In Washington, Reuters reports the Environmental Protection Agency will wait until December to make its decision on whether corn-based ethanol will be supported as a feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel instead of making the decision in September as expected. The White House is split on the issue, with the lead advisor on the issue said […]
In Spain, Cepsa and Air Europa have sealed an alliance whereby the energy company will supply 14.4 tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to the airline for one year to cover the first monthly Madrid-Havana flight. This is the first time that two companies in Spain have established a regular supply of this sustainable fuel […]
In Germany, the German news agency DPA reports that BMP Greengas’ insolvency has left €200 million in undelivered biomethane contracts to 50 public utilities, leading the Association of Municipal Companies to ask for special permission to use fossil-based natural gas for power and heat production. Many utilities have been put at risk due to the […]
In Massachusetts, Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc. announced a significant expansion order contract with a prominent fuel cell integrator operating in the Asian market. Under the terms of this agreement, Advent will provide its innovative eFuel-powered (“Serene”) fuel cell stacks to be incorporated in power applications within the leisure sector in the region. The contract has […]
In Minnesota, Bloomberg Law reports that as part of the joint venture negotiations between Phillips 66 and Archer Daniel Midland, Phillips may fund the decarbonization of ADM’s coal-fired ethanol plants, with the Decatur facility likely to be first, followed by Columbus or Cedar Rapids. ADM has been trying to spin out its wet-milled ethanol plants […]
In Washington, Energy Information Administration data shows that in January 2023, U.S. production capacity of renewable diesel and other biofuels reached 3 billion gallons per year, surpassing U.S. biodiesel production capacity for the first time. Rising targets for state and federal renewable fuel programs and the renewal of biomass-based diesel tax credits are driving this […]
In Texas, JERA Americas & Uniper announced a non-binding Heads of Agreement, together with ConocoPhillips, for an ammonia sale to Uniper and that moves their cooperation on development of a low-carbon ammonia production facility along the US Gulf Coast to the next phase. The announcement builds on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) the parties signed […]
In the UK, analysis by NRDC shows that real renewables like wind and solar are already alleviating the need to burn millions of metric tons of wood in UK power stations. In the first six months of 2023 (January-June), the use of genuine renewables avoided the burning of 32 million tons of wood in bioenergy […]
In Finland, LUT University and the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland are developing new environmentally friendly packaging solutions with 34 industrial partners. In the Films for Future (F3) research project, a cellulose-based alternative will replace the plastic films of cardboard packages. The program is funded by the European Regional Development Fund. Packages with bio-based […]
In the UK, the Department for Transport (DfT) has committed to introducing a revenue certainty mechanism to support sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in the UK and boost its uptake, giving producers greater assurance about earnings from the SAF they produce. This scheme, along with the introduction of a SAF mandate in 2025, will provide […]
