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Fuel Hub Coming to Pasco Thanks to Federal Grant
(Office of Maria Cantwell (D-WA)) Tidewater Terminal Company’s Snake River Terminal will supply cleaner fuel to Eastern WA farmers, help meet new state fuel standards, and reduce carbon footprint of wheat, barley, potato harvests U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Patty
March 22, 2023 Read Full Article
Huge Phillips 66 Biofuels Project Will Test the Industry’s Green Promises
by Laila Kearney (Reuters) In the oldest refining town in the American West, Phillips 66 (PSX.N) is promising a greener future as it moves to halt crude-oil processing and build a massive renewable diesel plant, leading a global trend. That plan, announced in 2020,
March 21, 2023 Read Full Article
Study Sees Potential for Huge North Sea Hydrogen Pipelines
by Vera Eckert (Reuters) Costs for tapping offshore wind for hydrogen seen viable; North Sea-bordering countries would gain from joint plan; Local ventures would cut costs, avoid import dependency Investments of between 15 and 22 billion euros ($15.92-$23.36 billion) could buy
March 20, 2023 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry Says It Will Die if It Cannot Take Farmers’ Lands for a CO2 Pipeline. Will Trump Support Them?
by Timothy P. Carney (Washington Examiner) Iowa’s ethanol industry, which exists only because of federal and state subsidies and mandates, reportedly may collapse if it cannot build massive statewide networks of pipelines for distributing and burying the carbon dioxide emitted by its ethanol
March 17, 2023 Read Full Article
Bill Would End Eminent Domain for Carbon Capture Pipelines
by Terry L. Jones (Louisiana Illuminator/Floodlight) A Louisiana legislator wants to help keep landowners from losing their property to pipelines needed for the dozens of carbon capture projects proposed around the state. Rep. Robby Carter, D-Amite, has prefiled a bill for
March 15, 2023 Read Full Article
US Carbon Pipeline Faces Setback as Residents Refuse to Cede Land Rights
by Leah Douglas (Reuters) Navigator CO2 Ventures’ proposed carbon pipeline project in the U.S. Midwest is struggling to secure a site to store millions of tons of greenhouse gas it hopes to collect from the region’s ethanol plants, as residents refuse
March 09, 2023 Read Full Article
CO2 Pipeline Build-out Generates Bipartisan House Interest
by Jeremy Dillon (E&E News/Politico Pro) Lawmakers on a House panel found some consensus Wednesday on the operation and safety of carbon dioxide pipelines, as Congress seeks to reauthorize the agency responsible for the nation's pipeline network. The bipartisan interest at a
March 09, 2023 Read Full Article
Is Hydrogen Really a Clean Enough Fuel to Tackle the Climate Crisis?
by Nina Lakhni (The Guardian) Backers say hydrogen projects should be first in line for almost $26bn in US taxpayer money – but should we believe the hype? ... It’s already used for rocket fuel, but it is now being pushed
March 08, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the Nexus of Hydrogen, Wind and Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Wind, Hydrogen and Fuels — they have a lot of cross impact, not just in the area of eFuels. Projects like Grön Fuels in Louisiana, and Gevo’s Net Zero One in South Dakota are showing
March 07, 2023 Read Full Article
Midwest CO2 Pipeline Rush Creates Regulatory Chaos
by Mike Soraghan (E&E News Energywire) A complicated question is looming in the Midwest over plans to build thousands of miles of carbon dioxide pipelines: Who would regulate them? The answer could affect the Biden administration’s hopes for a massive buildup of
March 03, 2023 Read Full Article
Enbridge Commits $1 Billion to Company Turning Food Waste to Energy
by Nichola Groom (Reuters) Divert Inc, a U.S. company that converts rotting food into energy, on Wednesday said it has received a $1 billion commitment from Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge Inc (ENB.TO) to expand its facilities across North America. It is the latest in
March 02, 2023 Read Full Article
House Bill Would Establish New Rules for Carbon Pipelines, Landowners Rally
by O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) It’s a farmer versus farmer debate over proposed rules for developers planning to build three carbon pipelines through Iowa. Under a bill that’s cleared a House subcommittee, landowners along 90% of a pipeline’s route would have
February 22, 2023 Read Full Article
Navigator’s Proposed Carbon Pipeline Struggles to Gain Support in Illinois
by Aydali Campa (Inside Climate News) McDonough County residents are asking officials to stand their ground as Navigator offers payments totaling up to $18.9 million to the county in exchange for its support. -- A farming county in Western Illinois doesn’t
February 20, 2023 Read Full Article
Capturing Close to Home
by Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazinie) Carbon America is implementing carbon capture and sequestration at three commonly owned ethanol plants in Colorado and Nebraska. With enhanced incentives to sequester and decarbonize—and the nearby geology to do it—the plan has momentum. ... (A)
February 15, 2023 Read Full Article
A Blue State Asks: Is Carbon Capture Part of Climate Agenda?
