In Indiana, CountryMark, a farmer-owned cooperative that operates in oil production, refining and marketing, marked a major milestone with the completion of more than $100M in refinery upgrades that will improve its diesel fuel quality and increase its diesel fuel production capabilities. CountryMark’s refinery investments utilize ISO dewaxing and co-processing technology. Co-processed renewable diesel is […]
In Belgium, NYK has commenced the continuous use of bio-LNG fuel on its LNG-powered car carriers. The bio-LNG is supplied by Titan Supply B.V. (Titan) at the port of Zeebrugge in Belgium. The first vessel to receive the fuel was Daisy Leader on June 15, and the second was Sumire Leader on July 18. Titan […]
In Canada, the Civil Aviation Decarbonization Organization (CADO), and 4AIR announced a strategic collaboration between their respective Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) registries. The collaboration’s key focus is on interoperability to enhance data integrity, mitigate double issuance risks, and facilitate efficient cross-registry SAF certificate handling between commercial and business aviation. The collaboration between the CADO SAF Registry […]
In Georgia, Bloomberg reports that LanzaJet plans to open its delayed $200 million ethanol-to-jet facility in September. Equipment issues forced the late start that was meant for last year after it imported Brazilian ethanol to pilot its SAF production. But it expected to be fully operational before the end of the third quarter. Using imported […]
In Cambodia, the Kampuchea Thmey Daily newspaper the Xingtai Shunhe Biotechnology Co., Ltd. from Hebei Province, China, have expressed their interest in investing in clean energy and renewable energy to help improve energy security and ensure reduced environmental impacts in Cambodia. The investment objective was discussed during a meeting between the Secretary General of the […]
In Germany, ArcelorMittal Europe recently announced that, regrettably, it cannot proceed with its previously announced DRI and EAF plans for the decarbonization of its flat steelmaking sites in Bremen and Eisenhüttenstadt. ArcelorMittal had already stated in November 2024 that it was unable to take final investment decisions on constructing new DRI-EAF assets in Europe, given that […]
In Illinois, low carbon fuel policies are intended to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation. However, rigid carbon intensity (CI) accounting procedures in current policies may limit CI responsiveness across candidate sites and facilities. Work published in the journal ACS Sustainable Resource Management by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne examines a hypothetical […]
In Washington, a new study published by the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA) finds that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to cut the Renewable Identification Number (RIN) by 50% for fuels made from foreign feedstocks, as part of its 2026 and 2027 Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs), could stall the growth of the biomass-based diesel (BBD) […]
In Hawaii, Par Pacific Holdings, Inc., Mitsubishi Corporation, and ENEOS Corporation announced the signing of definitive agreements to establish Hawaii Renewables, LLC a joint venture to produce renewable fuels at Par Pacific’s refinery in Kapolei Hawaii. Mitsubishi and ENEOS will form Alohi Renewable Energy, LLC, which will acquire a 36.5% equity stake in Hawaii Renewables […]
In the UK, passengers are a step closer to greener flights as the Aviation Minister announced the 17 cutting-edge UK companies that will share £63 million to accelerate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production. The boost will support around 1,400 jobs and secure Britain’s position as the global leader in the green aviation market – critical […]
