In Washington state, PNNL researchers identified the most efficient sites for waste-to-fuel SAF production facilities. The optimum solution is co-locating the SAF production facilities with the places where significant amounts of waste is produced and airports where SAF could be used at high volumes. The researchers focused on wet waste (sludge, manure, etc.) and dry […]
In Washington, U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) recently launched the Senate Sustainable Aviation Caucus to promote the longevity of the aviation industry and the renewable fuels industry. “As the aviation industry strives for lower emissions and cleaner energy sources, the development and utilization of sustainable […]
In West Virginia, Downey Ridge Environmental Company (“Greasezilla”) and bp announce a groundbreaking agreement that will enable the capture and extraction of brown grease waste as a feedstock for biofuel production, marking a step forward in sustainable energy production. As part of the agreement, bp will finance the expansion of Greasezilla’s production facilities to support […]
In Texas, Lummus Technology and Next Wave Energy Partners, LP (Next Wave) announced the production of the world’s first renewable alkylate. This renewable alkylate, derived from ethanol and produced through a series of Lummus’ technologies, is a bio-based, low carbon intensity fuel blending component. Working together, Next Wave and Lummus began by taking green ethylene produced […]
In Spain, Marex Group Plc announced the completion of its acquisition of Dropet, a Spanish biofuels company, expanding its range of renewables products as it continues to grow its global environmental products business. The acquisition is aligned with Marex’s strategy to diversify its business and increase earnings resilience. Dropet offers execution services for both physical […]
In Iowa, Maas Companies Inc of Rochester, MN will auction W2Fuels’ 10 Million Gallon per year biodiesel plant. Maas Companies specializes in the liquidation of specialized and renewable assets for private companies, courts, banks and lenders nationwide. The surplus assets will be sold via an online auction; the deadline for bidding is Thursday, November 14, […]
In France, Denmark’s Borsen newspaper reports Danish company Dall Energy has taken over the French competitor and market leader in biomass technology Weiss France Energy and the Biomass Services et Maintenance (BSM). With the purchase, Dall Energy takes over both Weiss’ and BMS’, which employees is why the number of in the Danish company now […]
In Canada, Petrox Resources Corp. announced that, further to its news release of May 24, 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 definitive agreement with respect […]
In Nebraska, Green Plains Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Birmingham BioEnergy Partners, LLC has completed the sale of its unit train terminal in Birmingham, Ala. to Lincoln Terminal Company, LLC. The proceeds of the sale were used to repay the outstanding balance of the Green Plains Partners term loan due July 20, 2026. “We are […]
In China, a study published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Prof. Liu Tianfu from Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Prof. Wu Xinping from East China University of Science and Technology constructed a metal-organic framework (MOF) with delocalized orbitals and proposed a strategy of direct […]
