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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency fines POET Biorefining for water quality violations

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency fines POET Biorefining for water quality violations

July 11, 2022 |

In Minnesota, according to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) enforcement investigation, POET Biorefining LLC, in Glenville, Minnesota, exceeded its permitted stormwater discharge limits, including total suspended solids and carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD), the measurement of dissolved oxygen depletion in wastewater released into a body of water.  Other violations included missing 10 percent of […]

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Amyris successfully starts fermentation at Barra Bonita facility

Amyris successfully starts fermentation at Barra Bonita facility

July 11, 2022 |

In Brazil, Amyris, Inc. has successfully started fermentation at its new precision fermentation plant in Barra Bonita, Brazil. The greenfield site at Barra Bonita establishes Amyris as the leading manufacturer of highly engineered organisms at industrial scale. The first of its kind precision fermentation plant is a strategic investment made to meet rapidly growing demand […]

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Tata Chemicals Europe opens UK’s first CCU plant

Tata Chemicals Europe opens UK’s first CCU plant

July 11, 2022 |

In the UK, Tata Chemicals Europe has officially opened the UK’s first industrial scale carbon capture and usage plant, signaling a key milestone in the race to meet the UK’s net zero targets. The £20 million investment has been completed by Northwich-based Tata Chemicals Europe, one of Europe’s leading producers of sodium carbonate, salt and […]

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Berkeley Lab researchers develop new fuel type

Berkeley Lab researchers develop new fuel type

July 11, 2022 |

In California, a group of biofuel experts led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) took inspiration from an extraordinary antifungal molecule made by Streptomyces bacteria to develop a totally new type of fuel that has projected energy density greater than the most advanced heavy-duty fuels used today, including the rocket fuels used by NASA. […]

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Slovenia introduces flexibility intro biofuel blending regulations

Slovenia introduces flexibility intro biofuel blending regulations

July 11, 2022 |

In Slovenia, Euractiv reports the national biofuel blending regulation has been amended to provide fuel retailers with flexibility in blending levels in an effort to fight prices surges. Fuel retailers instead are given three years to achieve an average blend equal or above the mandated levels. Current levels are around 10% and increasing slowly but […]

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Matheson Tri-Gas signs long term hydrogen supply agreement for Vertex Energy facility

Matheson Tri-Gas signs long term hydrogen supply agreement for Vertex Energy facility

July 7, 2022 |

In Texas, Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc., the USA affiliate of Nippon Sanso Holding Corporation, Tokyo, has signed a long-term Supply Agreement to meet hydrogen requirements for a 75,000 bpd refinery in Mobile, Alabama owned by Vertex Energy. The Matheson Facility will have a nameplate capacity exceeding 30 mmscfd hydrogen production and the capability to process a […]

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DHL Global Forwarding signs deal with Hapag-Lloyd for advanced marine biofuels

DHL Global Forwarding signs deal with Hapag-Lloyd for advanced marine biofuels

July 7, 2022 |

In Germany, DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has signed an agreement with Hapag-Lloyd, a leading worldwide liner shipping company, for the use of advanced biofuels. As an initial step, Hapag-Lloyd will ship 18,000 TEU of DHL’s volume using advanced biofuels, which is equivalent to a reduction […]

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May ethanol exports fell 21% on year

May ethanol exports fell 21% on year

July 7, 2022 |

In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association says May U.S. ethanol exports moderated from April’s four-year high, declining 21% to 147.1 million gallons (mg). However, Canada increased its imports by 4% to 41.8 mg in May, maintaining its status as our top customer for 14 consecutive months and logging its largest monthly volume in eight years (also its […]

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European Commission says Alcogroup, Lantmännen and Abengoa breached EU antitrust rules

European Commission says Alcogroup, Lantmännen and Abengoa breached EU antitrust rules

July 7, 2022 |

In Belgium, European Commission has informed Alcogroup S.A. and its subsidiary Alcodis S.A. (together ‘Alcogroup’) as well as Lantmännen ek för and its subsidiary Lantmännen Agroetanol AB (together ‘Agroetanol) of its preliminary view that, together with Abengoa S.A. (‘Abengoa’), which settled the case in December 2021, they have breached EU antitrust rules. The Commission considers […]

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Siemens Energy and Air Liquide create JV to scale renewable hydrogen electrolyzers in Europe

Siemens Energy and Air Liquide create JV to scale renewable hydrogen electrolyzers in Europe

July 7, 2022 |

In Germany, Siemens Energy and Air Liquide announce the creation of a joint venture dedicated to the series production of industrial scale renewable hydrogen electrolyzers in Europe. With two of the global leading companies in their field combining their expertise, this Franco-German partnership will enable the emergence of a sustainable hydrogen economy in Europe and […]

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