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Vietnam to mandate E10 at the pump in effort to ease US trade gap with more ethanol

Vietnam to mandate E10 at the pump in effort to ease US trade gap with more ethanol

September 4, 2025 |

In Vietnam, Reuters reports that in a major win for US ethanol industry, the Asian country has decided to mandate 10% ethanol blended fuel at the pump. The move is an effort to close it’s significant trade gap with the US, which could lead to 800,000 cubic meters of ethanol imports to supply what its […]

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China moving forward with SAF with new production and alliance

China moving forward with SAF with new production and alliance

September 4, 2025 |

In China, China Aviation Oil Group and Zhejiang Jiaao Environmental Protection recently held the signing ceremony of the SAF cooperation project capital increase and stock expansion agreement in Lianyungang. China Aviation Oil has actively carried out technical research and development, marketing, standard setting, supply chain construction and other work in the SAF industry chain, and […]

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PORR develops CO2 storage cycle path with biochar in “green” asphalt

PORR develops CO2 storage cycle path with biochar in “green” asphalt

September 4, 2025 |

In Austria, PORR has developed a CO2 storage cycle path in Burgenland. Optimised mixing processes are an essential part of the new PORR ESG strategy. With the use of recycled materials and the reduction of production temperatures, they contribute to CO2 reduction in construction projects. The CO 2 storage bike path in the municipality of […]

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Researchers get close to 2G ethanol with oilcane

Researchers get close to 2G ethanol with oilcane

September 4, 2025 |

In Illinois, in collaboration with other Bioenergy Research Centers (BRCs), researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) are developing industrially feasible techniques for second-generation biofuel production from oilcane, an oil-rich variety of sugarcane, to help meet our growing societal demand for fuels. In a traditional biorefinery, sugarcane is used as a […]

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California Senate votes 39–0 on E15 with bill headed to governor for signature

California Senate votes 39–0 on E15 with bill headed to governor for signature

September 4, 2025 |

In California, lower-cost E15 is now just one step away from becoming a legal fuel in California, as the state Senate voted 39–0 on Wednesday to pass Assembly Bill 30. The bill, which would legalize E15 immediately upon the governor’s signature, now heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk for final approval. California is the only […]

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Shell drops Rotterdam biorefinery project for good

Shell drops Rotterdam biorefinery project for good

September 3, 2025 |

In the Netherlands, Shell Nederland Raffinaderij B.V has decided not to restart construction of its planned biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park in Rotterdam, which began in 2022. Following an in-depth commercial and technical evaluation to reassess the project’s competitiveness, Shell will no longer proceed with the project.  Machteld de Haan, Shell’s […]

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LanzaTech launches palm oil alternative-based SAF pathway developed with Fraunhofer and Mibelle

LanzaTech launches palm oil alternative-based SAF pathway developed with Fraunhofer and Mibelle

September 3, 2025 |

In Illinois, LanzaTech Global, Inc. announced an innovative advancement with the potential to transform global sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production. Having successfully commercialized its technology to produce ethanol for SAF via the Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) process, the team’s breakthrough expands LanzaTech’s capability for producing SAF via the Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA) pathway. This groundbreaking […]

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BTG Bioliquids teams with NanosTech to produce advanced drop-in biofuels

BTG Bioliquids teams with NanosTech to produce advanced drop-in biofuels

September 3, 2025 |

In the Netherlands, BTG Bioliquids BV and NanosTech Technology & Innovations Ltd. (NanosTech) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deliver a fully integrated solution to produce advanced, drop-in biofuels. The partnership combines BTL’s proven fast pyrolysis technology, which converts sustainable biomass into bio-oil, with NanosTech’s proprietary Aquaprocessing (AQP) platform, which upgrades even the […]

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Scottish council awards Bio Capital with food waste contract for biogas plant

Scottish council awards Bio Capital with food waste contract for biogas plant

September 3, 2025 |

In the UK, Bio Capital has been awarded a new contract by Inverclyde Council through the Scottish Excel Framework for the collection and processing of food waste. Under the terms of the contract, Bio Capital’s facility in Cumbernauld, near Glasgow, will manage the collection and processing of up to 1600 tpy of food waste. The […]

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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners invets in Finland’s largest industrial biogas plant

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners invets in Finland’s largest industrial biogas plant

September 3, 2025 |

In Finland, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its CI Advanced Bioenergy Fund I (CI ABF I), has taken final investment decision (FID) on what will be Finland’s largest industrial biogas plant, Nivalan Biokaasu. The investment in Nivalan Biokaasu is CI ABF I’s third investment, and the first outside of Denmark. CI ABF I is thus […]

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