(Bioenergy International) The European Commission has selected 85 innovative net-zero projects to receive EUR 4.8 billion in grants from the Innovation Fund, helping to put cutting-edge clean technologies into action across Europe. The 2023 call for proposals of the Innovation Fund attracted
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Back TO HOMENeste to Re-evaluate Its Renewable Hydrogen Plan and Withdraw from Investing into a 120 MW Electrolyzer at the Porvoo Refinery
(Neste) Neste has decided to withdraw from investing into a 120 MW electrolyzer project to produce renewable hydrogen at its Porvoo refinery in Finland. The decision follows the completion of the basic engineering phase, which commenced in May 2023. The reasons behind
October 25, 2024 Read Full Article
How Integrating SAF into Aviation Fuel Supply Chains Requires Collaboration between Stakeholders
by Paige Smith (Business Airport International) The business aviation sector has long been committed to reducing it’s carbon footprint, and sustainable aviation fuel represents a significant breakthrough the industry’s efforts. However, the transition to biofuels is complex, requiring advancements in technology,
September 25, 2024 Read Full Article
Commission Approves €998 Million Dutch State Aid Scheme to Support Renewable Hydrogen Production
(European Commission) The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €998 million Dutch scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen. The measure aims to contribute to the development of renewable hydrogen in line with the objectives of
August 02, 2024 Read Full Article
Study Finds Health Risks in Switching Ships from Diesel to Ammonia Fuel
by Adam Zewe (MIT News) Ammonia could be a nearly carbon-free maritime fuel, but without new emissions regulations, its impact on air quality could significantly impact human health. -- One potential solution is switching the global fleet from fossil fuels to sustainable
July 18, 2024 Read Full Article
Denmark Approves Certification Scheme for PtX Producers
by Patrick Jowett (PV Magazine) The Danish Energy Agency says its new certification scheme is a “short-term transitional solution” to launch Power-to-X (PtX) projects this year. It will eventually be replaced with the European Commission’s certification system. The Danish Energy Agency has
July 15, 2024 Read Full Article
A New Catalyst Can “Recycle” Carbon Dioxide into Useful Chemicals
(University of Chicago) Research by Argonne, University of Chicago scientists aims to turn CO2 into resource -- Carbon dioxide is leaking from industrial operations into the atmosphere, causing a cascade of dangerous changes to Earth’s climate. But some scientists wondered if
July 12, 2024 Read Full Article
Decarbonizing the Aviation Sector: Global Bioenergies Extends Its Technological Process to the Production of e-SAF
(Global Bioenergies) a unique e-SAF with a record selectivity rate of 95% compared to existing technologies; a complementary approach to ASTM-certified SAF technology, substituting a plant-based resource for a synthetic resource -- Global Bioenergies announced today that it has adapted its process for
July 11, 2024 Read Full Article
Power-to-X: A New Pathway for SAF
by Jefferson dos Santos Estevo* (Advanced Biofuels USA) In the third Webinar, the theme was one of the most promising alternatives for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, not only for civil aviation but in different areas: Power-to-X (PT-X) technology. Before the
June 13, 2024 Read Full Article
Yara Clean Ammonia and AM Green (earlier Greenko ZeroC) Sign Term Sheet for Sale of Renewable Ammonia from India to Yara Clean Ammonia’s Global Market
(Yara) Yara Clean Ammonia, the world’s largest trader and distributor of ammonia, and Greenko ZeroC, the green ammonia production arm of the India-based AM Green, signed a term sheet for supply of renewable ammonia from Phase 1 of AM Green’s ammonia
May 16, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Meeting SAF Demand with Ethanol-to-Jet Technology
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) To achieve net zero by 2050, SAF production needs to increase quickly and substantially, says Omar Hamid, Group Manager, Low Carbon Fuels at Worley Consulting in presenting these slides at ABLC 2024 on technology transition. He
May 13, 2024 Read Full Article
Carbon Clean Achieves Fabrication Milestone on FlagshipONE with the Project’s First Carbon Capture Unit Module
(Carbon Clean) Carbon Clean, a leader in revolutionising carbon capture solutions, has achieved a fabrication milestone on Ørsted’s FlagshipONE project, Europe’s largest commercial-scale eMethanol facility under construction. The first equipment has been mounted on the structural steel of the first module,
May 06, 2024 Read Full Article
The Case for E-fuels Use in Aviation
by Pete Rocha (LEC Partners/Biofuels Digest) The aviation industry produces 2-3% of all CO2 emissions globally. This percentage will likely grow over time as the developing world becomes richer and the demand for air transportation increases. In the graphic below, we
May 06, 2024 Read Full Article
European Hydrogen Bank Pilot Auction Results
(European Commission)The first EU-wide auction (IF23 Auction) for the production of RFNBO (renewable fuel of non-biological origin) hydrogen was launched on 23 November 2023 and closed on 8 February 2024. The auction attracted 132 projects bids from 17 European countries You
May 02, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Futuria Fuels and DME
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Dimethyl-ether is a single molecule that can be produced from a wide range of renewable feedstocks. It can be blended with LPG and used in existing applications. It is chemically similar to propane and butane, and
April 12, 2024 Read Full Article
Commission Approves €350 Million German State Aid Scheme to Support Renewable Hydrogen Production
(European Commission) The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €350 million German scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen through the European Hydrogen Bank's “Auctions-as-a-Service” tool. The German measure is in line notably with the objectives of the REPowerEU Plan and
April 12, 2024 Read Full Article
Norsk e-Fuel and Carbon Centric Sign Supply and Distribution Agreement for Biogenic and Liquid CO2
(Norsk e-Fuel) Norsk e-Fuel and Carbon Centric have entered into a landmark agreement for CO2 Supply and Distribution, where Carbon Centric will be responsible for the production and delivery of CO2 to Norsk e-Fuel's Alpha plant in Mosjøen in Northern Norway.
