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Russian, Indian and Thai researchers develop composites from coconut waste

Russian, Indian and Thai researchers develop composites from coconut waste

May 3, 2022 |

In Russia, an international research team from Russia, India and Thailand has presented a technology for manufacturing a reinforcement (strengthening) composite from a waste coconut leaf sheath (CLS). Due to its lightness and strength, it can be used to cover autobahns, create interiors for railway cars and airplanes, as well as for domestic needs. The results of the study have been published in the Polymer Composites journal. […]

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Coalition calls on Congress to pass SAF blenders tax credits

Coalition calls on Congress to pass SAF blenders tax credits

May 3, 2022 |

In Washington, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is a proven and essential component of the aviation industry’s drive toward decarbonization, and federal tax policies such as a dedicated blender’s tax credit are necessary to spur investment in commercial-scale production of this vital next-generation fuel, a large group of stakeholders said in a recent letter to Congress. […]

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Air Products teams with World Energy on $2B SAF facility and scores $2M CEC grant

Air Products teams with World Energy on $2B SAF facility and scores $2M CEC grant

May 2, 2022 |

In California, Air Products is teaming up with World Energy to build a new $2 billion major expansion project at World Energy’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production and distribution hub in Paramount, California. The LA county facility is the world’s first commercial scale and North America’s only SAF production facility and its total fuel capacity […]

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Louis Dreyfus successfully completes marine B30 trial from Santos to Ghent and back

Louis Dreyfus successfully completes marine B30 trial from Santos to Ghent and back

May 2, 2022 |

In the Netherlands, Louis Dreyfus Company B.V. announced the successful completion of a biofuel trial carried out in collaboration with Wisby Tanker AB, Sweden (Wisby Tanker) on one of LDC’s upgraded Juice vessels, MV Essayra. The company used a B30 biofuel-blended marine fuel for the first time to sail from LDC’s terminal in Ghent, Belgium, […]

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GS Caltex teams with POSCO to develop Indonesian biodiesel plant and possibly SAF

GS Caltex teams with POSCO to develop Indonesian biodiesel plant and possibly SAF

May 2, 2022 |

In South Korea, GS Caltex signed a business agreement for joint development and cooperation in the eco-friendly bio business with POSCO International. Through this MOU, GS Caltex decided to expand the bio business by establishing a value chain from raw material refining to biochemical product production by utilizing GS Caltex’s biofuel production technology and POSCO […]

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Bangchak, BBGI and Thanachok Oil team up on 1M liter/day SAF facility

Bangchak, BBGI and Thanachok Oil team up on 1M liter/day SAF facility

May 2, 2022 |

In Thailand, Bangchak Group and BBGI Public Company Limited signed a memorandum of understanding for the procurement of raw materials, products, plant construction, and retail of sustainable biofuels with Thanachok Oil Light Company Limited, Thailand’s leader in integrated vegetable oil business for over 40 years, as a preparation for the construction of a new production […]

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Neste makes progress on Marathon JV, Singapore and Rotterdam projects

Neste makes progress on Marathon JV, Singapore and Rotterdam projects

May 2, 2022 |

In Finland, Neste continues to implement its growth strategy, and an important step forward was the announcement to establish a 50/50 production joint venture with US-based Marathon Petroleum. The joint venture will produce renewable diesel following a conversion project of Marathon’s refinery in Martinez, California. The closing of the joint venture is subject to customary […]

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Jubilant Ingrevia commissions ethanol-based acetic acid plant in Uttar Pradesh

Jubilant Ingrevia commissions ethanol-based acetic acid plant in Uttar Pradesh

May 2, 2022 |

In India, Jubilant Ingrevia Limited commissioned its new green ethanol-based food-grade acetic acid plant at its manufacturing facility in Gajraula, Uttar Pradesh on April 28. The 25,000 metric ton per year plant is designed to meet the highest standards of product certifications like FSSAI, ISO 22000, Kosher, Halal, FCC Codex, etc. It will cater to […]

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Brazilian researchers find enzymes for breaking down cellulose in gut of capybaras

Brazilian researchers find enzymes for breaking down cellulose in gut of capybaras

May 2, 2022 |

In Brazil, a research group at the Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), an arm of the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), conducted an interdisciplinary study involving omics (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, etc.) and synchrotron light, and discovered two novel families of enzymes with biotechnological potential produced by microorganisms in the gut of […]

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Germany considering suspending biofuel production to protect food security

Germany considering suspending biofuel production to protect food security

May 2, 2022 |

In Germany, Euractiv reports the government is contemplating suspending biofuel production from cereals and oilseeds in an effort to ensure food security in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The agriculture minister and environment minister are working together to assess the situation and any potential policy shifts as necessary to respond to the evolving […]

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