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RFS tells USDA climate-smart agriculture is a unique opportunity to decarbonize biofuels

RFS tells USDA climate-smart agriculture is a unique opportunity to decarbonize biofuels

October 1, 2024 |

In Washington, testimony at a USDA public consultation on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and biofuel feedstocks, RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper endorsed the “extraordinary opportunity” for CSA to help decarbonize renewable fuels and urged federal agencies, including the Treasury Department, to embrace book-and-claim supply chain management approaches. “If 45Z and other regulations require that physical commodities […]

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Jet Zero Australia lands $9.7M record investment from Australian government

Jet Zero Australia lands $9.7M record investment from Australian government

September 30, 2024 |

In Australia, Jet Zero Australia welcomed Commonwealth and Queensland Government grant support worth A$14 million to progress Project Ulysses, the company’s flagship Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project in Townsville.   The jointly announced government funding represents A$9 million of funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) as part of ARENA’s Advancing Renewables Program, and A$5 […]

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A.P. Moller launches fossil-free plastic resins venture Vioneo

A.P. Moller launches fossil-free plastic resins venture Vioneo

September 30, 2024 |

In Denmark, A.P. Moller Holding has launched Vioneo, a new venture dedicated to transforming plastics production. Vioneo will manufacture fossil-free plastic resins and significantly reduce the carbon footprint associated with plastics production. Vioneo has designed a production method utilizing an innovative and proven technology to produce fossil-free polypropylene and polyethylene at scale, using green methanol […]

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Synthica Energy breaks ground at San Antonio RNG plant

Synthica Energy breaks ground at San Antonio RNG plant

September 30, 2024 |

In Texas, Synthica Energy broke ground last week on a new Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Plant in San Antonio – “Synthica San Antonio.” Dozens of regional business leaders and VIPs joined Synthica co-founders Grant Gibson and Sam Schutte to put the first shovels in the ground on a project that is expected to be completed […]

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Largest Philippines biodiesel producer repurposing factory to boost volumes as B3 launched

Largest Philippines biodiesel producer repurposing factory to boost volumes as B3 launched

September 30, 2024 |

In the Philippines, D&L Industries, Inc., the parent company of the country’s largest biodiesel maker Chemrez Technologies Inc., is ready to repurpose its existing factory lines in Quezon City to cater to the higher biofuel demand in the country with the implementation of a Department of Energy (DOE) circular starting Oct. 1. Chemrez president Dean […]

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Nordzucker to use beet residue biomethane at two Danish factories from 2025

Nordzucker to use beet residue biomethane at two Danish factories from 2025

September 30, 2024 |

In Denmark, by signing cooperation agreements with Nature Energy, Nordzucker is setting a major milestone on the road to producing CO₂-neutral by 2050. Nordzucker supplies Danish beet residues to Nature Energy who produces biomethane for sugar production. From 2025 on, Nordzucker will use it for decarbonization of the sugar production in the two Danish factories. […]

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DB Schenker teams with Microsoft Cloud Logistics on SAF and sustainable marine fuel

DB Schenker teams with Microsoft Cloud Logistics on SAF and sustainable marine fuel

September 30, 2024 |

In Florida, DB Schenker is collaborating with Microsoft Cloud Logistics for the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and Sustainable Marine Fuel (SMF), highlighting their collective ambition to comprehensively reduce the environmental footprint of their transportation practices. This pivotal effort also includes building best-in-class logistics warehouses and implementing alternative energy trucks. It signifies an important […]

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UK trialing HVO on Royal Research Ships James Cook and Discovery

UK trialing HVO on Royal Research Ships James Cook and Discovery

September 30, 2024 |

In the UK, the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is trialing the use of a fossil-free marine diesel to fuel the Royal Research Ships (RRS) James Cook and Discovery. Use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), made from used vegetable oils and fats and non-food crops, is able to significantly reduce net CO2 vessel emissions, compared to […]

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Bipartisan Congressmen introduce Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act

Bipartisan Congressmen introduce Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act

September 30, 2024 |

In Washington, Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Angie Craig (D-MN) along with Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), and Sharice Davids (D-KS) introduced the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would extend the Reid vapor pressure (RVP) volatility waiver to enable the year-round, nationwide sale of […]

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Chinese biodiesel exports to EU fall 91% in July

Chinese biodiesel exports to EU fall 91% in July

September 26, 2024 |

In China, Palm Oil Magazine reports Quantum Commodity Intelligence data shows biodiesel exports to Europe fell 91% in July compared to June at just 9,835 metric tons following the imposition of anti-dumping duties by the European Commission. That was the lowest level seen since April 2021. There are concerns however about gaps in the rules […]

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