Author Archive: Meghan Sapp

rss feed

Growth Energy and RFA present SRE case oral arguments at Supreme Court

Growth Energy and RFA present SRE case oral arguments at Supreme Court

March 25, 2025 |

In Washington, American renewable fuels industry presented oral arguments to the U.S. Supreme Court in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) v. Calumet Shreveport Refining, LLC, et al., a case that addresses where challenges to small refinery exemptions (SREs) decisions under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) can be brought. Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) […]

Read More

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical building methanol demo plant using CO2 and industrial byproduct gases

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical building methanol demo plant using CO2 and industrial byproduct gases

March 24, 2025 |

In Japan, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company has commenced construction of a methanol production demonstration facility within its Mizushima Plant. The facility will utilize diverse gases, including CO2 and industrial by-product gases as raw materials. The construction of the Demonstration Facility aligns with the objectives outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding signed with JFE Steel Corporation […]

Read More

Farnborough Airport secures 12.5M liters of SAF from Hydrogen Refinery

Farnborough Airport secures 12.5M liters of SAF from Hydrogen Refinery

March 24, 2025 |

In the UK, Farnborough Airport has signed a deal with Hydrogen Refinery for 12.5 million liters or 10,000 metric tons per annum of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) produced locally from waste. Farnborough Airport is already one of the largest single-site suppliers of SAF to the business aviation community, having sold over 2 million liters of […]

Read More

Braskem Siam teams with Mitr Phol Bio Fuel to produce bio-ethylene

Braskem Siam teams with Mitr Phol Bio Fuel to produce bio-ethylene

March 24, 2025 |

In Thailand, Braskem Siam and Braskem has signed a Letter of Intent with Mitr Phol Bio Fuel, part of the Mitr Phol Group to supply agricultural based ethanol for the production of bio-ethylene. Braskem Siam will produce bio-ethylene for SCGC, which will use it as feedstock to produce bio-based Polyethylene (bio-PE) that has a negative […]

Read More

Signature Aviation offers SAF as six more European airports

Signature Aviation offers SAF as six more European airports

March 24, 2025 |

In the UK, Signature Aviation announced the expansion of its blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offering at six new locations across Europe following multiple blended SAF supply agreements.   SAF will be available in 2025 at these Signature locations: ·      East Midlands Airport (EMA)       ·      Aéroport Paris Le Bourget (LBG ) ·      Gatwick Airport (LGW)     […]

Read More

Swedish hydrogen gas storage pilot completed with up to 40% cost reductions

Swedish hydrogen gas storage pilot completed with up to 40% cost reductions

March 24, 2025 |

In Sweden, HYBRIT’s pilot project for hydrogen gas storage has now been completed and reported to the Swedish Energy Agency. The results show that it is technically possible to store fossil-free hydrogen gas for producing fossil-free iron and steel on an industrial scale. This can also reduce the variable operating costs of hydrogen production by […]

Read More

Indonesia investing $1.16B in ethanol to support B50 plans

Indonesia investing $1.16B in ethanol to support B50 plans

March 24, 2025 |

In Indonesia, the Indonesian Business Post reports that for the country to reach its B50 ambitions in 2026, it will need 2.3 million metric tons of ethanol compared to just the 300,000 tons that is produced domestically. To try to reduce the level of imports required and boost the domestic production, the government is looking […]

Read More

Brazilian E30 trials successful

Brazilian E30 trials successful

March 24, 2025 |

In Brazil, Reuters reports that the minister of mines and energy believes that by boosting ethanol blending with gasoline to 30% would make the country self-sufficient in gasoline for the first time since 2010. The ministry has been undergoing tests to see how E30 would behave in gasoline engines compared to the 27% currently blended, […]

Read More

University of Michigan researchers treat wastewater while capturing CO2 and byproducts

University of Michigan researchers treat wastewater while capturing CO2 and byproducts

March 24, 2025 |

In Michigan, a team of researchers from the University of Michigan is working on a new way to treat that wastewater while capturing CO₂ and creating useful products, like green fuels and chemicals. When biodiesel is made, fats from things like vegetable oil, animal fat, or used cooking grease are turned into fuel through a […]

Read More

Biofuels industries in US and Canada winding down in light of Trump policies

Biofuels industries in US and Canada winding down in light of Trump policies

March 24, 2025 |

In Washington, Reuters reports biofuel producers in both the US and Canada are concerned about the trade implications of US President Trump’s wavering views on tariffs, so have dialed back production in response to stave off potential problems at the border later on. Some analysts expect to see “painful” retraction in both biodiesel and renewable […]

Read More

}