In China, the General Administration of Customs on August 26 detailed efforts to expand green fuel trade by aligning inspections, port controls and export procedures with international market requirements. Customs cited International Maritime Organization rules, EU shipping carbon charges and fuel regulations as drivers of green methanol demand. At Shanghai Port, electronic declarations, AI video […]
In China, Zhejiang Province’s first methanol direct propulsion inland container ship, Dingli Ji 001, entered service August 20 at Haining’s Xingguang terminal on Jiaxing’s canal network linking inland ports with Hangzhou Bay. The 64 TEU vessel burns methanol directly and has a range of up to 1,000 kilometers, sufficient for major inland container routes. It […]
In China, the Ministry of Transport is expanding its Global Sustainable Transport Certification, or GSTC, system for green marine fuels, with applications across methanol and ammonia projects and new certification efforts in Shanghai and Hong Kong. The China International Sustainable Transport Innovation and Knowledge Center, a research and standards body under the ministry, developed GSTC […]
In China, Ningbo-Zhoushan Port supplied 5,493 tons of green methanol to the COSCO Shipping Libra at Meidong Terminal on August 23 fueling with the new dedicated methanol bunker vessel China Fuel Green Energy 85 as simultaneous cargo operations were underway. The China Fuel Green Energy 85, an IMO Type 2 chemical tanker, just entered service […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production averaged 1.112 million barrels per day, up 23,000 barrels from the previous week and 42,000 from a year earlier, supporting domestic corn demand. Ethanol stocks rose to 25.206 million barrels, their highest level since early May, increasing 85,000 barrels week over week […]
In Illinois, Progressive Farmer reports John Deere is expanding field testing of its E98-powered 8R tractor as it moves toward a potential commercial launch in four to five years. Four prototypes are currently operating in the United States, with additional testing planned in Nebraska and Illinois following successful 17-hour workdays in Kentucky. The 9.0-liter engine […]
In Washington, RFD TV reports Valero Energy expects tight supplies of biomass-based diesel Renewable Identification Numbers could keep D4 RIN values elevated into 2027. The company estimates the existing credit bank could be depleted between late 2026 and mid-2027 because domestic biomass-based diesel production may fall short of federal obligations. Imports may not quickly close […]
In Poland, Galia Green Power has signed a financing agreement for PLN 376 million with a consortium of banks comprising PKO Bank Polski, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego and mBank. It is one of the largest financing transactions for biogas and biomethane projects in Poland in recent years. It covers acquisitions of biogas plants and development investments, […]
In France, EnviTec is currently implementing two projects for long-standing customers: the conversion of the “Biowatt” plant in Brittany into a biomethane upgrading facility, and the construction of the new “Valoverte” biomethane plant in south-west France. At Biowatt, in future, the biomethane produced will be fed into the network of the French grid operator NaTran. […]
In Egypt, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid held talks with representatives of Italian companies Proger and Draxil on the latest developments in an investment project to produce second-generation bioethanol using bagasse generated from sugarcane processing, with targeted investments of around $278 million. The meeting reviewed the latest technical and implementation developments of […]
