In Illinois, plants grown for biofuel have the potential to power our travel industry, but an important fraction of their chemical power has remained stubbornly difficult to recover. New research from the DOE-funded Center for Advanced Biofuel and Bioproduct Innovation on the University of Illinois campus has demonstrated a way to preserve native lignin structure, […]
In Washington, NATSO, representing truck stops and travel plazas, SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, and the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) expressed serious concern with the “Section 45Z” Clean Fuel Production Credit. The U.S. Treasury Department was tasked with writing guidelines that would create a viable regulatory framework for ’45Z’ and bolster the flailing […]
In Singapore, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), the Singapore Sustainable Aviation Fuel Company Ltd. (SAFCo) and nine companies have launched Singapore’s first trial for central procurement of voluntary Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The nine companies are the Boston Consulting Group, Changi Airport Group, DBS Bank, GenZero, Google, OCBC, Temasek, Singapore Airlines and Scoot. The […]
In India, India’s bioenergy sector is set to play an important role underpinning the country’s rapidly growing energy markets as robust policy frameworks boost ethanol and compressed biogas production and open new opportunities for biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuels, according to new report from the International Energy Agency. The latest analysis, which provides forecasts for […]
In Germany, Seeking Alpha reports that the national government has set as a condition to approve Sunoco’s takover of TanQuid, the country’s largest independent petrochemical and biofuel storage operator that is currently 51% owned by the German government, that the defense ministry buy the company’s vital military fuel pipeline network. The country has been cracking […]
In India, the Economic Times newspaper reports the Economic Survey expressed concerns that current biofuel policy from blending mandates to set prices for feedstocks could lead to long-term distortions of cropping patterns and food security as demonstrated by similar experiences internationally. The survey wants more emphasis put on improving productivity of oilseeds and less on […]
In Malaysia, Elridge Energy via Bio Eneco Sdn. Bhd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Berkana Power Company Limited for the supply of an estimated total volume of 100,000 metric tons of palm kernel shells and/or Green Gold Label-certified palm kernel shells, to be delivered over 10 shipments […]
In Iowa, Iowa’s biodiesel plants produced 244 million gallons in 2025, down 31% from 353 million gallons in 2024. Only eight facilities reported production in 2025, with several running off and on, well under capacity. The industry faced great uncertainty in 2025 due to both low Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) blending levels and a lapse in federal tax policy. When it comes to Iowa biodiesel production, […]
In Spain, Repsol is making further progress in its industrial decarbonization strategythrough renewable hydrogen and will install its second large-scale electrolyzer at its Petronor refinery in Muskiz close to Bilbao in Northern Spain. Last September, the company approved the construction in Cartagena of its first large electrolyzer, with a capacity of 100 megawatts (MW). The new 100 MW infrastructure will require […]
In Finland, Neste is supporting the advancement of catalysis research in Finland through new donations to three universities, reinforcing long-term academic expertise across complementary areas critical to future energy and materials innovation. The funding will support catalysis engineering at Åbo Akademi University, catalysis chemistry at the University of Eastern Finland, and catalysis modeling at the […]
