In North Carolina, BASF has launched xarvio BIOENERGY, an innovative low carbon intensity crops program that lowers, tracks and documents CI levels in corn grown for ethanol biofuel production in the U.S. xarvio BIOENERGY offers the biofuel production supply chain – growers, retail agronomists and biorefineries – a quality assured and complete, end-to-end solution. It […]
In Brazil, a multi-country, government-led initiative dedicated to advancing the global transition to a sustainable, bio-based economy, unveiled a new Global Biomass Resource Assessment, providing groundbreaking data on current and future sustainable biomass supplies around the world. The launch of the International Feedstocks data portal was announced by the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) Biofuture Platform Initiative at an […]
In the UK, new research has found methane emissions from slurry stores on dairy farms may be up to five times greater than official statistics suggest – and highlights the huge potential for turning them into a renewable energy source. The study shows that if captured and turned into biogas, emitted methane could be worth more […]
In Washington, as the final application window for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Higher Blend Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) closed earlier this week, the Renewable Fuels Association announced that it has now helped fuel retailers and distributors apply for more than $200 million in USDA grant funding. The project applications facilitated by RFA represent the addition […]
In the Ukraine, VITAGRO Group has successfully injected the first Ukrainian biomethane into the gas transportation system. This is a milestone for Ukraine, unlocking opportunities for the export of eco-friendly biofuel. The VITAGRO plant in the Khmelnytskyi region is supplying biomethane into the GTS at 60-70% of the planned volumes, approximately 6,000 cubic meters daily. […]
In the UK, Future Biogas announced that its majority owner, 3i Infrastructure plc (“3i Infrastructure”) has signed an agreement to syndicate c.23% of its stake in Future Biogas to RWE Energy Transition Investments (“RWE”), an investment vehicle of RWE Supply & Trading GmbH, the energy trading arm of global renewable energy company RWE AG. Completion […]
In Massachusetts, Ara Partners, a global private equity and infrastructure firm that is decarbonizing the industrial economy, announced the launch of a new strategy, Ara Energy Decarbonization, to decarbonize conventional energy assets across North America. Ara Energy Decarbonization is being launched in partnership with the Haslam family through its family office, HF Capital. The Haslam […]
In Thailand, Bangchak and BSGF Co., Ltd., together with New Biodiesel and Thanachok Vegetable Oil (2012) Co., Ltd. recently signed a memorandum of understanding to create a domestic sustainable aviation fuel supply chain with used cooking oil as feedstock. New Biodiesel, a leading expert in palm oil production and collection of used cooking oil in […]
In Nevada, Comstock Inc. announced the execution by Comstock’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Comstock IP Holdings LLC, of an Exclusive License Agreement and Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Alliance for Sustainable Energy LLC, the managing and operating contractor of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory involving technologies developed by NREL and the Massachusetts […]
In Illinois, Governor JB Pritzker, Crysalis Biosciences Inc. and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced a Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois (REV Illinois) agreement for Crysalis’ $239.5 million investment to develop a first-of-its-kind sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant. The investment, which creates at least 35 new jobs in Sauget, will […]
