In the UK, Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc. announced that its United Kingdom subsidiary, Fulcrum BioEnergy, Ltd., has received a grant of approximately $20.2 million from the UK Department for Transport Advanced Fuels Fund. The grant, which runs through to 2025, will support development of Fulcrum NorthPoint, a residual waste to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility which […]
In Louisiana, Eni Sustainable Mobility and PBF Energy Inc. announced they have entered into definitive agreements to partner in a 50-50 joint venture, St. Bernard Renewables LLC (SBR), for the biorefinery currently under construction co-located with PBF’s Chalmette Refinery in Louisiana (US). Upon consummation of the transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including […]
In India, the Hindu Business Line newspaper reports EID Parry’s board has greenlighted ethanol production capacity expansion at its Nellikuppam distillery in Tamil Nadu. The $10.5 million expansion project will increase production to 120,000 liters per day from the current 75,000 liters per day, the same size as its newly commissioned ethanol facility in Andhra […]
In Germany, UPM Biochemicals and HAERTOL Chemie GmbH announced a development partnership that will accelerate the introduction of renewable, sustainable forest-sourced materials into the automotive market and reduce fossil resource consumption. They have agreed to form a strategic partnership to produce a new range of carbon neutral engine and battery coolants that will help automotive […]
In Washington, the National Restaurant Association recently submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the proposed multi-year biofuel fuel volumes included in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program. The Association stressed the negative impact increasing biofuel volumes would have on the price and availability of vegetable oils for the food industry. The association […]
In Singapore, Neste has established an Innovation Center in Singapore to strengthen its innovation and R&D capabilities globally. Asia has become an important market area for Neste and the new center provides good support to the company’s growth journey in the Asia-Pacific region. The opening of the Innovation Center was celebrated today. The Innovation Center […]
In Germany, carbon dioxide removal (CDR) from the atmosphere, alongside rapidly reducing emissions, is needed to reach the Paris Agreement temperature goal to limit warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius and pursue efforts to achieve 1.5°C. This is highlighted in the first “State of Carbon Dioxide Removal” report, which convenes over 20 experts in […]
In Belgium, the team behind LIFE Biomass C+ has developed a new way of producing sustainable biofuel. Instead of land, they used existing and underused infrastructure and water resources. They grew an aquatic plant called the southern cattail in channels, ponds, and lagoons. These water bodies contained wastewater from various industries and farms. The team […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that Mike Lee, a US senator from Utah, is attempting to bring together other Senators to fight the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempts to include electric vehicles in the Renewable Fuels Standard. Reuters has discovered that the proposed letter that the Senator is shopping around was partially penned by a lobbyist for […]
In Illinois, Bloomberg reports that Baker & O’Brien Inc. has undertaken a study for the oil lobby that says Midwest drivers could see an increase of 12 cents per gallon at the pump by going to year-round E15 due to the infrastructure investments required for the higher blend, compared to the 2 cents per gallon […]
