In Virginia, major industry groups, including NATSO, SIGMA, the National Association of Convenience Stores, American Trucking Associations, and Truckload Carriers Association, have urged the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS to provide comprehensive guidance for the new 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit. This request aims to minimize inflationary pressures on fuel prices. In a joint […]
In Virginia, Packaging Dive reports Mars Inc., renowned for its candy bars and other food products, has announced it is unlikely to meet its 2025 sustainable packaging targets. The company cited delays in design and infrastructure changes necessary for packaging circularity as primary reasons. Mars, which has been aligning its goals with the Ellen MacArthur […]
In Virginia, Venture Global announced the launch of LNG carrier ‘Venture Gator’, the first vessel in its advanced LNG fleet, from Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoji-si, South Korea. The Venture Gator is the first of nine LNG carriers slated for completion over the next 24 months across three South Korean shipyards. This fleet will […]
In France, TotalEnergies and Vanguard Renewables, a U.S. specialist in farm-based organics-to-renewable natural gas production and a portfolio company of a fund managed by BlackRock’s Diversified Infrastructure business, have signed an agreement to create an equally owned joint venture to develop, build, and operate Farm Powered renewable natural gas (RNG) projects in the United States. […]
In Virginia, Boeing is buying 9.4 million gallons (35.6 million liters) of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to support its 2024 U.S. commercial operations, reducing its carbon emissions and working to help grow the supply of the fuel globally. This is the company’s largest annual SAF purchase, more than 60% higher than its buy in […]
In Virginia, researchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) recently created a nationwide multi-train simulation software, called NeTrainSim, to provide a clearer picture of this very situation. The open-sourced model ran multiple simulations of the country’s network of freight trains powered by alternative fuel sources, such as electricity, biodiesel, hydrogen, and hybrids. The results […]
In Virginia, designer Mary Lempres has used plant enzymes to produce Reef Rockets, structures made of biobased cement that could mimic naturally occurring oyster reefs and prevent flooding and coastal erosion, clean seawater, and function as biodiversity-boosting habitats. Lempres collaborated with environmental and bio-geotechnical engineer Ahmed Miftah to develop a method for growing the cement. […]
In Virginia, Burnham RNG, a full-service developer and owner of organic waste management and anaerobic digestion biogas assets across the U.S., announced that a fund managed by Ares Management’s Infrastructure Opportunities strategy has made a strategic investment to acquire the Company from Edge Natural Resources. The investment from Ares, a leading infrastructure investor with approximately […]
