In California, in comments filed with the California Air Resources Board today, the Renewable Fuels Association stressed that the next iteration of the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard must be technology-neutral and allow low-carbon renewable fuels to compete fairly as California endeavors to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045. RFA submitted the comments in response to a […]
In Australia, a completely new-to-nature yeast chromosome has been developed, paving the way for engineered yeast to be applied to an array of industrial applications. Scientists from the ARC Center of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Macquarie University and the Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) have made a major breakthrough in yeast genome engineering, outlined in […]
In India, the Press Trust of India reports the country’s parliament, Lok Sabha, has passed a bill that promotes ethanol, green hydrogen and biomass-based fuels, amongst other non-fossil fuels. Key to the legislation are penalties for failure to use fuels blended with renewable fuels, be they industrial units, vessels or manufacturers if the vehicles they […]
In Georgia, POET has signed a purchase agreement with Savannah Marine Terminal (SMT) to acquire its rail-to-container transload facility in Savannah, Georgia. The acquisition will include all equipment and real estate to operate the grain transload facility. The Port of Savannah, one of the highest volume container ports in the U.S., has geographic synergy with […]
In Germany, Deutsche Bahn (DB) is continuing to drive the green traffic turnaround on the rails: Both the Sylt Shuttle and the Sylt Shuttle Plus are now running between Westerland and Niebüll with climate-friendly HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil). By saying goodbye to diesel, around 7,500 tons of CO2 are saved each year on the popular […]
In Greece, Neste and HELLENIC PETROLEUM Group have entered into an agreement for the commercial distribution of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM on flights by Aegean Airlines, the leading air carrier in Greece. HELLENIC PETROLEUM Group, through its subsidiary EKO, will ensure the supply of Neste-produced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on AEGEAN flights departing from […]
In Spain, Cepsa Química has supplied consumer goods leader Unilever with NextLab linear alkylbenzene (LAB), a new range of sustainable products which include renewable and recycled raw materials. This sets a new milestone for circular chemistry, as NextLab linear alkybenzene (LAB) is made using “green carbon” derived from biomass instead of the fossil fuels the […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production rose to an average of 1.043 million a day last week, helping to boost stocks to 23.394 million barrels. Ethanol production was up an average of 22,000 barrels per day from the week before and 30,000 barrels from the same time last […]
In India, Projects Today reports Fylfot Geoworks is planning to build a 100,000 liter per day grain-based ethanol plant at Patvi in Ambala district of Haryana with construction set to kick off in October and commissioning expected by September 2023. Broken rice, maize, and wheat will be used as ethanol feedstock. In addition to the […]
In Brazil, Petrobras and Bunge signed a contract to acquisition of refined soybean oil for the production of R5 Diesel at the Getúlio Vargas Refinery (Repar), in Paraná. The raw material began to be supplied at the end of July and production will take place in September 2022. Around 1.5 million liters will be destined […]
