by Tom Quimby (CCJ) ... Data released recently by CARB indicate that low carbon fuels, like renewable diesel and biodiesel, are actually rendering the best reductions in transportation-related sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. While federal and state policies continue to lavish
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Back TO HOMEQUOTE OF THE WEEK -- American Express Global Business Travel
"Lower or zero carbon technologies such as hydrogen and electric flight are unlikely to impact at scale until mid-century. This leaves SAF as the only viable, in-sector, option for reducing emissions in the short to medium term." -- American Express
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
American Express Global Business Travel and Shell Form Alliance to Help Increase Supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(American Express Global Business Travel) Both companies plan to increase the supply and use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF); The collaboration will aggregate SAF demand for corporate travel, to unlock investment and scale SAF production across technology types over the
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Iowans Pressing for More Biofuels Language from Biden Administration
by Rachel Droze (We Are Iowa) Some Iowa farmers say they feel President Joe Biden isn’t following through on campaign promises made about the ethanol and renewable fuels industry. During his campaign, Biden made a promise to promote biofuels, but in the American
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Stinkweed to False Flax: Oilseeds Race to Reap Biofuel Bonanza
by Rod Nickel and Karl Plume (Reuters) ... Botanists, businessmen, farmers and federal lawmakers, they all gathered to peer at the waist-high plant usually considered a pest and uprooted on sight because of its foul odor, toxicity and the grim taste
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
The Rise of CO2 as a Feedstock
by Lucca Henrion Henrion, Joe Árvai, Lauren Lutzke and Volker Sick (Green Biz) ... The technology to capture climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions from smokestacks, and even from the air around us, already exists; so too does the technology to use this
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
MEIA Spotlight -- Ryan Powell
(Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator) Ryan Powell is the founder and CEO of Manta Biofuel, an MEIA Startup that produces crude oil from algae at a cost that could be competitive with traditional petroleum. Manta’s team has developed their proprietary magnetic algae harvesting
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Has Signed a New Law that Will Allow Ethanol Plants to Sequester Carbon.
(jioforme) ... He tells Brownfield that the law creates a legal and regulatory framework for sequestering carbon in geological structures. “This means that ethanol plants can take in carbon dioxide and store it on the ground to improve carbon dioxide
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Flemish Expertise Centres Join Forces with Industry to Push Green Hydrogen Production forward
(Electric Energy Online/DEME) Flemish research centres imec and VITO (both partners in EnergyVille), together with industrial pioneers Bekaert, Colruyt Group, DEME and John Cockerill announced today (May 28) that they are joining forces to invest in the production of green
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
POET Acquires Flint Hills Resources' Biofuel Business
(POET) POET, the world’s largest producer of biofuels, has acquired the bioethanol assets of Flint Hills Resources’ in their entirety, expanding the company’s production capacity by 40 percent. POET is a world leader in green bioproducts, with an ever-growing suite of
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Ørsted and HOFOR Enters into Agreement on Green Power for Groundbreaking Hydrogen Project
(Electric Energy Online/Ørsted) Today (May 31), Ørsted and HOFOR (Greater Copenhagen Utility) entered into an agreement that will secure green power for part of the potential 1.3 GW Green Fuels for Denmark project to produce sustainable fuels in the Greater Copenhagen area. Avedøre
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
ACWA Power Signs MoU with Neutral Fuels to Supply Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Project
(ACWA Power) ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor and operator of power generation and desalinated water plants, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Neutral Fuels, the GCC’s largest biofuel producer, for future collaboration on the supply of
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Nasdaq and Fortum Join Forces to Develop Carbon Removal Market
by Nora Buli (Reuters) Financial services company Nasdaq (NDAQ.O) and Finnish state-owned utility Fortum (FORTUM.HE) have joined forces to develop a trading platform for carbon removal credits, they said on Tuesday. ... Backed by Fortum, Puro.earth was founded in 2019 and offers
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Microalgal Biofuel Intermediates Production: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Algal Biomass
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) MicroBio Engineering, Heliae, Sandia National Labs and Cal Poly shared how they developed the capability for over 3,700 gal/ac-yrof biofuel intermediates through microalgal strain improvement, mixotrophic approaches and novel conversion technology, demonstrated annual productivity of
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
3rd Gear: Toyota’s Hydrogen Party Trick
by Erik Shilling(Jalopnik) Toyota has a hydrogen-combustion racecar that sounds pretty good, and which it put through its paces last month. Automotive News was there for it. Toyota still apparently thinks hydrogen combustion is part of the future, which is a little dubious,
June 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Belgium, Germany, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands Want EU to Get Serious on Biofuel Sustainability
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Belgium, Belgium, Germany, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands issued a statement saying it is crucial to ensure that the renewable energy, such as biofuels and renewable fuels of non-biological origin, that is used in transport is
June 01, 2021 Read Full Article
WELTEC Customer Uses Biomethane as Truck Fuel
(WELTEC/Renewable Energy Magazine) The biogas plant of the Northern Irish food logistics company McCulla Transport will go live producing biomethane in July 2021 following a plant expansion by WELTEC BIOPOWER and partner companies. At the site in Lisburn, south of Belfast, 450 standard m³
June 01, 2021 Read Full Article
One-Step Peracetic Acid Pretreatment of Hardwood and Softwood Biomass for Platform Chemicals Production
Chandan Kundu, Shanthi Priya Samudrala, Mahmud Arman Kibria & Sankar Bhattacharya (Scientific Reports) Lignocellulosic biomass is an attractive renewable resource to produce biofuel or platform chemicals. Efficient and cost-effective conversion systems of lignocellulosic biomass depend on their appropriate pretreatment processes.
