In the UK, DP World UK launched a unique Low Carbon Truck Program Trial, providing UK HGV fleet owners an opportunity to trial Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), a cleaner, renewable diesel alternative. In partnership with leading renewable fuel providers, the program supports businesses in making tangible progress on their sustainability journeys. Under the scheme, fleet […]
In Singapore, the Maritime and Port Authority released a circular to inform the shipping community that the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), at its 83rd session, approved Interim guidance on the carriage of blends of biofuels and MARPOL Annex I cargoes by conventional bunker ships (MEPC.1/Circ.917). MEPC.1/Circ.917 sets out that conventional bunker […]
In Brazil, AMAGGI and Inpasa confirm the agreement for the creation of a joint venture aimed at the construction of at least three plants for the manufacture of corn ethanol in the state of Mato Grosso. The investment will represent another advance in the expansion plan of companies, focusing on the industrialization of commodities and […]
In Japan, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation has signed a loan agreement amounting to up to JPY60 billion, of which JBIC’s portion is JPY36 billion, with Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC), a government financial institution in India, taking the opportunity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Japan. The loan is based on the […]
In Uruguay, Honeywell announced that Syzygy Plasmonics will use Honeywell UOP Fischer-Tropsch (FT) UnicrackingTM technology to make sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from dairy waste and renewable energy at the world’s first electrified biogas-to-SAF facility. Syzygy’s modular commercial plant, NovaSAF-1, located in Duranzo, Uruguay, is expected to produce more than 350,000 gallons of SAF per year. […]
In Hawaii, Hawaiian Airlines announced it will be incorporating sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on flights between Osaka, Japan, and Honolulu, Hawai‘i under a sales agreement between parent company Alaska Air Group Inc., and Cosmo Oil Marketing Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Cosmo Energy Holdings Co., Ltd. Fuel deliveries beginning this month at Kansai International Airport […]
In Sweden, Söderenergi is now taking a historic step in climate work and reserves the very first negative emissions from its planned bio-CCS facility for AstraZeneca. Starting in 2030, South Energy will have the capacity to permanently separate up to 500 000 tons of biogenic carbon dioxide from Igelstaverket in Södertälje. Söderenergi is currently working […]
In the UK, Aston University research has shown the way forward for making renewable hydrogen and propane fuel gases from glycerol. An organic compound, glycerol is produced mainly from fats and oils and is often used in health and beauty products. With crude glycerol from biodiesel production plants cheap and abundant the researchers have explored […]
In India, the Hindu Business Line reports the Supreme Court has thrown out a case brought by a complainant who is demanding the government ensure availability of ethanol-free gas at the pump to ensure consumers have a choice if they believe E20 will damage their vehicles. The lawyer representing the government said the case brought […]
In Nebraska, Green Plains Inc. has entered into an asset purchase agreement with POET to sell its Rives, Tennessee based ethanol plant for $190 million in cash, inclusive of an estimated $20 million of working capital, to be adjusted at closing. Proceeds from the sale will be utilized to retire the junior mezzanine debt due […]
