Tag: Georgia

State regulators approve Georgia Power biomass plans despite criticism

State regulators approve Georgia Power biomass plans despite criticism

September 20, 2024 |

In Georgia, Georgia Recorder reported that Georgia regulators have signed off on a controversial Georgia Power plan to build new biomass power plants that will burn wood waste other organic material to generate electricity. With a 4-1 vote, the Georgia Public Service Commission endorsed Georgia Power’s plans to add nearly 80 megawatts of biomass energy, […]

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Georgia Power’s biomass plan under fire for costs, environmental impact

Georgia Power’s biomass plan under fire for costs, environmental impact

September 4, 2024 |

In Georgia, Georgia Recorder reports on September 17, 2024, the Georgia Public Service Commission will vote on Georgia Power’s proposal to add 80 megawatts of biomass-fueled energy generation by burning wood pellets and organic materials, a plan that has raised concerns over high costs and environmental impact. The proposal, which includes a 30-year contract with […]

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Starbucks straw supplier change dings Danimer results

Starbucks straw supplier change dings Danimer results

August 12, 2024 |

In Georgia, polyhydroxyalkanoate bioplastics maker Danimer Scientific has reported second quarter sales of $7.6 million, down by $5.3 million compared to revenue of $12.9 million in the second quarter of 2023. Nodax-brand PHA revenue of $5.9 million decreased by $2.5 million in the quarter as compared with the prior year quarter, primarily due to the reapportionment […]

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Study suggests more cost-efficient method for SAF production

Study suggests more cost-efficient method for SAF production

August 9, 2024 |

In Georgia, The University of Georgia (UGA) reported that a new research from the UGA noted that biofuel generated from logging residues could make switching to sustainable aviation fuel more cost-efficient and carbon friendly than previously thought. In a recent journal article Puneet Dwivedi, a professor of sustainability sciences in the Warnell School of Forestry […]

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AstroTurf earns USDA Certified Biobased Product Label

AstroTurf earns USDA Certified Biobased Product Label

July 1, 2024 |

In Georgia, AstroTurf Corporation has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture Certified Biobased Product Label for AstroTurf Rootzone 3D3 Blend GT-B. The product offers grass-like traction, and promotes more consistent footing, and more uniform shock absorption over time. With a more uniform infill level, UV exposure to the fibers is more consistent across the field, […]

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Air Liquide aims to derisk biomethane

Air Liquide aims to derisk biomethane

May 22, 2024 |

In Georgia, Air Liquide has taken another step forward in sustainable biomethane production by implementing an internal charter, developed with experts and WWF France. Confirmed Wednesday, the charter goes beyond current regulations and will help the industrial gas giant to measure and track process towards more sustainable production. Specifically, the charter is centered around four […]

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Vega Biofuels files provisional patent application for G4 torrefaction machine

Vega Biofuels files provisional patent application for G4 torrefaction machine

May 20, 2024 |

In Georgia, Vega Biofuels, Inc. has filed a Provisional Patent Application for its generation four (G4) torrefaction machine. Vega recently announced that its G/4 torrefaction machine increases the manufacturing capacity by approximately twenty five percent. Vega believes that portions of the process for the new machine are unique in the current marketplace and therefore, filed […]

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Colonial Oil to pay $2.8M fine and retired $12.2M in RINs for defying RFS

Colonial Oil to pay $2.8M fine and retired $12.2M in RINs for defying RFS

April 11, 2024 |

In Georgia, the Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached a settlement with Colonial Oil Industries Inc. that will require the company to pay a civil penalty of more than $2.8 million and spend an estimated $12.2 million to offset the detrimental human health and environmental impacts of Colonial’s alleged failure to meet […]

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Colonial Oil teams with Neste, ICO and Gateway Terminals to supply renewable diesel in Southeast

Colonial Oil teams with Neste, ICO and Gateway Terminals to supply renewable diesel in Southeast

February 1, 2024 |

In Georgia, Colonial Oil Industries, Inc. one of the largest independent oil and gas companies in the United States, announced a partnership with Neste, TICO, and Gateway Terminals in the offering of renewable diesel to customers and businesses in the region, marking a significant stride towards a more sustainable future in the Southeast. This partnership […]

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LanzaJet opens ethanol to SAF production facility

LanzaJet opens ethanol to SAF production facility

January 27, 2024 |

In Georgia, LanzaJet announced the opening of the LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels, an ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel production facility.  The company noted that this ethanol-based technology is the world’s first viable next-generation SAF technology capable of scaling production to the levels needed to decarbonize aviation through widely available and sustainable feedstock and emerging commercial […]

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