In Brazil, the Foreign Trade Chamber at Brazil’s Ministry of the Economy (CAMEX) upheld an 18 percent tariff on U.S. ethanol last Thursday. With support from the Brazil Association of Fuel Importers (ABICOM), the U.S. ethanol industry and the U.S. government previously submitted comments advocating for permanent tariff removal during a public consultation period that […]
In India, PV Magazine India reports Jakson Green has won the tender to build the world’s first flue gas CO2-to-4G ethanol plant. The licensing and EPC contract is expected to last two years to bring the facility that will synthesize 25 tons per day of CO2 captured from flue gas using Veolia’s Carbon Clean technology […]
In Japan, ENEOS Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to perform a joint study on the social implementation of hydrogen and decarbonized fuels, which expands the ongoing joint feasibility study in the area of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). ENEOS currently operates hydrogen stations for fuel cell vehicles (FCV) […]
In Sweden, Stockholm Exergi has signed an agreement for permanent negative emissions worth just over $48.6M for delivery from 2028 to 2030. The purchase will be made by Frontier and includes buyers such as Stripe, Alphabet, Shopify, Meta, JP Morgan Chase CO, H&M and McKinsey Sustainability. Frontier’s goal is to build a portfolio of companies […]
In Ireland, the Bank of Ireland emphasized its support for the Irish agriculture industry at the launch of two white papers on the development of the biomethane sector, and supporting the sustainable transition of the agrifood sector. The important role biomethane plays in decarbonising the agriculture sector was explored in more detail, with expert speakers […]
In India, the Economic Times newspaper reports ethanol blending passed 15.4% for the first time last month at 670 million liters of blended ethanol, well over the 515 million liters blended in April that tipped the scales over 12%. The current national average for the year that began in October is 12.6%, compared to 1.5% […]
In Washington, Amtrak reported in its 2023 sustainability report that it replaced more than 2 million gallons of fossil fuel with renewable diesel on California’s state-supported Capitol Corridor, Pacific Surfliner and Amtrak San Joaquins passenger trains, reducing GHG emissions by roughly 63%. Amtrak is on a mission to connect more people and places across America […]
In Spain, DB Schenker has signed an agreement with Avolta to use marine biofuel for the transport of goods between Europe and the United States. The agreement is DB Schenker’s first contract of this kind in the Spanish market and places Avolta among the top pioneering companies in low-emission shipping. From now on, all containers […]
In Spain, OLEAF4VALUE project, a sustainable-oriented EU-funded initiative formed by a consortium of 16 expert partners that aimed at switching the way we think about olive leaves, has developed biomass valorisation strategies to solve the problem of olive leaves removal from the fields after 3 years of work. It has achieved significant milestones since its […]
In Washington, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined her colleagues in calling on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to raise Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volumes for biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuels to levels that are consistent with production and availability. Last year, before the EPA implemented the finalized blending volumes for 2023 through […]
