In the Netherlands, STX Group acquired Marine Olie, a leading trader of waste-based advanced feedstocks. This strategic acquisition strengthens STX Group’s position in the biofuels value chain and supports the company’s vision to become a globally leading trader in the integrated feedstocks-to-fuels-to-ticket markets. Marine Olie’s vast experience in aggregating, blending and optimizing oils and fats, […]
In Italy, Enilive announced a new agreement with easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, to supply a number of flights from Milan Malpensa Airport with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The SAF purchased by easyJet, which has a purity of 20% and is blended with conventional jet, enables the airline to meet its requirements for flights on its […]
In Colombia, El Colombiano reports that with an investment of nearly $28.5 million, Ecopetrol will build the largest green hydrogen plant in Latin America at the Cartagena Refinery, which will have a capacity of 5 megawatts to produce 800 tons of the energy each year. According to the company, the project includes, among others, design […]
In Washington, the Energy Information Administration reports that in 2024, the U.S. East Coast became a consistent destination for small volumes of renewable diesel as a few suppliers and local governments began offering or consuming the fuel. Because no renewable diesel is produced on the East Coast, suppliers and local governments are procuring their supply […]
In Norway, Agilyx announced that Cyclyx International, LLC., a post-use plastic-to-feedstock innovator and joint venture among Agilyx, ExxonMobil, and LyondellBasell, has reached a final investment decision for a second Cyclyx Circularity Center (CCC2). Located in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area, the new facility will help to create further necessary infrastructure for a plastic circular economy. […]
In Tennessee, a chemical reaction can convert two polluting greenhouse gases into valuable building blocks for cleaner fuels and feedstocks, but the high temperature required for the reaction also deactivates the catalyst. A team led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has found a way to thwart deactivation. The strategy may apply […]
In Washington, Michael McAdams, President of the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA), released the following statement addressing reports about the Biden administration’s plans to issue guidance on the clean fuel production tax credit: With only 29 days remaining before the clean fuel production tax credit is supposed to take effect, the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA) urges […]
In Norway, United European Car Carriers (UECC) and Titan Clean Fuels (Titan) have signed a new agreement that will see the vast majority of Liquified Gas supplied by Titan to UECC’s multi-fuel ships to have them run on biomethane (LBM/bio-LNG) for the remainder of 2024 and then most of 2025. This deal expands upon UECC and […]
In Indonesia, Antara news agency reports the government plans to invest $1.2 billion in a methanol plant to service the biodiesel industry. Currently, about 80% of methanol consumption is imported. The 800,000 metric ton facility will be located in East Java. As the government continues to increase the biodiesel blending mandate, demand for methanol will […]
In Norway, Stolt-Nielsen Inland Tanker Service (SNITS) will bunker all of its ships in its fleet – more than 30 in total – with renewable fuel in December. The fuel, HVO20, is an 80/20 blend of hydrotreated vegetable oil, which is expected to reduce carbon emissions from the SNITS fleet by around 18% in December, […]
