In California, the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) recently submitted comments to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regarding its 2024 proposed amendments to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). The comments submitted by ACE CEO Brian Jennings focused on the proposed “sustainability criteria” for crop-based biofuels, the need to approve E15 use in California […]
In Portugal, Transportes y Negocios reports Prio carried out the first supply of a ship with eco-bunker biofuel in the port of Aveiro. The supply of 50 tons of eco bunker from Prio to the FWN SUN ship, owned by Schulte & Bruns Nederland BV, was carried out using a tanker truck. The B20 eco […]
In the UAE, ESG Mena reports that Noor Oil is teaming with the Beeah group to create a used cooking oil biodiesel supply chain. Customers can source UCO bottles from different outlets to collect their oil and then deposit it into one of Beeah’s five UCO collection centers. The expectation is that at least 2,000 […]
In Maryland, the Wall Street Journal reports the largest wood pellet exporter in the US, Enviva, is filing for bankruptcy following a bad move on the futures market that led to hundreds of millions of dollars in losses. It forced the company to miss a $24 million interest payment to bondholders earlier this month, although […]
In Finland, Oulu Energy is planning to build a 100 megawatts (MW) hydrogen production plant in Oulu, northern Finland. When completed, the plant would be a big step towards clean energy production and thus a natural part of Oulu Energy’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2030. Partner for the project planning is the Finnish […]
In the Netherlands, STX Group recently announced the financing partnership with BioValue, a major Dutch biomethane producer, for the construction and development of the Groengas Cothen biomethane plant. The new plant adds at least 80GWh of renewable natural gas capacity per year. This strategic move is aligned with STX Group’s mission to promote the energy […]
In Illinois, United recently announced that Aircastle (a Marubeni & Mizuho Leasing Company), Air New Zealand, Embraer, Google, HIS, Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking, Safran Corporate Ventures, and Technip Energies are now among the 22 corporate partners that make up the airline’s The United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund, a first-of-its kind effort to reduce […]
In Hawaii, the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Simonpietri Enterprises LLC a $206,500 grant to conduct research on producing organic fertilizer from locally-sourced green waste and wildfire-prone invasive plant biomass. This grant provides crucial funding to demonstrate the viability of Simonpietri’s idea to manufacture fertilizer in Hawaii from invasive and fast-growing plants like guinea grass […]
In Switzerland, researchers at ETH Zurich are developing a new method to remove CO2 from the atmosphere. It involves molecules that become acidic when exposed to light. Their new process requires much less energy than conventional technologies. Scientists are exploiting the fact that in acidic aqueous liquids, CO2 is present as CO2, but in alkaline […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that the Secretary of Agriculture is confident that E15 will be available year-round nationwide by 2025 with administrative waivers allowing summertime E15 likely being issued in the meantime. Anonymous sources told Reuters that the request for year-round E15 from Midwestern governors back in 2022 would likely be approved by the end […]
