In Massachusetts, Yield10 Bioscience has taken the strategic decision to prioritize in 2024 the execution of activities intended to accelerate and advance the Omega-3 Camelina program toward commercialization. Yield10 also reported that it has completed contra season production in Chile of Omega-3 EPA8 Camelina, which produces the eicosapentaenoic acid (“EPA”) component of the omega-3 oil […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production rose above 1 million barrels per day last week to 1.033 million barrels a day, pushing stocks up by more than half a million gallons to 24.779 million gallons. With most ethanol producers back above the breakeven point and oil refiners buying […]
In the UK, Peel Ports Logistics has signed a deal to become renewable energy specialist Drax’s new shipping agency service provider for vessels importing biomass into Liverpool. The leading shipping and freight forwarder will support the arrival of all Drax’s ships from locations such as North America into the Port of Liverpool’s £100m biomass terminal. […]
In Washington, according to new statistical reports by the Renewable Fuels Association, the value of the U.S. ethanol industry’s exports soared to a record level of just over $7.1 billion in 2023. Ethanol export volumes strengthened to 1.43 billion gallons in 2023, the third-highest level on record. Meanwhile, distillers grains shipments registered at 10.8 million […]
In Oman, Zawya news agency reports that X2E wants to invest $1.6 billion over the next two years to build up camelina, canola and other cereal crop production irrigated with wastewater to build a supply chain for biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel in the desert. Each piece of the supply chain will count on different […]
In Spain, Repsol has received certification by the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), giving the company access to sell its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) within the RSB Book & Claim System. This enables the multi-energy company to deliver SAF at specific airports and enter it into the RSB registry, thus, allowing customers at other airports […]
In the UK, Linde has started supplying clean hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide to Celanese. Linde is supplying Celanese with carbon dioxide captured from its state-of-the-art carbon monoxide and hydrogen production facility at Clear Lake, Texas. Celanese will use the captured carbon dioxide and resulting clean hydrogen, along with other carbon dioxide sources, as feedstock […]
In New York state, biologists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have demonstrated a new way to boost the oil content of plant leaves and seeds. As described in the journal New Phytologist, the scientists identified and successfully altered key portions of a protein that protects newly synthesized oil droplets. The […]
In Belgium, 30 non-profit organizations, including T&E, WWF, Oxfam and Birdlife, call on the European Commission to phase out support for deforestation-driving soy biofuels. Both soy and palm oil have already been identified as significant drivers of deforestation and forest degradation and are covered under the recently adopted EU Deforestation Regulation. The letter calls on […]
In Australia, Viva Energy launched 100 percent Renewable Diesel with Cleanaway last week, which is running a six-month demonstration of the cutting-edge technology that can play a role in reducing emissions in the Australian transport sector. The demonstration will involve Cleanaway operating two waste collections trucks – one municipal side-lift service in the City of […]
