In Canada, Enerkem has achieved a major breakthrough in converting carbon from forest biomass into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using its proprietary thermochemical process. This important milestone was achieved at Enerkem’s Innovation Centre in Westbury, Quebec. It will be followed by the demonstration phase, which will lead to commercialization in the near future. This research […]
In Poland, ORLEN Południe, an ORLEN Group company, has brought on stream Poland’s first and Europe’s largest green propylene glycol production unit at its biorefinery in Trzebinia. The unit has a capacity of 30,000 metric tons a year, enough to cover as much as 75% of the domestic demand for the product. This PLN 400m […]
In the UAE, Etihad Airways has signed multiple partnership and collaboration agreements with the aviation industry’s top manufactures, suppliers and stakeholders at the 2021 Dubai Airshow, bringing aviation’s leading organizations together under its strategic sustainability program to drive decarbonization creating the industry’s most comprehensive multi-organizational partnership to reduce Co2 emissions globally. The airline’s sustainability program, […]
In Colorado, Gevo has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sweetwater Energy, Inc., regarding the use of sustainably sourced agricultural residues and woody biomass as a feedstock for producing cellulosic alcohols and energy-dense renewable liquid hydrocarbons. As outlined in the MoU, Sweetwater plans to build, own and operate a facility adjacent to Gevo’s existing […]
In Washington, Reuters reports some major oil refiners are building up short positions in the RIN market in hopes the Biden Administration will bail them out rather than have to buy up the credits required to comply with the Renewable Fuel Standard. If Biden doesn’t bail them out, then they are so far in the […]
In Japan, a peptide sensor to detect water-soluble polymers in wastewater, a major contributor to pollution on par with microplastics, has been developed by scientists from Tokyo Institute of Technology. The new technique takes advantage of the bonding that occurs between peptides and different polymers to train a machine learning algorithm that can identify a […]
In Canada, Tidewater Renewables Ltd. announced a multi-year agreement with an investment-grade company to sell British Columbia Low Carbon Fuel Standard credits that it will receive through the construction of the Renewable Diesel & Renewable Hydrogen Complex at Prince George, BC, at values higher than previously budgeted. As part of the transaction, Tidewater Renewables has […]
In Illinois, Honeywell announced its UOP Ecofining™ technology supported the world’s first jet flights using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced from algal oil. Two commercial flights, which were recently completed in Japan, used a blend containing renewable jet fuel created from microalgae feedstock using the Ecofining process. The commercial flights were the first use of […]
In Canada, Envest Corp. has made a strategic investment in American biofuels company, Biodiesel Las Americas, LLC. BLA’s first biodiesel production facility is strategically located in Miami, Florida with a production capacity of up to 10 million gallons per year. Envest’s investment has been directed towards process and automation upgrades currently underway, with anticipated re-commissioning […]
In Japan, Mazda Motor Corporation aims to popularize the use of next-generation biodiesel fuels and participated in the Super Taikyu Race in Okayama held at the Okayama International Circuit on Saturday, Nov. 13 and Sunday Nov. 14, where Mazda entered a racecar with a conventional diesel engine (Skyactiv-D 1.5) that runs on 100% bio-based fuel […]
