In Virginia, NATSO, representing truckstops and travel centers, and SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, recently urged the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to increase the blending mandate for biodiesel and renewable diesel under the Renewable Fuel Standard. The associations, representing more than 80 percent of retail […]
In Illinois, a research project supporting the feasibility of constructing an innovative, first-of-its-kind biomass pipeline in Maine has been granted a $650,000 award over four years to Northern Illinois University from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA grant will be used in part to purchase roughly $100,000 in instruments and equipment for a new […]
In Belgium, Reuters reports the German government has asked the European Commission to official launch an investigation into possibly fraudulent biodiesel exports from China following complaints that a rapid increase in Chinese supplies were negatively impacting biodiesel prices in Europe, especially in Germany and the Netherlands. The request specifically asks the EC to look at […]
In India, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) announced the successful launch of a groundbreaking pilot study on vehicles using E27 fuel and Ethanol Blended Diesel Fuel. With this milestone achievement, HPCL becomes the first Oil Marketing Company in India to initiate such a comprehensive research program, in line with the “Roadmap for Ethanol Blending in […]
In China, Bloomberg reports an association representing China’s largest biodiesel exporters has promised to be better at ensuring compliance and export standards for supplies going into Europe following complaints from the European Waste-Based & Advanced Biofuels Association that fraudulent biodiesel exports were sinking the EU market. EWABA has encourage the European Union, German and Dutch […]
In Florida, Royal Caribbean Group will set a new industry milestone in alternative fuel use when Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Apex and Royal Caribbean International’s Symphony of the Seas, set sail in Europe using sustainable biofuel to meet part of the ships’ fuel needs. The test will contribute critical data and research on the fuel’s capabilities […]
In Germany, a CO2 capture process, jointly developed by Linde, Heidelberg Materials, and BASF, and based on BASF’s advanced OASE blue technology, will be used for the first time at a large-scale CO2-capture facility operated by Capture-to-Use (CAP2U) – a new joint venture established by Heidelberg Materials and Linde. The plant will be the world’s […]
In the Netherlands, Xiamen Changsu Industrial Pte Ltd (Changsu Industrial) and TotalEnergies Corbion have announced a strategic cooperation agreement that will further advance the polylactic acid (PLA) industry. They will work together in the market promotion, product development, and research and development of new technologies and applications of biaxially oriented polylactic acid (BOPLA). Changsu Industrial […]
In California, Ohmium International announced that its India-based subsidiary has been selected as the PEM electrolyzer partner of NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (REL), the renewable energy subsidiary of NTPC, India’s largest power utility with more than 70 gigawatts (GW) installed generation capacity. The agreement is valid for a period of two years, through to May […]
In Turkey, International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced its expectation for overall renewable fuel production to reach an estimated capacity of at least 69 billion liters (55 million metric tons) by 2028. Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) will comprise a portion of this growing output which is being achieved through new renewable fuel refineries and the […]
