In Texas, Navigator CO2 Ventures announced the successful conclusion of the non-binding open season of its carbon capture pipeline system (“CCS”). The proposed CCS project seeks to provide biorefineries and other industrial participants a long-term, economic path to materially reduce their carbon footprint by capturing and transporting CO2 through 1,200 miles of pipeline across five […]
In Italy, d’Amico Group has brought together a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to test the biofuel blends (B30) derived from advanced second-generation feedstock on board of one of its LR1 product tanker already in EEDI Phase 2. This unique JIP, which brings together d’Amico Group, TRAFIGURA, ABS, RINA, Lloyd’s Register’s Fuel Oil Bunker Analysis […]
In the UK, Heathrow has successfully incorporated sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) into its operation, ahead of the G7 Summit. Working alongside Vitol Aviation and Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel, the fuel will be incorporated into the airport’s main fuel supply and blended to use across flights operating at Heathrow over the next few days. Whilst […]
In Iowa, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of both the Senate Agriculture and Environment and Public Works Committees, is continuing her work for Iowa’s farmers and biofuel producers by helping to introduce bipartisan legislation to bring more transparency and predictability to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) small refinery exemption process. The bill would require […]
In Illinois, Platts reports ethanol traders have been keeping to the sidelines of the corn market, buying only small lots as and when necessary, in an attempt to not get burned as corn’s volatility continues on the Chicago Board of Trade as crop predictions call for smaller and then larger volumes. On Wednesday, corn futures […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports data from the Indonesian biodiesel producers’ association (Aprobi) shows biodiesel consumption during the first four months of 2021 fell 8.2% on the year in line with reduced fuel consumption overall due to the global COVID-19 pandemic to 2.669 billion liters. The government this week announced it would pause the roll out […]
In Canada, researchers from University of Toronto Engineering have developed an improved electrochemical system that raises the value of captured CO2 by converting more of it into valuable products than ever before. A University of Toronto Engineering team is addressing this challenge by designing advanced electrolyzers that use electricity to convert captured CO2 into the […]
In Belgium, recent study on the upcoming FuelEU Maritime proposal finds that a promotion of biofuels may raise serious enforcement concerns, as a mandatory fuel standard is aimed to apply to fuels purchased also outside the EU. This could jeopardize the achievement of emissions reductions. The introduction of a complex compliance system implying the establishment of […]
In California, UrbanX Renewables Group of Long Beach, CA, executed its front-end engineering design contract, an essential step for building the state’s first facility producing ultra-low carbon renewable diesel. The company will produce renewable diesel from vegetable oil, fats and waste cooking oils through a proprietary process. Its fuel performs better than traditional diesel and […]
In the Netherlands, Nordsol and DBG Bio Energy B.V. have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of a new bio-LNG installation in the Netherlands. The envisioned installation will be established and owned by DBG Bio Energy B.V. Nordsol will supply the bio-LNG installation and provide their expertise on bio-LNG permitting processes, the bio-LNG […]