by Jeffrey Tomich (E&E News/EnergyWire) ... Less clear, however, is whether (Gov. J.B) Pritzker and Illinois’ Democratic-led General Assembly are willing to embrace carbon capture — a third rail of climate politics — as a complementary solution. While carbon capture technology and its
February 15, 2023 Read Full Article
Biofuels M&A: 2022 Review & Outlook 2023
by Bruce Comer, Frank Kim, and Zak Putlak (Ocean Park/Biofuels Digest) The market for buying and selling biofuels plants followed a historic 2021 with a transformational year in 2022, driven by one pivotal biomass-based diesel (BBD) transaction. Overall, seven mergers and
February 13, 2023 Read Full Article
Nine EU Countries Want Low-Carbon Hydrogen Included in Bloc’s Renewables Goals
by Paul Messad (EURACTIV France) Nine EU member states, including France, have called on the European Commission to include low-carbon hydrogen – produced from nuclear electricity – in the EU’s renewable hydrogen targets. France, Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovenia, Croatia, Slovakia, Hungary
February 10, 2023 Read Full Article
North Dakota Sets 4 Hearings on Summit Carbon Pipeline
by Jeff Beach (AgWeek) Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions says its pipeline project will help ethanol plants. The project aims to capture greenhouse gas emissions and pipe the CO2 to western North Dakota for underground storage. -- The North Dakota Public Service
February 09, 2023 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry Details Policy Needs Biofuels Industry Champions Carbon Pipelines under State Legislative Challenges
by Chris Clayton (DTN Progressive Farmer) Geoff Cooper, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, isn't holding out much hope for new legislation for biofuels in the new Congress. "If the last few weeks are any indication, we're in
February 09, 2023 Read Full Article
Biogas Trade Bodies and Companies Call for an Urgent Rethink on GHG Protocol Guidance for Corporate Biomethane Use Reporting
(World Biogas Association) Over 50 biogas and biomethane trade associations and companies from around the world have written to the World Resources Institute (WRI), administrator of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (1), calling for a rethink of its position on the use of biomethane certificates for
February 08, 2023 Read Full Article
Ethanol Executive: Carbon Capture Might Be ‘Life or Death’ for Producers
by Jared Strong (Iowa Capital Dispatch) An increasing demand for low-carbon fuels will imperil ethanol producers unless there is widespread adoption of equipment to capture emissions from ethanol plants, the executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association said Tuesday. “I honestly
February 08, 2023 Read Full Article
Gevo, Maker of Biofuel for Jets, Adding South Dakota Plant to Summit Carbon Pipeline
by Jeff Beach (The Globe) Gevo will be making sustainable aviation fuel in Lake Preston, South Dakota. Summit Carbon Solutions plans to capture carbon emissions from the facility. -- A renewable jet fuel plant under construction in South Dakota has signed
February 07, 2023 Read Full Article
Masdar Signs Agreement to Explore Exporting Green Hydrogen from Abu Dhabi to Europe
(Masdar News) • Memorandum of Understanding signed with four Dutch companies – Port of Amsterdam, SkyNRG, Evos Amsterdam, and Zenith Energy – related to development of green hydrogen supply chain through Amsterdam • Green hydrogen could be used for sustainable aviation fuel,
February 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Summit Carbon Solutions and Iowa Landowners Partner to Sign Easement Agreements for Two Thirds of Project Route
(Summit Carbon Solutions) The momentum behind Summit Carbon Solutions’ carbon capture, transportation, and storage project continues to grow as Iowa landowners have voluntarily signed easement agreements accounting for two-thirds of the company’s proposed project route in the state. In total, 1,050
February 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Opinion: CO2 Pipelines Provide Safe Transportation, Must Be Approved
by Andrew Black (Liquid Energy Pipeline Association/Agri-Pulse) Based on the current comprehensive regulatory framework in place and proven track record of safe CO2 pipeline operations across the nation, it is clear that pipelines, such as the Heartland Greenway, provide a safe means
January 31, 2023 Read Full Article
Several Kinder Morgan Renewable Diesel Infrastructure Projects to Be in Service This Quarter
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Kinder Morgan Inc. executives provided an overview and update on the energy-infrastructure company’s renewable fuel projects in its fourth-quarter earnings report Jan. 18. According to CEO Steve Kean, approximately 80 percent of Kinder Morgan’s project
January 24, 2023 Read Full Article
Sen. Jeff Magrum Files 8 Bills Related to Summit Carbon Solutions Pipeline
by Jeff Beach (InForUm) Summit Carbon Solutions says its $4.5 billion pipeline project will help ethanol plants and corn growers but has been met with resistance from landowners. -- The controversial Summit Carbon Solutions carbon capture pipeline has spawned at least
January 20, 2023 Read Full Article
Hydrogen in Pipelines: A 'Dangerous Experiment?'
