In South Dakota, the Sioux Falls Argus Reader newspaper reports Summit Carbon Solutions has lost an appeal at the South Dakota Supreme Court on two cases—one of seven consolidated cases—regarding its performance of invasive surveys on their land against their will in a win for landowners. A lower court had granted the company summary judgement […]
In Sweden, Finnish cruise- and ferry company Viking Line will reduce emissions by 90% on its Stockholm-Turku route by running its vessels, Viking Glory and Viking Grace, entirely on liquefied biogas (LBG) for one week, from August 29 to September 4. This initiative, starting on Baltic Sea Day, marks the launch of the first green […]
In Norway, Stolt Tankers last week achieved another milestone in its sustainability journey when its barge, Stolt Main, bunkered 100% HVO for the first time. For more than three years, Stolt Main – and several other Stolt Tankers vessels – has been successfully running on HVO20, which is a 20:80 blend of HVO. This […]
In India, GAIL (India) Limited and Petron Scientech Inc (Petron) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore setting up of a 500,000 tons per annum bio-ethylene plant along with its downstream unit(s) in India, based on bio-ethanol produced in the plant in a 50:50 Joint Venture (JV) mode. In line with the […]
In the UK, Drax Group has decided to switch to the 100% renewable fuel as part of its ongoing program to reduce its carbon footprint. DB Cargo UK, currently transports around 4.5 million tons of biomass pellets to Drax Power Station each year, operating around 60 trains a week – approximately 3,000 trains a year […]
In Washington, Maritec says the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched investigations into the supply chains of at least two renewable fuel producers amid industry concerns that some may be using fraudulent feedstocks for biodiesel to secure lucrative government subsidies. The action by the EPA comes as farm groups and a growing number of […]
In South Korea, six power generation companies that use biomass as fuel recently gathered at Hanwha Building in Seoul and signed a “MOU for Building a Sustainable Biomass Industry Ecosystem” to strengthen the biomass industry ecosystem. This business agreement was prepared to secure the sustainability of biomass, an eco-friendly renewable energy, and thereby contribute to […]
In Japan, melanin is a ubiquitous compound in nature, produced by many organisms. However, its potential as a biomass resource to produce value-added chemicals and materials remains relatively unexplored. In a recent study, researchers from Japan investigated the chemical decomposition of melanin derived from cuttlefish ink and showcased its application in the synthesis of biopolymer […]
In Washington, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood (R-NE) and Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA), recently introduced the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Information Act. This bill would direct the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA) to more explicitly include Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on their weekly and monthly reports, consistent with other fuel types that are regularly reported on […]
In Brazil, CARAMURU ALIMENTO S.A. has teamed with Biocen – Bioenergia Celeiro do Norte S.A. to form a joint-venture focused on development and exploration of a corn grinding plant for ethanol production, in Nova Ubiratã, in the State of Mato Grosso. The new unit will have an initial processing capacity of 605,000 metric tons of […]