June 01, 2021 Read Full Article
European Union and Certain Member States — Certain Measures Concerning Palm Oil and Oil Palm Crop-Based Biofuels
(World Trade Organization) Malaysia submitted its second request for a panel to examine certain measures imposed by the European Union and EU member states regarding palm oil and oil palm crop-based biofuels from Malaysia. Malaysia's first request was blocked by the
June 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Commentary: The Double Standard for Plant-Based Products
(Hoosier Ag News/MNC) ... Today’s plant-based meats are far more complicated. Two of the most popular brands, Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, utilize pea protein or soy protein concentrate in their burgers, both of which closely mimic the texture and taste
June 01, 2021 Read Full Article
SAF Feedstock Availability: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Brazil
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Addressing the challenges of sustainable aviation fuel feedstock availability in Brazil, RSB, in collaboration with Agroicone and the University of Campinas, published the outcomes of research into non-crop feedstock availability and potential in Brazil for
June 01, 2021 Read Full Article
MBL Begins First Test of Tropical Seaweed Farming for Biofuels Production
by Diana Kenney (University of Chicago Marine Biological Laboratory) A team of researchers led by Loretta Roberson, associate scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, has installed the first seaweed farm in Puerto Rico and U.S. tropical waters. The research array
June 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Indonesian Ban on Belgian Dairy Products Gains Momentum
(Indonesia Palm Oil Facts) Leading Indonesian political and media outlets have promoted the growing possibility of a ban on all Belgian milk and dairy products entering Indonesia, following Belgian Minister Zakia Khattabi’s decision to ban Indonesian palm oil biofuels from entering
June 01, 2021 Read Full Article
First in the World: SAF Supplier SkyNRG Receives RSB CORSIA Certification
(Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials) Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) pioneer SkyNRG announced today that they are the first in the world to receive a RSB CORSIA certification. This announcement marks another milestone in the history of SAF certification. This CORSIA certification enables SkyNRG
June 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Hemp Biofuel | Education Series Featuring Ahmed Shuja
(Global Hemp Association) Ahmed Shuja, Founder at Ecosce Inc Dr. Shuja posses an unusual mixture of deep scientific background and executive leadership necessary to develop the technology and business offerings for the fast-pace cannabis market. Previously at OGZ Holdings Ahmed was
May 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Development of a Green Hydrogen Production Plant from Renewables via Electrolysis in Italy
(NextChem) Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. announces that its subsidiary NextChem and MYTILINEOS’ Renewable and Storage Development Business Unit (RSD BU) have signed an agreement today to develop engineering activities for the implementation of a green hydrogen plant via electrolysis in Italy. NextChem is Maire Tecnimont’s subsidiary operating in
May 30, 2021 Read Full Article
First Generation Biofuels: Angel or Demon?
by Oliver Mace (Broadmanor Consulting) ... In fact, when it comes to biofuels, sustainability specialists working for the likes of RSB or ISCC have spent countless hours attempting to define what it actually depends ON, in great detail and across many
May 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Ingevity Receives Alternative Fuels Grant to Demonstrate Absorbed Natural Gas Platform
by Matthew Mercure (NGT News) Ingevity Corp. has been awarded approximately $256,000 in funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection as part of the 2020 Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) Program. The grant will be used to demonstrate the economic and environmental benefits
May 29, 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
Biofuel Blendstocks: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Naphthenic Biofuel-Diesel
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Biofuel blendstocks is what it’s all about for Dimitris Assanis from SUNY and Ofei Mante from RTI International. Check out their BETO presentation on bioblendstock oils rich in naphthenes produced using catalytic fast pyrolysis and
May 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Venture Global Launches Carbon Capture and Sequestration Project
(Venture Global) Venture Global LNG announced plans to capture and sequester carbon at its Calcasieu Pass and Plaquemines LNG facilities. Having concluded a comprehensive engineering and geotechnical analysis, the company is launching, subject only to regulatory approvals, a shovel-ready carbon capture
May 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Jeanne McCaherty's Testimony to MN House Conference Committee on the Future Fuels Act
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) ... Jeanne McCaherty, CEO of Guardian Energy and board member of MN Bio-Fuels, testified in support of the Future Fuels Act to the Minnesota House Conference Committee. Here's her testimony in full: ... Specifically, we have discussed strategies that can harness
May 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Top 5: What It’s Really Going to Take to Reach Net Zero
by Tammy Klein (Transportation Energy Strategies) ... Reaching Net Zero: It’s going to be hard and requires action by governments this decade to get there, says both the ITF and IEA in separate studies. Renewable & Low-Carbon Liquid Fuels Platform: The
May 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Ag Groups Make Kearney Part of Statewide Trip to Encourage Use of Ethanol-Blended Fuels
by Grace McDonald (Kearney Hub) To highlight the importance of renewable fuels, Cooperative Producers Inc. Premier Stop in Kearney hit the gas on ethanol-blended fuels by offering customers discounts recently on E10, E15 and E85. For the event, Kearney Premier Stop
May 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Choosing a Vehicle Fuel with Purpose
by Jessica Sodeke (Grand Island Independent) When fueling your vehicle, did you know you have options that are better for the environment and your health? By choosing ethanol, you could be saving the planet, yourself and your neighbor. More than 8
May 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Red Tractor Paperwork Crucial to Access Biofuels Market
(Farmers Weekly) Arable farmers will have to produce new “mass balance” figures – essentially stock and movement records – from 1 July, in order to achieve Red Tractor status to supply the growing biofuels market. The rule changes are being introduced to
May 27, 2021 Read Full Article
UK Government Selects 24 Project for Phase 1 of Direct Carbon Capture R&D Program
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In the UK, the government has selected 24 projects for the first phase of its R&D challenge to find direct air carbon capture and greenhouse gas removal technologies, many of which are bio-based. From those projects,
May 27, 2021 Read Full Article
10 Worlds That Shook This Day: 10 Different Worlds Shaken to Their Foundations by Events Taking Place around the World and within the Circular Economy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Things move faster these days, and in the past 24 hours, we’ve had 10 different Worlds shaken to their foundations by events taking place around the world and within the Circular Economy. 1. United States announced
May 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Ethanol Boss: Electric Vehicles Are Not the Future, but Part of It
by Sarantis Michalopoulos (EURACTIV.com) Looking at electric vehicles as the only option for the decarbonisation of Europe’s transport sector is wrong and we should take into account all available sustainable solutions, Valérie Corre from the European Renewable Ethanol Association (ePURE) told
May 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Financing Carbon Capture
by Matthew Choi (Politico's Morning Energy) Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) are introducing legislation today that would help businesses finance carbon capture technology at power plants and other industrial facilities, and seek to give a boost to direct air capture. The bill, dubbed
May 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Grassley, Cantwell Introduce Legislation to Support Biodiesel Industry
(Office of Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA)) Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) today introduced legislation to support the biodiesel industry, continue to broaden America’s energy independence. The bipartisan Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021 would extend the current
May 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Battelle and Catahoula Resources Forge Partnership to Accelerate Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage
(Battelle) Battelle and Catahoula Resources (“Catahoula”) will jointly develop solutions for the capture, transport and sequestration of carbon dioxide produced at ethanol facilities in Nebraska. The agreement pairs the world’s largest private independent research and development company with a portfolio company of private investment firm
May 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Haldor Topsoe and Preem Achieve 85% Co-processing of Renewable Feedstock
by Ulrik Frøhlke (Haldor Topsoe) -Haldor Topsoe has revamped Preem’s renewable hydrotreater unit at their refinery in Gothenburg, Sweden. -The hydrotreater is now able to co-process 85% renewable feedstock utilizing Topsoe’s HydroFlex™ technology. -The unit has a capacity of 6,600
May 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Do Biofuels Have a Role in Delivering Net Zero?
