In Malaysia, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), Enilive S.p.A (a company directly controlled by Eni S.p.A.), and Euglena Co., Ltd. (Euglena) have reached the final investment decision (FID) to develop a biorefinery which will be located within PETRONAS’ Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC), Johor, Malaysia. The three companies will establish a joint venture company in Malaysia to […]
In Illinois, building on their success developing a cleaner way to make valuable organic acids, researchers from the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) have pushed one product closer to commercialization with a major upgrade in yield. A CABBI team from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Princeton University re-engineered the metabolism of […]
In Illinois, a team of agricultural economists, environmental scientists and policy experts envisions a path toward a carbon-neutral agricultural future by expanding the reach of policies designed to promote low-carbon biofuels for transportation and aviation. In a new paper in the journal Science, the researchers propose policies that would reward farmers for adopting “climate-smart” practices […]
In Finland, the Helsinki Times newspaper reports UPM, Neste and St1 are moving forward with their plans to jointly produce sustainable aviation fuels from wood residues, with UPM’s Lappeenranta facility preparing to start production by refining the renewable diesel it currently produces from crude tall oil. Currently, they are waiting on ASTM approval for crude […]
In the UK, InsiderMedia reports Associated British Foods has told the government that it will begin shutting down Vivergo Fuels on Monday, August 18, if an agreement hasn’t been reached that will ensure its economic viability in face of the new trade deal with the US. Meld Energy, who has signed a letter of intent […]
In Finland, Gasum and Finnish shipping company Wasaline have agreed that Gasum will provide only liquefied biogas (bio-LNG) to Wasaline’s vessel Aurora Botnia going forward. The vessel transports passengers and freight daily across the Baltic Sea between the port of Vaasa in Finland and the port of Umeå in Sweden. This move to using only […]
In Canada, the Farms and Fuels Alliance applauded the Ontario government’s decision to introduce Canadian content requirements to ethanol, a critical move that will strengthen the province’s agricultural sector, secure thousands of Ontario jobs, and ensure a continued sustainable environmental future due to Canada’s homegrown biofuel industry. “We’re pleased that Ontario has recognized the vital […]
In Spain, ENSO has obtained 165 million euros of funding for the development of two newly built biomass plants in Spain, which will supply thermal and electrical energy to two large industrial customers under long-term supply contracts. These are the decarbonization projects of the agricultural cooperative of ACOR located in Olmedo and that of the […]
In Maryland, BTS Bioenergy recently opened the Maryland Organics Recovery Center (MORC), a new satellite facility to its flagship anaerobic digestion (AD) facility, Maryland Bioenergy Center (MBC). This strategic expansion is designed to meet the growing demand from food distribution centers for a cost-effective and logistically streamlined way to manage large volumes of inedible, expired, […]
In Australia, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed A$44.9 million to Calix to build a novel demonstration plant using its Zero Emissions Steel Technology (ZESTY). Powered by renewable electricity and hydrogen, the plant will aim to produce up to 30,000 metric tons of low-carbon hydrogen direct reduced iron (HDRI) and hot briquetted iron […]
