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Cargill buys 3 biodiesel plants and 4 storage facilities from Granol in Brazil

Cargill buys 3 biodiesel plants and 4 storage facilities from Granol in Brazil

August 24, 2023 |

In Brazil, Bloomberg reports that Cargill has agreed to buy three biodiesel plants in Anápolis (GO), Porto Nacional (TO) and Cachoeira do Sul (RS) and four storage facilities in the states of Goiás and Tocantins from the country’s largest biodiesel producer, Granol, a deal that is waiting for approval from antitrust authorities. The terms of […]

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OFTEC says there is enough HVO to supply off-grid homes

OFTEC says there is enough HVO to supply off-grid homes

August 24, 2023 |

In the UK, H&V News reports that OFTEC says that independent research shows there is enough HVO supply in the country to supply off-grid heat demand. Heating oil boilers can be modified to use HVO and the trade body says it hopes that off-grid homeowners will be encouraged to use alternative fuels for heating rather […]

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Bingham Young Univeristy researchers increase biogas efficiency with pretreatment

Bingham Young Univeristy researchers increase biogas efficiency with pretreatment

August 24, 2023 |

In Utah, for years, farming facilities across the country have utilized anaerobic digesters to convert cow manure into renewable energy. However, these digesters have been limited to a modest 30–40% efficiency. Now, groundbreaking research led by a team of BYU professors is revolutionizing the process, making it faster and more efficient than ever before by […]

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Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia calls for on-shore renewable diesel industry

Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia calls for on-shore renewable diesel industry

August 24, 2023 |

In Australia, Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia has joined with leading cross-sector organisations in an appeal to the Australian Government for support in enabling an on-shore renewable diesel refining industry. The letter to Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Hon Chris Bowen MP points to the key role of renewable diesel in decarbonising a range […]

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Sprague offering renewable diesel to New York City

Sprague offering renewable diesel to New York City

August 23, 2023 |

In New York state, Sprague Operating Resources now offers Renewable Diesel (RD) for both delivery and transport rack loading at their Bronx terminal, New York City’s largest storage and rack loading facility. “In the Motion Picture Industry, renewable diesel has been successfully used on the west coast for years.  Now, with Sprague being the first […]

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John Lewis Partnership teams with ReFuel for large bio-CNG fueling station in Kent

John Lewis Partnership teams with ReFuel for large bio-CNG fueling station in Kent

August 23, 2023 |

In the UK, Green Fleet reports the John Lewis Partnership has teamed with ReFuel to construct a bio-CNG fueling station in Kent that will serve around 500 trucks per day. The new facility, near to Waitrose’s southeast distribution center, will allow the company that is already the UK’s largest bio-CNG user for heavy goods vehicles […]

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Indian ethanol price hike to cost OMCs another $12M

Indian ethanol price hike to cost OMCs another $12M

August 23, 2023 |

In India, the Hindu Business Line newspaper reports that oil marketing companies will have to spend an additional $12 million on ethanol purchases following the government’s price increase for ethanol produced from broken rice and corn. No corn-based ethanol has been supplied so far this marketing year despite incentives and a production quota while less […]

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Greenpeace calls greenwashing on 12 European oil companies

Greenpeace calls greenwashing on 12 European oil companies

August 23, 2023 |

In the Netherlands, twelve of Europe’s leading fossil fuel companies are deceiving the public about their willingness to curb their climate-damaging impact by transitioning to renewable energy sources, according to analysis commissioned by Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).  The report, ‘The Dirty Dozen: The Climate Greenwashing of 12 European Oil Companies’, analysed the 2022 […]

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Fluid Quip Technologies achieves record distillers corn oil yields at 20% higher

Fluid Quip Technologies achieves record distillers corn oil yields at 20% higher

August 23, 2023 |

In Iowa, Fluid Quip Technologies (FQT) announced that its patented Distillers Corn Oil (DCO) Technology is achieving record distillers corn oil yields for Ace Ethanol in Stanley, Wisconsin, with increases of over 20% above historical rates. DCO Technology™ mechanically separates more oil from whole stillage into the thin stillage stream and then clarifies the stream […]

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EDAC Labs lands $3M seed round for unique carbon removal technology

EDAC Labs lands $3M seed round for unique carbon removal technology

August 23, 2023 |

In Maryland, electrochemistry innovator EDAC Labs announces $3 million in seed funding to scale up its unique carbon removal technology. The round was led by the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, an early-stage investor in climate-related innovations, together with a prominent set of angel investors. EDAC Labs’ electrosynthesizer device creates acid and […]

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