In Finland, Neste and United Airlines have expanded their existing partnership to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to three new major airports in the United States. The new agreement makes United the first commercial airline to purchase SAF for use on flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) […]
In Germany, scientists wondered how do you turn toxic waste into fuel? Ask the microbe. A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, together with a colleague from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, experimentally demonstrates the molecular tricks used by the gas-converting microbe Clostridium autoethanogenum to […]
In Washington, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, joined by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to preserve a long-standing rule that helps ethanol producers earn clean-energy tax credits for capturing and storing carbon. EPA recently proposed to eliminate key parts of its national greenhouse-gas reporting system to cut bureaucratic […]
In the UK, ReFuels N.V has commenced construction of a public access refueling station at Magor, South Wales. The new station, owned and operated by CNG Fuels, is strategically located near the M4 motorway, providing direct access to key routes for efficient east–west freight between London, South Wales and the Midlands. The site is close […]
In France, Axens ensures Eurecat’s continued support for all customers in the global catalyst market, including both Axens and Ketjen. Pending regulatory approval, Axens will become the sole owner of the company after the acquisition of Ketjen shares. Eurecat is a world-leading services provider for regeneration, rejuvenation, recycling of spent catalysts (circularity) along with ex-situ […]
In Belgium, Belgium-based Turkish technology company SynPet Technologies announced the construction of its first commercial recycling plant in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges. The €300 million investment follows thirteen years of research and development into a greener and more cost-efficient form of plastic recycling, capable of processing waste that cannot be recycled with current methods such […]
In China, Metal.com reports China’s first offshore hydrogen-ammonia-methanol project in the waters off of Yantai produced its first green methanol in October, demonstrating the production-storage-transportation-utilization chain. The facility is off-grid, powered entirely by wind and solar, achieving a breakthrough in direct seawater electrolysis for hydrogen production that produces 5 metric tons of green hydrogen per […]
In Indonesia, Palm Oil Magazine reports the country’s competition commission is concerned the government’s plans to boost biodiesel blending to 50% will create unfair competition and impact the price of fresh fruit bunches. With Malaysia at the ready to step in and supply palm oil if the Indonesia’s blending program is too strict, the commission […]
In Egypt, the Egypt Independent newspaper reports the Prime Minister inaugurated the $4 million “Kemet for Integrated Industries” ethanol plant in Sokhna Industrial Zone of the Suez Canal Economic Zone last Sunday. The facility will use sugarcane and beet molasses feedstock to produce 2 million liters of ethanol per year. The ethanol, which will be […]
In Mississippi, the Natchez Democrat newspaper reports Velocys has pulled out of its planned biofuels facility as it pivots towards Europe, following a buyout last year that saved it from bankruptcy. The company invested $2.2 million towards a levy project as part of its project evaluation process, which led to the total $7 million investment, […]
