In India, PSU Watch reports the government is looking seriously at the opportunities provided by sustainable aviation fuel and as such is in the early stages of drafting a SAF policy. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation plans to reach out to industry as well as to other ministries to get input into the policy, […]
In India, the ANI news agency reports Prime Minister Modi has inaugurated the world’s first ethanol plant that uses bamboo as feedstock at Numaligarh Refinery Ltd’s refinery unit in Assam, more than six years after he laid the foundation stone. In addition to ethanol, it also produces high-value industrial chemicals such as green furfural and […]
In France, Reuters report Air Liquide is looking to focus its efforts on its core competencies and as such is looking to offload its 29 biomethane assets that could be worth as much as $585 million. A source said the company is looking to sell all of the facilities to a single buyer but would […]
In the UAE, Zawya news agency reports Lootah Biofuels has launched sustainable aviation fuel supply from imported SAF, making it one of the few SAF suppliers in the region. The imports are meant to kick off supply while it develops its own standalone dedicated facility using used cooking oil and waste-derived fats as feedstock. Engineering […]
In Japan, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has achieved the target performance of over 99.5 vol% ethanol purity at a pilot plant for membrane dehydration systems (MMDS®: Mitsubishi Membrane Dehydration System) installed at MHI’s Nagasaki Carbon Neutral Park within the Nagasaki District Research & Innovation Center, which meets domestic fuel standards. Bioethanol is gaining attention […]
In Texas, Argus has launched a suite of prices for the environmental attributes of biomethane, also known as renewable natural gas, which market participants can use to offset carbon emissions in compliance and voluntary markets. In a market first for North America, the calculated prices bring new transparency to renewable thermal certificates (RTCs) generated from landfill-derived […]
In France, Eiffage and NGE recently jointly signed the contract with SUEZ for the civil engineering of two waste-to-energy plants serving Toulouse and northern Haute-Garonne department. This contract is part of the concession for managing these units awarded to SUEZ and Banque des Territoires by the Decoset Joint Association. The deal is worth a total […]
In Finland, a carbon capture pilot plant came online in June at Metsä Group’s Rauma mill, where the company is testing the capture of pulp mill flue gases in cooperation with the technology company Andritz, the supplier of the pilot plant. Carbon capture is an existing technology, but it has not previously been used for […]
In Germany, as part of an innovation space for bio-based textile research (Biotexfuture) funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), numerous new, ongoing pioneering projects are being presented. Biotexfuture is led by adidas AG and RWTH Aachen University. These include projects on many aspects of the bioeconomy. The ongoing bioPEtex project, […]
In Washington, a new economic study released by the National Corn Growers Association and the Renewable Fuels Association shows that expanding year-round, nationwide consumer access to fuels with a 15% ethanol blend would provide a boon to the American economy, benefiting farmers, communities and consumers alike. The study comes as Congress considers the Nationwide Consumer and […]
