Tag: Missouri

New Mexico, Nebraska, California and Iowa lead 2024 policy boost for clean fuels

New Mexico, Nebraska, California and Iowa lead 2024 policy boost for clean fuels

December 31, 2024 |

In Missouri, Clean Fuels America outlines how state policy in 2024 helped grow clean fuel use. ·      New Mexico: New Mexico became the fourth state to implement a Clean Transportation Fuel Standard. ·      Nebraska: The state expanded its biodiesel retail program to allow for more participation from state fuel retailers. Nebraska also became the latest state […]

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Godavari Biorefineries licenses Catalyxx technology for India

Godavari Biorefineries licenses Catalyxx technology for India

December 15, 2024 |

In Missouri, Catalyxx and Godavari Biorefineries Limited signed a strategic international license agreement. This partnership grants GBL exclusive rights in India to leverage Catalyxx’s proprietary technology for the conversion of ethanol into up to 30,000 metric tons of biobutanol and other higher alcohols.  In the first phase, Godavari Biorefineries will construct and operate a state-of-the-art […]

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Researchers create novel electro-biodiesel

Researchers create novel electro-biodiesel

November 22, 2024 |

In Missouri, Washington University in St. Louis reported that researchers in the labs of Joshua Yuan, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, and Susie Dai, at the University of Missouri, used electrocatalysis of carbon dioxide to turn carbon dioxide into intermediates that are then converted by microbes into lipids, or fatty acids, and ultimately became […]

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Missouri researchers lead work on electrocatalysis of CO2 to produce hyper efficient electro-biodiesel

Missouri researchers lead work on electrocatalysis of CO2 to produce hyper efficient electro-biodiesel

November 14, 2024 |

In Missouri, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Missouri, and their collaborators at Texas A&M University have used electrocatalysis of carbon dioxide to create an electro-biodiesel that is 45 times more efficient and uses 45 times less land than soybean-based biodiesel production. Results of their work are published online in Joule […]

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Missouri Attorney General warns CARB against proposed ethanol amendment

Missouri Attorney General warns CARB against proposed ethanol amendment

November 4, 2024 |

In Missouri, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey directed a letter to California’s Chair of California Air Resources Board (CARB) demanding it rescind its proposed amendment that would irreversibly harm Missouri’s farmers and biofuels industry. “Missouri’s agriculture and biofuels industries are vital to the success of our state, so I will do everything in my power to […]

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Nestlé Purina Petcare debuts use of hydrogen fuel cell electric semi-truck in California

Nestlé Purina Petcare debuts use of hydrogen fuel cell electric semi-truck in California

October 13, 2024 |

In Missouri, Nestlé Purina PetCare, in collaboration with The Kenan Advantage Group (KAG) and Nikola Corporation, launched its first zero-tailpipe-emission delivery with the use of a hydrogen fuel cell electric semi-truck this week.  On its inaugural journey, the truck is transporting Purina products between three California cities: Stockton, Maricopa and Modesto.  “We are continuously identifying […]

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Missouri opens application period for BIIP grants

Missouri opens application period for BIIP grants

July 17, 2024 |

In Missouri, the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) announced applications are available for the Biofuel Infrastructure Incentive Program (BIIP). This program supports an increase in distribution and use of biofuels in the state of Missouri. Funds will be awarded to fuel retailers, fuel distributors, terminal companies or fleet operations that dispense, or […]

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ISO updates standards to include B100 for marine fuels

ISO updates standards to include B100 for marine fuels

June 5, 2024 |

In Missouri, the International Standards Organization (ISO) recently announced the publication of ISO 8217:2024, an updated version of the specification for fuel use in marine applications. The new spec sets forth detailed requirements for marine fuels, including biodiesel blends up to B100, ensuring their suitability and safety for use in nearly every distillate and residual […]

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Northeast heating industry expcted to achieve decarbonization goals on time

Northeast heating industry expcted to achieve decarbonization goals on time

April 30, 2024 |

In Missouri, the Northeast heating oil industry is on track to achieve the ambitious goals set forth in the Providence Resolution, a landmark commitment made in 2019 to voluntarily reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The resolution, which was unanimously approved by over 300 industry leaders, calls for a 15% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by […]

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Reliant Processing opens new plant in Carrollton Missouri

Reliant Processing opens new plant in Carrollton Missouri

April 8, 2024 |

In Missouri, Reliant Processing, Ltd announced the startup of its newest Liquid CO2 plant, strategically located in Carrollton, Missouri, in partnership with Show Me Ethanol LLC. This new facility continues to demonstrate Reliant Holdings’ commitment to innovation, sustainability, and excellence in the industrial gases industry. The grand opening of the Liquid CO2 plant will support […]

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