In South Korea, Chosun newspaper reports Samsung Heavy Industries has signed a construction contract for three ultra-large carriers worth 742.2 billion won with an Asian shipowner. The ships are scheduled to be delivered to the shipowner by December 2027. Including this contract, Samsung Heavy Industries’ cumulative order amount for this year is approximately $7.3 billion […]
In the Netherlands, STX Group announced the acquisition of Marine Olie, a trader of waste-based advanced feedstocks. “The biofuels market is one of the largest environmental commodity markets globally and will play a significant role in decarbonizing the shipping, road, industry and heating sectors. The availability of reliable waste-based ‘advanced’ feedstocks will therefore be a […]
Cover crops have multiple benefits—soil health is the most important benefit. Can Cover crops be a material feedstock supply center for biofuels? Primary challenges to adoption are uncertainties in use of cover crops across states and includes relative roles of climate, soil type, production practices, and policy.. A team of researchers including Daniel Santosa (PI), […]
In India, ChiniMandi reported that the government of India’s Punjab state announced the Punjab State Policy for Biofuels. The report noted that this policy aims to fulfill 20%of the state’s total fuel demand through biofuels by 2035. Aman Arora, the minister of new and renewable energy of Punjab, highlighted the purpose of the policy which […]
In Washington D.C., U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the introduction of his new bipartisan legislation to block taxpayer money from being used to subsidize biofuels produced using imported foreign feedstocks such as Chinese used cooking oil and Brazilian ethanol. The bill would also extend the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit. The 45Z Clean Fuel […]
In Ohio, Ohio University stated that Sarah Davis, a professor at Ohio University’s George Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service, is advancing biofuels research. In 2013, Davis planted a sterile hybrid of miscanthus grass on a patch of land at the Ridges area of OHIO’s Athens campus. More than 10 years later, Davis and […]
In Albania, See News reported that Albania’s energy ministry said it has launched a public consultation for a new EU-aligned regulation aiming to boost the share of biofuels and other renewable fuels in the country’s transportation sector to 1% by 2025 and to 7% by 2030. The report noted that the new regulation proposes setting […]
In Israel, JNS reported that an innovative development by a team of researchers at Tel Aviv University allows for the conversion of the wet raw waste thrown in the trash into liquid and solid biofuels without the need to dry the waste. The researchers assess that fuels produced from organic waste can meet about a […]
In North Carolina, Honeywell and Repsol announced a collaboration to create new production pathways for biofuels and circular materials. The two companies will also explore the possible integration of these methods into Repsol’s existing facilities. The companies plan to scale and commercialize Honeywell’s technologies, which use various wastes like fats, oils, greases, biomass and solids […]
In India, The Hindu reported that researchers at the Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry (IPC) of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have developed an enzymatic platform that can efficiently transform abundant and inexpensive fatty acids to valuable hydrocarbons called 1-alkenes, which are promising biofuels. “They show great potential as drop-in biofuels, which can […]
