In California, Phillips 66 announced the full conversion of the Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex, expanding commercial-scale production and positioning the company as a leader in renewable fuels. The Rodeo facility in the San Francisco Bay Area increased rates to approximately 50,000 BPD (800 million gallons per year), reaching the company’s goal of achieving full capacity […]
In New Zealand, Air New Zealand has this week received a shipment of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) into Wellington, its first delivery to the nation’s capital city and another small step towards its target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Manufactured by EcoCeres in China from 100 percent used cooking oil and supplied and blended by […]
In Iowa, the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) announced the approval of Summit Carbon Solutions base pipeline project (HLP-2021-0001). This approval represents a significant milestone not for just Summit Carbon Solutions, but for the entire agriculture industry as it seeks access to new and emerging markets, like sustainable aviation fuel, by lowering ethanol’s carbon intensity score (CI). […]
In California, Aemetis Biogas completed a key milestone of constructing and operating dairy digesters with a capacity to produce more than 300,000 MMBtu of renewable natural gas (RNG) per year. Additionally, the planned construction of new digesters is expected to increase the annual RNG production rate to over 800,000 MMBtu by the third quarter of […]
In the UK, UKI2S has backed HutanBio by investing in its seed round, further recognizing biology’s role in tackling climate change. UKI2S joins the Clean Growth Fund, advancing the seed round total to £3 million. UKI2S is investing from its engineering biology portfolio and HutanBio joins its portfolio of high-impact companies demonstrating the power of […]
In Denmark, CPI Enterprises invested in Floreon Technology, a pioneering plastics firm which was born out of a successful partnership with the University of Sheffield. Founded in 2011, Floreon’s products are made using 70 – 90 percent plant-based raw materials, including their patent pending Therma-Tech grade plastic which is the world’s first halogen-free PLA compound to achieve UL94V‑0 flammability […]
In Brazil, Grupo Potencial is set to invest $34 million in building two, 55km long biofuel pipelines next year, should all permits come through in time. One pipeline will connect the company’s Lapa biodiesel plant in Parana to fuel distributors. It produces around 900 million liters annually and sells around 65 million liters monthly. The […]
In Iowa, Kemin Industries has acquired Archangel Inc., a company specializing in antimicrobials for fermentative biofuel production. With the acquisition of Archangel Inc., Kemin enhances its portfolio of antimicrobial solutions with the NOVA EZL and NOVA EZP products that support biofuel production. The acquisition also transfers four full patent applications from Archangel to Kemin. The […]
In Singapore, Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) and the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) announced a two-year coalition partnership agreement to work on a range of solutions to decarbonize the shipping industry. Areas of collaboration will focus on energy efficiency to reduce emissions, future fuels that are lower in carbon intensity, such as […]
In Spain, a year-long experimental trial in Spanish greenhouses by Bayer CropScience has confirmed that using twine and clips made from Novamont’s compostable bioplastic Mater-Bi contributes to solving the problem of the end-of-life of waste products in agricultural crops. The items in Mater-Bi met all requirements for strength, resistance and flexibility over the entire crop […]
