In Illinois, wet wastes, including food waste and biomass, are promising candidates for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production due to their triglyceride content, which can be converted into biocrude via hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL). SAF precursors must meet criteria derived from conventional fuels (e.g., Jet A), including complete oxygen removal to prevent jet engine corrosion and […]
In Washington, Clean Fuels Alliance America thanked Sens. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) for examining the Renewable Fuels for Ocean-Going Vessels Act (S. 881) in a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing. The bipartisan bill – introduced in March by Ricketts and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) – would open new markets […]
In the UK, USA BioEnergy has selected Johnson Matthey (JM) and Honeywell to provide their industry-leading process technologies to USA BioEnergy to produce synthetic paraffinic kerosene (SPK) at its Bon Wier, Texas biorefinery. JM/bp’s award-winning FT CANS technology and Honeywell UOP’s FT Unicracking process technology, which both use the Fischer Tropsch pathway, will be deployed […]
In Indonesia, Princeton Digital Group (PDG), Asia Pacific’s leading data center provider, announced a strategic partnership with Pertamina Patra Niaga to roll out Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as a replacement for diesel fuel across its Indonesian operations. This milestone marks a significant step in PDG’s commitment to reducing its Scope 1 carbon footprint and advancing […]
In Sweden, St1 Biokraft inaugurated its new flagship plant in Mönsterås, Kalmar County on Wednesday. The plant is the company’s 13th facility and has an annual production capacity of approximately 138 GWh of liquefied biogas (LBG), making it one of the largest in Sweden. St1 Biokraft Mönsterås is a large-scale biogas plant that, at full […]
In Washington state, a new report from the state’s Department of Enterprise Services shows that during 2024, state agencies, including universities, bought just under 1.55 million gallons of biodiesel, representing 8.45% of all fuel purchased to power diesel vehicles, vessels, equipment, and fire boilers to heat and power facilities in Washington. This is a 1.04% […]
In Japan, NTT DATA Corporation will start considering the joint development of FATHOPES ENERGY HOLDING PTE LTD and the Waste Oil Collection Support Application in Malaysia to expand the spread of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). This application aims to solve the problems in the procurement of raw materials for SAF by enabling waste food oil […]
In Brazil, the Biofuel Supply Notebook was launched, an integral part of the Ten-Year Energy Expansion Plan (PDE) 2035. The study, prepared by the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), in partnership with the Energy Research Company (EPE), presents detailed projections on the evolution of the supply and demand of biofuels in Brazil, considering the […]
In Japan, Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsubishi Chemical have established a limited liability partnership (LLP) to achieve carbon neutrality and production capacity optimization targeting 2030 with respect to the two ethylene manufacturing facilities in total owned by the three companies in western Japan, and will accelerate relevant studies. The three companies have advanced discussions […]
In China, camelina sativa, also known as false-flax, is gaining attention as a biofuel crop due to its potential for aviation fuel production and minimal agricultural input requirements. However, the genetic foundation of this species has been underexplored. Despite its ancient cultivation history, Camelina’s relatively low genetic diversity has hindered breeding programs aimed at improving […]
