In Germany, Beam Suntory has achieved significant carbon emissions reductions across the company’s European logistics network through its partnership with Europe’s leading digital road freight forwarder, sennder. Over the past year, Beam Suntory has worked with sennder to introduce bio-fuelled trucks across key shipping routes in the Netherlands and Germany as part of its commitment […]
In California, Capitol Corridor and San Joaquins intercity passenger rail services will achieve their goal to run their entire fleets on renewable diesel by end of May 2023. The transition will begin on May 8, at the Oakland Maintenance Facility when the renewable diesel tank is slated for delivery. Soon passenger rail travelers throughout California […]
In Germany, in recent weeks, ISCC has received communications from stakeholders expressing concerns about a surge of advanced biodiesel imported from China and produced from waste and residue materials that are at least partly supplied from Indonesia and Malaysia. This sharp increase began in late 2022 and peaked in January and February 2023, with serious implications […]
In California, Andersons, Inc. said that on April 18, 2023, ELEMENT, LLC, a joint venture with ICM, Inc. in which The Andersons, Inc. is a 51% owner, was placed into receivership pursuant to the Agreed Order Granting Application for Appointment of Receiver. The ELEMENT ethanol plant, located in Colwich, Kansas, is currently in an extended […]
In Belgium, last week the European Parliament approved the deals reached with EU countries in late 2022 on several key pieces of legislation that are part of the “Fit for 55 in 2030 package”. This is the EU’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels […]
In South Korea, among the various methods of recycling CO2, the electrochemical CO2 conversion technology is a technology that can convert CO2 into useful chemical substances using electrical energy. Since it is easy to operate facilities and can use the electricity from renewable sources like the solar cells or the wind power, it has received […]
In Minnesota, the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) has joined the Minnesota Service Station & Convenience Store Association and NACS, Clean Fuels Development Coalition, and ICM Inc., in filing a lawsuit against the state of Minnesota for its adoption of California’s “zero-emission vehicle” mandate. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District […]
In Canada, Braya Renewable Fuels announced a $300 million preferred equity investment from Energy Capital Partners (“ECP”), a leading energy transition focused investor in the electricity, clean energy, renewable and sustainable infrastructure sectors. The investment from ECP completes the financing for the conversion of Braya’s Come-By-Chance refinery to renewable fuel operations, which processes and refines […]
In Sweden, a partnership agreement between Nordion Energi, specialized on energy infrastructure, and Nature Energy, a leader in biogas and renewable energy production from organic waste, will explore opportunities to increase the amount of biogas produced in Sweden. The partnership will combine Nature Energy’s expertise in developing and operating large-scale biogas production facilities with Nordion […]
In Arkansas, Walmart is reaching a new destination in its goal for a zero-emissions transportation fleet with the debut of the first North American—and the first of five— 15-liter compressed natural gas engine that will be incorporated into Walmart’s private fleet. The X15N™ engine is supplied by Cummins and fueled by Chevron with compressed natural […]
