In Finland, Neste reports a resilient Renewable Products business and challenging market in Oil Products to start 2021 off and they expect volatility in the oil products and renewable feedstock markets to remain high due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sales volumes of renewable diesel in the second quarter are expected to be on the same […]
In California, Southern California Gas Co. will provide $200,000 in funding for Zero Emission Industries’, formerly Golden Gate Zero Emission Marine, hydrogen fuel cell technology project that aims to develop a zero emissions solution for small commercial marine vessels by modifying a commercial boat with a hydrogen fuel cell in place of a combustion engine. […]
In Washington, D.C., in separate comment letters submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Renewable Fuels Association explained how expanded ethanol production and use can support the administration’s “climate-smart” agriculture goals and encouraged USDA to use the Rural Energy Pilot Program to support research into the use of ethanol for low-carbon power generation. In […]
In the United Kingdom, the first dedicated, independent study into Miscanthus life cycles shows that the above ground biomass grows annually and recycles all the carbon that’s been produced through planting, harvesting and burning the crop for renewable electricity, and at the same time, the underground rhizome and decaying leaf litter fixes and stores net […]
There were 22 weekdays in April. There were 15 announcements about sustainable aviation fuel progress, advancements, implementations, and production in just those 21 days. What does that mean? Why is SAF suddenly taking off like never before, even as the aviation industry was turned upside down due to the COVID-19 pandemic? Why are companies pivoting […]
The weather is warming up in the Northern hemisphere of the world and that means many are exercising outside more. Check out this week’s Top 8 Innovations with a new algae-based tennis racket called the Naked series from tennis giant Wilson, classic skater sneaker brand Vans’ exploration of biobased alternatives, Picup’s biobased cups embedded with […]
They got the beets, They got the beets, They got the beets, Yeah, they got the beets! From the Netherlands comes news that Avantium and Cosun Beet Company have joined forces to construct and operate the first commercial plant for the production of plant-based glycols, using Avantium’s Ray Technology. This converts sugars, like those in […]
In California, Zymergen raised $500 million last week in its IPO and the stock closed Monday night at $43.00, up 39 percent over itsWednesday trading debut. The company sold an unexpectedly robust $16.1 million shares at $31, the top end of its expected range. In short, every sign from the market is bullish. For many […]
In Canada, the recent update by The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) now includes Carinata as a renewable fuel feedstock with similar greenhouse gas footprint as waste and residuals, like used cooking oil. ICAO published the first update since 2019 of their Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) Default Life Cycle Emissions […]
In Canada, Greenlane Renewables signed approximately $6.2 million in new biogas upgrading system supply contracts and will supply the first renewable natural gas project in Colombia, it’s 19th country, plus a new system in Spain. The first contract is for the supply of its pressure swing adsorption biogas upgrading system to a municipality in Colombia. […]
