In Japan, SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., Ltd., INCJ, Ltd., and SEKISUI BIO REFINERY CO., Ltd. have completed construction of a demonstration plant in Kuji City, Iwate, Japan with the aim of demonstrating the viability of the technology that converts municipal/industrial waste into ethanol on a commercial scale. This technology uses a microbial catalyst and gas fermentation […]
In Texas, a collaborative team led by researchers at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (HudsonAlpha), and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, has discovered that the candidate bioenergy feedstock switchgrass has adapted to expand its habitat range. […]
In Belgium, a new report from Expert Market Research shows favorable government policies like European Green Deal introduced in December 2019 are positively influencing the market for biodiesel. This policy aims to increase greenhouse gas savings (GHG) from biofuels from 40% to 55% making Europe climate neutral by 2050, along with the measures aimed at […]
In Oman, Oman Oil Marketing Company (OOMCO) and Wakud International LLC (Wakud) have signed an agreement to introduce biodiesel blends to Oman. The two companies will explore the potential of selling different blends of biodiesel to customers in the Commercial and Marine segments. For corporations developing de-carbonization strategies, biodiesel can produce immediate impact without any […]
In Saudi Arabia, SABIC announced a collaboration with Mattel to incorporate certified renewable polymers from SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE program across Mattel’s products offering. The first Mattel toy products to enter the market in 2022 using certified renewable SABIC PP (polypropylene) polymers will be from MEGA and Matchbox, with more to follow. Heading the initiative will be […]
In India, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and The Government of Odisha have joined hands to take a vital step towards the proliferation of green energy in the state. On April 11, 2022, Sh. Bhupendra Singh Poonia, IAS, Managing Director, Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha Limited (IPICOL); and Sh. Amit Garg, Executive Director […]
In Malaysia, the Malaysian Reserve newspaper reports that together with stakeholders, the palm oil board is reviewing the sustainability standards within the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification scheme to align it with stricter international schemes as well as traceability. Malaysian palm oil regularly comes under fire for weak sustainability criteria so with the European […]
In Malawi, the Maravi Post newspaper reports Ethco is investing $6.4 million to produce biogas from vinasse, with the energy produced going back into the facility’s ethanol production while the digestate will go to local farmers to improve their soil thanks to the potassium, nitrogen, phosphorous, zinc and sulfur. The facility produces 218 million liters […]
In Paraguay, the Omega Green plant will start only production in 2024 but already has offtake contracts with Shell and British Petroleum accounting for 90% of its production. The investment for the plant in Villeta will be $1 billion. The facility, the first renewable diesel project in the country, will also manufacture Sustainable Aviation Fuel […]
In China, a research team the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has discovered a genetic sensor of blue light that regulates oil synthesis in an industrial microalga, and explored this discovery to double the microalgal productivity of oils. They proposed a new technology called Blue-Light Induced Oil […]
