In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Friday a major step forward to strengthen American energy security and support American farmers by proposing Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volume requirements for 2026 and 2027. This action represents a critical and much-needed step in the evolution of this program. This is the 20th anniversary […]
In Germany, GreenSinnergy GmbH and Axens have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects in Argentina and across Latin America. This strategic collaboration aims to leverage Axens’s advanced technologies and GreenSinnergy’s project leadership to address the growing demand for sustainable energy solutions in the aviation sector, […]
In Australia, Incat Crowther has been commissioned by Los Angeles operator Catalina Express to design a new low-emission, renewable diesel-powered passenger ferry. The new ferry will form part of the Port of Los Angeles’ $31 million Los Angeles Marine Emission Reduction (LA MER) project, funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Catalina Express was […]
In Italy, Elevion Group and AB signed a framework agreement for the construction and maintenance of five biogas to biomethane upgrading plants in Veneto, Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy. The project is expected to have a significant environmental impact, with an estimated saving of 50,000 tons of CO₂ equivalent per year. Biomethane is a renewable energy source […]
In Iowa, state and local leaders along with company leaders at Chevron Corporation celebrated the grand opening of the Ames Technology Center recently on the Chevron Renewable Energy Group (CREG) Campus. The 45,000 square foot facility, which sits on the Chevron Campus in Ames, Iowa, will expand the company’s lower carbon fuels technology development and […]
In the UK, in what is believed to be an industry first, UK-based bunker operator John H. Whitaker (Tankers) Limited has secured chemical certification from Lloyd’s Register (LR) on behalf of the Isle of Man Flag Administration for its tanker Whitchampion to load, carry and blend Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME B100) onboard under IBC […]
In Washington, American Biogas Council (ABC) has released new data showing, on a state-by-state basis, the energy production and waste recycling benefits that a full build-out of potential biogas systems could provide. The data — provided via an interactive map — includes the number of existing and potential biogas operations in each state, the current […]
In Scotland, Scotland’s biotechnology sector is celebrating a major milestone with the launch of the nation’s first open-access 300-liter fermenter – a state-of-the-art piece of equipment that will support early-stage companies to develop bio-based products at scale Located at FlexBIO, the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre’s (IBioIC) scale-up facility at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, installation of […]
In South Korea, in a recent breakthrough, a research team from the Hanyang University ERICA campus in South Korea, has developed a new type of tunable electrocatalyst using B-doped cobalt phosphide (CoP) nanosheets. Their study was published in the journal Small on March 19, 2025. The researchers used an innovative strategy to create these materials, […]
In Iowa, Gov. Kim Reynolds has vetoed House File 639 that sought to limit the use of eminent domain for pipeline projects because she says the way the bill was written, it would also kill projects like the one under development by Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy that rely solely on voluntary easements. She says she […]
