In California, Biochar Today reports that Lake County Commissioners unanimously approved earlier this month the permit required for the proposed AG Forest Wood Processing Bioenergy Project led by Scotts Valley Energy Corporation in partnership with the Habematolel Pomo Tribal Nation. The biochar plant seeks to convert forest woodchips into syngas to power generators on county-leased […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) recently announced their intent to issue funding to support high-impact research and development (R&D) projects in two priority areas: sustainable propane and renewable chemicals and algal system cultivation and preprocessing. The intended Sustainable Propane and Renewable Chemicals (SPARC) funding opportunity would support R&D of domestic […]
In Washington, the United States Trade Representative recently announced that the United States has prevailed in its dispute under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) challenging certain Mexican biotechnology measures concerning genetically engineered (GE) corn. The USMCA panel agreed with the United States on all seven legal claims, finding that Mexico’s measures are not based on […]
In Pakistan, Comstock Fuels and Gresham’s Eastern, a leading sustainable energy engineering, equipment and construction company based in Pakistan, has signed a binding agreement where Comstock Fuels agreed to grant Gresham’s exclusive project and site development rights in Pakistan to enable Gresham’s to deploy Comstock Fuels’ proprietary and patented lignocellulosic biomass refining technologies to produce […]
In Canada, Petrox Resources Corp. announced that, further to its news releases of May 24, 2024 and October 1, 2024 in which Petrox announced the signing of a non-binding letter of intent to complete a transaction whereby it will acquire all of the shares of SSGE Bio-energy Company Limited, the deadline to enter into a […]
In China, Ukragroconsult reports that 12 flights from four different airports have already joined the first phase of the country’s roll out of Sustainable Aviation Fuel. Currently, the country produces about 350,000 metric tons per year, mostly from used cooking oil, with plans to expand production 10-fold in the coming years as it heads for […]
In California, California Bioenergy LLC announced the successful completion of its 78th dairy digester project in the state of California, marking a significant milestone in the company’s mission to promote sustainable energy solutions and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. By year’s end, with the addition of 8 dairy digester projects in South Dakota, CalBio will have […]
In Hong Kong, Chimbusco Pan Nation Petro-Chemical says it delivered 44,800 metric tons of B24 marine fuel to Hong Kong, accounting for 96.4% of the port’s marine biofuels supply. The company also delivered another 20,000 tons to nearby ports, 5,000 tons each to Port Clang and South China ports through its partners, and has begun […]
In Belgium, the Working Group on Monitoring Methodologies (WGMM) officially handed over its key report on “Monitoring the use of CO2 neutral fuels in road transport – a cross-sectoral industry assessment” to the European Commission. This report presents and analyses 11 potential technological options for the exclusive use of CO2 neutral fuels (CNFs) in new […]
In India, ChiniMandi reports Bihar state expects to see nine new ethanol plants brought online by 2026, bringing 50,000 jobs to the region and supporting sugarcane as well as corn farmers who will supply those plants feedstocks. Ethanol production will already begin in 2025 in Bhagalpur and Kaimur. Both sugarcane and corn cultivation are expected […]
