In the Netherlands, Perpetual Next has selected Bilfinger Engineering & Consultancy as lead consultant for its Methanol Moerdijk project, a planned biomethanol facility in the Port of Moerdijk, the Netherlands. The appointment covers environmental impact assessment and permitting support for the development of the project. Under the agreement, Bilfinger will support Methanol Moerdijk B.V. with […]
In Belgium, ePure says the European Commission’s new recommendation that the EU could increase its use of biofuels as a way to boost energy security and reduce dependence on fossil oil is yet another reminder of the strategic importance of renewable ethanol in an increasingly uncertain geopolitical climate. European ethanol biorefineries producing food, feed, fuel […]
In the UK, Holcim UK has partnered with Canary Wharf Group (CWG) and a host of top civil engineering consultancies and universities in a leading industry collaboration to produce a net zero concrete. Holcim helped design a series of ultra low-carbon and circular concrete mixes in partnership with CWG on Canary Wharf development projects over […]
In Illinois, triacetic acid lactone (TAL) has the potential to serve as a bioderived platform chemical for commercial products, including sorbic acid. However, TAL currently lacks a global market as its chemical synthesis is prohibitively expensive. In this study, researchers from the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) leveraged Biorefinery Simulation and Techno-Economic […]
In Washington, NATSO, representing truck stops and travel centers, SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, and the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), filed public comments with the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service on the proposed rule for the “Section 45Z” Clean Fuel Production Credit. “The real-world implications on American energy supplies and […]
In Texas, XCF Global announced the execution of a commercial collaboration agreement with Axens North America, Inc. to enable XCF to deploy its proprietary modular refinery design and engineering blueprint in combination with Axens Vegan process through a licensing-based model intended to accelerate the development of domestic and global SAF capacity. Under the agreement, it […]
In India, Velocys and Varhad Capital Pvt Ltd (Varhad), an India-based Biofuel and Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) project development company, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance a new generation of biomass-to-Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) projects in India. Under the MOU, the companies will engineer and design scalable biomass-to-SAF facilities using […]
In Canada, Svante Technologies Inc. (Svante) and Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) announced that North Star Carbon Solutions LP has entered into an offtake agreement with Microsoft to deliver 626,000 metric tons of durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits to be delivered over 15 years from the North Star bioenergy with carbon capture and storage […]
In the UK, GeoPura and Forth Ports have signed a landmark agreement to produce green hydrogen on site at the Port of Tilbury starting this year. This plant will support the decarbonisation of one of the UK’s most important logistics hubs and position Tilbury among the first major British ports to host commercial-scale hydrogen production […]
In California, Ecostrat and the BDO Zone Initiative said that under the Tahoe Central Sierra Biomass Aggregation Pilot Project, Placer County, Nevada County, and El Dorado County have each been awarded investment-grade BDO Zone “A” Ratings for Woody Biomass, signaling exceptional regional readiness for bio-based manufacturing and long-term biomass utilization. The ratings were conducted by […]
