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Strategic Biofuels scores legislation to support its Louisiana Green Fuels project

Strategic Biofuels scores legislation to support its Louisiana Green Fuels project

July 27, 2022 |

In Louisiana, Strategic Biofuels announced that the State of Louisiana recently enhanced its nation-leading carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) legislation with provisions that provide additional carbon dioxide (CO2) reservoir storage security for projects in Caldwell Parish, the site of Strategic Biofuels’ Louisiana Green Fuels (LGF) Project. The Parish-specific legislation, which goes into effect on August […]

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Neste aquires 100% of Irish animal fats trader

Neste aquires 100% of Irish animal fats trader

July 27, 2022 |

In Ireland, Neste has agreed to acquire 100% of Walco Foods, an Irish trader of animal fats. The transaction is subject to the fulfillment of customary closing conditions and regulatory approval. Together with the previously announced acquisitions of IH Demeter, Bunge Loders Croklaan and Count Terminal in the Netherlands, and Mahoney Environmental and Agri Trading […]

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Greenbutts secures Canadian patent for biodegradable cigarette filter

Greenbutts secures Canadian patent for biodegradable cigarette filter

July 27, 2022 |

In Canada, Greenbutts LLC. announced that on July 11, 2022, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office granted Canadian Patent No. 2,949,484 for Greenbutts’ patent application titled ‘Biodegradable Cigarette Filter Tow and Method of Manufacture’. The patent adds to Greenbutts’ proprietary technology stack, offering an all-natural, biodegradable and water dispersing cigarette filter. This Canadian patent grant follows several other countries […]

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South Korean researchers develop inexpensive catalyst for electrocatalytic water splitting

South Korean researchers develop inexpensive catalyst for electrocatalytic water splitting

July 27, 2022 |

In South Korea, hydrogen can be produced sustainably by electrocatalytic water splitting, a process where the water molecule is split into oxygen and hydrogen gas using electricity. However, the need for expensive and rare metal catalysts makes the process unfeasible for large-scale industrial use. In a new study, Chung-Ang University researchers develop an inexpensive catalyst […]

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Sens. Grassley and Ernst submit Next Generation Fuels Act to the Senate

Sens. Grassley and Ernst submit Next Generation Fuels Act to the Senate

July 27, 2022 |

In Washington, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced the bipartisan and bicameral Next Generation Fuels Act, a proposal that aims to leverage higher-octane fuels to improve engine efficiency and performance. Allowing the sale of fuels with greater octane levels would increase the amount of ethanol that can be utilized in the fuel […]

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Singapore-based consortium to launch marine drop-in biofuels pilot project

Singapore-based consortium to launch marine drop-in biofuels pilot project

July 26, 2022 |

In Singapore, the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) is leading a consortium of 18 industry partners to launch a drop-in biofuels pilot project with a combined contribution of S$18 million in cash and in-kind to establish an assurance framework for ensuring the supply chain integrity of current and future green marine fuels, bringing genuine […]

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FutureEnergy Australia makes progress on FID

FutureEnergy Australia makes progress on FID

July 26, 2022 |

In Australia, FutureEnergy Australia (FEA) continues to work towards FID on its first proposed renewable diesel facility in the Shire of Narrogin, in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt region. The project aims to be Australia’s first commercial-scale renewable diesel facility using sustainability sourced woody biomass feedstocks, with first production being targeted for the second half of 2023 […]

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Nicoll to use Vynova for bio-attributed PVC in silent wastewater evacuation system

Nicoll to use Vynova for bio-attributed PVC in silent wastewater evacuation system

July 26, 2022 |

In Belgium, Vynova, a leading European PVC and chlor-alkali company, and Nicoll, European leader in thermoplastic solutions for the building sector and part of Aliaxis Group, have sealed a commercial agreement to use bio-attributed PVC for Nicoll’s HOMETECH® silent wastewater evacuation system. This will enable Nicoll to offer a low-carbon solution without any compromise on […]

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Shell to move forward with Holland Hydrogen I

Shell to move forward with Holland Hydrogen I

July 26, 2022 |

In the Netherlands, Shell Nederland B.V. and Shell Overseas Investments B.V., subsidiaries of Shell plc, have taken the final investment decision to build Holland Hydrogen I, which will be Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plant once operational in 2025. The 200MW electrolyzer will be constructed on the Tweede Maasvlakte in the port of Rotterdam and will […]

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Indian sugar mills seen diverting 4.5M tons of juice and B-molasses to ethanol in 2022/23

Indian sugar mills seen diverting 4.5M tons of juice and B-molasses to ethanol in 2022/23

July 26, 2022 |

In India, the Financial Express newspaper reports that Indian Sugar Mill Association data shows sugarcane acreage will increase by 4% in the season starting in October to 5.82 million hectares but even so, sugar production will dip as a result of diversion to ethanol production. As much as 4.5 million metric tons of B-molasses and […]

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