In the Netherlands, MarineLink reports that UECC has launched a three-month trial using GoodFuels’ marine biofuel in its 140m, 2,080 vehicle carrier that operates between the Port of Rotterdam where the bunkering will take place and Santander, Spain. The trial will use 3,000 metric tons of fuel between March and May, the first time for […]
In India, in an effort to get around the financing challenges sugar mills have had to secure financing due to poor balance sheets, Cogencis news agency reports that mills are asking banks to look at ethanol investments as separate to the mills themselves in an effort to unblock finance. The option to have tripartite financing […]
In Indonesia, Antara news agency reports that this year’s B30 biodiesel mandate will require 9.6 billion liters of biodiesel, which will in turn reduce export availability by 3 billion liters. The industry minister said that doing so will increase the value of palm oil by $930 million while reducing fossil fuel imports, and therefore drain […]
In Finland, VTT and its business partners have launched a two-year project to develop a concept for a process to capture and utilize carbon dioxide. The aim is to utilize the carbon dioxide produced during bioenergy production as a raw material for specialty chemicals. As certain end products have a long lifecycle, the concept may […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that the Environmental Protection Agency is looking at capping RIN prices as a potential support to the oil industry who claim they have suffered from high RIN prices and therefore need small refinery waivers, which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit ruled in January wasn’t being handled properly. […]
In Finland, Finnair and Neste inked a new agreement which will gradually and considerably increase Finnair’s use of sustainable aviation fuel in its operations. The new partnership will be a key contributing factor in Finnair’s long-term target of carbon neutrality. Sustainable aviation fuels are a key part of the long-term solution for reducing the CO2 […]
Sit back and just imagine, hanging out at the new International Arctic Station that runs on solar, wind, and hydrogen power, sipping on a Pepsi 6-pack that came in molded pulp rings, eating lunch from a seaweed lined food container, wearing your cool Skechers kicks made with tire king Goodyear’s soybean oil-based rubber technology, then […]
Stora Enso cares for people and planet, from forests to innovation, manufacturing, product use, and end-of-life integrated into their business. Here’s an in-depth look at what they did in 2019 to support customers and consumer demand for sustainable products like its first Green Bonds issuing in Febrary collecting SEK 6 billion (about $636 million), their […]
In Brazil, Platts reports that Ministry of Agriculture data shows mid-February ethanol stocks in the main center-south producing region fell nearly 6% on the year to 4.76 billion liters, a nearly 19% drop from just two weeks prior. Historical high prices continue for hydrous ethanol where drivers continue to fill up on 100% ethanol in […]
In the UK, the government is consulting the public on plans for E10, a lower carbon fuel made with up to 10% ethanol, to become the standard grade of petrol at UK filling stations from next year. By increasing the ethanol content of petrol, E10 has the potential to cut CO2 from transport by 750,000 […]
