In Kentucky, PCC Hydrogen Inc. has been awarded a highly competitive Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I Award of $175,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). PCCH2 has also been awarded a Matching Grant Award of $99,917 from the Kentucky Cabinet For Economic Development (KCED) […]
In Sweden, Arctic Paper has decided to invest SEK 285 million in the expansion and upgrade of the biofuel installation at the mill in Grycksbo. The investment provides annual energy cost savings of SEK 50 million. In addition to electricity and steam, the installation will annually produce 50 kton of wood pellets at an estimated […]
In Spain, in August, Naviera Armas Trasmediterránea ferries will make 84 trips across the Strait of Gibraltar using Cepsa’s second-generation biofuels. This is the first time in Spain that passenger ships will use this type of sustainable fuel, produced at Cepsa’s San Roque Energy Park (Campo de Gibraltar, Cadiz) from agricultural waste and supplied at […]
In Finland, Finavia is involved in the HyAirport hydrogen project for airports in the Baltic Sea Region. Finavia wants to research and promote the use of hydrogen at its airports and develop the logistics required for the use of hydrogen. The HyAirport project aims to promote fossil-free aviation in the Baltic Sea Region and has […]
In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association says June U.S. ethanol exports edged 1% lower to 111.9 million gallons (mg). Nearly all gallons (99%) landed in just 10 markets, with Canada serving as our largest destination for the 27th consecutive month and representing 45% of June sales. The U.S. shipped 50.8 mg of ethanol north of our border—0.3% less than […]
In Sweden, Swedish Biofuels AB announced that the ASTM International Committee has accepted the use of C2 to C5 alcohols as feedstock for the alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) pathway as well as a new specification for fully formulated aviation fuel with aromatics. When published, the revised issue of D7566 will be numbered D7566-23a and will display the […]
In Belgium, Reuters reported that the European Union plans to start taxing polluting aviation fuels have hit an impasse as the bloc’s 27 member states struggle to agree to make green fuels cheaper and fossil fuels more expensive. The report noted that EU countries are negotiating an overhaul of energy taxes with their new climate […]
In Brazil, JBS will supply Swift stores with electricity produced by biogas generators, produced through biodigesters that capture and process methane in the company’s production units. The initiative is being implemented in partnership with Âmbar Energia, a J&F Investimentos energy solutions company. In all, ten Swift stores in the state of São Paulo will be […]
In the UK, in a first for the UK construction materials sector, Tarmac, a CRH company, has trialled the use of biomethane fuel in a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) as part of the company’s ongoing drive to reach net zero. The three week-long trial was carried out in June and July this year in partnership […]
In Sweden, Swedish Biofuels AB announced that the ASTM International Committee has accepted the use of C2 to C5 alcohols as feedstock for the alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) pathway as well as a new specification for fully formulated aviation fuel with aromatics. The ASTM International Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants and Subcommittee D02.J […]
