In Missouri, the United States is the world’s largest producer and exporter of corn, and corn farmers are bolstering the U.S. economy and building strong communities, according to a new study released by the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA). Corn grower leaders say they could make an even bigger contribution to the U.S. economy through […]
In France, Axens, in collaboration with IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) and SMS group, has successfully homologated the CarboverseoTM technology. This innovative reverse water-gas shift process, which converts CO2 into CO, is now live and ready to revolutionize the e-fuel industry by providing a robust and scalable solution for transforming CO2 into valuable products. The CarboverseoTM […]
In Michigan, Woodchuck has raised $3.75 million in seed funding led by an investor syndicate headed by Mason Fink. Additional partners include NorthStar Clean Energy, a CMS Energy company, Alloy Partners (formerly High Alpha Innovation) and Beckett Industries. Woodchuck has also been actively supporting disaster recovery efforts after a major ice storm hit northern Michigan, […]
In Congo, Eni inaugurated in Loudima, in the central-southern part of the Republic of the Congo, the first vegetable oil extraction plant in the country. The production will be destined to Enilive’s biorefineries, where it will be transformed into biofuel to help decarbonize transport sectors, as part of Eni’s sustainable mobility strategy. With the launch […]
In Illinois, a research lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has achieved another milestone using light-driven enzymatic reactions to convert simple biological building blocks into valuable chemicals. The researchers, part of the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), developed a clean, efficient way to make complex chemicals called chiral ketones through photocatalysis […]
In Virginia, NATSO, representing truck stops and travel centers, American Trucking Associations (ATA), Association of American Railroads (AAR), National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), National Energy & Fuels Institute, Sustainable Advanced Biofuel Refiners (SABR), and SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, commended the Senate Finance Committee for its tax reform package that would establish equal tax […]
In China, Marubeni Corporation has concluded a strategic partnership agreement in the marine fuel business with SINOPEC FUEL OIL SALES CO., LTD., a subsidiary of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec Group), China’s largest state-owned energy and chemical company specializing in marine fuels. Marubeni began collaborating with SINOPEC FUEL OIL in the marine fuel business […]
In Germany, Lufthansa Group is introducing an Environmental Cost Surcharge. The surcharge is intended to cover part of the steadily rising additional costs due to regulatory environmental requirements. These include the statutory blending quota of initially two percent for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for departures from European Union (EU) countries from January 1, 2025, adjustments […]
In the UK, enfinium has signed a three-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with ENGIE, a global leader in low-carbon energy and services, to provide reliable, homegrown electricity from its latest facility in Leeds. Under the agreement, enfinium’s Skelton Grange facility will supply around 390 GWh of electricity per year over a three-year period from 2025, […]
In Texas, XCF Global, Inc. and Continual Renewable Ventures Pty. Ltd. signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding that seeks to launch New Rise Australia Pty. Ltd., a venture dedicated to the development and commercialization of synthetic aviation fuel projects across Australia. New Rise AU is expected to operate under a licensing agreement that leverages XCF’s […]
