In Oregon, Columbia Riverkeeper, the Northwest Environmental Defense Center, and two local residents sued the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for issuing a water quality permit for the proposed NEXT refinery located adjacent to the Columbia River Estuary. If built, the non-conventional diesel refinery would fill over 100 acres of wetlands and discharge harmful […]
In Kansas, Conestoga Energy announced the successful completion of drilling operations for its first Class VI well designed for carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS). The well, located near the Company’s Bonanza BioEnergy ethanol plant in Garden City, Kansas, will serve as the cornerstone of Conestoga’s initiative to permanently store carbon dioxide emissions generated during […]
In Colorado, Gevo, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Agri-Energy, LLC to A.E. Innovation, LLC for $7 million. The transaction includes Agri’s 18-million-gallon-per-year ethanol-production facility located in Luverne, Minnesota. Gevo will retain ownership of certain isobutanol-production-related assets and a portion of the vacant land at the site for future use. With these […]
In Washington, the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA) announced the go-live of SAFc Connect, a secure online platform to help connect corporate buyers with sustainable aviation fuel certificate (SAFc) providers and accelerate near-term progress in decarbonizing aviation. SAFc Connect gives participants a more flexible pathway to invest in high-integrity, commercially available SAF, and is designed […]
In France, as policy makers look for opportunities to simultaneously bolster energy security and economic competitiveness, biogases – locally produced, low-emissions fuels created from organic waste – are seeing fresh momentum, according to a new IEA special report. The Outlook for Biogases and Biomethane, finds that over 50 new policies have been introduced to support […]
In Italy, Bunkerspot reports Enilive plans to begin supply marine biofuel at the Italian ports of Ravenna and Venice before the end of the year. The fuel from HVO will be available both via bunkering and via trucks to the northern part of the country. The company is currently evaluating the possibility of offering the […]
In Canada, Rektron Group Inc., a global commodity trading group and infrastructure company, with subsidiaries that specialize in trading energy, metals, and energy transition commodities, is pleased to announce the formal launch of its clean energy division, Rektron Nova, as part of its long-term strategy to support the global green energy transition and sustainability-driven markets. […]
In Spain, Magnon, a renewable energy company subsidiary of the Ence group, Power2X and ErasmoPower2X have signed an agreement to explore the development of an e-methanol plant at Magnon’s industrial complex in Puertollano, Ciudad Real. Around 380,000 metric tons of biogenic CO₂ will be captured each year, which is equivalent to the amount of carbon […]
In California, prebiotic Earth was a harsh and unstable environment, characterized by intense heat, active volcanoes and little atmosphere. How, then, did the molecular building blocks of life first form? Among chemists, it’s widely thought that one of these building blocks—a sugar known as ribose, which forms the backbone of RNA—was produced spontaneously. But a […]
In Iowa, the Gazette reports Iowa governor Kim Reynolds is meeting with a diverse group of stakeholders regarding the bill that has been passed by both chambers of the state’s legislature that would regulate hazardous liquid pipelines and other energy infrastructure projects and would restrict the use of eminent domain. The governor has until June […]