by Patricia Thornley (Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute, Aston University/Biofuels Digest) ... That is what “net zero” essentially means. There may still be some greenhouse gas emissions, but they will be counteracted by other things that compensate. ... Well, by 2050 it
May 26, 2021 Read Full Article
WSSC Water Commissioners Approve Contract with Washington Gas to Advance Innovative Piscataway Bioenergy Project
(WSSC Water) WSSC Water Commissioners today approved an 18-year contract with Washington Gas (WGL) for the construction and installation of approximately 900 feet of natural gas pipeline and related infrastructure to supply natural gas to, and convey renewable natural gas from
May 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Erasing Emissions: Minnesota Soybean Showcases Biodiesel's 'Heroic' Environmental Impact
(Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council/KROX) Over the course of two decades, biodiesel has proven to be nothing short of heroic in helping to clean Minnesota’s air. Starting this week, the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotional Council (MSR&PC) is debuting
May 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Equilibrium, GGP Select Amp Americas to Manage Arizona Dairy RNG Project
by Matthew Mercure (NGT News) Amp Americas has entered a deal with Equilibrium and Green Gas Partners (GGP) to operate and manage their dairy RNG project in Maricopa, Ariz. The project, in operation since 2018, was developed by Equilibrium and GGP. It is designed to capture dairy
May 25, 2021 Read Full Article
DOE Announces $14.5 Million to Combat Plastics Waste and Pollution DEADLINE June 28, 2021
(U.S. DOE) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced an investment of up to $14.5 million for research and development to cut waste and reduce the energy used to recycle single-use plastics like plastic bags, wraps, and films. This funding directed
May 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Meet the Startup Producing Oil to Fight Climate Change
by Emily Pontecorvo (Grist) How Charm Industrial became a go-to in Big Tech's mission to offset its carbon footprint. -- ... The friends, all engineers by training, had designed a machine that could turn agricultural waste, like almond shells, into
May 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Report Shows How U.S. Farmers Can Fight Climate Change
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) A new report commissioned by Farm Journal Foundation finds U.S. farmers have the potential to significantly reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and become part of the global solution to climate change. U.S. agriculture contributes about 10% of the
May 25, 2021 Read Full Article
No, We Don't Need 'Miracle Technologies' to Slash Emissions — We Already Have 95 Percent
by Mark Z. Jacobson (Stanford University/The Hill) ... Let’s examine the claim that we “need” new technologies such as carbon capture, direct air capture, modern bioenergy and modern nuclear to reduce sufficiently energy and non-energy emissions. ... Wind and solar are also so
May 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Get Ready for Big Political Fights Over Carbon Accounting
by Akshat Rathi (Bloomberg Quint) ... Turns out, it was a neat accounting trick. “Australia has made minimal progress towards net zero and its emissions trends are among the worst in the developed world,” a new study from the Australia
May 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Greasezilla Announces $8 Million Investment from Sheltowee CleanTech Fund for New Site Development
(Greasezilla) Greasezilla is actively seeking new FOG (fats, oils and grease) processing locations nationwide for joint ventures with government and private operators -- Downey Ridge Environmental Company, developer of Greasezilla™ FOG separation and processing systems, announces that Sheltowee CleanTech Fund I, LLC, is
May 25, 2021 Read Full Article
RIN Woes
by Matthew Choi (Politico's Morning Energy) Over 75 environmental groups are writing to EPA administrator Michael Regan today urging him not to include electricity generated from burning wood biomass, factory farm gas and landfill gas in renewable fuel standard credits
May 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil Trends: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to HVO Tech and Hot Feedstocks
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you missed last week’s trio of experts from renowned NexantECA, led by ABLC Wolfpack’s own Steve Slome, at DigestConnect, here’s your chance to get the inside look at using CO2, waste plastics and existing
May 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuels: The Key to a Carbon Neutral Transportation Future?
