In India, the Aemetis plant in India received approval from the local Pollution Control Board (PCB) to restart the production of biodiesel and refined glycerin, enabling the company to fulfill allocations issued by government-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) and other customers. The company received official notice from the PCB on Saturday, February 22, 2025, allowing […]
In the UK, the overarching aim of the HyLion network is to establish a transnational, European end-to-end supply chain for CO2-reduced hydrogen and e-methanol. The plan is to produce e-methanol in Scotland and supply it for various applications in the UK and Europe – including Germany. The management and IT consultancy MHP provides strategic and […]
In Hong Kong, Chimbusco Pan Nation (CPN) has successfully completed the largest single B24 biofuel delivery in Hong Kong, supplying 5,500MT of B24-LSFO to the vessel XIN LOS ANGELES on February 19, 2025. This is also the largest biofuel delivery amongst all Chinese ports. Since 2021, CPN has established a dedicated taskforce to conduct research […]
In Austria, Bright Renewables will build a carbon capture and CO2 liquefaction system for EnergieWerk Ilg GmbH in Dornbirn, Austria. Carbon dioxide (CO2) from the waste gas of EnergieWerk’s wood-fired power plant will be captured and liquefied for a wide range of industrial uses. The system is to be commissioned at the end of July […]
In Brazil, a new enzyme class discovered in Brazilian soil represents one of the main advances in recent decades in the field of sustainable production of energy and chemicals. This enzyme is capable of accelerating the cellulose breakdown, a critical process in the production of bioenergy and biochemicals. This discovery, published in the journal Nature, […]
In Washington, late on Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it would uphold the current April 28, 2025, implementation date for allowing E15 year-round in several Midwestern states. The EPA announcement also noted that important negotiations on a legislative solution permanently allowing year-round E15 nationwide are ongoing in Congress. RFA encourages supporters of year-round access to […]
In the UK, Sainsbury’s is set to revolutionize its logistics to transform food waste into fuel for a number of its HGV trucks. From March, the pioneering initiative will see biofuel produced directly from Sainsbury’s food waste power 30 trucks at its Emerald Park distribution center, half the site’s fleet. This will save over 3,000 […]
In Luxembourg, European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Rotterdam (Netherlands) has arrested two suspects for their role in a customs fraud scheme involving biodiesel imports, with an estimated damage of over €60 million. They allegedly imported biodiesel of US origin into the EU while falsely declaring its origin. The two suspects had been in pre-trial […]
In Kenya, the first ISCC EU low ILUC (indirect land-use change) certificate was awarded to Janari Farms, serving as the farmers’ aggregator for Italy’s energy company Eni SpA in Kenya, for the production of castor beans to be used as agri-feedstock in the production of biofuels. At Janari Farms, farmers have cultivated castor on severely degraded […]
In the UK, Royal Air Force has trialed the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil to support current capabilities. The trial, which was called Project ESTER and took place at RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire, was conducted by squadrons of the RAF’s Support Force. Five vehicles from 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron used hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as fuel […]
