In Belgium, the preliminary results of a recent study show that the utilization of forest residues for bioenergy will have a positive climate effect until 2050. The report takes into account the fact that these residues would otherwise be left in the forests and would decay. Taking into consideration decay shows that bioenergy from forest […]
In Sweden, Ørsted’s board of directors has taken final investment decision (FID) on the 50,000 metric ton/year FlagshipONE e-methanol project. FlagshipONE will be Ørsted’s first commercial-scale Power-to-X facility and is an important steppingstone towards Ørsted’s ambition of taking a leading position in renewable hydrogen and green fuels. Reinforcing the commitment to the FID, Ørsted has […]
In Japan, Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), the only international cargo airline based in Japan, has for the first time used Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel for several cargo flights in November and December this year. The sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is supplied by Neste at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. “NCA is delighted to announce that NCA […]
In Maine, ReEnergy Biomass Maine LLC, which operates biomass power facilities in Androscoggin and Franklin counties, has been awarded $523,900 in grant funding to produce biochar. The funds will be provided through the Forest Recovery Initiative of the Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan, administered by the Maine Technology Institute, which aims to support Maine’s forest […]
In Indonesia, Gree Energy has secured $3.2 million in a pre-series A funding round led by Earthcare Group. Established in 2013, Gree Energy empowers the food industry to cut methane emissions and treat industrial wastewater in emerging countries by implementing on-site biogas facilities. Gree makes biogas solutions financially viable by unlocking access to carbon credit […]
In South Korea, a Korea-Spain joint research team recently recreated bioplastic from wasted byproducts from gas fermentation from steel mills. Through joint research with Spain’s Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), a research team in the Department of Chemical Engineering at POSTECH has developed a technology to generate artificial enzymes from E. coli. The […]
In California, in comments submitted Tuesday to the California Air Resources Board, the Renewable Fuels Association stressed its ongoing support for the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard and provided recommendations to strengthen and expand the landmark program beyond 2030. However, RFA underscored that without complementary regulatory actions—like expeditious approval of E15 and support for E85 and […]
In Missouri, grocery prices have increased 21% (from January 2020 to August 2022), and retail fat and oil prices have increased 30% — soybean oil being a key ingredient for frying, baking, margarine, cooking oils and salad dressings. Pair that with soy oil used for biofuel production, which has quadrupled over the past decade, and […]
In Chile, Porsche and its international partners, working in collaboration with the Chilean company Highly Innovative Fuels (HIF), have started the industrial production of synthetic fuels (eFuels). Members of the Board of Management of Porsche AG carried out the refueling ceremony for a Porsche 911 with the first liters of synthetic fuel produced at the facility. eFuels […]
In Canada, Enviva Inc. announced the signing of a new 10-year take-or-pay off-take fuel supply contract with an existing European customer, extendable for up to five years. Enviva expects to supply 800,000 metric tons of industrial-grade wood pellets per year, with deliveries expected to commence during 2027, subject to certain conditions precedent. Terms and conditions related […]
