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Gevo and LG Chem expand development agreement to include ethanol-to-olefins tech

Gevo and LG Chem expand development agreement to include ethanol-to-olefins tech

December 12, 2024 |

In Colorado, Gevo, Inc. and LG Chem are extending their joint development agreement enabling LG Chem to assess existing assets for deploying Gevo’s Ethanol-to-Olefins technology while accelerating commercialization activities, considering project scale and end-product markets. Gevo’s patented ETO technology can target carbon-neutral or carbon-negative drop-in replacements for traditional petroleum-based building blocks. These are core olefins, […]

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Neste to fill every new diesel-fueled BMW manufactured in Germany with HVO

Neste to fill every new diesel-fueled BMW manufactured in Germany with HVO

December 12, 2024 |

In Germany, Neste and BMW announced a collaboration for the supply of renewable diesel. BMW will purchase Neste MY Renewable Diesel and use the fuel for the initial fill of diesel vehicles leaving their manufacturing plants in Germany. This will see Neste’s renewable diesel being used in the BMW plants in Munich, Dingolfing, Leipzig, and […]

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Nordion Energi to invest in 250 GWh liquefied biogas facility at Port of Gothenburg

Nordion Energi to invest in 250 GWh liquefied biogas facility at Port of Gothenburg

December 12, 2024 |

In Sweden, Nordion Energi is investing in a new biogas liquefaction plant in the Port of Gothenburg. The plant is planned to be completed in autumn 2026 and will initially be able to deliver 250 GWh of liquefied biogas (LBG) annually, thereby meeting the growing demand for renewable energy in shipping, heavy transport and industry. […]

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SEER teams with DevvStream on biogas carbon credits

SEER teams with DevvStream on biogas carbon credits

December 12, 2024 |

In Colorado, Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources, Inc. (SEER) has partnered with DevvStream, Inc to develop a comprehensive program to quantify and monetize high-quality carbon credits arising out of 1) biogas capture and conditioning associated with generating methane renewable energy, 2) the prevention of harmful fugitive emissions from small, vertical oil & gas wells, and 3) […]

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University of British Columbia launches training program to support Indigenous communities’ energy transition

University of British Columbia launches training program to support Indigenous communities’ energy transition

December 12, 2024 |

In Canada, the University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of Forestry’s Alex Fraser Research Forest (AFRF), in partnership with FPInnovations, is launching the Community Bioenergy Systems Training Program, a new training program designed to help remote and Indigenous communities transition from diesel-based energy to sustainable, wood-based biomass power. AFRF and FPInnovations built a biomass Combined […]

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California Senator introduces bill to repeal CARB’s LCFS changes

California Senator introduces bill to repeal CARB’s LCFS changes

December 12, 2024 |

In California, last week State Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones introduced Senate Bill 2 to repeal the recent Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation passed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), which is expected to increase gas prices 65 cents per gallon. The bill is coauthored by the entire Senate Republican Caucus. Specifically, SB 2 […]

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LanzaTech and ArcelorMittal ramp up ethanol production at Steelanol facility

LanzaTech and ArcelorMittal ramp up ethanol production at Steelanol facility

December 11, 2024 |

In Illinois, LanzaTech Global, Inc. and ArcelorMittal S.A. announced that ethanol from ArcelorMittal’s commercial flagship Steelanol facility in Ghent, Belgium, has achieved a production milestone whereby ethanol volumes have ramped to a significant enough level to support large-scale shipping by barge. LanzaTech took title to the first barge shipment earlier this month, and the ethanol […]

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Red Trail Energy’s equity holders approve Gevo acquisition

Red Trail Energy’s equity holders approve Gevo acquisition

December 11, 2024 |

In Colorado, Gevo announced that its planned acquisition of the ethanol production plant and carbon capture and sequestration assets of Red Trail Energy, LLC passed an important milestone as the equity holders of Red Trail Energy voted overwhelmingly to approve the transaction. This acquisition will accelerate Gevo’s mission to transform renewable carbon and photosynthetic energy […]

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Latvian biomethane injection point project moving forward

Latvian biomethane injection point project moving forward

December 11, 2024 |

In Latvia, Unified Gas Transmission and Storage System Operator Conexus Baltic Grid AS has signed a contract with Intra-GT SIA for the design and construction of the biomethane injection point “Džūkste”. The total financing of the project, with the EU funds, exceeds EUR 1.5 million. The renewable gas injection pint will be located in Pienava, […]

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LF Bioenergy expands with four more RNG operating facilities

LF Bioenergy expands with four more RNG operating facilities

December 11, 2024 |

In Texas, LF Bioenergy announced the expansion of its RNG project footprint with four operating facilities and two under construction across the U.S. The operational RNG projects result in a cumulative environmental benefit equal to reducing 60 million gasoline miles. Farmers face increasing pressure from rising prices on everything from bedding to feed. RNG projects […]

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