In California, Reuters reports The California Air Resource Board has proposed to make the Low Carbon Fuel Standard more strict regarding what it considers to be a low carbon fuel or not after a glut of renewable diesel pushed the value of credits to $71 per ton from the previous $200. Lower credit values will […]
In New York State, Nexus Development Capital, a provider of catalytic capital for sustainable infrastructure project developers, announced a $5 million investment in biochar producer Standard Biocarbon. The funding will enable Standard Biocarbon to scale operations at its facility in Enfield, Maine to meet the growing demand for carbon capture and biochar. The company will […]
In Spain, Europa Press reports Bioenergia Ibérica has built a biogas plant in the facilities of the Queizuar cheese factory, in the town of Bama, in A Coruña. Specifically, the plant, which will be inaugurated in early 2024, will generate 3,000,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of clean energy per year, avoiding the emission of more than […]
In Lithuania, Lithuanian scientists discovered a way to reduce the cost of biodiesel production by adding the by-product of cigarette waste recycling. The high production cost of biodiesel remains a major barrier to its wider applicability, and, depending on the biomass source, using it may cause pollution. Adding a blender such as a triacetin compound, […]
In Washington, with its December 22 Notice of Public Rulemaking (NPRM), Treasury and IRS have proposed guidance for claiming the 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit established under last year’s Inflation Reduction Act. The move is part of the administration’s broader efforts to support hydrogen and other technologies that will enable the U.S. to cut […]
In Canada, EverGen Infrastructure Corp announced the successful completion of the Fraser Valley Biogas expansion and the delivery of first gas injection. Having acquired the facility in 2021, EverGen has delivered Fraser Valley Biogas’s original intended design, positioning itself as a leader in Renewable Natural Gas production. Fraser Valley Biogas is now poised to enter […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that will the expected increase in the biodiesel mandate to 13% from March 2024, soybean exports are expected to fall as the additional biodiesel volumes will require 5 million metric tons of soybeans. Exports should fall between 1 million and 2 million tons, but Argentina, whose production has rebounded following a […]
In Nebraska, the Lincoln Star newspaper reports that about 10% of the contaminated solid waste trapped under cement at the shuttered AltEn ethanol plant, more than 10,000 tons, has been successfully removed and taken to a local landfill. The environmental services company contracted to remove 24,000 tons of waste has run into challenges with securing […]
In Barbados, Barbados National Oil Company Ltd., the location for the country’s first-ever biogas pilot service station, recently hosted an update meeting with the Rum and Sargassum Inc. team and Deputy Director-General of International Partnerships at the European Commission, Myriam Ferran, and her delegation. Rum and Sargassum Inc., the driving force behind this clean-energy initiative, […]
In Portugal, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a long-term financing agreement with The Navigator Company totaling €115 million. The loan is designed to support the construction and operation of a high-efficiency recovery boiler at the Setúbal industrial complex, which is a key step in Navigator’s decarbonization roadmap. The Navigator Company is an integrated producer […]
