In Iowa, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development will invest $1 million to help construct a 2,200 kilowatt (kW) farm methane gas digester plant operated by Vermont Renewable Gas in Lyndon, Vermont. The plant will be located at Industrial Parkway in Lyndonville, Vermont. Woody biomass will be put through a High Temperature Ablative Pyrolysis […]
In Argentina, Reuters reports Malaysian palm oil futures rose for a fourth straight session on Thursday, boosted by expectations of lower palm production and shrinking domestic stockpiles. The benchmark palm oil contract for January delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was up 18 ringgit, or 0.4 percent, at 4,504 ringgit a metric tonne in […]
In Australia, CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and Murdoch University have launched The Bioplastics Innovation Hub, an A$8 million collaboration that will work with industry partners to develop a new generation of 100 per cent compostable plastic. The Bioplastics Innovation Hub aims to revolutionize plastic packaging by developing biologically derived plastic that can break down […]
In Belgium, the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) obtained last week a favorable judgement from the Court of Justice (case C-112/23 P), which rejected the appeal formed by Indonesian exporters PT Pelita Agung Agrindustri and PT Permata Hijau Palm Oleo against the judgement of the General Court delivered on December 14, 2022 (Case T-143/20). The ruling […]
In Florida, Signature Aviation, the world’s largest network of private aviation terminals, has announced the expansion of its blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offering to six new locations across the United States following a blended SAF supply agreement with Valero Marketing and Supply Company (Valero), a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation. Effective in January 2025, […]
In France, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) will start quarterly auctions for biogas Guarantees of Origin (GOs) on behalf of the French Ministry of Energy on December 4, 2024. At the auctions, the French State sells GOs produced by selected biogas facilities benefiting from a state support mechanism. EEX already provides registry services for biogas […]
In Norway, Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser was awarded a grant from the EU Innovation Fund of up to EUR 135 million for industrialization of its next-generation pressurized alkaline technology. The technology is currently being prototyped, and the potential industrialization is planned at Herøya, Norway. The initial build-out is planned for an annual capacity of 1-2 GW, […]
In the Czeck Republic, the network of ORLEN filling stations has started offering hydrotreated vegetable oil with 100% purity (HVO100). This fuel is made of vegetable oils and waste products in the food and catering industry, including used cooking oil. It can lower GNG emissions by up to 90% compared to conventional fossil fuels, which […]
In Indonesia, the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) will take advantage of the delayed implementation of European Union Deforestation-Free Regulations (EUDR) to improve the ecosystem of palm oil in Indonesia. Recently, the association said the delay of the EUDR implementation will give time for the palm oil industries, especially smallholders, to make some needed adjustments […]
In Singapore, Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sembcorp Utilities Pte Ltd, and PT PLN Energi Primer Indonesia (PT PLN EPI), a sub-holding company of PT PLN (Persero), have entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) for a green hydrogen production facility in Sumatra, Indonesia, capable of producing 100,000 metric tons per annum. The […]
