In Denmark, following the announcement of six strategic green methanol partnerships across the globe earlier this year, A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) adds a seventh methanol partnership with Chinese bioenergy enterprise Debo on the quest to boost global production capacity. The parties have signed a Letter of Intent covering Debo’s plans to develop a bio-methanol […]
In California, Aemetis, Inc. has agreed to a multi-year agreement with International Airlines Group (IAG) to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to help power both British Airways and Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus’ flights from San Francisco Airport from 2025. IAG, parent company of both British Airways and Aer Lingus, will purchase a total of […]
In Canada, Anaergia Inc. has signed an agreement with European Energy A/S. Under the terms of this agreement Anaergia is to supply European Energy with up to 60,000 metric tons per year of liquefied biogenic Carbon Dioxide for a period of 10 years. Biogenic carbon dioxide is carbon dioxide that is released during the decomposition […]
In Zambia, the Lusaka Times newspaper reports the government plans to start building cassava-based ethanol plants in provincial centers from next year to facilitate local ethanol blending. Corn had been discussed as a potential feedstock but was later discarded due to food security concerns. The first $40 million, 7-million-liter fuel depot in Kasenengwa District was […]
In India, the Business Insider newspaper reports the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh has called on his government to develop a biofuel policy to follow in the steps of the national policy that supports compressed biogas (CBG), biocoal, ethanol and biodiesel. Already a CBG and two biocoal plants were in production in the state as […]
In Washington, the Environmental Protection Agency has set the Cellulosic Waiver Credit price for 2022 at $2.31 compared to $2.23 in 2021. For any calendar year for which the projected volume of cellulosic biofuel production is less than the applicable volume of cellulosic biofuel set forth in Clean Air Act (CAA) section 211(o)(2)(B)(III), EPA must […]
In Canada, Liberty (RNG), LLC announced the recent completion of its acquisition of Sandhill Advanced Biofuels, LLC. Sandhill is a developer of renewable natural gas anaerobic digestion projects located on dairy farms, with a portfolio of four projects in the state of Wisconsin. The completion of this acquisition represents the company’s first investment in non-regulated […]
In Nebraska, Nebraska researchers are studying how to make ethanol production more environmentally sensitive by reducing the amount of water and energy required to produce it and cutting the air emissions that result. The Nebraska Environmental Trust is helping fund this University of Nebraska–Lincoln research — $155,663 this year and $44,232 in a second year. Ethanol fermentation […]
In India, the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bank of India (BoI) for co-lending, co-origination, and loan syndication for renewable energy projects. The MoU will empower IREDA and BoI to co-lend and co-originate for renewable energy projects including small hydro and ethanol projects. Both organisations will […]
In Texas, Red Rock Biofuels LLC and Frontline BioEnergy have successfully tested their innovative technology that gasifies Red Rock’s residual woody biomass feedstock into high quality syngas for production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel. The test runs, which the companies completed at Frontline’s headquarters in Nevada, Iowa, used Frontline’s patented TarFreeGas® and […]