by David Ioconangelo (E&E News/Politico Pro) A new report says that clean hydrogen isn't safe if used in gas pipelines. The industry disagrees. The Biden administration's support for "clean" hydrogen is igniting a debate about how the fuel would be
January 19, 2023 Read Full Article
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to Require Environmental Impact Statement on Summit Carbon Pipeline
by Jeff Beach (AgWeek) In a compromise, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission will require Summit Carbon Solutions to prepare a full environmental impact statement as part of the first ever carbon capture pipeline project in the state. But the environmental impact statement
January 09, 2023 Read Full Article
New Poll: Voters Support Ethanol and RFS, Oppose EV Mandates
(Renewable Fuels Association) A new survey of registered voters shows robust support for ethanol and the Renewable Fuel Standard, while also revealing significant opposition to policies that ban liquid fuels or mandate electric vehicles. The poll was conducted for the Renewable
January 09, 2023 Read Full Article
Liege Airport Is Ready for SAF
by Edward Hardy (Air Cargo Week) Liege Airport is the first Belgian airport to announce its readiness to accommodate for the distribution of sustainable aviation fuel to its airline customers. “Liege Airport is proud and excited to confirm, as first Belgian airport,
January 05, 2023 Read Full Article
Ag Policy Blog: Carbon Pipelines Projects Face Permit Hearings, Litigation and Legislation
by Chris Clayton (DTN Progressive Farmer) 2023 will shape up as a major year in the permitting and development of carbon pipelines across the Midwest and Plains states. The Minnesota and South Dakota Public Utilities Commissions each this week will examine the
January 04, 2023 Read Full Article
South Dakota Suggests Delaying Summit Carbon Pipeline Hearings to September or Later
by Jeff Beach (AgWeek) Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions wants to start construction in 2023 to benefit the ethanol industry, but some farmers have concerns about damage to farmland and property values. -- South Dakota regulators say they may need to push
December 30, 2022 Read Full Article
USDA Announces REAP Awards, Opens New Funding Round
by Erin Voegle (Biodiesel Magazine) The USDA on Dec. 15 awarded $285 million to 844 projects under the Rural Energy for America Program. The agency also announced it is offering an additional $300 million in REAP funding, including $250 million allocated
December 23, 2022 Read Full Article
German Pipeline Firms Say They Will 'Make Hydrogen Happen' in 2025
by Vera Eckert (Reuters) Germany's Gascade, Ontras and terranets have agreed to convert high-pressure gas pipelines to transport low-carbon hydrogen from the Baltic Sea all the way the south of the country by 2025, the companies said on Thursday. The three pipeline
December 23, 2022 Read Full Article
What Can Ethanol Plant Owners Do to Thrive in the Ethanol Business Today?
by Mike Sticklen and Doug Rivers (Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) The US ethanol industry is faced with flat volume (Fig. 1) and mediocre returns on capital (Fig. 2). There are several strategic opportunities available to return to revenue growth and improve
December 16, 2022 Read Full Article
Current and Future California SAF Pathways & Supply
by Chuck Sorenson (Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biiofuels Digest) ... AltAir Paramount LLC was the first company to bring California-produced renewable fuels at scale to the California market. They purchased the former Paramount Oil refinery near Los Angeles in 2013 and converted
December 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Ethanol Report on Carbon Pipeline Projects
(AgNewsWire) New pipeline projects in the Midwest utilizing Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration (CCUS), also called Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), technology offer the opportunity for the ethanol industry to lead the way to a net zero energy future and the Renewable
December 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon Capture Pipeline Opponents Want Permits Paused until New Safety Regulations Are Done
by Donnelle Eller (Des Moines Register) Opponents of three carbon capture pipelines proposed in Iowa and surrounding states want federal regulators to call for a moratorium on construction, saying current safeguards are inadequate to protect people who live near the projects. About
November 30, 2022 Read Full Article
Viking CCS Pipeline Progresses towards DCO
(Harbour Energy) Harbour Energy is pleased to announce that Viking CCS (formerly V Net Zero), the CO2 transport and storage network, has recently opened the statutory consultation process for a Development Consent Order (DCO) for its onshore pipeline. This is the next
November 30, 2022 Read Full Article
How to Rescue Biofuels from a Sustainable Dead End
by Peter Fairley (Nature) An environmentally friendly path forwards for liquid fuel derived from plants will depend on smarter agriculture and smarter regulation. -- ... If filling fuel tanks with these plant-derived liquids reduces carbon emissions by decreasing the demand
November 23, 2022 Read Full Article
La. Legal Showdown May Preview National Battle over Hydrogen
by David Iaconangelo (E&E News) The developer of a $4.5 billion hydrogen project in Louisiana is in a legal battle with local lawmakers in a case that analysts say could preview conflicts around the country. Air Products and Chemicals Inc., the developer,
November 18, 2022 Read Full Article
More Stringent Rules for Carbon Capture Pipelines Draw Lawsuit from Ames Company
by Donnelle Eller (Des Moines Register) An Ames company that wants to build a $4.5 billion carbon capture pipeline across Iowa has filed lawsuits against Story and Shelby counties over new ordinances that would require increased distances between the project and homes, churches
November 18, 2022 Read Full Article
DG Fuels Signs Key Maine Land Agreement
by Dan Brown (DG Fuels) DG Fuels, LLC (“DGF”), an emerging leader in drop-in sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) production, announces the execution of a long-term lease agreements with the Loring Development Authority for 1,240 acres of contiguous land in Aroostock County,
November 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Would CO2 Pipelines Be ‘Life or Death’ for Iowa’s Ethanol Industry?
by Erin Jordan (The Gazette) University of Iowa panel hits on safety, siting and impact of proposed pipeline projects -- The leader of Iowa Renewable Fuels Association says whether carbon dioxide pipelines are approved in the state will be the difference
November 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Pipelines Are Fundamental for Reaching Climate Goals.
(ClearPath) If the U.S. wants to reach its emissions reduction goals, a diverse mix of energy solutions is needed – including hydrogen and carbon capture. However, we’ll need a huge buildout of pipeline infrastructure to get that hydrogen and captured
November 04, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Aemetis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In this presentation, Aemetis CEO Eric McAfee took the ABLC Next 2022 stage in San Francisco to outline the company’s milestones, technology, financial estimates, policy asks, its portfolio of Carbon Zero One projects, and the
November 03, 2022 Read Full Article
States Are Vying for Money to Start ‘Hydrogen Hubs.’ What Are They?
by Robert Zullo (Wisconsin Examiner) Across the country, states are inking agreements with neighbors or striking out on their own to pursue billions in federal funding to set up “hydrogen hubs,” clustered centers for production, storage and use of the gas
October 27, 2022 Read Full Article
Repurposing Gas Infrastructure for Hydrogen - Dream or Reality?
