In Germany, Deutsche Bahn (DB) is continuing to drive the green traffic turnaround on the rails: Both the Sylt Shuttle and the Sylt Shuttle Plus are now running between Westerland and Niebüll with climate-friendly HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil). By saying goodbye to diesel, around 7,500 tons of CO2 are saved each year on the popular […]
In Greece, Neste and HELLENIC PETROLEUM Group have entered into an agreement for the commercial distribution of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM on flights by Aegean Airlines, the leading air carrier in Greece. HELLENIC PETROLEUM Group, through its subsidiary EKO, will ensure the supply of Neste-produced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on AEGEAN flights departing from […]
In Spain, Cepsa Química has supplied consumer goods leader Unilever with NextLab linear alkylbenzene (LAB), a new range of sustainable products which include renewable and recycled raw materials. This sets a new milestone for circular chemistry, as NextLab linear alkybenzene (LAB) is made using “green carbon” derived from biomass instead of the fossil fuels the […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production rose to an average of 1.043 million a day last week, helping to boost stocks to 23.394 million barrels. Ethanol production was up an average of 22,000 barrels per day from the week before and 30,000 barrels from the same time last […]
In India, Projects Today reports Fylfot Geoworks is planning to build a 100,000 liter per day grain-based ethanol plant at Patvi in Ambala district of Haryana with construction set to kick off in October and commissioning expected by September 2023. Broken rice, maize, and wheat will be used as ethanol feedstock. In addition to the […]
In Brazil, Petrobras and Bunge signed a contract to acquisition of refined soybean oil for the production of R5 Diesel at the Getúlio Vargas Refinery (Repar), in Paraná. The raw material began to be supplied at the end of July and production will take place in September 2022. Around 1.5 million liters will be destined […]
In Israel, tech food company MeaTech 3D has rebranded as Steakholder Foods. Founded in 2019, the firm has been developing technology and scientific processes to produce whole cuts of meat sustainably using animal cell cultivation and 3D bioprinting. The company said its proprietary 3D bioprinting technology can print whole cuts of meat with pinpoint precision […]
In France, the European Space Agency (ESA) said it is working Côte D’Azur University on a new breed of space-quality composites made from wholly sustainable sources. “The problem with the classical thermoset resins we use to make space-quality composites is that they are petroleum-based, so by definition they come from a non-renewable resource,” explains ESA […]
In California, renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company Aemetis reported that its revenues for the second quarter of 2022 increased 20% to $65.9 million, compared to $54.9 million during the second quarter of 2021. Net loss was $209,000 for the second quarter of 2022, compared to a net loss of $10.6 million for the […]
In Florida, Blue Biofuels announces that Re-N-Vision has received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Department of Energy grant for $199,902. The grant was awarded under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Funding Program joint topic “Community-Driven Solutions for a Just and Equitable Energy Transition”. The CTS technology of Blue Biofuels is chosen […]
