In Brazil, Ultrapar Participações S.A. signed an agreement for the acquisition of a 50% stake in Opla Logística Avançada (“Opla”), held by Copersucar S.A. (“Copersucar”), through its subsidiary Ultracargo Logística S.A. (“Ultracargo”). The value of the transaction is R$237.5 million, subject to customary working capital and net debt adjustments. Opla, which was founded in 2017, […]
In Germany, the future is already on the Autobahn: between BMW Plant Munich and Landau an der Isar, about 120 km to the northeast, four trucks can be seen to-ing and fro-ing several times a day. They are operated by the logistics provider Guggemos (GV Trucknet), their green stickers proclaiming their eco-credentials: “Ich tanke HVO100, […]
In Japan, INPEX CORPORATION and SANYU ENERGY CO., LTD. have launched a collaboration on the use of renewable diesel (RD) in the Kansai region of Japan derived from renewable resources. SANYU ENERGY will supply RD procured by INPEX to SANYU REC. LTD. and SANYU GIKOU CO., LTD. SANYU ENERGY, SANYU REC and SANYU GIKOU are […]
In Florida, Blue Biofuels has leased an additional 167 acres of farmland in southwest Florida on which it intends to grow king grass for the production of bioethanol and sustainable aviation fuel through its patented Cellulose-to-Sugar (CTS) process. This acquisition brings the total amount of land up to 182 acres. This land increase is a […]
In Austria, TU Wien researchers recognised the potential of MOCHAs— organometallic chalcogenolate compounds— as catalysts and conducted experiments with them for the first time. However, they were faced with some problems: Previous synthesis methods only yielded small amounts of product and required a lot of time. Initial tests showed that the catalytic performance of MOCHAs […]
In the Netherlands, Dutch airline KLM told the District Court of Amsterdam that it would scrap its advertising campaign telling customers to ‘Fly Responsibly’, after a lawsuit accused the company of greenwashing. The ad campaign was targeted by legal action brought by Dutch campaigners Fossielvrij, challenging the legality of the airline’s advertising under EU consumer […]
In Germany, Nippon Gases Deutschland, a European subsidiary of Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation, is set to cooperate with VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG to recover biogenic CO2. To this end, the industrial gases specialist Nippon Gases is investing in the construction of a modern plant for the purification and liquefaction of CO2 from VERBIO’s bioethanol production […]
In Brazil, Petrobras, regarding the pieces of news published in the media, clarifies that as part of its BioRefining Program it is conducting new project studies to expand the production of Diesel R, Petrobras fuel produced by co-processing mineral diesel with vegetable oil, which contains a portion of green diesel (HVO), which may vary from […]
In Pennsylvania, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. together with Chevron Renewable Energy Group, has invested in Optimus Technologies, Inc., a clean energy technology company. Optimus manufactures the Vector System, an advanced fuel system technology that enables diesel engines to operate on 100% biodiesel. Optimus is developing, manufacturing, and selling the advanced bolt-on product that enables the […]
In Canada, Steeper Energy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Invest Alberta Corporation to commercialize Steeper’s proprietary Hydrofaction technology within Alberta, aligning with Alberta’s broader goal of becoming Canada’s cleantech leader. Steeper’s Hydrofaction technology is a proprietary form of Hydrothermal Liquefaction (HTL) which over Steeper’s 12-year history has been proven capable of converting a […]
