In Sweden, Stockholm Exergi has signed an agreement for permanent negative emissions worth just over $48.6M for delivery from 2028 to 2030. The purchase will be made by Frontier and includes buyers such as Stripe, Alphabet, Shopify, Meta, JP Morgan Chase CO, H&M and McKinsey Sustainability. Frontier’s goal is to build a portfolio of companies […]
In Ireland, the Bank of Ireland emphasized its support for the Irish agriculture industry at the launch of two white papers on the development of the biomethane sector, and supporting the sustainable transition of the agrifood sector. The important role biomethane plays in decarbonising the agriculture sector was explored in more detail, with expert speakers […]
In India, the Economic Times newspaper reports ethanol blending passed 15.4% for the first time last month at 670 million liters of blended ethanol, well over the 515 million liters blended in April that tipped the scales over 12%. The current national average for the year that began in October is 12.6%, compared to 1.5% […]
In Washington, Amtrak reported in its 2023 sustainability report that it replaced more than 2 million gallons of fossil fuel with renewable diesel on California’s state-supported Capitol Corridor, Pacific Surfliner and Amtrak San Joaquins passenger trains, reducing GHG emissions by roughly 63%. Amtrak is on a mission to connect more people and places across America […]
In Spain, DB Schenker has signed an agreement with Avolta to use marine biofuel for the transport of goods between Europe and the United States. The agreement is DB Schenker’s first contract of this kind in the Spanish market and places Avolta among the top pioneering companies in low-emission shipping. From now on, all containers […]
In Spain, OLEAF4VALUE project, a sustainable-oriented EU-funded initiative formed by a consortium of 16 expert partners that aimed at switching the way we think about olive leaves, has developed biomass valorisation strategies to solve the problem of olive leaves removal from the fields after 3 years of work. It has achieved significant milestones since its […]
In Washington, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined her colleagues in calling on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to raise Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volumes for biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuels to levels that are consistent with production and availability. Last year, before the EPA implemented the finalized blending volumes for 2023 through […]
In Brazil, the International Center for Renewable Energy (CIBiogás) and the Brazil-Germany Cooperation for Sustainable Development, through the H2Brasil project, inaugurated, on June 17 the first pilot plant in Brazil for the production of synthetic oil from biogas, focusing on the production of sustainable aviation fuel. With an investment of 1.8 million euros from the […]
In Germany, Kinetics Technology (Integrated E&C Solutions), also leveraging the technological know-how of NEXTCHEM (Sustainable Technology Solutions), has been awarded by HOLBORN Europa Raffinerie GmbH (HOLBORN) an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) project to develop an Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) complex inside the existing HOLBORN’s refinery in Hamburg, Germany. Once completed, the plant will produce […]
In Canada, Topsoe is supplying its HydroFlex technology to Canadian startup Braya Renewable Fuels, who converted a former petroleum refinery to produce renewable diesel in Come By Chance, Canada. Braya has plans to increase capacity in phase two of the project and also produce sustainable aviation fuel in Come By Chance. The refinery in Come […]
