In California, San Diego International Airport said it started to use renewable diesel for airside equipment. The airport said that the sustainable fuel is now being used in all diesel-powered airside vehicles and equipment, such as baggage tugs, belt loaders, and firefighting vehicles. Approximately 30% of all airside vehicles and equipment at San Diego International […]
In New York, Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners announced the acquisition of PurposeEnergy, a renewable fuels and biogas specialist. PurposeEnergy has developed, owned and operated multiple projects that convert organic waste streams to biogas for use in industrial processes, conversion to renewable electricity, or refinement to renewable natural gas. “Quinbrook is really excited to be moving into […]
In Egypt, Egypt Independent reported that Mawared Industries signed a contract with the National Company for Animal Production of the National Service Projects Organization to establish Egypt’s first factory to generate electricity from bioenergy in Sadat City. The factory will process 85,000 tons of cattle dung annually to produce one megawatt/hour of electricity to be […]
In Korea, BusinessKorea reported that Hyosung TNC released Creora Bio-Based Black, a black edition of Creora Bio-Based and Creora Regen Black, a black edition of Creora Regen. Creora Bio-Based is a bio spandex product and Creora Regen is a recycled spandex product, according to the report. The firm said that Creora BioBased Black is the […]
In Singapore, Asia Food Journal reported that Kuraray, the global speciality chemicals company headquartered in Japan, has launched a new grade of its sustainable, high-performance barrier material PLANTIC. As a plant-based granulate developed specifically for extrusion coating, PLANTIC EP is suitable for the development of sustainable gas and aroma-barrier solutions for paper, cardboard, and traditional […]
In New York, market research firm IMARC Group reported that the global methanol market size reached $34.5 billion in 2022. The research firm said it expects the market to reach $ 47 billion by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 5.1% during 2023-2028. “The escalating demand for cleaner and safer fuels and the increasing awareness about […]
In New York state, Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has acquired PurposeEnergy. An established US-based renewable fuels and biogas specialist, PurposeEnergy is focused on waste solutions for the food and beverage industries. Over the last 15 years, PurposeEnergy has developed, owned and operated multiple projects that convert organic waste streams to biogas for use in industrial processes, […]
In the Netherlands, Neste and Ryanair have expanded their collaboration to enable Ryanair to power its full schedule of flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol with a 40% blend of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel from April 1 onwards. This significant increase in SAF usage represents the latest milestone towards Ryanair’s ambitious goal of operating 12.5% […]
In Oregon, in its Climate Action Plan progress update, Tillamook County Creamery Association reported that it converted its 16-truck fleet to a new fuel called renewable diesel (R99) in late summer 2022. As a result, it reduced their total fleet emissions by over 20% from 2021 to 2022. Moving forward, it will reduce fuel emissions […]
In Colorado, Gevo, Inc. and LG Chem, Ltd. have entered into a joint development agreement to develop bio-propylene for renewable chemicals using Gevo’s Ethanol-to-Olefins (ETO) technology. Gevo’s proprietary ETO technology can target carbon neutral or carbon negative drop-in replacements for traditional petroleum-based building blocks called olefins, including bio-propylene, that can be used for renewable chemicals […]