(Fuels Institute) With a goal of reducing transportation-related emissions as quickly as possible, what role will biofuels play with the existing 260 million vehicles on the road and the existing 140,000 gas stations that are selling liquid fuels today? We
May 24, 2021 Read Full Article
SAF: Bioethanol Production from Sunflower Biomass
(UABIO) ... In Ukraine, there are about 20 producers of bioethanol with a total capacity of over 300 thousand tons/year, but there are only 8 companies with a total capacity of 128 thousand tons/year that really produce bioethanol. Raw materials for bioethanol
May 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Active Ethanol Policy for Jobs Creation
by Tim Newbold (The Guardian) The global approach to energy is changing rapidly. The urgency of the challenge that climate change presents has focused significant attention and resources on renewable energy solutions, as countries and companies seek to reduce emissions. One
May 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Equinor and Horisont Progressing Barents Sea Carbon Capture Project
by Josh Lewis (upstream online) Proposed CCS project will have the capacity to store roughly double Norway’s annual greenhouse gas emissions as Equinor targets blue ammonia production -- Norwegian duo Equinor and Horisont Energi have struck a deal to further mature
May 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Why Latin America is the Middle East of Biofuel
(Lat Am Investor) ... However, as mining experts reveal elsewhere in this report, copper supply will be unable to replace every existing internal combustion engine with an EV by 2050. ... That means biofuels will also play an important role. Latin
May 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Successful Completion of Illinois Basin - Decatur CCS Project; CO2 from Ethanol Plant
(Green Car Congress) ADM and the University of Illinois announced the successful completion of the Illinois Basin - Decatur Project (IBDP), a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project designed to evaluate and test the technology at commercial scale. This is one of two CCS projects
May 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Enzyme System for the Hydrogen Economy
(Ruhr University in Bochum) An enzyme could make a dream of the energy industry come true: it can efficiently generate hydrogen from electricity as well as convert hydrogen into electricity. Both fuel cells, which convert hydrogen into electricity, and electrolysers, which
May 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Neste Is Testing Renewable Gasoline in Sweden for Possible Commercialization Internationally
(Neste) Until now, there have been no commercial drop-in solutions for replacing fossil gasoline to reduce high amounts of greenhouse gas emissions from conventional petrol cars, without investing into new vehicles or modifying the old ones. Neste, the world's leading producer of renewable
May 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Miscanthus Energy Crop Improvements: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Next-Gen Miscanthus
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Perennial grass miscanthus as an energy crop has advanced into high biomass yielding varieties and NC State University is working with Novozymes, Iogen and Oak Ridge National Lab on evaluating new miscanthus varieties and improving
May 24, 2021 Read Full Article
New JV to Push rDME into Big League – SHV Energy and UGI to Accelerate rDME with Joint Venture
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) SHV Energy and UGI International are launching a joint venture to advance the production and use of Renewable Dimethyl Ether, rDME, a low-carbon sustainable liquid gas, to accelerate renewable solutions for the LPG industry and
May 24, 2021 Read Full Article
GM Grass Cleanses Soil of Toxic Pollutants Left by Military Explosives, New Study Shows
(University of York/Phys.Org) A grass commonly used to fight soil erosion has been genetically modified to successfully remove toxic chemicals left in the ground from munitions that are dangerous to human health, new research shows. The study—led by the University of York-
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Lakes Could be ‘Tapped’ for an Environmentally Friendly Biofuel
by Robert Lea (AZO CleanTech) New research suggests that a carbon-neutral biofuel could be created from methane extracted from lakes. -- ... A team of environmental scientists from the University of Basel, Switzerland, suggest that methane stored in lakes could
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Centreline Partners Air bp to Supply SAF
(Biofuels International) Centreline AV has partnered with Air bp to supply Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from its base at Bristol Airport in the UK. Centreline has invested in the infrastructure to supply SAF as part of its commitment to reduce
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Repsol Joins Enerkem, Agbar to Build Waste-to-Methanol Plant in Tarragona, Spain
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Spanish energy company Repsol is joining forces with Canadian firm Enerkem and Grupo Agbar, a Spain-based water and waste management business, to build a waste-to-chemicals plant in Tarragona, Spain. Under the joint venture Ecoplanta
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Carinata Now a Listed Feedstock for CORSIA Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Nuseed/Biobased Diesel Daily) A recent update by the International Civil Aviation Organization now includes carinata as a renewable fuel feedstock with a similar greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint as waste and residuals, like used cooking oil. “For sustainability being categorized with waste is
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
New York Officials Pushed to Adopt Clean Fuel Standard
by Nick Reisman (New York State of Politics) A coalition of 67 organizations composed of environmental groups, energy firms and car manufacturers on Tuesday (May 4, 2021) is set to release a letter calling for the adoption of a clean fuel
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Scientists Uncover Surprising Behavior of a Fatty Acid Enzyme with Potential Biofuel Applications
by Jennifer Huber (Stanford University/SLAC) Derived from microscopic algae, the rare, light-driven enzyme converts fatty acids into starting ingredients for solvents and fuels. -- Although many organisms capture and respond to sunlight, it’s rare to find enzymes – proteins that promote
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Roadmap Lays out Path to Renewable Hydrogen Growth in the Pacific Northwest
by David Wagman (PV Magazine) The plan calls to “lead with projects” that produce renewable hydrogen and deliver it to customers. -- The Center for Sustainable Infrastructure (CSI) and the Renewable Hydrogen Alliance released what they are calling the Pacific Northwest
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Puerto Rico Testing Seaweed Farm for Biofuels
(Algae Planet) A team of researchers led by Loretta Roberson of the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass, has installed the first seaweed farm in Puerto Rico and U.S. tropical waters. The research array furthers the design and development of a system for offshore
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Aemetis Notified of US Forest Service Grant for Patented Process Enabling Use of Waste Wood for the ‘Carbon Zero’ Jet/Diesel Plant
