In Pennsylvania, Montauk Renewables, Inc. and its subsidiary, Montauk Energy Holdings, LLC, announced it has signed a Letter of Intent with EE North America, LLC, a North American subsidiary of Denmark–based European Energy, to deliver all biogenic CO2 volumes from all its Texas facilities sufficient for large scale production of e-fuels such as e-methanol. The […]
In Germany, DB Schenker and Hapag-Lloyd have signed an agreement for emission-reduced container transports with a waste- and residue-based biofuel. By end of 2023, DB Schenker plans to claim approximately 3,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions avoidance. This is based on at least 1,000 tons of pure biofuel. Hapag-Lloyd has launched the […]
In the Netherlands, RC Dock, an industry leader in marine robotics and innovative shipbuilding, announced the delivery of its first fully classed offshore Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) designed for Inspection, Maintenance, Repair (IMR) and survey operations. In line with the growing emphasis on sustainability, the USV is powered by a combination of 100% biofuel and […]
In Japan, the City of Yokohama and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. together with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and MHI Group company MHI Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), are to launch a demonstration experiment of a CO2 capture and utilization process in which CO2 is separated and captured from the flue gas of […]
In Colorado, Gevo’s Net-Zero 1 ethanol-to-jet project has been invited by the U.S. Department of Energy to the due diligence and term sheet negotiation phase for a $950 million loan guarantee under the Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program. The invitation was based on the DOE’s determination that Gevo’s Net-Zero 1 Project is highly qualified […]
In Ohio, Synthica Energy has closed on a large equity investment from the Infrastructure Business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management (Goldman Sachs). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The new capital will help grow Synthica’s infrastructure projects and accelerate the development of its facilities in key target markets across the country, including Ohio, […]
In Iowa, Summit Carbon Solutions has secured 80% of voluntary easements for its pipeline route in North Dakota and continues to negotiate with additional landowners every day. At the same time, the company is responding to the decision of the North Dakota Public Service Commission. Summit Carbon Solutions hears the Commission, including concerns with respect […]
In India, Energetica reports Gruner Renewable Energy has signed an MOU with Bioenergy Germany to establish the country’s first bio-CNG plants using Napier grass as feedstock. Together the companies have agreed to establish 100 such plants with the first one set to be completed in Maharashtra in November, owned by APSS Bio Energy. The world’s […]
In Sweden, Ship & Bunker report ScanOcean and Neste have expanded their collaboration to include a new co-processed DMA MGO bunker fuel that reduces GHG emissions by 80% compared to purely fossil fuel DMA MGO. The fossil based MGO costs $943 per metric ton while the fuel co-processed with Neste’s bio component costs around $1,700 […]
In Brazil, Bloomberg reports Stellantis plans to launch its hybrid ethanol cars in Brazil next year. The company has three hybrid prototype vehicles and one electric pure-play and expects 60% of sales to be from biofuel hybrid vehicles by 2030. Flex-fuel cars are the vast majority of vehicles sales with EVs and electric hybrid cars […]
