In Sweden, biofuels like HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) and FAME (fatty acid methyl ester) can be used by diesel engines without major engine modifications. They can be a carbon-neutral alternative if produced from the right biomass, but they must still be cleaned effectively to prevent performance issues and expensive engine wear. In a marine industry […]
In Germany, e-fuels can make a decisive contribution to making the global economy independent of fossil crude oil and at the same time CO2-neutral and renewable. The refuel.green team is developing a particularly innovative technology that can reduce the production cost of e-fuels from currently more than €2.50/L to €1/L. The start-up has now closed […]
In France, Reuters reports that with an increase in demand for E85 in 2022, ethanol sales rose 13% to 1.47 million cubic meters compared to 1.30 million cubic meters the year prior. More than half of that volume was a result of E85 with sales of the higher blend increasing by almost 83% to 854,000 […]
In Canada, a new catalyst design created by researchers at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering could significantly improve the practicality of an electrochemical process that converts captured carbon dioxide into multi-carbon molecules—some of the key building blocks of the chemical industry. One way to upgrade carbon involves electrochemistry—electricity used to […]
In the Philippines, the Manila Standard newspaper reports that the Office of the President has asked the agriculture ministry to investigate the alleged illegal use of imported palm oil that is displacing domestic coconut oil production for biodiesel and cooking oil. The imports are less expensive than the domestic oil and are having a negative […]
In Canada, the Calgary Herald newspaper reports that the City of Calgary has given land use approval to the proposed C$1.2B Future Energy Park that Green Impact Partners is developing in the southeast part of the city. The facility is meant to turn non-food-grade wheat into 300 million liters of ethanol, 3.5 million MMBtu of […]
In Norway, Topsoe and Fidelis New Energy have entered into a global alliance for technology used for producing carbon neutral hydrogen. The alliance pairs Topsoe’s hydrogen process portfolio with FidelisH2™ technology for reduction of lifecycle carbon emissions in hydrogen production. Combined, the alliance solution enables the production of hydrogen from natural gas with a lifecycle […]
In the UAE, Emirates has successfully completed the ground engine testing for one of its GE90 engines on a Boeing 777-300ER using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The objective of the ground testing and analysis is to demonstrate the capability of the GE90 engine to run on the specially blended 100% SAF without affecting its […]
In Georgia, LanzaJet recently received approval from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to generate D4 biomass-based diesel renewable identification numbers (RINs) for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel produced from sugarcane ethanol at LanzaJet’s Freedom Pines Fuels facility in Soperton, Ga. This regulatory milestone marks the first time in which ethanol has […]
In Texas, Camber Energy, Inc. announced that on January 20, 2023, it entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement to acquire a 100% interest in companies that own and are in the process of bringing into commercial operations a processing plant designed to produce renewable diesel. The estimated production capacity of the plant once operational […]
