In Washington, Growth Energy filed an amicus brief this week in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in The San Antonio Refinery, LLC, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The case pertains to a group of refineries seeking to avoid complying with the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which […]
In Japan, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Taiyo Oil Co., Ltd. have agreed to conduct a joint study concerning the production of ethanol-based sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel. The purpose of this project is to build a reliable supply chain for high-quality SAF and RD in anticipation of future growth in demand for […]
In Spain, BBVA has joined Suma Capital to expand its track record and expertise in responsible investments. To do so, it will invest in Suma Capital’s third sustainable infrastructure fund, SC Climate Impact Fund III with a size of €300 million. Specifically, BBVA will invest in the sustainable infrastructure fund SC Climate Impact Fund III […]
In Germany, the conversion and assembly work at Germany’s largest integrated bio-LNG plant with bio-CO2 liquefaction – BioEnergie Park Güstrow in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – has just been completed. The EnviTec Biogas team is now ready to start placing the plant into operation. ‘Now that the last component, the 300,000-litre LCO2 tank made of pressure vessel […]
In France, as part of the “Grand Canal du Havre” call for projects, through the conclusion of state titles, HAROPA PORT has awarded ENGIE 24 ha of land for the development of a benchmark platform for alternative new industrial fuels embodied by the Salamandre and France KerEAUzen projects. This award is an essential step in […]
In the Netherlands, Enerkem and Dimeta, a joint venture between two of the largest off-grid energy suppliers, are initiating feasibility studies for the development of two large scale projects that will convert waste into renewable and recycled carbon dimethyl ether (DME). The projects are expected to be located in Northwest Europe and in the Gulf […]
In Ohio, Babcock & Wilcox has been awarded a contract by NorthStar Clean Energy to conduct a Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) engineering study to convert a coal-fired power plant in Michigan to use biomass fuel and retrofit the plant with B&W’s SolveBright™ carbon dioxide (CO2) capture process. The study is the first […]
In Sweden, Saipem and Stockholm Exergi have signed a Letter of Intent for a large-scale CO2 capture plant to be installed at Stockholm Exergi’s existing bio-cogeneration plant located in the Swedish capital. Saipem’s scope of work covers the engineering, procurement and construction activities for the carbon capture unit, the CO2 storage as well as the […]
In North Dakota, a new study from U.S. Geological Survey biologists shows that grassland birds in North Dakota have responded more negatively to the expansion of corn and soybeans as compared with oil and gas development and other types of agriculture. In the Great Plains, corn and soybeans, the raw feedstocks used for bioethanol and […]
In Washington, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Pete Ricketts (R-NE), introduced the Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act to strengthen the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) BioPreferred program. Specifically, this legislation would: · Strengthen markets for farmers while also supporting good-paying manufacturing jobs. · Allow the Secretary of Agriculture […]