by Hooman Haghighi and Adam Cooper (Wood) ... Low-carbon hydrogen has a significant role to play in supporting the UK gas grid to decarbonise. “Electrify where possible” is broadly recognised through industry as one of the most effective methods to
October 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2 Billion from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Finance Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure
(U.S. Department of Energy) Potential Applicants Invited to Submit Letters of Interest for Projects to Deploy Carbon Management Technologies, Fight Climate Change and Create Good-Paying Jobs -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today (October 6, 2022) began accepting letters of
October 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon America to Launch Nebraska’s First Commercial Carbon Capture and Sequestration Project
(Carbon America) The carbon capture and sequestration facility will capture 95 percent of emissions from a Nebraska ethanol production facility and permanently store the CO₂ underground -- Carbon America, the first vertically integrated carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) super developer, announced
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
European Commission Creates New Partnership to Boost Biomethane Adoption
(AltFuels/European Commission) The European Commission and industry leaders, committed to the green energy transition, have launched the Biomethane Industrial Partnership (BIP). This new public-private partnership was announced in the REPowerEU Plan and it aims to support the achievement of the target
October 01, 2022 Read Full Article
A Second Biomethane Plant in Ukraine Will Be Connected to the Network in 2023.
(Ukraine Business News) In the first half of 2023, the Regional Gas Company will connect a second biomethane plant with a capacity of 18 million cubic meters of biomethane per year to gas distribution networks in the Vinnytsia region, the
September 21, 2022 Read Full Article
SoCalGas and the University of California, Irvine Announce Hydrogen Blending Project to Promote Clean Energy and Resiliency Goals
(Electric Energy Online) Project would build upon prior research to blend electrolytic hydrogen into existing pipelines -- Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and the University of California, Irvine (UCI) today (Sept 9) announced a proposed collaboration to demonstrate how electrolytic hydrogen can be
September 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon Pipeline Company Takes Unwilling Iowa Landowners to Court
by Jared Strong (Successful Farming/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Navigator CO2 Ventures, one of three companies that have proposed liquid carbon pipelines in Iowa, recently sued four sets of landowners to gain access to their properties to survey the land, according to court
September 08, 2022 Read Full Article
World Energy to Build Its Second SAF Facility at Its Current Houston Ship Channel Production and Distribution Hub
(World Energy/PR Newswire) Facility to serve fast growing U.S. and global markets efficiently by pipe and water, replicating current initiative at the company's groundbreaking Los Angeles refinery -- World Energy, a carbon-net-zero solutions provider, today announced it is launching advanced engineering plans
August 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Creating a More Sustainable Future from Deep in the Heart of Texas
(Neste) When Neste started doing business in North America in the '80s, our focus was on oil products. We used to collect crude oil by truck from the Texas oil fields and sell gasoline to the U.S. West Coast. Now,
August 17, 2022 Read Full Article
The First Biomethane Plant in Ukraine
(The Odessa Journal) JSC Chernihivgaz, which operates under the brand name of the Regional Gas Company (RGC), has completed the technical issues for the connection of the first biomethane plant in Ukraine to the Hals Agro LLC in the Chernihiv region,
August 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Hexion Announces Adoption of Renewable Methanol to Produce a More Sustainable Product
(Hexion/Business Wire) Hexion Inc. today (July 14, 2022) announced that it has begun using bio-based methanol in the production of formaldehyde at its Baytown, Texas, manufacturing site. The formaldehyde is then provided to a key customer that leverages bio-benzene to produce
July 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Spain: Enagás Will Invest €2,775M in Energy & Decarbonization up to 2030
(Enagás/NGV Journal) ... The 2022-2030 Strategic Plan envisages four growth pillars: gas and hydrogen infrastructures and adjacent businesses, innovation, technology and digitalization, international development with the main focus on Europe, and the green hydrogen and biomethane generation activity and projects of
July 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Siemens Energy and Air Liquide Form a Joint Venture for the European Production of Large Scale Renewable Hydrogen Electrolyzers
(Siemens Energy) Siemens Energy and Air Liquide announce the creation of a joint venture dedicated to the series production of industrial scale renewable hydrogen electrolyzers in Europe. With two of the global leading companies in their field combining their expertise,
July 08, 2022 Read Full Article
For the First Time, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Has Been Delivered to New York Using Existing Petroleum Pipelines
(Neste) Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been safely delivered to New York’s LaGuardia Airport through the Colonial and Buckeye pipeline systems – two essential pieces of American energy infrastructure. The low-emission jet fuel will power a Delta Air Lines flight, marking
June 16, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon Pipelines Needed to Help Keep Ethanol Viable, Supporters Say
by Jerry Guenther (Norfolk Daily News) Carbon capture can help Nebraska — one of the nation’s top producers of ethanol— ensure its viability in the industry in the future, according to supporters. A representative of the ethanol industry and a representative
June 09, 2022 Read Full Article
German Industry Calls for 10 GW, EUR 10 Billion Push for Offshore Green Hydrogen Production
by Adrijana Buljan (Offshore Wind Biz) Eight associations and networks in Germany, through a joint initiative called Offshore-Wind-H2-Eight (Offshore-Wind-H2-Achter), have called for bigger and concrete steps in bringing hydrogen production at sea, powered by offshore wind, to a more significant spot
June 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Lhyfe Receives Approval from Schwäbisch Gmünd Municipal Council (Germany) to Develop Local Hydrogen ecosystem
