In Norway, Ship and Bunker reports Veritas Petroleum Services has launched its APS-BIO service to give biofuel users “peace of mind” by assuring everything from legislative compliance to asset protection and operational efficiency. VPS said it launched the new service that includes laboratory testing and advisory support in light of the speed with which the […]
In Ireland, the Irish Times newspaper reports Circle K will shift its entire delivery fleet to HVO in early 2023, helping to remove the equivalent of 2,000 cars off the road. The fuel, provided by milesBIO, will first be provided in Dublin and followed shortly thereafter in Cork and Galway. HVO has been used for […]
In Germany, residual and waste materials from hemp processing that have been largely unused so far are mainly leaves and blossoms, hemp hurds and hemp dust or extraction residues from hemp oil production. In the “HempNRG” project led by Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige (DBZG), these are to be put to a preferably energetic use in the […]
In Canada, the government announced that approximately 60 projects have been selected to receive funding under the Government of Canada’s C$1.5-billion Clean Fuels Fund (CFF). These projects represent a first tranche of the highest-ranking applications from last year’s call for proposals and have a total combined value of more than C$3.8 billion. They include production facilities, […]
In Washington, a new report from the White House’s General Accounting Office says U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not have assurance that its decisions about small refinery exemptions under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) are based on valid information. In addition, EPA and the Department of Energy (DOE) do not have policies and procedures […]
In Japan, chemists in Japan, Canada and Europe have uncovered flaws in the surface structure of cellulose nanocrystals—an important step toward deconstructing cellulose to produce renewable nano-materials relevant to biochemical products, energy solutions, and biofuels. The findings—published in Science Advances—are the most detailed look yet at the surface chemistry and structure of individual cellulose nanocrystal […]
In Canada, Lafarge Canada announced a partnership with 4Refuel, a Finning Industrial Service, for the supply of renewable diesel (R50, a 50% renewable diesel) to Lafarge in the Greater Vancouver Area (GVA) market until the end of 2022. Starting October 1, Lafarge’s GVA aggregate, ready-mix, asphalt and construction sites introduced use of R50 across its […]
In the UK, the government has agreed with the Trade Remedies Authority’s recommendation on anti-dumping and countervailing measures on imports of biodiesel from the USA and Canada. After reviewing the measures on biodiesel imports, which were transitioned from the European Union system when the UK left the EU, the TRA recommended that existing tariffs on […]
In New Jersey, Vision Energy has entered into a cooperation agreement with Linde Engineering to accelerate engineering efforts for the company’s pioneering Green Energy Terminal in North Sea Port of Vlissingen, the Netherlands. Vision Energy, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Evolution Terminals BV, has partnered with Linde Engineering, to deliver preliminary Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) […]
In Brazil, Shell Brasil formalized a partnership with the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) for the development of Agave (a cultivar typical of the Brazilian Sertão) as a new source of productive, efficient and competitive biomass, capable of capturing and storing large amounts of carbon. The program, entitled BRAVE (Brazilian Agave Development), was launched on […]
