In Washington, in a letter sent Wednesday to President Joe Biden, Renewable Fuels Association members from across the country memorialized their commitment to ensuring ethanol achieves a net-zero carbon footprint, on average, by 2050 or sooner. Ethanol is already cutting greenhouse gas emissions by half compared to gasoline, the letter says, but “we can—and must—do […]
In the UK, bp and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping signed a partnership agreement committing to a long-term collaboration on the development of new alternative fuels and low carbon solutions for the shipping industry. As a strategic partner to the Center, bp will second experts to work on relevant research and […]
In India, the Economic Times of India newspaper reports the Minister of State for Food and Consumer Affairs told the Lok Sabha parliament in a written statement that sugar mills are expected to earn $2 billion from ethanol this season, in the year ending in November. More than 2 million metric tons of sugar will […]
In the UK, LanzaTech UK, and cleantech company Carbon Engineering (CE), have partnered on a first-of-a-kind project to create sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) out of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). Project AtmosFUEL will investigate the feasibility of a large-scale, commercial air-to-jet facility in the UK that will produce more than 100 million liters of SAF each […]
In Canada, Reuters reports Cresta Fund Management has agreed to buy a controlling stake in North Atlantic Refining’s idled Come-by-Chance refinery amidst plans to convert it to 14,000 barrels per day of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel production in its first phase. The first phase could be online by mid-2022, just in time for […]
In India, the Times of India newspaper reports that Uttar Pradesh has become the country’s largest ethanol producer with 12.3 billion liters of production this season, thanks to a significant diversion of heavy molasses to ethanol rather than sugar production. For the 2020/21 crush, 20 sugar mills were producing ethanol from heavy molasses whereas only […]
In the UAE, ENOC Link, the digital mobile fuel delivery service for businesses in the UAE by ENOC Group, announced its plans to roll out its new and world-first eLink Station across the UAE. The eLink Station is a mobile fueling format that will enable motorists and customers easy access and convenient fueling services. It […]
In Australia, while agricultural production around the world struggles with declining soil health, Australian researchers are investigating production of a sustainable organic nitrogen fertilizer made from aquatic cyanobacterial biomass—ideally suited for badly degraded areas reliant on chemical fertilizers. Scientists in Australia, US and Europe are testing a new biofertilizer made from a fast-growing freshwater cyanobacterium […]
In the UK, the Department for Transport has launched a public consultation regarding a potential SAF blending mandate starting in 2025 with the comment period open until September 19. The consultation proposes the introduction of an obligation on fuel suppliers to reduce the carbon footprint of jet fuel used in the UK, to be achieved […]
In Massachusetts, a Stoughton fuel delivery company, Diesel Direct, LLC, and its chief executive officer and senior vice president will pay $850,000 to resolve allegations that the company knowingly delivered nonconforming petroleum diesel fuel to state agencies while charging for a higher-priced and more environmentally-friendly biodiesel fuel, Attorney General Maura Healey announced. The settlement also […]
