In the UK, the UK Civil Aviation Authority has issued Virgin Atlantic with a permit to fly a world-first transatlantic 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) flight. Virgin Atlantic plans to fly across the Atlantic from London Heathrow to New York JFK on November 28, 2023 to test and showcase the feasibility of flying on 100% […]
In Denmark, The Danish Energy Agency said it has concluded the Power-to-X (PtX) tender and announced that six projects will win the state aid. The government agency noted that four different companies are behind the six winning projects and can now start building up the production of green hydrogen in Denmark. The agency also explained […]
In Washington, as President Biden kicks off a series of events focused on rural investment, 70 industry leaders covering nearly the entire supply chain for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) – including major airlines – called on the Biden Administration to unleash progress in de-carbonizing aviation by recognizing the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne GREET model under Section […]
In Washington, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), sent a letter to the U.S. Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Daniel Werfel, urging the IRS to ensure that fuels derived from petroleum products will […]
In Belgium, the European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €2.4 billion Czech scheme to support the construction and operation of new or converted sustainable biomethane production plants. The measure will contribute to the implementation of Czechia’s National Energy and Climate Plan and to the European Green Deal targets, while helping end […]
In Washington, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation to enhance the ability of the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Products Assistance program to support the development of biofuels, renewable chemicals, and biobased products. The Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity Act will update the underlying loan guarantee program and restore […]
The participants in the Sydney meeting of the Bold Goals Action Group, a coalition of the willing working to accelerate the rate of deployment in the advanced bioeconomy, issued the following Communique: The initial meeting of the Bold Goals Action Group was held in Sydney on 22 September 2023. It involved leaders of companies and […]
In India, Mint reported that India-backed Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA) is looking for more countries to join it from South-east Asia and Africa after the Philippines and Tanzania became the latest members. The alliance was launched on 9 September on the sidelines of the G20 Leadership Summit and was initially conceptualized with a view to […]
In Brazil, Association of Biofuel Producers of Brazil (Aprobio) released a note on Tuesday defending the adoption of the mandatory mixture of 20% of biodiesel with fossil diesel from 2024. The request was announced after the installed production capacity almost doubled compared to the current demand. “Aprobio defends the progressive increase with predictability and legal […]
In the Philippines, CNN Philippines reports the country plans to raise its voluntary ethanol blend to 20% from the current 10% after the new rules are approved before year’s end. The shift comes as the country intents to cut gasoline prices at the pump and imported ethanol is cheaper than gasoline. The US supplies most […]
