In Ireland, Research and Markets reported that the global biobased chemicals market is forecast to reach a value of $271 billion by 2031, up from a value of $128 billion in 2022. According to the report, the market is expected to expand at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 9.2% during the forecast period. […]
In California, Aemetis, a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced the sale of 88,883 D3 Renewable Identification Number credits (RINs), the company’s first commercial D3 RIN transaction under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) generated by the Aemetis Biogas Central Dairy Digester Project in California. The D3 […]
In Malaysia, The Edge reported that KDEB Waste Management, a wholly-owned unit of Malaysian state-controlled Menteri Besar Selangor, is partnering with YTL Power International to set up a 2,400 ton per day, waste-to-energy (WTE) plant in Rawang, Selangor. According to the report, will utilize municipal waste from Petaling Jaya, Hulu Selangor, Shah Alam, Subang Jaya, […]
In Germany, Chevron Renewable Energy Group broke ground in August 2022 on the expansion of its biorefinery in Emden, Germany. The expansion project includes the addition of a pretreatment system at the facility, which is expected to allow the business to utilize a broader variety of feedstocks for the production of biodiesel. Chevron Renewable Energy […]
In Fiji, Fiji Airways’ newest Airbus A350-900 XWB aircraft, named the Island of Vatulele, arrived into Nadi, Fiji from Singapore, having flown the entire 8,520 km journey powered by a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) blend. This is the first time ever that Fiji Airways has operated a flight using a SAF blend. Fiji Airways is […]
In California, California hit an important milestone in its shift away from polluting fuel sources, with clean fuels replacing over 50% of the diesel used in the state in the first quarter of 2023. California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), which requires fuel producers to reduce the carbon intensity of fuel sold in the state, […]
In the UAE, dnata’s group brands dnata Logistics, Arabian Adventures, Alpha Flight Services and City Sightseeing have switched their vehicles to run on a biofuel blend. The strategic move saves 80 metric tons of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions per year, equivalent to over 320,000 kilometers driven by an average petrol-powered car. dnata’s latest initiative is […]
In Illinois, World Grain reports that a new Rabobank study shows sustainable aviation fuel production in the US could reach 2.2 billion gallons by 2026, up from just 25 million gallons right now, and grow to up to 34 billion gallons by 2050. Rabobank expects SAFs, 40% of which are currently produced from ethanol, will […]
In Germany, after a two-year conversion phase, three wide-ranging approval applications and capital investment of more than EUR 50 million, BioEnergie Park Güstrow has now entered the trial operation phase. With this inauguration of Germany’s largest integrated bio-LNG plant with CO2 liquefaction, EnviTec Biogas AG has achieved a milestone in the production of advanced fuels. […]
In Chile, Airbus and LATAM Airlines Group have funded a study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change (MIT Joint Program). The study, entitled “Options for Decarbonizing Aviation in Latin America in a sustainable way: an assessment of carbon policies, carbon prices and fuel consumption […]
