In Washington, in a court filing Tuesday, the Renewable Fuels Association and Growth Energy continued to call on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy to release the names and locations of refineries granted exemptions from their Renewable Fuel Standard obligations. RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper and Growth Energy CEO Emily […]
In Maryland, Planet Green Holdings Corp. said that on January 4, 2021, the company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd. and each shareholder of Jingshan. Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, the company will acquire 85% of outstanding equity interests of Jingsang. The company closed the […]
In Texas, Greenway Technologies, Inc. announced receipt of a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for another of its United States utility patent applications relating to its GTL fuel conversion technology. Greenway’s patent attorney stated that, “a Notice of Allowance refers to an application for which a USPTO examiner has […]
In Colorado, Gevo, Inc. has engaged Koch Project Solutions to provide front end engineering, design and project execution management services for the expansion projects that Gevo is in the process of financing with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. “The world is changing rapidly. We appreciate being able to tap into Koch Project Solutions, a subsidiary of […]
In New York state, NGO Energy Vision released a new joint assessment of the US renewable natural gas (RNG) industry, performed on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory. The assessment consists of a database of current and projected RNG projects. It shows rapid growth in RNG capacity and production nationwide, with the number of […]
In Washington, the Environmental Protection Agency has published a consent decree for public comment that would seek to settle one of its pending cases with small oil refiners—in this case with United Refining Company—over failure to make a decision regarding approvals of small refiner exemptions under the Renewable Fuel Standard. The EPA didn’t make a […]
In Finland, Neste has acquired a minority stake in Alterra Energy, an innovative chemical recycling technology company. Neste’s equity investment supports Alterra Energy’s expansion. The collaboration between the companies will include joint technology development and global technology licensing, enabling the partners to collaborate in commercializing Alterra’s proprietary thermochemical liquefaction technology in Europe. Alterra’s technology enables […]
In Iran, Reuters reports the Revolutionary Guards Corps seized a South Korean-flagged tanker carrying 7,200 metric tons of ethanol that was headed to Fujairah in the UAE from Jubail, in Saudi Arabia. The vessel was seized and escorted to Iran’s Bandar Abbas port city while its mostly South Asian crew was detained. Iran seized the […]
In Argentina, Telam reports the Ministry of Energy decided to implement a gradual and progressive policy for aligning biofuel prices with the costs that the industry faces due to the delay in the value regulated by the state, which will be applied gradually over five stages until next May. In the case of biodiesel, Resolution […]
In Turkey, the Associated Press reports the Turkish businessman associated with the $511 million tax fraud scheme with Salt Lake City-based Washakie Renewable Energy is being sought for arrest by Turkish authorities. He has been linked with an $132 million money laundering scheme in Turkey, which is why they are seeking his arrest. Warrants have […]
