In Spain, Cepsa Química and the Persán group, a leading company of home care and personal care products, have signed an agreement so that the supply transportation of chemical products from Cepsa to the Sevillian company will be carried out using 100% renewable diesel (HVO). With this arrangement to promote sustainability in the transportation of […]
In Germany, BASF and ENGIE signed a 7-year Biomethane Purchase Agreement (BPA). Under the BPA, ENGIE will supply BASF with 2.7 to 3.0 terawatt hours of biomethane throughout the term of the agreement. BASF uses certified biomethane at its Ludwigshafen/Germany and Antwerp/Belgium sites as a sustainable alternative to fossil raw materials in its manufacturing process. […]
In Washington, the Energy Information Administration reports ethanol production rose last week to 1.064 million barrels per day, an increase of 21,000 bpd compared to the week prior but mostly steady compared to the year before. Margins for most producers remain strong, encouraging production to increase. Stocks continued to grow, reaching 23.594 million barrels, up […]
In Spain, the Murcia Plaza newspaper reports the Vertex Bioenergy group plant (Ecocarburantes Españoles), located in the Escombreras Valley of Cartagena, has put into operation a new facility that allows the extraction and sale of corn oil following an investment of five million euros. The annual production capacity of the plant is 4,000 tons with availability […]
In Switzerland, Neste will supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Hotelplan Group, a globally active Swiss travel group in the leisure and business travel sector, to enable Hotelplan to expand the use of SAF across the whole group. Hotelplan purchases unblended, i.e. “neat”, sustainable aviation fuel for a total value of 300,000 Swiss Francs (CHF) […]
In Germany, Synhelion recently inaugurated the world’s first industrial-scale plant to produce synthetic fuels using solar heat in Jülich. By inaugurating DAWN, Synhelion proves that the technology to produce solar fuels is ready for large scaling. The renewable fuels will demonstrate the technology’s potential to defossilize the transportation sector, particularly in aviation. Thus, Synhelion marks […]
In Minnesota, Governor Tim Walz recently announced Minnesota has secured funding that will finance Bioforge Marshall LLC, a 500,000-square-foot biomanufacturing facility in Marshall, Minnesota. The plant, owned by Solugen, a climate technology company focused on minimizing carbon emissions, will utilize Minnesota grown corn to manufacture chemicals usually made from oil, resulting in significantly lower carbon […]
In Pennsylvania, DOE researchers have used a specialized optical microscope to visualize single cellulase enzymes interacting with different forms of cellulose. By investigating enzyme function in the presence of the product of the reaction and other components of plant biomass, the researchers gained new insights into how the enzyme binds and processes cellulose. The researchers found that […]
In Pakistan, the News International newspaper reports the prime minister has established a committee led by the minister of petroleum with the minister of finance, minister of state for finance and secretary of the Petroleum Division as its members to explore ethanol blending in gasoline. The committee will explore international best practice as well as […]
In Ireland, Tesco Ireland has taken delivery of 50 state-of-the-art biomethane fueled trucks which will operate across its country-wide distribution network. The new biomethane trucks are coming on stream as part of Tesco’s comprehensive strategy to reduce its carbon footprint and enhance the environmental sustainability of its operations. The trucks will immediately replace 50 diesel […]
