In Michigan, lawmakers are considering Senate Bill 814, authored by committee chairman Sen. Kevin Daley, which would establish a retailer tax incentive for higher ethanol blends, specifically a tax credit of $0.05 per gallon on sales of E15 and $0.085 per gallon on sales of E85. Growth Energy General Counsel Joe Kakesh testified in support […]
In Illinois, Argonne National Laboratory’s newest study shows how new practices can help American farms prosper while capturing more carbon than they produce, specifically looking at corn and soy farming in Iowa, and helping the U.S. reach its goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Scientists who specialize in agroecosystems modeling and life-cycle analysis (LCA) […]
Jump for joy and jetfuel! June was jaw-dropping for SAF and the aviation industry and it’s not just because of Finnair and Gevo’s new 7 million gallons per year of sustainable aviation fuel sales agreement. It’s Qantas and Airbus. It’s ATR and Braathens. It’s Shell, Accenture and American Express. It’s Delta, Neste, Colonial Pipeline and […]
NextChem and Saola are working together to provide a sustainable aviation fuel/renewable diesel plant sized to regional feedstock supplies. Check out this illuminating slide guide on how their renewable diesel tech is tuned to SAF, how they maximize the value of low carbon intensity feedstock, how regional scale (20 MMGPY) can be advantageous versus large […]
Controversial palm oil is used in so many things today, but Unilever and Genomatica are looking at commercializing alternatives for palm oil and fossil fuel ingredients in cleaning and personal care products. Even the 2022 FIFA World Cup is looking at more sustainable items and will use soccer balls produced in Pakistan using partially biobased […]
Vertimass CADO catalyst transforms ethanol into infrastructure compatible fuels in one step without adding hydrogen. Find out how their tech works, what other alcohols they can convert to renewable hydrocarbon fuels and chemicals, how it can explode ethanol markets, and more.
In Brazil, BNAmericas reports that Brazil’s biodiesel producers are ready to increase output to prevent a major diesel supply shortage, according to João Henrique Hummel, who represents the sector’s interests in the lower house. In September last year, the government decided to reduce the mandatory mix of biodiesel in diesel because of the high price […]
In Sweden, Scandinavian Biogas entered a long-term agreement with Alternoil for the delivery of Bio-LNG to be included in the climate-neutral fuel REEFUEL distributed on the German transportation market. The total order value is approximately SEK 2.7 billion ($269 million). The agreed volumes are 8,000 tonnes during ramp up in 2024 to be 11,500 tonnes […]
In Mexico, Braskem Idesa signed an investment agreement with Advario for a joint 50% stake in the construction and operation of an ethane import terminal in Mexico. The project’s total investment will be approximately US$400 million, construction will begin in July 2022, and it is planned to be completed by the end of 2024. The […]
In California, the California Energy Commission awarded SoCalGas a $750,000 grant to pursue development of a novel hydrogen production system using biogas to create affordable, scalable, renewable hydrogen. The project will build upon innovations in modular hydrogen production technology to create a system powered by renewable electricity that can use renewable gas such as biogas […]
