In Switzerland, Bertschi and Dow Inc., have initiated a pilot for sustainable transportation, from the Netherlands to Italy, combining intermodal rail and biofuel-engine trucks. Bertschi said that it its continuously exploring strategies to enhance the sustainability of its door-to-door solutions. Bertschi added it currently operates 90% of all European land transport via intermodal rail transport, […]
In Singapore, Manifold Times reported that Peninsula, an independent marine energy supplier, has fixed its first Biofuel deal for Shanghai-based international shipping firm Cosco Shipping Lines. Peninsula’s Shanghai and Singapore trading teams recently combined to deliver 2,000 metric tons of UCOME-based B24 marine biofuel to the 155,000 DWT Cosco container carrier, M/V Cscl Venus, through […]
In France, under Bpifrance’s “Première Usine” call for projects as part of the France 2030 plan, the French government has decided to help finance the project to build a plant capable of producing 10,000 metric tons of isobutene and derivatives per year. The government will provide €16.4 million of non-dilutive funding in the form of […]
In Nevada, Comstock Inc. announced the achievement of two significant milestones, including biofuel production yields of more than 100 gallons per dry ton of woody biomass as measured on a gasoline gallon equivalent basis (“GGE”), and market-leading, extremely low carbon intensity (“CI”) scores of 15 for Cellulosic Ethanol and the company’s proprietary Hydrodeoxygenated Bioleum™ Oil […]
In Iowa, the Des Moines Register reports the Iowa Utilities Board has given Navigator CO2 Ventures permission to pause its permitting processes while the company waited a verdict from the Illinois Commerce Commission. Navigator refiled in Illinois after it had withdrawn its application in January, and is now waiting to see if its request to […]
In Canada, Greenlane Renewables Inc has been awarded a contract valued at $26.2 million by a leading environmental services company in Brazil that is investing in a portfolio of landfill assets across the country to produce biomethane. Under the terms of the agreement, Greenlane will supply its proven Cascade PSA LF product, a complete landfill […]
In France, Technip Energies has been awarded Engineering, Procurement Services and Construction Management (EPsCm) contracts by Galp for an advanced biofuels unit and a green hydrogen unit for its Sines refinery in Portugal. Both projects are part of Galp’s program to reduce the carbon footprint of the refinery and its products. The Advanced Biofuels Unit, […]
In Denmark, Unifeeder Group has signed a long-term time-charter agreement for two new methanol-capable container feeder vessels and has an option for additional two similar vessels. German-based ship owning group Elbdeich Reederei will build and manage the 1250 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) vessels which will be delivered in 2026. Unifeeder Group plans to deploy the […]
In Washington, August U.S. ethanol exports scaled back 10% to 102.3 million gallons (mg)—a low for the year yet the eighth straight month to top 100 mg. Canada was our largest destination for the 29th consecutive month with exports of 62.4 mg, just 0.2% shy of last month’s record. As such, our northern neighbor accounted for nearly […]
In Japan, Sumitomo Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with KC&A, a Korean chemical/alcohol manufacturing and trading company affiliated with the Korea Alcohol Group, on developing the Japanese market for bioethanol. The two companies will jointly work to expand the applications, and ensure stable supplies, of bioethanol in Japan as a biomass-derived raw material […]
