In the UK, in view of the maritime sector’s strengthened commitments to reduce GHG emissions to net-zero by 2050, the Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub’s “The Future of Maritime Fuels” report presents a review of a wide range of fuel mix projections and has identified two alternative paths that will steer shipping’s course – […]
In Washington state, Washington State Department of Natural Resources signed a letter of intent with Myno Carbon Corp. to collaborate on a two-pronged strategy for using biochar – a carbon-rich product created from slash and other byproducts of forest restoration treatments and timber harvests – to sequester carbon and reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires […]
In Germany, a team of researchers from the University of Freiburg and the Leibniz Institute for New Materials (INM) in Saarbrücken is working on in the DELIVER project to develop wood replacement products from microorganisms. The aim is to create a database of hundreds of materials with a broad range of controllable properties for various […]
In Washington, Earthjustice on behalf of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2023-2025 “Set” Rule for the Renewable Fuel Standard, as a violation of the Clean Air Act and the Administrative Procedure Act. Despite numerous […]
In Denmark, A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) and Equinor have signed an agreement securing supply of green methanol for Maersk’s landmark, new methanol-enabled feeder vessel during its initial months of operation from September 2023 and into the first half of 2024. The agreement ensures green methanol supply for the ship from its entry into operation […]
In Pennsylvania, Indiana County Development Corporation (ICDC) is coordinating efforts with Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. LLC to host an informational meeting with company representatives and local residents regarding the renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility proposed at the 119 Business Park – Lot 2, located in Center Township, Indiana County, PA. An informational meeting […]
In Finland, a recently published USDA Biofuels Annual Report suggests that Neste may have received fraudulent used cooking oil (UCO) volumes at its renewable products refinery in Singapore, specifically virgin palm oil from Indonesia exported fraudulently as UCO via China. Neste takes suspected fraud cases seriously and investigates them accordingly. In addition, the company continuously […]
In Belgium, European renewable ethanol association (ePURE) members produced more food and animal feed than fuel in 2022, according to audited data released by the industry group. ePURE members – representing 85% of EU installed capacity – produced 5.9 million metric tons of food and feed co-products including high-protein animal feed and 4.5 million tons […]
In Washington, asserting that U.S. tax policy should be tied to the best standards the government has to offer, 17 of the nation’s top corn grower leaders sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen last week encouraging her to adopt an emissions model developed by the Department of Energy as her agency works with the […]
In California, Vertimass EMEA B.V. has signed a purchase agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Ekobenz, a Poland-based company that commercially produces high-quality renewable gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and other fuels. The Ekobenz facility will also provide a commercial-scale platform on which to build near-term introduction of the Vertimass Consolidated Alcohol Deoxygenation and […]
