In Washington, the Energy Information Administration reports ethanol production rose last week to 1.064 million barrels per day, an increase of 21,000 bpd compared to the week prior but mostly steady compared to the year before. Margins for most producers remain strong, encouraging production to increase. Stocks continued to grow, reaching 23.594 million barrels, up […]
In Spain, the Murcia Plaza newspaper reports the Vertex Bioenergy group plant (Ecocarburantes Españoles), located in the Escombreras Valley of Cartagena, has put into operation a new facility that allows the extraction and sale of corn oil following an investment of five million euros. The annual production capacity of the plant is 4,000 tons with availability […]
In Switzerland, Neste will supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Hotelplan Group, a globally active Swiss travel group in the leisure and business travel sector, to enable Hotelplan to expand the use of SAF across the whole group. Hotelplan purchases unblended, i.e. “neat”, sustainable aviation fuel for a total value of 300,000 Swiss Francs (CHF) […]
In Germany, Synhelion recently inaugurated the world’s first industrial-scale plant to produce synthetic fuels using solar heat in Jülich. By inaugurating DAWN, Synhelion proves that the technology to produce solar fuels is ready for large scaling. The renewable fuels will demonstrate the technology’s potential to defossilize the transportation sector, particularly in aviation. Thus, Synhelion marks […]
In Minnesota, Governor Tim Walz recently announced Minnesota has secured funding that will finance Bioforge Marshall LLC, a 500,000-square-foot biomanufacturing facility in Marshall, Minnesota. The plant, owned by Solugen, a climate technology company focused on minimizing carbon emissions, will utilize Minnesota grown corn to manufacture chemicals usually made from oil, resulting in significantly lower carbon […]
In Ireland, Tesco Ireland has taken delivery of 50 state-of-the-art biomethane fueled trucks which will operate across its country-wide distribution network. The new biomethane trucks are coming on stream as part of Tesco’s comprehensive strategy to reduce its carbon footprint and enhance the environmental sustainability of its operations. The trucks will immediately replace 50 diesel […]
In Iowa, the Des Moines Register newspaper reports a new coalition is calling for a shift to food production from corn for ethanol production for the state’s farmland. The plan, Setting the Table for All Iowans, launched by the Iowa Food System Coalition aims to see the conversion of farmland to food production for local […]
In the UK, Motor Transport reports Certas Energy has created a fleet balancing calculator for HVO, allowing companies to calculate when and how much HVO to blend in order to help reduce GHG emissions while balancing the higher costs that HVO can have compared to fossil diesel. With the sector accounting for a large amount […]
In Uzbekistan, the Times of Central Asia reports that South Korea’s Korea Western Power plans to build a biofuel plant using cotton stalks as feedstock in the Ferghana region of Uzbekistan that is expected to reduce emissions by 120,000 metric tons over the next decade. Targeting demand for clean energy by farmers, the fuel will […]
In Singapore, Consort Bunkers Pte. Ltd., ClassNK, Yanmar Asia (Singapore) Corporation Pte Ltd, and Taiko Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. have signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to accelerate towards introduction of more bunkering ships capable of handling alternative fuels. Singapore-based Consort Bunkers placed an order to COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry (Guandong) Co.,Ltd. to construct four […]