April 04, 2024 Read Full Article
Hydrogen: New Ambitions and Challenges
(S&P Global) In addition to its role in the oil refining and chemical industries, hydrogen is now emerging as a vector of clean energy delivery. There is genuine interest and investment worldwide as governments and businesses seek to develop this budding
March 08, 2024 Read Full Article
Fueling the Future: Biofuels Driving Progress on Net Zero
(S&P Global) The role of biofuels in energy transition is growing, as they can help decarbonize hard-to-abate transport sectors, but more supply is needed to keep the world on track with net-zero goals. S&P Global Commodity Insights explores how regional policies
March 07, 2024 Read Full Article
Powering the Future: ISCC’s Technical Stakeholder Meeting Spotlights Innovation in Renewable Fuels!
(International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) We are excited to share key insights from the recent ISCC Technical Stakeholder Meeting for Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin (RFNBOs), which took place online with more than 315 active participants and featured eight expert speakers.
February 20, 2024 Read Full Article
Making Progress in Developing the Market
(Biofuels International) According to Pat Gruber, the CEO of Gevo, in his view, the last 12 months for the biofuels industry can be summarised in one word ‘limbo’. Gruber believes that the company has made progress on things like developing the market,
February 08, 2024 Read Full Article
Is There a Future for Biodiesel in Europe?
by Edgar Ahn (BDI-BioEnergy International GmbH/Biobased Diesel Daily) A comprehensive look at the policy landscape and market opportunities for fatty acid methyl esters in the European Union. -- ... A group of experts from the Dutch Rabobank anticipates a sharp decline in
February 06, 2024 Read Full Article
Argus Market Paper: Industrial RFNBO Targets Imperil European Fertilizer Self-Sufficiency
(Argus Media) This paper covers: Adoption of RED III targets for RFNBO use in industry Three strategies available for EU member states to achieve their industrial RFNBO targets Decarbonising industrial-use ammonia, oil refining and methanol production Ammonia production facing greatest pressure from RED III Political challenges of
November 06, 2023 Read Full Article
EBA Approves the ITRE Committee Recognition of the Need for the Introduction of a Carbon Correction Factor Contributing to Reduction of CO2 Emissions and Climate Change Mitigation
(European Biogas Association) On the 12th of October, the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) voted its Opinion on the Revision of Regulation EU 2019/1242 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles. EBA approves the ITRE Committee recognition
October 13, 2023 Read Full Article
OCI Global to Double Its Green Methanol Capacity in the United States
(OCI Global) OCI will scale capacity by 200,000 tons at its facility in Beaumont, Texas; The green methanol will come from a mix of renewable feedstocks, including renewable natural gas (RNG), green hydrogen and other over the fence feedstock partnerships; OCI HyFuels
September 19, 2023 Read Full Article
MEPs Back Plans to Boost Use of Renewable Energy
(European Parliament) Renewables will have to make up 42.5% of the EU’s energy consumption by 2030, with the aim of achieving 45%; Faster approval procedure for deploying renewables; New fuels in the transport sector should lead to a 14.5% reduction of
September 19, 2023 Read Full Article
Biohydrogen: Affordable, Green and Yet Overlooked
(European Biogas Association) The European Biogas Association, in collaboration with biogas experts, is launching a white paper on the sustainability, affordability and accessibility of biohydrogen to support its production and use in Europe. Alongside biogas and biomethane, biohydrogen will be key
September 14, 2023 Read Full Article
FuelEU Maritime Initiative: Council Adopts New Law to Decarbonise the Maritime Sector
(European Council) More renewable and low-carbon fuels will reduce the carbon footprint of the maritime sector in the EU following today’s (July 25, 2023) adoption of a new regulation by the Council on the so-called ‘FuelEU maritime’ initiative. The new law will provide legal certainty
August 01, 2023 Read Full Article
EBA Applauds Biomethane Decarbonisation Acknowledgement, but Regrets Lack of Strong Positive Signal to the Biomethane Value Chain
(European Biogas Association) Today (July 11, 1023), the European Parliament adopted the final agreement on both the Regulation on the deployment of Alternative Fuel Infrastructure (AFIR) – setting the framework for the deployment of alternative fuel refuelling and recharging infrastructure across
July 12, 2023 Read Full Article
Unlocking the Deployment of Advanced Bioethanol Refineries
