In Brazil, in order to promote environmental education and encourage the circular economy, an Oleo Amigo program, created by Biopower, a company of JBS producing biodiesel, grew almost 15% in 2023, with the collection of 4.5 million liters of cooking oil. In about eight years of the program’s existence, more than 26 million liters of […]
In California, Chevron New Energies, a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., announced it is developing a 5-megawatt hydrogen production project in California’s Central Valley. The project aims to create lower carbon energy by utilizing solar power, land, and non-potable produced water from Chevron’s existing assets at the Lost Hills Oil Field in Kern County. This […]
In Canada, StormFisher Hydrogen, a low carbon fuel facility development company, has secured a $30 million investment from ARC Financial Corp. The funding will be used to develop an existing pipeline of projects in the United States and Canada. Since its inception in 2006, StormFisher has been focusing on projects to produce low carbon fuels […]
In Switzerland, Syngenta Crop Protection, a leader in agricultural innovation, is to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its logistics operations by using Maersk’s ECO Delivery solution for its ocean shipments. This follows the finalization of an agreement for the transport of containers using biofuel for a Europe-US shipping route in 2024. Maersk’s ECO […]
In California, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), and Bunge North America, Inc., a subsidiary of Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG), announced today the creation of Bunge Chevron Ag Renewables LLC, signaling the close of their previously announced transaction. The new company will develop renewable fuel feedstocks leveraging Bunge’s expertise in oilseed […]
In France, Infravia Capital Partners incorporated Heygaz Biomethane (Heygaz), a Pan-European renewable natural gas platform, to address the exciting and deep European renewable natural gas market opportunity and to leverage on the increasing needs of a broad range of industries and transportation customers for carbon neutral gas as a strong decarbonization tool. Heygaz has been […]
In Pennsylvania, PPL Corporation and its research partners have been selected for a $72 million award negotiation by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) to help fund a ground-breaking carbon dioxide (CO2) capture research and development project expected to cost in excess of $100 million. The research project and […]
In Geneva, the WTO circulated the panel report in the case brought by Malaysia in “European Union and Certain Member States — Certain measures concerning palm oil and oil palm crop-based biofuels”. Malaysia challenges certain measures introduced by the European Union (EU) concerning biofuels, notably those relating to the determination of palm oil as a […]
In the UK, International Airlines Group (IAG) announced last week its largest Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) purchase agreement to date, with e-SAF (power-to-liquid) producer Twelve, which will supply advanced e-SAF made from made from CO2, water and renewable energy. Under the terms of the fourteen-year contract, Twelve will supply IAG with 785,000 metric tons of […]
In Brazil, FS, one of the largest ethanol and animal nutrition producers in Brazil, is the first Brazilian corn ethanol industry to receive the ISCC international certification (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification), attesting that its production process meets international requirements for the production and supply of ethanol and corn oil for the production of SAF […]