(Lhyfe) Lhyfe, a world pioneer and independant pure player in renewable green hydrogen (Euronext: LHYFE), has received approval from the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd (Baden-Württemberg) to start construction of its plant on an industrial site of about 10,000 m2. A production
June 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Undoing Trump, EPA to Empower States and Tribes to Oppose Pipelines
by Dino Grandoni (Washington Post) Under the Biden administration’s proposed rule, energy infrastructure will get more scrutiny from local regulators -- The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday it would seek to return authority to states to oppose gas pipelines,
June 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Minnesota PUC Confirms Authority to Regulate CO2 Pipelines
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on May 19 unanimously voted that the organization has existing authority to permit the siting of carbon dioxide pipelines, including the two multi-state pipelines currently under development that will sequester
June 01, 2022 Read Full Article
Miracle Fuel Hydrogen Can Actually Make Climate Change Worse
by David R Baker (Bloomberg) If it escapes into the air, this green fuel can contribute to global warming — which is why scientists say we need to limit leaks. -- A world desperate for a climate-friendly fuel is pinning its hopes
June 01, 2022 Read Full Article
Aemetis Signs Six-Year Agreement With Trillium to Supply Dairy Renewable Natural Gas
(Aemetis) Aemetis, Inc.(NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced today that its Aemetis Biogas Services subsidiary has signed a six-year supply agreement with Trillium to provide an estimated 600,000 MMBtu of renewable natural gas (RNG)
May 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Tallgrass to Capture and Sequester CO2 Emissions from ADM Complex
(Tallgrass/Carbon Capture Magazine) Tallgrass announced it has entered into an agreement with ADM that would pave the way for Tallgrass to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from ADM’s corn-processing complex in Columbus, Neb., and transport it to Tallgrass’ Eastern Wyoming Sequestration Hub
May 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Biofuels Producers Urge Changes to RFS Rule to Boost Aviation Fuel
(Inside EPA) Biofuels producers, airlines and others are urging changes to EPA’s proposed renewable fuel standard (RFS) rules to provide more flexibility to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that is the cornerstone of a Biden administration strategy to reduce carbon
May 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Conservationists Sue to Stop SoCal Biofuel Refinery Expansion
by Hillel Aron (Courthouse News Service) Biofuels are considered by some to be an important tool in the fight against climate change. But it has a growing number of detractors, including those within the environmental justice movement. -- Three environmental nonprofits
May 17, 2022 Read Full Article
The Myth of Hydrogen for Export
(Spitfire Research) There is a popular myth in the marketplace of ideas at the moment: the notion that hydrogen will become a way to export renewable electricity in a decarbonized future, from places with an excess of renewable electricity, to
May 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Summit Carbon Solutions Equity Campaign for 5-state Carbon Capture Project Reaches $1 Billion in Commitments
(Forum News Service/Dickinson Press) Summit Carbon Solutions is proposing to build the world's largest carbon capture and sequestration project. Ethanol plants in Atwater and Granite Falls, Minnesota, are part of the project. -- Summit Carbon Solutions announced Wednesday that it has
May 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Here’s Where Colorado Wants to Capture and Bury 350,000 Tons of Carbon Dioxide Each Year
by Michael Booth (Colorado Sun) Carbon America will gather 350,000 tons of carbon a year from Yuma and Sterling ethanol makers and store it deep underground in climate change fight. A pioneering carbon capture company wants to take the climate change
May 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Iowa Carbon Pipeline Opponents See Lessons in Dakota Access Fight
by Dan Haugen (Energy News Network/The Gazette) Coalition organizing earlier than those opposing oil pipeline six years ago -- In Iowa, though, a coalition similar to the one that took a stand against the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016 is
May 11, 2022 Read Full Article
CO2 Pipelines Are Coming. A Pipeline Safety Expert Says We’re Not Ready.
by Emily Pontecorvo (Grist) Companies want to build pipelines to capture and store carbon, but a new report warns that regulators aren’t prepared. -- ... But as the number of pipeline proposals multiplies, a new report commissioned by the Pipeline Safety Trust,
May 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Hydrogen Fuel Network Trial Gets Underway with INEOS at Grangemouth
(INEOS) • INEOS are taking part in a project with SGN to bring hydrogen distribution networks a step closer to reality in the UK. Hydrogen supplied from the Grangemouth site in Scotland to the SGN project will help determine how
May 06, 2022 Read Full Article
OMV and AEG Fuels Bring SAF to Market at Vienna Airport
(Biofuels International) OMV and Associated Energy Group are working together to distribute regional sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced by OMV in Austria. The two companies have agreed to market an on-demand quantity of SAF in 2022, allowing end users, mainly from
May 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Air Products Teaming Up with World Energy to Build $2 Billion Conversion of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Production Facility in Southern California
(Air Products) Site is World’s First and North America’s Only Commercial-Scale SAF Production Facility; World Energy SAF Expansion to Serve Growing Carbon-Net-Zero Aviation Markets; Project includes New Hydrogen Plant, and Extension and Capacity Increase of Air Products’ Existing Southern California
April 29, 2022 Read Full Article
OGE and TES Join Forces to Develop a 1,000 km CO₂ Transmission System
(OGE) OGE, one of the leading European gas transmission system operators, is planning to build a CO2 pipeline system. The project will focus on CO2 emissions that cannot be avoided during production processes and on the reuse of CO2 in
April 27, 2022 Read Full Article
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
Cleaning Up In California
by Tom Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine) In the lower Central Valley, Calgren Renewable Fuels makes three biofuels—ethanol, biodiesel and renewable natural gas—and the latter operation just keeps growing. -- As out-of-state ethanol producers strive for lower carbon intensity scores to