by Melich Seefeldt (Praj Industries/Biofuels Digest) Advanced bioethanol (also named 2G or cellulosic bioethanol from inedible biomass) and its co-products lignin, stillage, and biogenic CO2 are sustainable key tools to decarbonize the difficult-to-abate transport sector. In addition, they can be
June 12, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide Axens Technologies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Axens offers today the largest portfolio to do so; providing efficient, reliable and flexible technologies to convert biomass into high quality and low-carbon alternative products for the transportation sector as well as the chemical industry.. Axens
May 30, 2023 Read Full Article
Hydrogen E-Fuel Production Could Create 10,500 Jobs Here - Report
(RTE) 10,500 jobs could be created across the country by 2050 through the production of sustainable aviation fuels for use in aircraft and shipping that are derived from hydrogen, a new report finds. The analysis, by Hydrogen Mobility Ireland, also predicts that
May 26, 2023 Read Full Article
Two U.S. Senators Introduce New Carbon Removal Legislation
by Dimana Doneva (Carbon Herald) Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduced on May 12 the Carbon Removal and Emissions Storage Technologies (CREST) Act. The new legislation directs the Departments of Energy and Interior to put in place new research programs
May 23, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Legislation and Regulations about SAF, the Topsoe Perspective
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Case 1, Is Jet Fuel Produced From Soybean Oil? Case 2, Is E-Jet Produced From Fossil CO2 And Green H2 SAF? These are just a couple of the topics tucked into this panoramic survey of
May 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Norwegian Partners with Norsk e-Fuel to Build New e-Fuel Plant in Norway
(Norsk e-Fuel) Norwegian has announced a landmark partnership with Norsk e-Fuel to build the world’s first full scale e-fuel plant in Mosjøen, Norway. The plant will produce sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), marking an important milestone towards Norwegian's target of 45
April 26, 2023 Read Full Article
European Parliament Takes Action to Promote the Use of SAF
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) The European Parliament on April 18 voted 463 to 117 to implement a revision to the European Union’s Emissions Trading System that will phase out free allowances for the aviation sector by 2026 and promote the
April 21, 2023 Read Full Article
Preparing a Renewable Route to Rubber Material
(King Abdullah University of Science and Technology/Phys.Org) ... Butadiene, an essential component of synthetic rubber, is currently produced by the petrochemical industry from fossil reserves. But it could be efficiently made in a one-step reaction from renewable ethanol using a modernized
April 18, 2023 Read Full Article
Policy Support Needed to Boost Sustainable Aviation Fuels in China
by Niu Yuhan (China Dialogue) China's aviation sector needs sustainable fuels to lower its carbon footprint, but support is needed to reduce costs and increase production -- ... China’s production of SAFs is just getting started. In late 2022, the
April 06, 2023 Read Full Article
New EU Deal on Cleaner Shipping
(Biofuels International) The European Parliament and Council have reached a deal on cleaner maritime fuels - asking to cut ship emissions by 2% from 2025 and by 80% from 2050. A provisional agreement reached on March 23 between negotiators sets up
April 06, 2023 Read Full Article
Members of European Parliament Strike Informal Deal on REDIII
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Members of the European Parliament and the Swedish Presidency of the Council informally agreed March 30 to raise the share of renewables in the EU’s final energy consumption to 42.5 percent by 2030, under the
April 04, 2023 Read Full Article
EU Renewable Energy Deal Backs Biofuels to Cut Transport Emissions
by Sean Goulding Carroll (EURACTIV.com) The amount of biofuels in Europe’s transport sector is expected to increase after the European Parliament and EU countries agreed in the early hours of Thursday (30 March) on new rules to spur the use of
March 31, 2023 Read Full Article
Fit for 55: Deal on New EU Rules for Cleaner Maritime Fuels
(European Parliament) Big ships to gradually reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; Containerships and passenger ships at major EU ports to use on shore power supply as of 2030; Ships fuel mix to have at least 2% of specific renewable fuels
March 28, 2023 Read Full Article
Methanol as Marine Fuel
(NABU (Google Translation)) NABU study shows potential for climate-friendly drive turnaround at sea -- E-methanol can make ocean shipping more climate-friendly. The fuel is less harmful to the environment than ammonia or heavy oil and easier to use - this
March 27, 2023 Read Full Article