(Aemetis/Globe Newswire) Finalizing Grant for “Valorizing Forest Waste for Cellulosic Ethanol Production” to Extract Sugars from Waste Forest and Orchard Wood Using Ionic Liquids Technology Licensed Exclusively to Aemetis from DOE-Funded Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) -- Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), a
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Maritime Shipping to Fall Short of Net Zero Emissions Target – IEA
by Roslan Khasawneh (Reuters/Hellenic Shipping News) The maritime shipping industry will fall short of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions (NZE) by 2050, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report. The shipping industry is expected to miss its net zero
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Green-Fuel Push Stirs Food Inflation Fears in Rebound From Virus
by Kim Chipman (Bloomberg) Oil refiners’ attempt to clean up their act is bumping into growing concerns over food prices and supplies as nations seek to get back on their feet -- Soaring demand for crops has once again raised
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuels Industry Wary of Tech-Neutral Tax Credit Absent CI Model Changes
by Patrick Newkumet (OPIS) Alternative low-carbon fuel producers would receive tax credits for reaching net-zero emissions under a U.S. Senate bill introduced last month, but biofuel industry stakeholders are concerned they will find it difficult to reach that target by 2030
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Improve Your Environmental Performance with the Enhanced Cleaner Energy LNG Solution, Thanks to Biomethane
(CMA CGM) An unrivalled low-carbon offering made available by the CMA CGM Group. Enhancements to the CMA CGM Group’s CLEANER ENERGY LNG solution. ACT with CMA CGM+, a complete range of high value-added services to analyze, reduce and offset the
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Samskip’s New Partnership with Unilever and TMA Logistics Demonstrates the Viability of 100% Biofuel for Haulage Services
(Port News) Global shipping company Samskip has strengthened its commitment to sustainability in the supply chain with a series of customer projects to advance the use of carbon-neutral biofuel as part of its haulage services, according to the company's release. A new
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Is Sorghum the Solution?: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Cellulosic Bioenergy Crops
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Everyone wants to reduce the price of biofuels – and a team from Texas A&M, USDA, AgriLife Research, Mississippi State University and others are working on improving the economics and environmental sustainability of biomass sorghum
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
More Meat without Meat, Fermentation-Based Silk, Bioplastic Water Bottles, Adidas and Allbirds Unlikely Solemates and More: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the Week of May 21st
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Competitors coming together – Adidas and Allbirds – both shoe manufacturers are working together on green sneakers, a company working to commercialize biobased silk polymers, the European Union looking at waste feathers from poultry into
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Enhancing Land Surface Models to Grow Perennial Bioenergy Crops
(U.S. Department of Energy/EurekAlert!) High-yield miscanthus and switchgrass are promising alternatives to traditional annual crops for biofuels. -- ... To understand the effects of this trend, scientists must accurately represent biofuel crops in land surface models. Using observations from biofuel
May 20, 2021 Read Full Article
RSB, Agroicone Publish Study to Support Sustainable Transformation in Brazil with SAF
(Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials) The aviation sector has ambitious targets for reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and switching from fossil fuels to low-carbon Sustainable Aviation Fuels. SAF is considered the most efficient way to achieve those targets quickly, however, in
May 20, 2021 Read Full Article
What Has Productivity 4X as Dense as Corn?: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Advanced Algal Systems
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Why algae? With biofuel yield 8-13 times larger than corn, well, why not! We took key slides from the 100+ slide deck from this year’s U.S. DOE BETO presentation on the latest goings ons with
May 20, 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
'Groundbreaking' Biofuels Bill Enters Final Stages: VDB
by Sophie Barthel (Argus Media) The environment committee of the German parliament, the Bundestag, agreed today on a final draft law aimed to transpose the recast of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II), the country's biofuels industry association VDB said today. The bill,
May 20, 2021 Read Full Article
‘UCO a Highly Regulated Commodity,’ Says EWABA
(Biofuels International) EWABA has responded to claims made in a T&E report that raised concerns about Europe’s imports of dubious used cooking oil (UCO). The new research questioned the environmental impact the use of UCO in the UK and European
May 20, 2021 Read Full Article
United Airlines to Lead Industry Switch to Sustainable Aviation Fuel with Global Corporations, Customers
(United Airlines) New United Eco-Skies Alliance Program includes global corporate leaders who, with United, will pay towards more sustainable aviation fuel, all companies invited to participate -- United Airlines continues to lead the industry towards a more sustainable future with
May 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuel Project Proposed in McFarland Would Bury Carbon from Ag Waste, Produce Alternative to Diesel
by John Cox (Bakersfield.com) An Iowa technology company has proposed a first-of-its-kind bioenergy project in McFarland that's expected to help cut a significant source of local air pollution while also reducing diesel emissions, burying carbon and employing about 50 local
May 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel Revives Refinery on Rosedale
by John Cox (Bakersfield.com) A major industrial property that has sat idle for years in the heart of Bakersfield is coming back to life to refine used cooking oil, rendered animal fats and a canola-related grain called camelina. Torrance-based biofuels company
May 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Valadao Helps Introduce Bill to Extend Federal Tax Credits on Biodiesel, Renewable Fuels
by John Cox (Bakersfield.com) Legislation introduced Tuesday by congressmen including Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, would extend federal tax credits supporting the production of biodiesel and other renewable fuels seen as key to Kern's economic diversification push. The bill, dubbed the Biodiesel,
May 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Bureau Veritas Publishes Rules and Guidelines on Ammonia as a Marine Fuel
(Helenic Shipping/Bureau Veritas) Bureau Veritas (BV) has released an Ammonia-Prepared notation and has developed a Rule Note for ammonia as a marine fuel to support ship owners, designers, shipyards, and charterers in advancing their journeys toward using ammonia and a zero
May 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service Explores Biofuels As A Major Opportunity For New Zealand
