In Washington, new study released by the Department of Energy (DOE) found that the U.S. ethanol industry once again leads the nation in the share of its workforce that is comprised by military veterans, with one in every six employees previously serving in the armed forces. The DOE report also showed that the concentration of union workers […]
In Colorado, on a drizzly day in July 1920, a Colorado scientist named Junius Henderson was hiking around the Dakota Hogback, a sandstone ridge north of Boulder. There, he spotted a group of Rocky Mountain snails (Oreohelix strigosa) oozing across the ground. Henderson scooped up the mollusks and brought them back to his lab at […]
In Canada, the Canadian Press got ahold of a copy of the final regulations for the Clean Fuel Standard approved by Parliament last week that will delay decarbonization rules but will ask for stronger cuts by 2030. The new rules are set to be published by July 6. The delayed policy was first proposed in […]
In the Netherlands, Neste Corporation has made the final investment decision to invest into new renewable products production capacity in Rotterdam. The decision is based on demand for renewable products growing substantially with customers’ higher climate ambitions. Neste’s current 1.4 million ton capacity for renewable products in Rotterdam is the largest in Europe. The Rotterdam […]
In Minnesota, Ceres Global Ag Corp. announced that it is suspending its previously-announced canola crush project at Northgate, Saskatchewan. The company’s decision to pause the project is due to a variety of factors, including but not limited to, inflationary pressures resulting in higher costs than initially projected and shifting macroeconomic conditions. Consistent with the foregoing, […]
In Belgium, MEPs on the Transport and Tourism Committee adopted a draft negotiating mandate on the ReFuelEU aviation rules by 25 votes to six and three abstentions on Monday. The adopted text aims to increase the uptake of sustainable fuels by aircraft operators and EU airports to cut emissions from aviation and ensure Europe becomes […]
In Texas, World Fuel Services has announced they are now an authorized branded distributor of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LFPB/LBG) in France is the first location where the company delivered Neste’s SAF as the authorized branded distributor. Becoming an authorized branded distributor builds on World Fuel’s ongoing commitment to developing […]
In China, Reuters reports that Sinotec has produced its first batch of sustainable aviation fuel at its Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Co refinery in Eastern China. The facility has the capacity to produce 100,000 metric tons of SAF annually from used cooking oil. The technology has been under development since 2009 and received a certificate […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports Sao Paulo state has cut the so-called ICMS tax on gasoline which will make the fossil-based fuel more competitive against ethanol, which in turn will cut demand for ethanol and likely push sugar millers to switch towards more sugar production instead. Taxes were unchanged on hydrous ethanol at the pump, however. […]
In Malaysia, the Borneo Post reports the government is currently leading research into algae-based biofuels, the outcomes of which are expected in the next six months. Algae-based biofuels are likely to be used for sustainable aviation fuel if the research proves the feedstock to be commercially viable for the country. Currently, the country’s biofuel production […]
