In Brazil, Reuters reported the ministry of mines and energy confirmed biodiesel blending will increase to 15% starting on April 1, but it will remain at 10% until then. To achieve the higher mandate, soybean demand is estimated at 30 million metric tons for 2023. Any technological route for the biodiesel production in permitted in […]
In Virginia, Foster Fuels is celebrating the distribution of half a million gallons of carbon-saving renewable fuel to data centers across North America. The company’s Mission Critical division delivers Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), a renewable diesel, to critical facilities for use in their emergency backup power generators. Compass Datacenters is one of the first companies […]
In South Korea, Korean Register (KR) and Ulsan Port Authority (UPA) have signed an MOU to support methanol-fueled ships and establish the South Korean port as a low-carbon, eco-friendly energy hub. A growing number of dual fuel methanol vessels are being ordered by international shipping companies, and in October South Korean shipping company KSS Marine […]
In France, TotalEnergies and Air Liquide are innovating to produce and valorize renewable, low carbon hydrogen at the Grandpuits zero crude platform. Under a long-term contract committing TotalEnergies to purchase the hydrogen produced for the needs of its platform, Air Liquide will invest over €130 million in the construction and operation of a new unit […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports ethanol production rose for the second week in a row to 1.041 million barrels a day as producers finish up maintenance season and return to regular runs. Although production rose by an average of 30,000 barrels per day last week, the figure is still 38,000 barrels below last year. […]
In Denmark, Ship and Bunker reports A.P. Moller-Maersk plans for 25% of its cargo fleet to use green fuels by 2030. Data shows that 19 methanol-fueled ships are on order for delivery by 2025, representing about 296,100 TEU, 7% of its fleet capacity. To reach the company’s 25% target would require securing another 45 ships […]
In Oman, the Times of Oman newspaper reports the national oil company OOMCO has signed an agreement with the Oman Aluminium Rolling Company to provide B5 for the company’s use in aluminum manufacturing using biodiesel sourced from Wakud International at its Barka’s Khazaen Economic City facility. By using B5, OARC will cut its carbon emissions […]
In India, the Financial Express newspaper reports EID Parry expected to produce close to 18 billion liters of ethanol by the end of 2024 as it expands production to allow for India to achieve the 20% blending mandate set to begin in 2025. With its mills matched to the possibility of cane production, the company […]
In Singapore, scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a technique to convert waste paper, from single-use packaging and bags, and cardboard boxes, into a crucial component of lithium-ion batteries. Through a process called carbonization which converts paper into pure carbon, the NTU researchers turned the paper’s fibers into electrodes, which can […]
In India, the government has given in-principle approval for 95 more ethanol projects under the new window of Ethanol Interest Subvention Schemes. The decision is expected to add an annual ethanol production capacity of around 4.80 billion liters in the country. The Department of Food and Public Distribution said, out of these projects, 68 are […]