(New Zealand Ministry For Primary Industries/Business Scoop) Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service is laying the foundations for a new biofuels industry, to turn forestry waste into a potential billion-dollar industry, and working on a business case with help
May 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Food Waste to Feed and Biogas at Dairy Farm
by Nora Goldstein (BioCycle Magazing) Ar-Joy Farms in southeastern Pennsylvania receives produce for animal feed and source separated organics and high strength liquids for anaerobic digestion. -- ... The farm codigests dairy manure with various food waste streams, including source separated
May 19, 2021 Read Full Article
SoCalGas to partner with SunLine Transit Agency to Test Combination of Technologies to Produce Hydrogen from RNG
(Green Car Congress) Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) will demonstrate a combination of technologies that will produce hydrogen from renewable natural gas (RNG) at SunLine Transit Agency’s hydrogen fueling station in Thousand Palms, California. The research project, called “H2 SilverSTARS,” will produce renewable
May 19, 2021 Read Full Article
With E20, India Could Lead Global GHG Reduction
by Brian Healy (U.S. Grains Council/Ethanol Producer Magazine) If India realizes its goal of 20% ethanol by 2025, it would be one of the higher blend rates achieved globally, putting India at the forefront of reducing overall greenhouse gas (GHG)
May 19, 2021 Read Full Article
More Research to Back the Bills: University of Nebraska Researchers Have Proven E30 Is Safe
by Lisa Gibson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) University of Nebraska Researchers have proven E30 is safe for long-term use in non-flex fuel vehicles. The findings could bolster the push for state- and federal-level low-carbon fuel legislation. -- Two researchers from the
May 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Paraguay Will Have Its Biofuel Plant Operational in 2024
(Investing.com (Google Translation)) The "Omega Green" biofuel plant, owned by the company ECB Group Paraguay, will operate at full capacity in the second half of 2024 and intends to put the South American country "on the global map of the production
May 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Air France-KLM, Total, Groupe ADP and Airbus Join Forces to Decarbonize Air Transportation and Carry Out The First Long-Haul Flight Powered By Sustainable Aviation Fuel Produced in France
(Air France KLM Group) Air France-KLM, Total, Groupe ADP and Airbus have joined forces to carry out the first long-haul flight powered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) (1) produced in France. At 3:40 p.m. today, Air France Flight 342 took off
May 19, 2021 Read Full Article
ABS Unveils Latest Trends and Projections for Future Fuels and Decarbonization
(American Bureau of Shipping) Low Carbon Shipping Outlook Suggests Industry Will Need to Do More to Meet GHG Targets -- ABS has published the latest trends and projections on carbon-reduction strategies for shipping as the industry looks to meet decarbonization
May 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Switching to Switchgrass: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Next-Gen Feedstocks in Midwest
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Bioenergy switchgrass feedstock – can it be the next-generation feedstock we’ve been looking for in the Midwest? University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is looking at perennial bioenergy feedstock production on marginal croplands across geographic locations in
May 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Getting the Most from Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Lloyd Ritter (Green Capitol LLC/Biofuels Digest) The aviation industry is currently responsible for less than 3% of total global carbon emissions, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). But with air travel expected to increase by more than 60 percent
May 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Bosch Sees a Place for Renewable Fuels, Challenging Proposed European Union Engine Ban
by Aria Alamalhodaei (TechCrunch) Bosch executives on Thursday criticized proposed EU regulations that would ban the internal combustion engine by 2025, saying that lawmakers “shy away” from discussing the consequences of such a ban on employment. Although the company reported it
May 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Wendy’s Restaurants Report Darling Ingredients Partnership Produced 2.8M Gallons of Renewable Diesel in 2020
(Fleet News Daily/Darling Ingredients) Wendy’s french fry and chicken nugget production is processed by a DAR PRO Solutions operation which then gets transported to Darling’s Diamond Green Diesel plant -- Wendy’s recently-released Corporate Responsibility Report cites its partnership with DAR PRO
May 18, 2021 Read Full Article
One of Europe’s Largest Bio-LNG Plants under Construction in Italy
(HAM Group) HAM Group and HAM Italy are developing in Faenza, Italy, one of the largest facilities in Europe producing 100% biomethane for transportation, with an estimated annual capacity of 9 million kilos, equivalent to 140GWh/year. The project starts from the
May 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Praj’s Technology Breakthrough for Producing “Bio-bitumen”
(Praj) Praj Industries India’s most accomplished industrial biotech company has achieved yet another milestone by developing innovative technology to produce Bio-bitumen based on lignin. The Netherlands-based Circular Biobased Delta, one of Europe’s premier consortia to promote bioeconomy, has approved Praj’s Bio-bitumen
May 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Achieving Cost-Effective Fleet Sustainability
(Fleet Owner) Steve Klein from Renewable Energy Group shares insight into how fleets can meet sustainability goals and regulations related to alternative fuels in a financially responsible manner. -- ... A sustainability plan that hurts their financial goals risks undermining
May 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Oakland’s Used Cooking Oil Is Being Turned into Renewable Fuel for Buses and Trucks
by Talib Visram (Fast Company) ... In Oakland, California, the circularity of the model is most clear. Since 2019, it’s been in a partnership with the city, where it’s helping Oakland’s plans to reduce carbon emissions by nearly 56% by 2030, compared to
May 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Bulk of Greenhouse Gas Reductions from Transport Sector in California Delivered by Renewable Diesel, Biodiesel
(Diesel Technology Forum) New data from California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Program confirms the substantial role of internal combustion engine technologies in CO2 reductions, outpacing EV technologies 3:1 -- Newly-released data from the California Air Resources Board, shows that low
May 18, 2021 Read Full Article
EU’s Dismissal of Crop-Based Biofuels Will Impede Transport Decarbonisation: Industry
by Sean Goulding Carroll (EurActiv) The EU’s decision to cap the share of crop-based biofuels in the bloc’s energy mix risks hampering efforts to decarbonise the transport sector, industry has warned ahead of the revision of the renewable energy directive. Environmentalists, on
May 18, 2021 Read Full Article
UK Moves forward with Adoption of E10
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.K. Department for Transport on May 13 released draft legislation to implement the country’s planned adoption of E10. The government in February 2021 confirmed plans to allow E10 following a public consultation opened in March 2020. The U.K.
