In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports ethanol production levels were hit by Thanksgiving week last week, dropping by production by 46,000 barrels per day to an average of 1.073 million. Even so, ethanol stocks continue to grow as they reached a five-week high of 23 million barrels. Ethanol exports remain about half as much again […]
In Mexico, Solvay inaugurated an advanced biodigester at its Ciudad Juarez production site in Mexico. This energy transition project will generate biomethane from organic waste processed locally, replacing part of the natural gas needed to power the site’s boiler and kiln operations. Developed by Franco y Asociados, the initiative will reduce the site’s CO2 emissions by […]
In Brazil, Reporter Brasil reports LanzaJet will use mainly Brazilian raw materials and will require its suppliers to obtain sustainability certification. However, among the companies that have been awarded the seal, there are at least two plants involved in recent scandals involving the use of slave labor. The cases are covered in the report “Enslaved […]
In Idaho, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Idaho National Laboratory (INL) will hold a webinar on December 11, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. MT (12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET). Led by INL senior bioenergy researcher Rachel Emerson, this webinar will explore the intricacies of INL’s Bioenergy Feedstock Library, a cornerstone database […]
In Italy, Sea, Aeroporti di Milano, with the OLGA project, hOListic Green Airport, funded by the European Commission (Horizon 2020), has embarked on an important path that aims to reduce the environmental impact of the aviation sector by aiming to transform Milan Malpensa airport into a “hydrogen hub” in the short term for land vehicles, […]
In Illinois, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed a groundbreaking technology that converts organic wastewater into cost-competitive sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 70%. Using methane arrested anaerobic digestion, this process transforms waste from sources like breweries and dairy farms into volatile fatty […]
In Germany, Japan’s Nikkei newspaper reports the German government is under pressure to end tainted Chinese biofuels imports that are threatening the local industry. A loose alliance of German biofuel manufacturers, environmentalists and lawmakers wants the government to set up an inspection and sanction system by Jan. 1 in order to stem the tide of […]
In Spain, Topsoe has been chosen as a technology provider and engineering partner for the Triskelion project, located in Galicia, Spain. The project, owned by the Spanish shipping and chemicals company Forestal del Atlántico, was a recipient of a EUR 49m grant from the EU Innovation Fund in 2023. Topsoe will provide its e-Methanol reactor […]
In Italy, Edison Next and Michelin Italiana inaugurated a system of plants for the decarbonization and optimisation of energy consumption at the Cuneo plant, the Group’s largest tire production site in Western Europe, reducing CO2 emissions by approximately 18,000 tons per year. The system of interventions implemented by Edison Next, the Edison Group company that […]
In Italy, MAIRE S.p.A. through its subsidiary MyRechemical has been awarded by DG Fuels LCC an early engineering, licensing and Process Design Package (PDP) contract based on its proprietary NX CircularTM gasification technology for a SAF plant located in Nebraska. The DG Fuels plant is expected to be operational in 2029, with an annual production […]
