In the UK, Rolls-Royce announced it has completed building and is preparing to test its UltraFan®, technology demonstrator. In a major milestone for the program, the demonstrator engine was transported from the build workshop and into Testbed 80 in Derby, UK where it was mounted in preparation for testing. The first test of the demonstrator is […]
In Washington, the Environmental Protection Agency announced its final analysis of the price of RINs and small refineries. This analysis is issued in response to a recommendation in the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) November 2022 report on EPA’s Small Refinery Exemption (SRE) Program (“GAO Report”). In the GAO Report, it was recommended that “the Administrator […]
In India, the Chemical Industry Digest reports India has cut its Goods and Services Tax on ethanol for blending with gasoline to 5% from the previous 18% in an effort to further facilitate blending and achieve the government´s 20% blending target faster. The cabinet committee for economic affairs increased the price paid for ethanol at […]
In California, Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc. it has successfully produced a low-carbon synthetic crude oil using landfill waste as a feedstock at its Sierra BioFuels Plant, the world’s first commercial-scale landfill waste-to-fuels plant. This significant achievement positions Fulcrum as a renewable fuels leader producing and selling net-zero carbon fuel and addresses climate change by supporting the […]
In Spain, the Repsol Honda trial team have carried out a first test with renewable fuel. Toni Bou and Gabriel Marcelli work with researchers from the Repsol innovation center to produce new renewable fuels with the aim of reducing emissions from their motorcycles by using these fuels, which come from organic waste and emit up […]
In Georgia, Rolls-Royce and Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. are leading the way towards sustainable business aviation by conducting the first original equipment manufacturer test flight of an ultralong-range business jet powered by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The test took place on the BR725-powered Gulfstream G650 twin-jet over Gulfstream’s headquarters in Savannah, Georgia. Demonstrating that current […]
In Illinois, Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced the opening of another renewable natural gas fueling station that will provide an anticipated 1.4 million gallons of the clean fuel annually for Amazon and other truck fleets in the greater Chicago area. Located at 300 Southcreek Parkway, the Romeoville station is part of an agreement between Clean Energy […]
In Belgium, the European Biogas Association says biomethane as a transport fuel provides a sustainable and readily available alternative for conventional transport fuels. A recent paper shows that by 2050 liquified biomethane (bio-LNG) can reduce GHG emissions in the transport sector by 95% to 174%. This scenario is particularly encouraging for the maritime sector as […]
In France, In early November, SUEZ and Waga Energy commissioned a new Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) production unit at the Madaillan landfill in Milhac-d’Auberoche (southwestern France). This project is further evidence of SUEZ’s commitment to recovering biogas sourced from waste, an entirely green energy that is produced and distributed locally in a short cycle. This […]
In the UK, operators of both gas to grid and electrical anaerobic digestion plants are facing higher business rates after the UK government changed the way it calculates the rates assessments which forms the basis of rates bills. Analysis by Handel Rating Consultants – a leading expert specialising in the sector suggests the increase could […]