May 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Weltec Biopower Builds Biomethane Plant for Spanish Dairy Farm
(Bioenergy Insight) Weltec Biopower is building a biomethane plant for Spanish dairy farm Torre Santamaria. Since the first 250 kW biogas plant went live in 2011, the Catalan family business has covered its entire energy demand from its residues. The
May 18, 2021 Read Full Article
CNG Fuels to Open World’s Largest Biomethane Refuelling Station
(Bioenergy Insight) CNG Fuels will open the world’s largest public access biomethane refuelling station for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) near Bristol, UK. The new station, due to open by the end of the year, will allow fleet operators to run
May 18, 2021 Read Full Article
ClearFlame Engine Technologies and Alto Ingredients, Inc. Partner to Demonstrate Decarbonization of Diesel-Fueled Engines Using Ethanol Fuel
(ClearFlame Engine Technologies) ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a growing startup dedicated to the development of clean engine technology today announced a partnership with Alto Ingredients, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTO), a leading producer of specialty alcohols and essential ingredients, to conduct pilot demonstrations of
May 18, 2021 Read Full Article
The Renewable & Low-Carbon Liquid Fuels Platform, toward Transport Fuels' Transformation
(Fuels Europe) The major organisations[1] operating in the liquid fuels value chain have joined forces to form the Renewable & Low-Carbon Liquid Fuel Platform. These partners are working together to contribute to the decarbonisation of the mobility sector in a sustainable and affordable way. They represent
May 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Schöni and Eptinger CO2 Neutral on the Way
(Schöni (Google Translation)) Since January 2021, the beverages of Mineralquelle Eptingen AG have been delivered to customers by the Rothrister transport company Schöni Transport AG. A particular pleasure and satisfaction for the patron Daniel Schöni, in 1969 Eptinger was one of
May 18, 2021 Read Full Article
VoltH2 and Virya Energy Sign Agreement for Hydrogen Plant
(Vision Hydrogen/Globe Newswire) Vision Hydrogen Corporation (OTCQB:VIHD) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that VoltH2, a Europe-based developer of green hydrogen production infrastructure projects that is 17.5% owned by the Company, has signed a cooperation agreement to prepare for the construction
May 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Biogas, RNG from Waste Is a Hit: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Greenlane Renewables
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Greenlane Renewables made headlines this week when it reported record revenue growth of over 300% in Q1 2021 over Q1 2020. Ok, 317% to be exact. If that’s not impressive enough, check out this slide
May 18, 2021 Read Full Article
UK Postal Service Company Adds Bio-CNG Fleet to Deliver Parcels & Letters
(Royal Mail/NGV Journal) Royal Mail is expanding its use of low emission vehicles, with the addition of 29 CNG trucks, which will run on biomethane. This is an example of the company’s ongoing commitment to reduce emissions associated with its operations.
May 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Green Hydrogen: Can It Power a Carbon-Free Economy?
by Jim Robbins (Energy Today) Saudi Arabia is constructing a futuristic city in the desert on the Red Sea called Neom. The $500 billion city — complete with flying taxis and robotic domestic help — is being built from scratch
May 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Environmental Concerns Propel Research Into Marine Biofuels
(CaymanMamaNews/Globe Newswire/National Renewable Energy Laboratory) A global effort to reduce sulfur and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships has researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and other Department of Energy facilities investigating the potential use of marine biofuels. “Biofuels
May 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Shell, Singapore University to Work on $3.4 Mln Decarbonisation Study
by Florence Tan (NASDAQ/Reuters) Royal Dutch Shell RDSa.L said on Friday it will be working with a university in Singapore in a research project worth S$4.6 million ($3.4 million) over three years to convert carbon dioxide to fuels and petrochemicals. Researchers from Shell and
May 17, 2021 Read Full Article
United States: Lincoln Completes Project to Use Biogas as Vehicle Fuel
(City of Lincoln/NGV Journal) Mayor of Lincoln Leirion Gaylor Baird announced the successful completion of a project to use the biogas from a city wastewater facility to produce vehicle fuel. The Lincoln Transportation and Utilities Department (LTU) began the biogas sustainability
May 17, 2021 Read Full Article
More U.S. Trucking Fleets Speed up Transition to Low-Carbon Biomethane
(NGV Journal/Clean Energy Fuels Corp.) Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced new renewable natural gas contracts as fleets across North America increasingly continue to adopt the clean, low-carbon fuel to power heavy- and medium-duty trucks. “Fleets are learning that renewable natural gas,
May 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Gillette's Integrated Test Center Looks to Build on Its Momentum
by Nate Perez (Caspar Star Tribune) The Integrated Test Center in Gillette hopes to attract more tenants to study carbon capture. The ITC has hosted Carbon XPRIZE winner UCLA CarbonBuilt and and is now housing Membrane Technology and Research —
May 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Southern Company Gas Launches RNG Subsidiary
(Southern Company Gas/Biomass Magazine) Southern Company Gas announced that it has taken ownership of the Meadow Branch Landfill Methane Recovery Facility, the renewable natural gas facility located at the Meadow Branch Landfill in Athens, Tennessee, from sister company PowerSecure. The facility is now
May 17, 2021 Read Full Article
FOP and UFOP Call for the Role of Sustainability Certification for Biomass to Be Recognized
(Union for the Promotion of Oilseed and Protein Plants) The French Association of Oilseed and Protein Producers (FOP) and the Union for the Promotion of Oilseed and Protein Plants (UFOP) call on the European Commission to include all European biomass raw
May 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Next-Gen Logistics and Blending: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Biomass Feedstock Logistics Systems
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This U.S. Department of Energy BETO project’s biomass blend concept will allow biorefineries to utilize a much larger proportion of the land within their procurement radius, thereby enabling larger scale, more economically feasible facilities to
May 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Former Kansas Abengoa Ethanol Plant to Produce Renewable Diesel, Seaboard Energy, Neste, Phillips 66, Alto Ingredients, Haldor Topsoe, Renewable Diesel News
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ... Seaboard Energy, formerly known as High Plains Bioenergy, is building a renewable diesel plant in Hugoton, Kansas at the former Abengoa ethanol plant site that was purchased in February 2019. Using Haldor Topsoe’s
May 17, 2021 Read Full Article
New (bio)LNG Bunker Ship Will Serve Port of Zeebrugge & English Channel
(Titan LNG/NGV Journal) Titan LNG announced the development tender of a new LNG bunkering barge, Titan Krios, increasing the accessibility of LNG as a marine fuel in the Port of Zeebrugge and in the English Channel ports. The new vessel, which
May 14, 2021 Read Full Article
House Ag Panel Hearing Boosts Role of Agriculture in Addressing Climate Change
