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Robison to offer B20 heating oil to New York customers this winter

Robison to offer B20 heating oil to New York customers this winter

August 28, 2023 |

In New York state, Robison is offering its customers B20 heating oil that will help the environment and save them money. “Robison is proud to begin exclusively delivering B20 biofuel. We are amongst the first in the area to go above and beyond the required standard of B5 by offering B20, which will not be […]

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Nodal Power raises $13M in seed round to tackle landfill methane emissions

Nodal Power raises $13M in seed round to tackle landfill methane emissions

August 28, 2023 |

In Utah, Nodal Power has raised a $13 million seed round to aggressively mitigate methane emissions at landfills. Nodal Power’s technology has the potential to significantly reduce methane emissions from landfills. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that is 25 times more effective at trapping heat than carbon dioxide, which makes it a much more […]

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Invest Puerto Rico teams with Newlab to transform island’s waste into value added products

Invest Puerto Rico teams with Newlab to transform island’s waste into value added products

August 28, 2023 |

In Puerto Rico, Invest Puerto Rico (InvestPR), the island’s business attraction organization, in strategic partnership with Newlab, a renowned center of invention based in Brooklyn, NY, will establish an innovative project to convert unmanaged or landfilled items, such as sargassum seaweed, plastics and tires, into new value-added products. The island is grappling with an unprecedented […]

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Australian researchers studying how biodegradable plastics break down in waterways

Australian researchers studying how biodegradable plastics break down in waterways

August 28, 2023 |

In Australia, major study in Southeast Queensland is testing how quickly biodegradable plastics break down in waterways, as researchers search for solutions to the world’s growing plastics problem. The project is underway at the A$13 million Australian Research Council Training Centre for Bioplastics and Biocomposites at The University of Queensland, Director, Associate Professor Steven Pratt said […]

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RFA sends letter to EPA regarding recent “specious” and unfounded claims about corn ethanol’s GHG emissions

RFA sends letter to EPA regarding recent “specious” and unfounded claims about corn ethanol’s GHG emissions

August 28, 2023 |

In Washington, in a letter sent last week to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, the Renewable Fuels Association blasted EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) for its recent report making “specious” and unfounded claims about corn ethanol’s impact on greenhouse gas emissions. In a draft “commentary” sent to Regan earlier this week, the SAB attempted to […]

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Brightmark RNG delivers first gas from its Larson Project in Florida

Brightmark RNG delivers first gas from its Larson Project in Florida

August 24, 2023 |

In California, Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC, a joint venture partnership between Chevron U.S.A. and Brightmark Fund Holdings LLC, announced the delivery of the first renewable natural gas (RNG) from its Larson Project in Okeechobee County, Florida. The Larson Project is comprised of four lagoon anaerobic digesters located at Larson Family Farms. This marks the joint […]

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Biokraft delivers first bio-LNG at world’s largest facility in Sweden

Biokraft delivers first bio-LNG at world’s largest facility in Sweden

August 24, 2023 |

In Sweden, Biokraft passed a major milestone Thursday when the newly built liquefaction plant, connected to its biogas plant in Södertörn, delivered its first batch of bio-LNG. The shipment consisted of 34 tons of bio-LNG to be used by trucks in northern Europe. A filled container holds 17 tons of bio-LNG which is enough for […]

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Monarch Energy exploring building its $426M green hydrogen facility in Ascension Parish

Monarch Energy exploring building its $426M green hydrogen facility in Ascension Parish

August 24, 2023 |

In Louisiana, Monarch Energy is exploring building a $426 million facility in Ascension Parish. The company estimates the proposed facility would employ a carbon-free process to manufacture 120,000 kilograms of hydrogen per day to be sold as a “green” feedstock for a wide range of industrial and chemical processes. If the project moves forward as […]

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Green Bison soybean crushing facility set to begin operations in next few weeks

Green Bison soybean crushing facility set to begin operations in next few weeks

August 24, 2023 |

In North Dakota, the Dickenson Press newspaper reports the Green Bison soybean crushing facility is ready to move into the operational phase in the next few weeks following its $352 million conversion from a former malting plant, then owned by Cargill. The crushing facility, 75% owned by Archer Daniels Midland and 25% owned by Marathon […]

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LanzaTech launches pre-application consultation for Project Dragon

LanzaTech launches pre-application consultation for Project Dragon

August 24, 2023 |

In the UK, LanzaTech UK Ltd announced the next stage of consultation on its proposed industrial facility to turn ethanol into sustainable aviation fuel. The Pre-Application Consultation (PAC) follows a period of early consultation on the plans which was held in May and June of this year. The consultation will run until September 13 and […]

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