In Massachusetts, a new report from Clean Air Task Force (CATF) finds that directing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to a small number of high-impact airports, rather than spreading it across the aviation network, could significantly increase the fuel’s climate and public health benefits while global supply continues to build. The report, Maximizing the Climate Co-Benefits […]
In Pennsylvania, researchers in the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences are working with the entrepreneur behind the proposed startup of an innovative woody biomass-to-energy facility planned for north central Pennsylvania to determine if the planned operation will be sustainable and ecologically sound. Woodland Biomass Innovations is developing a proposed operation that promises to convert […]
In France, Tara Ocean Foundation, a French foundation dedicated to ocean conservation, will embark on the Tara Polaris 1 scientific expedition to the Arctic to continue its work of monitoring climate change and researching its impact on the ocean. The Tara Polar Station, the foundation’s drifting laboratory and observatory station, will be at sea for […]
In India, Outlook India reports the country’s Food Corporation of India supplied 6.35 million metric tons of rice to ethanol producers between June 2025 and June 2026 at prices nearly 40% below its average procurement cost, according to a government statement. The rice, valued at $1.5 billion, was sold under the Open Market Sale Scheme […]
In Massachusetts, the Martha’s Vineyard Times newspaper reports the Steamship Authority has restarted its pilot program using RD99 renewable diesel to fuel its largest ferry, the Island Home, after supply constraints delayed the project. The ferry operator approved an unbudgeted $165,000 purchase of 200,000 gallons of fuel for use through the end of 2026. While […]
In California, Inside Climate News reports workers at Marathon Petroleum’s Martinez renewable fuels refinery remain locked out after striking over contract terms they say contribute to unsafe working conditions, including understaffing and excessive overtime. The dispute follows a 2023 refinery fire that seriously injured an employee during startup of a renewable diesel processing unit, prompting […]
In New Zealand, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), the world’s largest battery manufacturer, has entered into a strategic investment partnership with CarbonScape Ltd., a New Zealand-founded developer of sustainable bio-based graphite materials for battery applications. The collaboration combines CarbonScape’s innovative biographite technology with CATL’s extensive experience in industrialization, manufacturing excellence, and large-scale deployment. The […]
In New York state, ethanol is an alcohol used in a vast number of industrial and household applications. When dehydrogenated—in this case, stripped of some of its hydrogen atoms—it yields another important compound: acetaldehyde, which is used to make resins, dyes, perfumes and synthetic flavors, among many other products. But currently available catalysts for ethanol […]
In California, Growth Energy applauded the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for proposing regulations required to fully implement the state legislature’s approval of E15, a fuel made with 15% American ethanol that can be used in 96% of all cars on the road today. The proposed rule would establish the technical standards necessary to bring E15 to California’s fuel pumps, […]
In Pennsylvania, Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits and Braskem announced an innovative bio-acetone production platform for the corn-ethanol industry that enables producers to generate a new coproduct alongside ethanol. Combining LBDS’ proprietary fermentation technology with Braskem’s bio-acetone recovery process, the solution creates a new revenue stream for biorefineries while maintaining ethanol production performance and providing […]
