In New York state, Green Rock Energy Partners LLC acquired PSA South Hills Landfill Gas Venture LLC, a renewable natural gas production facility. The purchase closed in Q4 2022. The South Hills deal adds to Green Rock’s growing portfolio in the renewable energy space and is consistent with the firm’s primary investment focus on energy-producing […]
In Canada, The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, together with partners from across the port community, is testing various low- and zero-emission fuels and technologies at the Port of Vancouver, as part of the port authority’s efforts to phase out all port-related emissions by 2050 in support of the Government of Canada’s goal to achieve net-zero […]
In the Netherlands, soon, all ground handling vehicles on the apron at Schiphol will refuel using renewable fuel HVO100. Using this fuel means a 98% reduction in CO2 emissions. The renewable diesel will be used as an intermediate solution until all vehicles run on electricity or hydrogen and are emission free. Parties in the aviation sector […]
In Belgium, at an event held at its steel plant in Ghent, attended by the Prime Minister of Belgium, ArcelorMittal successfully inaugurated its flagship carbon capture and utilisation project. The €200 million ‘Steelanol’ project is a first of its kind for the European steel industry. Utilising cutting edge carbon recycling technology developed by our project […]
In France, Global Bioenergies announced the successful scale-up of production at its Pomacle commercial unit. All sub-units are now up and running, a few weeks ahead of schedule. Global Bioenergies announces that its first commercial production unit is now fully operational. All units (biological isobutene production, purification, condensation and packaging) have been validated and are […]
In Washington, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association for the week ending December 2, ethanol production shot up 5.8 percent to 1.077 million b/d, equivalent to 45.23 million gallons daily and a 51-week high. Production was 1.2 percent lower than the same week last year yet 1.8 percent above the five-year […]
Waterfront Shipping, a subsidiary of Methanex, a producer and supplier of methanol, announced it has entered into an agreement with Trafigura, a global physical commodity trading groups. Under the agreement, Trafigura will operate the co-owned Waterfront Shipping and Clean Sea medium-range product tanker, Mari Innovator, as part of its global network of vessels used in […]
In Oman, Gcaptain reported that Oman’s state-owned energy company OQ is set to study the feasibility of producing green ammonia and green methanol under an agreement with A.P. Moller-Maersk, Japan’s Sumitomo and Omani logistics provider Asyad. OQ had announced in September that it has started production of ammonia at its new Dhofar Governorate plant, which […]
In Saudi Arabia, Arab News reported that environmental management firm Veolia Near & Middle East has inked a deal with Emirates Waste to Energy to operate and maintain the Sharjah waste-to-energy plant. A joint venture between Sharjah environmental management company Beeah and Abu Dhabi renewable energy company Masdar, Emirates Waste to Energy can process 300,000 […]
In Denmark, Danish fuel cell manufacturer Blue World Technologies said it is extending its activities in the shipping sector. With a methanol fuel cell-powered auxiliary power unit (APU), the company wants to replace conventional diesel generators for power supply on board ships. With the decision of extending the company’s activities within development and manufacturing to […]