Technip Energies Selected by Arcadia eFuels for the World’s First Commercial Facility to Produce eFuels from Renewable Electricity and Captured CO2
(Technip Energies) Technip Energies (PARIS: TE) has been awarded a Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract by Arcadia eFuels for the world’s first commercial eFuels facility for sustainable aviation fuels production in Vordingborg, Denmark. Pre-FEED and early works recently concluded, and
February 23, 2023 Read Full Article
Questions and Answers on the EU Delegated Acts on Renewable Hydrogen
(European Commission) 1. What is the Commission proposing today and what are the objectives of these rules? Hydrogen plays a key role in our European Green Deal and in the REPowerEU plan. Upscaling the use of renewable hydrogen, ammonia and other derivatives will accelerate the
February 15, 2023 Read Full Article
FuelEU Maritime Deal Lets Shipping off the Hook
by Ciarán Cuffe and Jutta Paulus (Greens/EFA/EurActiv) Low targets, few incentives, and a myriad of exemptions have hollowed out the potential of FuelEU Maritime to kickstart the decarbonisation journey of a historically underregulated sector, argue Jutta Paulus and Ciarán Cuffe. ... However,
October 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Iberdrola and bp to Collaborate to Accelerate Green Hydrogen Production in Europe
(Alt Fuels/bp) Iberdrola and bp announced their intention to form a strategic collaboration aiming to help accelerate the energy transition. Together, the companies intend to collaborate to significantly expand fast EV public charging infrastructure, as well as to develop large scale
August 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Fit for 55 Package: Council Adopts Its Position on Three Texts Relating to the Transport Sector
(European Council) Today (June 2, 2022), European transport ministers adopted a common position (‘general approach’) on each of the three legislative proposals of the fit for 55 package that relate to the transport sector (alternative fuels infrastructure (AFIR), FuelEU Maritime and ReFuelEU
June 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Airlines, NGOs Unite Behind Push for Clean Jet Fuels in Europe
(European Climate Foundation) Airlines, pilots and environmental groups are teaming up for the first time to support a European Union plan for big increases in climate-friendly jet fuels. Four major carriers – Air France-KLM, easyJet, Ryanair and Deutsche Post DHL Group – have
February 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Market Diversification and the Biofuel Start-up
by Oliver Mace (Broadmanor Consulting) ... Firstly, there are of course European countries outside of the EU – UK, Norway, Switzerland… – and these are not bound by the regulatory framework of the Union. They are free to create biofuels regulations
December 07, 2021 Read Full Article
EU Green Fuels Talks Slowed by Detail
by Dafydd ab Iago (Argus Media) EU energy ministers will meet this week to try and clear stumbling blocks — notably over targeted levels — in legislation aimed at boosting uptake of renewable fuels, including sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) and maritime
November 29, 2021 Read Full Article
EU Plans Single Database to Certify Carbon Content of Hydrogen, Low-Carbon Fuels
by Nikolaus J. Kurmayer (EURACTIV.com) The European Commission is preparing to launch an EU-wide database to certify the carbon footprint of hydrogen and other low-carbon fuels in a harmonised way. The carbon certification of hydrogen production – currently 96% reliant on
November 19, 2021 Read Full Article
UK Government Favours a SAF Blending Mandate Based on Carbon Savings rather than Volumes
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) Following closely behind the release of the European Commission’s ReFuelEU Aviation sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blending mandate proposal, the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) has opened an eight-week consultation on its own proposal for a
August 31, 2021 Read Full Article
ReFuelEU Aviation: EU Commission Is Initiating What Is Already Legally or Factually Anchored in Some Member States
(Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany) The EU Commission submitted the ReFuelEU Aviation regulation draft intending to boost the ramp-up of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) for European aviation. The key instrument is a gradually increasing quota on SAF. With that,
July 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Setting European Aviation on a Pathway to Decarbonisation by 2050
(GreenAir Online) A new study, one of the first, examines whether a credible pathway to zero or near zero emissions exists for European aviation. The report, published by Transport & Environment (T&E), looks at flights within and departing Europe thus matching