April 22, 2022 Read Full Article
New Study Shows Summit Carbon Solutions Will Drive Economic Growth Across the Midwest
(Summit Carbon Solutions/PR Newswire) A new study shows that Summit Carbon Solutions' proposed carbon capture, transportation, and storage project will create jobs, generate new tax revenue for local communities, support local suppliers, and strengthen the Midwest regional economy. Ernst & Young,
April 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Colonial Pipeline to Start Shipping Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Jordan Blum (S&P Global Platts) Colonial ships directly to seven major airports; Colonial also moves products delivered to New York-area airports -- The Colonial Pipeline fuel network will soon begin shipping sustainable aviation fuel for the first time, as more airlines
April 19, 2022 Read Full Article
With Biden Visiting a Central Iowa Ethanol Plant, Producers Hope He'll Suspend Summer E15 Sales Ban
by Donnelle Eller (Des Moines Register) President Joe Biden is expected to announce in a Tuesday visit to central Iowa that his administration will suspend a ban on summer sales of gasoline blended with 15% ethanol. The White House said Biden will speak Tuesday
April 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Neste Enabled The First-ever Transport of Renewable Diesel by Pipeline in Europe to Help Reduce Emissions from Fuel Transports by 92%
(Biofuels Central) Neste, Altens and TRAPIL have collaborated to enable the first-ever transport of renewable diesel (often also referred to as “HVO100”) by a pipeline in Europe. With a pipeline transport, the greenhouse gas emissions were reduced by 92% compared to
April 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Ethanol’s New Ground Game
by Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazine) With three CO2 pipelines in development, carbon capture and sequestration is poised to become a transformative force in ethanol production. The industry’s quest for net-zero emissions, in part, depends on it. -- Carbon capture
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
Navigator CO2 and Siouxland Ethanol Execute Long-Term Agreement for the Capture, Transportation, and Storage of Siouxland Ethanol's CO2
(Navigator CO2 Ventures/PR Newswire) Navigator CO2 Ventures LLC ("Navigator") announced today that it has entered into a long-term agreement with Siouxland Ethanol LLC ("Siouxland") to provide CO2 capture, transportation and storage services on its carbon capture and storage (CCS) system, the Heartland
March 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Costs, Challenges, Current Projects: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Carbon Capture
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) There are synergies with carbon capture and biofuel processes. This ABLC slide guide from Dave Collings at 1898 & Co. looks at the challenges of biofuels, where and how much CO2 is being produced and
March 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Iowa Bill Would Block Carbon Pipeline Developers from Using Eminent Domain Power for a Year
by Stephen Gruber-Miller (Des Moines Register) Iowa lawmakers are seeking to block carbon pipeline developers from using eminent domain to secure land for their projects until next year. House lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday through an unusual maneuver — filing an amendment to an unrelated piece of
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SwRI Adds Capability for Testing Hydrogen and Natural Gas Blends
(Southwest Research Institute) Southwest Research Institute has upgraded its test equipment to allow for testing the effects of transporting natural gas and hydrogen blends in the same pipeline. The latest capability will help clients research hydrogen-based solutions to understand if infrastructure
March 14, 2022 Read Full Article
U.S. Ethanol Industry Banks on Carbon Capture to Solve Emissions Problem
by Leah Douglas (Reuters/Investing.com) U.S. ethanol producers are betting heavily on carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology to lower their greenhouse gas emissions and secure a place for the corn-based fuel in a climate-friendly future, according to industry groups and executives. But the
March 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Repsol Starts Construction of Spain's First Advanced Biofuels Plant at Its Cartagena Refinery
(Repsol) • Repsol's Chairman, Antonio Brufau, visited the facilities of the Cartagena refinery where construction work has begun on Spain's first advanced biofuels plant. During the visit Brufau was accompanied by the Director of the refinery, Antonio Mestre. The visit was
March 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Hydrogen Applications & Opportunities: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Ontario’s Hydrogen Hub
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you missed ABLC CONNECT last week, here’s your chance to check out the slide guide from Shauna Carr of the Sarnia-Lambton (Ontario) bioindustrial ecosystem as we explore the de-risking of the Road to Net
March 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Ohio Waste-to-Energy Site to Produce Bio-CNG for OPAL Fuels Stations
(OPAL Fuels/NGV Journal) OPAL Fuels LLC, a vertically integrated producer and distributor of renewable natural gas, has commenced commercial operation of a new facility to extract and capture waste methane from Rumpke Waste & Recycling’s Noble Road Landfill, transform it into
March 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Some Siouxland Ethanol Farmers in Favor of Carbon Capture Pipeline
by Dillon Adams (Siouxland Proud) One of Siouxland’s largest ethanol producers spoke on how much they would benefit from a carbon capture pipeline Friday. Siouxland Energy Cooperative set out on a mission to create high-quality biofuel more than two decades ago and
March 07, 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
World’s Largest Green Hydrogen Project Unveiled in Texas, with Plan to Produce Clean Rocket Fuel for Elon Musk
by Leigh Collins (ReCharge) The 60GW Hydrogen City project, announced by local start-up Green Hydrogen International, will be powered by wind and solar, with an on-site salt cavern for H2 storage -- US start-up Green Hydrogen International (GHI) has announced a 60GW
March 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Leveraging Infrastructure Cash For Carbon Transport Projects
by Ellen Friedman and Ben Reiter (Law360) The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law by President Joe Biden on Nov. 15, 2021, includes over $12 billion in funding for carbon capture and sequestration, or CCS, programs.[1] At the heart of
