In Texas, Ship and Bunker reports that a panel at the IBIA Annual Convention in Houston recently felt that US demand for marine biofuel was well behind that in Singapore and Northwest Europe. One of the speakers felt that it may be because US biofuel policy doesn’t include tax incentives for using biodiesel as marine […]
In India, Mint reports the online biofuel marketplace startup Buyofuel has raised $1.4 million in pre-Series A funding led by Inflection Point Ventures, together with Venture Catalysts, LetsVenture, Lead Angels Fund, and Gruhas Proptech. The platform already has a buyer base of 600,000 metric tons per month and 200,000 tons of supply per month along […]
In Illinois, a Nature Catalysis study from six chemists at the University of Chicago shows an innovative new system for artificial photosynthesis that is more productive than previous artificial systems by an order of magnitude. Unlike regular photosynthesis, which produces carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water, artificial photosynthesis could produce ethanol, methane, or other fuels. […]
In the UK, new analysis by Zemo Partnership shows how a greenhouse gas-based fuel duty structure could encourage uptake of low carbon renewable fuels in hard-to-electrify transport applications and accelerate the transition to net zero. The new study (‘Decarbonising Heavy Duty Vehicles and Machinery’) by Zemo Partnership, the public-private membership group driving transport decarbonisation, explores […]
In Denmark, as part of the strategy to decarbonise its customers’ supply chains, A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has entered a green methanol partnership with U.S. based project developer Carbon Sink LLC. This is Maersk’s 8th such agreement in the efforts to accelerate global production of green methanol. The parties have signed a Letter of […]
In California, Aemetis says construction has begun for the TotalEnergies and Schneider Electric solar microgrid system with at 2.0 MW photovoltaic (PV) array and a 1.25 MW battery energy storage system. Once construction has been completed, the microgrid will be integrated with the new Rockwell/Allen Bradley distributed control system (DCS) at the Aemetis Advanced Fuels […]
In Pennsylvania, Penske Truck Leasing announced it has expanded its use of renewable diesel in California through a preferred supplier agreement with Shell Oil Products U.S. The move is a continuing effort by Penske to help reduce emissions across its truck rental, heavy-duty truck leasing and logistics fleet operations. All vehicles refueling at Penske Truck […]
In Massachusetts, Ara Partners has acquired a majority ownership interest in Lincoln Terminal Holdings, LP, a leading renewable fuel logistics and infrastructure provider in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic United States. Ara has also committed additional capital to support significant expansion of the company’s renewable fuel infrastructure footprint. Lincoln is the first investment for Ara’s new […]
In Finland, Arctic Biomaterials (ABM) from Tampere, Finland, announced the recently established collaboration with Helian Polymers (Belfeld, The Netherlands). By combining ABM’s unique ArcBiox degradable and reinforcing glass fibers with Helian Polymers’ signature PHAradox PHA compounds, new functional material possibilities emerge due to improved mechanical and thermal properties. No less than six grades have been […]
In Canada, Prince Rupert’s Trigon Pacific Terminals Limited announced a C$75-million award from the federal National Trade Corridors Fund to enable a major expansion and near doubling of export capacity, and also support Trigon’s well-advanced diversification strategy. B2BC is a keystone of Trigon’s diversification strategy, and will help enable accelerated energy transformation in Canada and […]
