In Japan, one common hazard when dealing with liquid fuels is that they can evaporate quickly if given space, producing clouds of highly flammable gases. As one might expect, this can lead to catastrophic explosions or fire accidents. To tackle this problem, researchers have considered the use of gelled fuels, or fuels turned into thick […]
In Thailand, the Bangkok Post newspaper reports the national biodiesel association is asking the government to not cut biodiesel blending even further, currently at 5% with expectations of dropping lower, as production is currently only running at 30% of capacity while consumption has fallen by 40%. Blending rates have been as high as 20% in […]
In the Netherlands, Neste and United Airlines are pleased to announce that they have signed a new purchase agreement that provides United the right to buy up to 160,000 metric tons (52.5 million gallons) of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel over the next three years to fuel United flights at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, and potentially other […]
In South Korea, SK E&S will invest $110 million to acquire a 10% stake of Summit Carbon Solutions. SK E&S said it will join hands with Summit Agricultural Group (Summit), the North American diverse farming and agricultural investor, Continental Resource, one of the largest U.S. petroleum and gas companies, and Texas Pacific Group (TPG), the […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports Brazil’s soybean oil exports in 2022 will reach 1.8 million metric tons, some 100,000 tons higher than forecast in April and the highest level since 2008, due to strong prices over fallout from the war in Ukraine, industry group Abiove estimated on Tuesday. By raising the export estimate, Abiove reduced the […]
In Connecticut, AMCI Acquisition Corp. II and LanzaTech NZ, Inc. announced that AMCI has filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2022 in connection with its proposed business combination with LanzaTech. The combined company is expected to be listed on Nasdaq upon completion of the […]
In Canada, Parkland Corporation announced plans to increase renewable fuel production at its Burnaby Refinery in British Columbia. This is one of many steps it is taking to advance its commercial decarbonization strategy and provide its customers with a portfolio of low carbon products and services to help them meet their low carbon goals. Announced […]
In India, Equity Bulls reports Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) and GAIL (India) Limited have signed a term sheet to jointly build a 500,000 liter per day ethanol plant in Gujarat, plans for which were first announced last year. The facility will use corn and broken rice as feedstock, producing 135,000 metric tons of […]
In Texas, an enzyme variant created by engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin can break down environment-throttling plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days. This discovery, published in Nature, could help solve one of the world’s most pressing environmental problems: what to do […]
In Malaysia, Reuters reports Malaysia may cut its export duty on palm oil by half to fill a gap in the global edible oil market left by the disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The finance ministry has set up a committee to explore the proposal from the plantation industries and commodities ministry that […]