March 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Pipeline Builder Says Data Gaps Make It Hard to Capitalize on Carbon Credits
by Larry Lee (Brownfield Ag News) A pipeline infrastructure company says when it comes to carbon credits, there’s a gap in data collection between the farm and the end-user, making it hard for the entire value chain to benefit. CEO Matt Vining
March 02, 2022 Read Full Article
N. America's Old Pipelines Seek New Life Moving Carbon in Climate Push
by Rod Nickel, Liz Hampton and Nia Williams (Reuters) North American oil and gas pipeline companies are gearing up to compete for a budding market moving greenhouse gases to carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects - by building new pipelines to
February 24, 2022 Read Full Article
New Federal Guidelines Could Boost Carbon Capture in the US Public Comment DEADLINE: March 18, 2022
by Justine Calma (The Verge) The Biden administration says the US will ‘likely’ need controversial carbon capture tech to meet climate goals -- On Tuesday(February 15, 2022), the Biden administration issued new guidelines for federal agencies on how to assess proposals
February 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Midlands Voices: Carbon Capture Storage Will Provide Economic Boost to Rural America
by (Julius Schaaf) Omaha World-Herald) ... Almost every business sector has green initiatives being put forward by industry leaders to tackle the changing environment. Lowering carbon emissions is a noble cause and one that would have a tremendous impact on
February 22, 2022 Read Full Article
FERC Puts Climate in the Pipeline
by Matthew Choi (Politico's Morning Energy) FERC voted on party lines Thursday to include environmental considerations when approving pipeline permits, fulfilling the aspirations of Chair Rich Glick over the objections of Republican commissioners and lawmakers. The commission will now look at
February 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon Pipeline Plans See Pushback: Eminent Domain Debate Heats Up in Iowa as Carbon Pipeline Projects Stack Up
by Chris Clayton (DTN Progressive Farmer) ... An Iowa state senator's bill would take away the companies' ability to use eminent domain. The bill introduced by state Sen. Jeff Taylor, a Republican from northwest Iowa, would limit the use of eminent
February 16, 2022 Read Full Article
Bill to Give Tax Breaks to Carbon Capture Facilities Runs into Opposition
by Paul Hammel (Nebraska Examiner) ... A bill to ensure that Nebraska ethanol plants can qualify for state tax incentives for building carbon-capture facilities is running into opposition from a leading environmental group. The Bold Alliance, which includes Bold Nebraska, the group
February 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon Dioxide Pipelines Planned for Minnesota Fall into Regulatory Black Hole
by Mike Hughlett (Star Tribune) ... Right now, the CO2 pipelines don't require approval from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC). But the PUC in December opened a proceeding on whether it should change state regulations to deem CO2 pipelines
February 07, 2022 Read Full Article
RFA Says Carbon-Nevative Ethanol Achievable within Decades
by Kellan Heavican (Brownfield Ag News) The head of the Renewable Fuels Association says they’re continuing to work towards carbon neutrality by 2050. Geoff Cooper says one plan to help create zero-carbon ethanol would be to “connect ethanol facilities together via
January 20, 2022 Read Full Article
thyssenkrupp to Install 200 MW Green Hydrogen Facility for Shell in Port of Rotterdam
(thyssenkrupp) thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers has signed a supply contract with Shell for the large-scale project ‘Hydrogen Holland I’ in the port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Under the contract, thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers will engineer, procure and fabricate a 200 MW
January 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Charlie Hoffman: The Key to Ethanol's Success in South Dakota Is Carbon Capture
by Charlie Hoffman (Aberdeen News) As a state representative in District 23, it is my mission to ensure our farmers have the support they need to continue feeding and fueling the world. I pay close attention to the trends affecting
January 18, 2022 Read Full Article
PG&E Helps Advance Accessibility to Renewable Natural Gas Sources for California Customers
(Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)) A first-of-its-kind interconnection system bridges RNG-producing dairies and PG&E pipelines, removing historic barrier between producers and customers -- While most dairies in California are known for the milk and cheese they produce, farms within Merced County
January 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Wolf Carbon Solutions, ADM Announce Partnership to Advance Decarbonization of Ethanol Production
(ADM) Wolf Carbon Solutions US LLC (Wolf Carbon Solutions) and ADM (NYSE: ADM), a global leader in nutrition and agricultural origination and processing, today announced that they have signed a Letter of Intent paving the pathway toward further decarbonization of ADM’s
January 12, 2022 Read Full Article
An Energy Transition Needs Lots of Power Lines.
by Dan Gearino (Inside Climate News) This 1970s Minnesota Farmers’ Uprising Tried to Block One. What Can it Teach Us? As the country moves toward a massive build-out of transmission lines, a decades-old rebellion offers a way through potential opposition. -- If
January 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Microgrid-Powered Facility in Wisconsin Produces Renewable Natural Gas for California
by David Appleyard (Microgrid Knowledge) Powering an anaerobic digester project with a renewable microgrid has transformed the economics of biogas at a newly commissioned plant in Wisconsin. The facility is turning organic waste from more than 4,000 dairy cows into renewable
December 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Ethanol Producers, Advocates Aim for Net-Zero Ethanol by 2050
by Susanne Retka Schill (Great Plains Institute) As US and world leaders engage on climate change and carbon reduction efforts, leaders in the American ethanol industry have announced pledges and efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The country’s largest
December 16, 2021 Read Full Article
OMV, Austrian Airlines Take off with Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Austrian Airlines/Biobased Diesel Daily) For the first time ever, OMV and Austrian Airlines are producing and using regional sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Austria. The two companies agreed on the production and fueling of 1,500 metric tons of SAF in 2022.
