In Indonesia, the Nikkei newspaper reports Toyota Tsusho has teamed with Pertamena to develop and supply biofuels and green hydrogen to the Patimban Port and industrial park projects in West Java. These projects are currently under development with yen-denominated financing. The deal was announced last week at the Asia Zero Emission Community ministerial meetings in […]
In Washington, in recent comments to the Surface Transportation Board, the Renewable Fuels Association stressed the importance of consistent, safe, and timely rail transportation to the ethanol industry and its customers. The comments were submitted in response to a request from STB for input on recent trends and strategies for growth in the freight rail […]
In Brazil, Raízen and Vertoro, a Dutch biotechnology accelerator, recently announced the signing of a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to enhance the value of lignin by transforming it into advanced, sustainable biofuels, chemicals, and materials. As a second-generation feedstock, Lignin boasts a very low carbon footprint, making it an ideal solution for decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors. […]
In Finland, VTT, LUT University, and companies have opened a pilot plant in Espoo, Finland, to process captured carbon dioxide into compounds that can replace fossil raw materials in plastic products and chemicals. The pilot plant, built in sea containers, started operations in August. Renewable energy, the hydrogen economy and bio-based carbon dioxide emissions from […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports the new incoming president wants to implement a B50 mandate by early next year in an effort to save the country $20 billion annually in fuel imports. The country already announced last week that it would implement B40 in early 2025 while it has begun B50 trials. The national palm oil […]
In South Dakota, the Sioux Falls Argus Reader newspaper reports Summit Carbon Solutions has lost an appeal at the South Dakota Supreme Court on two cases—one of seven consolidated cases—regarding its performance of invasive surveys on their land against their will in a win for landowners. A lower court had granted the company summary judgement […]
In Sweden, Finnish cruise- and ferry company Viking Line will reduce emissions by 90% on its Stockholm-Turku route by running its vessels, Viking Glory and Viking Grace, entirely on liquefied biogas (LBG) for one week, from August 29 to September 4. This initiative, starting on Baltic Sea Day, marks the launch of the first green […]
In Norway, Stolt Tankers last week achieved another milestone in its sustainability journey when its barge, Stolt Main, bunkered 100% HVO for the first time. For more than three years, Stolt Main – and several other Stolt Tankers vessels – has been successfully running on HVO20, which is a 20:80 blend of HVO. This […]
In India, GAIL (India) Limited and Petron Scientech Inc (Petron) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore setting up of a 500,000 tons per annum bio-ethylene plant along with its downstream unit(s) in India, based on bio-ethanol produced in the plant in a 50:50 Joint Venture (JV) mode. In line with the […]
In the UK, Drax Group has decided to switch to the 100% renewable fuel as part of its ongoing program to reduce its carbon footprint. DB Cargo UK, currently transports around 4.5 million tons of biomass pellets to Drax Power Station each year, operating around 60 trains a week – approximately 3,000 trains a year […]
