In India, the Daily Pioneer newspaper reports Uttar Pradesh’s cabinet has approved the new bioenergy policy that will financially support the introduction of new compressed biogas, bio-coal, bio-ethanol and biodiesel projects in an effort to significantly reduce fossil fuel consumption in the state. The new policy will be in place for five years. In 2018, […]
In Washington, Reuters has withdrawn a controversial story published on September 8 that claimed US ethanol plants, including some that were specifically called out, had higher carbon emissions than oil refineries. The news agency said in its official withdrawal that it was flawed interpretation of data that was the problem, leading to inaccurate reporting regarding […]
In Germany, the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team recently concluded a trial in the use of biofuels in our 16 Mercedes Actros Gigaspace race trucks for the final three races of the European season. As part of our drive to further reduce our CO2 emissions and achieve verified Net Zero by 2030, the trial was designed […]
In Illinois, Givaudan, a global industry leader in the world of scent and beauty, and LanzaTech NZ, Inc. have announced a collaboration for the development of sustainable fragrance ingredients from renewable carbon. Renewable carbon is carbon that avoids or substitutes the use of additional fossil carbon. Examples include carbon from CO2 and carbon recycling. Multiple […]
In Germany, Rolls-Royce is taking a significant step towards even more climate-friendly rail transport with the release of mtu rail engines for use with sustainable fuels. With synthetic diesel fuels of the EN15940 standard, CO2 emissions can be reduced by up to 100 percent compared to fossil diesel. Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO or renewable diesel), […]
In the UAE, Bloomberg reports Mubadala Investments is said to have made the best offer for BP Bunge Bioenergia in the final round of negotiations, better than the one made by Raizen who is also in the last stage, but a deal isn’t expected to be made before the October elections in Brazil. The Valor […]
In Thailand, the Bangkok Post newspaper reports the government is working to make E20 the primary fuel sold at the pump as it phases out E10 from the market. The effort to boost demand and therefore prop up prices for cassava and sugar could include adding a levy for the Oil Fuel Fund onto E10 […]
In Illinois, through funding provided by BioMADE, the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (NCERC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Valerian Materials, the University of Minnesota, and Scientific Bioprocessing Inc. (SBI) have partnered to perform research and development on novel sustainable materials solutions. Launched in 2021, BioMADE is the most-recently established Manufacturing Innovation Institute. By supporting the […]
In Washington, the U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm announced the release of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge Roadmap, a comprehensive plan that outlines a government-wide strategy for scaling up new technologies to produce sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) across the U.S. airline industry. A collaboration between the U.S. Departments of Energy, Agriculture, Transportation, […]
In New York state, Air Company announced the launch of its Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) made from captured CO2. The importance of this novel climate technology, distributed under the name AIRMADE SAF, is underscored by commitments from global aviation partners to purchase over one billion gallons of AIRMADE SAF; including JetBlue, Virgin Atlantic and Boom […]