December 09, 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
DOE Seeks Carbon Management Input Public Comment DEADLINE: January 24, 2022
by Matthew Choi (Politico's Morning Energy) The Energy Department is taking the first steps to implement initiatives of the recently enacted bipartisan infrastructure law, which includes more than $10 billion for DOE for carbon capture, direct air capture and industrial
December 06, 2021 Read Full Article
What We Know about Two Carbon Capture Pipelines Proposed in Iowa
by Donnelle Eller (Des Moines Register) ... Two companies — Summit Carbon Solutions and Navigator CO2 Ventures — want to build pipelines that will be used to move carbon dioxide captured from ethanol, fertilizer and other agricultural industrial plants. The companies plan to
November 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Giant Pipeline in U.S. Midwest Tests Future of Carbon Capture
by Leah Douglas (Reuters) ... The project, dubbed the Midwest Carbon Express, had ambitions to become the world's largest carbon dioxide pipeline, moving climate-warming greenhouse gases from Midwest biofuels plants to North Dakota for permanent storage underground. ... The 65-year-old is among
November 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Can Ireland Warm Homes and Cook Dinners with Hydrogen?
(Gas Networks Ireland) Whether we will be able to warm our homes and cook our dinners with hydrogen in the future is a question that researchers from University College Dublin’s Energy Institute (UCDEI) are hoping to answer as part of a
November 18, 2021 Read Full Article
New Renewable Natural Gas for Vehicles Project Completed in Ohio
(Chesapeake Utilities Corporation/NGV Journal) Chesapeake Utilities Corporation has completed the construction of its Noble Road Landfill Renewable Natural Gas pipeline project has been completed. The company’s subsidiary, Aspire Energy of Ohio, constructed the 33.1-mile pipeline, which will transport biomethane generated from
October 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Navigator Approved to Proceed With Development and Construction of Heartland Greenway System in Midwest
(Navigator Ventures/PR Newswire) Navigator CO2 Ventures LLC (“Navigator”) announced today that as a result of commitments received during its binding open season, it has obtained the necessary board approvals to proceed with its proposed carbon capture pipeline system, the Heartland Greenway. Based
October 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Letter: Pipeline Effort ‘Critical’ for Area Corn Producers
by Kelly Nieuwenhuis (NWestIowa.com) ... Carbon capture and storage projects like the one being proposed by Summit Carbon Solutions is one of the primary ways we can achieve that goal. This $4.5 billion private investment is a partnership with more than
October 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Your Letters: Carbon Removal Could, in Fact, Bring Great Benefits
by Robert C. Brown, Lisa Schulte Moore, and Tannon Daugaard (Iowa State University Bioeconomy Institute/Ames Tribune) The recent guest column by Darryl Siemer suggesting that carbon sequestration benefits “crumble on examination” is premised on an oversimplified representation of the Earth’s carbon cycle,
October 04, 2021 Read Full Article
Pennsylvania Climate Action Plan 2021 Addresses Biogas, LCFS
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producers Magazine) The implementation of a low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) and expanded production and use of biogas are among the strategies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions discussed in the Pennsylvania Climate Action Plan 2021. Pennsylvania Gov.
September 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Redexis Supplies Biomethane to Spanish Bus Fleet
(Bioenergy Insight) Energy infrastructure company Redexis will supply renewable gas (biomethane) to Zaragoza Transport Consortium buses in the city of Zaragoza, the capital of Spain’s Aragon region. The new Scania buses are operated by Alsa Agreda in its gas station at
September 28, 2021 Read Full Article
EXCLUSIVE: White House Backs Plan for Renewable Energy Industry Tax Partnerships
by Jarrett Renshaw and Laura Sanicola (Reuters) ... The expansion would allow the renewable energy industry - from wind and solar to biofuels like ethanol - to form master limited partnerships, known as MLPs, that combine the funding advantages of corporations
September 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Decarbonizing Medium & Heavy-Duty Fleets | Episode 32
by John Eichberger and Kimberly Okafor (Fuels Institute and Trillium/Love's respectively) As the world works to decarbonize the transportation energy sector, headlines tend to focus on the light-duty vehicle market. In reality, medium and heavy-duty trucks represent less than 10%
September 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Cooperation Uniper and Port of Rotterdam Authority in Production Green Hydrogen
(Uniper) Energy company Uniper and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have entered into an agreement for developing the production of green hydrogen at the Uniper location on Maasvlakte. These plans build on the findings of a recent feasibility study and are
September 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Kinder Morgan and Neste Partner on Major Renewable Fuels Logistics Project in the United States
(Neste/CISION) Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI), one of North America's largest energy infrastructure companies, is partnering with Neste, one of the leading providers of renewable and circular solutions, to create a premier domestic raw material storage and logistics hub in the United States, supporting increased
September 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Brazil's Logum Makes 1st Ethanol Export to U.S. Using Pipeline to Port
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Brazilian transportation company Logum Logistica said on Wednesday it carried out its first ethanol export deal to California using pipelines to move the biofuel from the producing region to the port. Logum, a company that has been investing in
September 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Aemetis Awarded Building Permits to Begin Construction on Next Phase of Dairy Biogas Digesters
(Aemetis) Fifteen dairy digesters planned for completion in 2022 -- Aemetis, Inc.(NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable natural gas (RNG) and renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced today that it has been issued building permits by Stanislaus County in California