In Malaysia, BiON reported progress on its four biogas power plants – two of which are now selling electricity to Tenaga Nasional Berhad (“TNB”), Malaysia’s largest integrated electricity company. Once fully-operational, BiON’s current portfolio of biogas power plants, which generate electricity from the biogas produced in the treatment of palm oil mill effluent (“POME”), will […]
In Texas, Valero Energy Corporation and BlackRock Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Fund III are partnering with Navigator Energy Services to develop an industrial scale carbon capture pipeline system. The initial phase is expected to span more than 1,200 miles of new carbon dioxide gathering and transportation pipelines across five Midwest states with the capability […]
In California, Clean Energy Fuels Corp has finalized a joint venture with BP Products North America Inc, a subsidiary of BP p.l.c. to develop, own and operate new renewable natural gas (RNG) projects at dairies and other agriculture facilities. Each company will retain 50% voting control in the JV, which will be initially funded with […]
In Switzerland, RSB and Bioledger launched a case study on the potential of a blockchain database to support traceability of biofuel and its feedstocks and overcome the vulnerabilities identified in securing the supply of sustainable renewables. The proposed solution — a blockchain database that enables verifiable proof of origin, secure consignment creation, process simplification, audit efficiency, data […]
In Ohio, University of Dayton researchers have helped a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) team take another step toward turning wet food waste into a sustainable aviation fuel. The team’s fuel from food waste resulted in a 165% drop in net carbon emissions compared to fossil jet fuel, not only […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports that the US Supreme Court has set April 27 as the day for oral arguments to be heard in the case of HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining LLC v. Renewable Fuels Association. The case is the appeal brought by HollyFrontier and Wynnewood against the 10th Circuit Court’s decision regarding the way […]
In Germany, DMC Biotechnologies has successfully demonstrated full commercial scale (85m3 fermentation at EW Biotech, Germany) for its first product, the amino acid L-alanine. The scale-up results identically tracked the performance at bench and pilot scales, further validating the predictability and scalability of DMC’s Dynamic Metabolic Control technology. Importantly, commercial performance metrics were demonstrated, meaning that […]
In Texas, Kinder Morgan, announced that it has formed a new Energy Transition Ventures group within Kinder Morgan to identify, analyze and pursue commercial opportunities emerging from the low-carbon energy transition. The group will focus on broadening Kinder Morgan’s reach beyond the low-carbon energy initiatives currently in development by KMI’s business units. The team consists […]
In the Netherlands, Neste announced in March 2020 an intention to increase its renewable products production capacity in Europe according to the company strategy. The company has now concluded a thorough study phase concerning the two possible locations, Porvoo, Finland and Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Neste has existing sites in both locations. While there are […]
In Oman, the Oman Observer reports that the country’s first UCO-based biofuel production facility should be online by June 2021. The facility is being co-developed with Green Fuels from the UK together with Wakud, a leading oil recycler in Oman and will be located at Khazaen Economic City. Construction has kicked off with a groundbreaking […]
