UAE, Lootah Biofuels has launched its smart app for both Android and iOS platforms with an aim to encourage individuals, businesses, and institutions across the UAE to responsibly dispose of used cooking oil (UCO). The move will divert disposal of UCO to the ground and sewerage, which poses environmental and public health risks, converting it […]
In Switzerland, International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its methodology for accounting and reporting the emissions reduction associated with the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by airlines. The publication of the IATA SAF accounting and reporting methodology is a critical step in the preparation of the IATA SAF Registry which is scheduled to launch in […]
In Wisconsin, a multi-institution research team led by the University of Wisconsin–Madison received $5.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to develop a novel approach to cut synthetic nitrogen fertilizer use in two key crops for U.S. ethanol production – corn and sorghum. The UW-led project was one […]
In Ohio, Tadd Nicholson, Executive Director of Ohio Corn & Wheat, issued the following statement regarding Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s letter to the EPA to delay E15 expansion. “We are disappointed by Governor DeWine’s decision to delay the expansion of E15 in Ohio. This expansion would have provided immediate benefits to consumers and growers in […]
In Oklahoma, Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT) has signed a Master License Agreement with Highbury Energy Inc. and a Site License with Wanagekong-Biiwega’iganan Clean Energy Corporation (WBCE Corp) — an Indigenous majority-owned and Indigenous-led joint venture with Highbury — aiming to produce renewable fuels from wood waste biomass feedstocks. Coupled with Highbury’s advanced gasification technology, WBCE […]
In Spain, Moeve announced an ambitious €600 million investment plan for the construction, together with its partners, of up to 30 new biomethane plants by 2030, which the company projects throughout Spain, with Andalusia, Catalonia, and Galicia being among the regions with the greatest potential for its deployment. This investment is part of Moeve’s plans […]
In Brazil, Wilson Sons received this month the request from ANP for the first tests of use of HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) in the Brazilian maritime sector, with efen and Port of Açu as partners. The HVO will be imported by efen for testing in Wilson Sons tumblings, operating in the Port of Açu, in […]
In Belgium, the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) and the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) partnered up in an extensive modelling project which investigated how much biomass might be sustainably available for the chemical and derived material industries. The results – exploring the critical question: “Can biomass sustainably supply 20% of the carbon needs of the chemical […]
In Brazil, Petrobras recently obtained the international ISCC EU RED certificate for the commercialization of bunker with renewable content at the Rio Grande Terminal (TERIG), in Rio Grande do Sul. The VLS (Very Low Sulfur) B24, produced by Petrobras, is the result of mixing mineral-based bunker with 24% biodiesel. In July 2024, Petrobras was the […]
In Luxembourg, European Investment Bank (EIB) and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst are providing a €70 million funding package through the EU-Catalyst Partnership to INERATEC, a Germany based e-fuel company. The EIB is providing a €40 million venture-debt-loan, backed by the EU`s InvestEU-program, while Breakthrough Energy Catalyst is awarding a grant of €30 million. The package will […]