(Solutions from the Land) The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry held its first hearing of the 117th Congress this week, drawing attention to the enormous potential in farm productivity and profitability offered by conservation agriculture. The panel also highlighted
May 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Sapphire Gas Solutions Secures RNG Transportation, Logistics Contracts
by Michael Bates (NGT News) Sapphire Gas Solutions, a Texas-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) solutions service company, has been awarded transportation and logistics contracts for seven farm-based renewable natural gas (RNG) operations in central California. ... Biomethane
May 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Colorado Airport Introduces SAF to Its Airline Customers
(Biofuels International) Telluride regional airport in partnership with fuel supplier Avfuel Corporation became the first fixed base operator (FBO) in Colorado to make sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) available to customers. The FBO received its first demonstrative delivery of SAF from Avfuel
May 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Skanska to Use HVO to Power Site Plant Equipment
(Biofuels International) Skanska will see it cut carbon and harmful air emissions by using low emission, high performance fuel Green D+ - a hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel to power all site plant and equipment. The framework agreement which extends to
May 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Over $100 Million to Build Australia's First Large-Scale Hydrogen Plants
(Australian Renewable Energy Agency/Electric Energy Online) On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today (May 5) announced that it has conditionally approved $103.3 million towards three commercial-scale renewable hydrogen projects, as part of its Renewable
May 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Chevron, Clean Energy Fuels Extend Adopt-a-Port Initiative to Reduce Emissions
(Chevron/Business Wire) Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (Chevron) is investing an additional $20 million in the Adopt-a-Port initiative with California renewable natural gas (RNG) provider Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE). Chevron has
May 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Brightmark Breaks Ground on Arizona RNG Project
(Bioenergy Insight) Brightmark broke ground on the Caballero Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) project on 4 May. The project includes the construction of new anaerobic digesters at Caballero Dairy Farms, an 8,800 animal farm in Eloy, Arizona. On completion of the project,
May 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Carbon Clean, BayoTech to Develop Hydrogen, CO2 Capture Solutions
(Bioenergy Insight) Carbon Clean has joined forces with BayoTech to develop on-site hydrogen with carbon capture solutions. Carbon Clean, a leader in cost-effective CO2 capture and separation technology, signed a memorandum of understanding with BayoTech, to explore commercial opportunities targeted at
May 14, 2021 Read Full Article
USGC Highlights Ethanol’s Environmental Benefits
(U.S. Grains Council/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Grains Council is continuing to demonstrate to administration and global stakeholders the environmental benefits of ethanol. Forty countries participated in the Leaders Summit on Climate, held in Washington, DC, April 22-23, 2021. Attendees, including foreign
May 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Supporters of Switch to Electric Vehicles Should also Back Increased Usage of Biofuels
(Norfolk Daily News) ... But there’s an estimated 279 million petroleum-powered vehicles in existence today, and they’re going to continue to be driven for a long time. Electric vehicles now make up less than 2 percent of all U.S. new-vehicle
May 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Ethanol Report: 10 Years of California’s LCFS
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard being implemented with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the state’s transportation sector, while also lessening dependence on petroleum by using alternative fuels, like
May 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Valencia CF Will Star in Air Nostrum's First Biofuel Flight
(Air Nostrum (Google Translation)) The airline will use a mixture made from plant-based materials to move the team after their match in Seville -- Valencia CF flies on biofuel. The team is the protagonist of the first flight that Air Nostrum
May 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Fueling the Future - A Guide on Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(European Business Aviation Association) The Business Aviation Coalition for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF Coalition) released a new informational guide detailing how industry leaders can incorporate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) into their operations and accelerate the adoption of low-carbon fuels, while
May 14, 2021 Read Full Article
E-fuels Offer Clean Future for Shipping and Aviation, Green Groups Tell EU
(Transportation & Environment) The EU should promote the use of green synthetic fuels, or e-fuels, by ships and planes as part of its upcoming maritime and aviation fuel laws, environmental groups have told the European Commission. The FuelEU Maritime and
May 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Draft Legislation: The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and Biofuel (Labelling) Amendment Regulations 2021
by Rachel Maclean MP (UK Department for Transport) I have today published the draft Statutory Instrument The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and the Biofuel (Labelling) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2021 and accompanying Explanatory Memorandum. These Regulations amend The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content)
May 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Is SAF Finally Taking Flight? Slides from ICF Presented at the DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office “Accelerating SAF” session at ABLC Digital.
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ICF’s managing director for Fuels & Power, Mike McCurdy, prepared one of the most compact reviews of Sustainable Aviation Fuels key metrics and issues we’ve seen in quite some time. These were seen just a
May 14, 2021 Read Full Article
POET+FHRe=HUGE: POET in ‘Exclusive Discussions’ to Buy FHR’s 800m Gallon Portfolio: Advanced Biorefining, Economies of Scale in Focus
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) From South Dakota, The Digest has learned that POET is in exclusive discussions with Flint Hills Resources over the possible acquisition of their biofuels business. Flint Hills Resources is the nation’s fifth-largest bioethanol producer, and this
May 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Webinar: Sustainability in Action – Focus on Flight Departments --- May 14, 2021 --- ONLINE
It’s time to move beyond awareness to action. How can flight departments and operators meet their sustainability metrics and what about pricing? How can they support a move to sustainable aviation fuel, and how do they receive tax and other
May 13, 2021 Read Full Article
ORIX Corporation USA Makes Equity Investment in Wisconsin Renewable Natural Gas Project
ORIX Corporation USA (ORIX USA) announced today (May 11, 2021) the completion of an equity investment in BC Organics Anaerobic Digestion Facility (BCO), a commercial biorefinery that processes dairy manure into renewable natural gas (RNG), a concentrated nutrient stream, dried
May 12, 2021 Read Full Article
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