In France, Sumitomo Chemical and Axens signed a license agreement of ethanol-to-ethylene technology Atol® for Sumitomo Chemical’s waste-to-polyolefins project in Japan. In the project, to promote circular economy, Axens’ Atol® technology will transform ethanol produced from waste into polymer-grade ethylene that will be polymerized in Sumitomo Chemical’s assets into polyolefin, a key product in the […]
In Belgium, Borealis and Bionerga have commissioned Biostoom, a new waste-to-energy plant constructed and operated by Bionerga in Beringen, Belgium. The long-term agreement between Borealis and Bionerga, a Belgium-based specialist in recovering energy from waste, has enabled Borealis to move closer to its goal of sourcing 50% of its total electricity consumption from renewable sources […]
In Austria, OMV is currently investing nearly EUR200 million in the Schwechat Refinery so it will be able to substitute large quantities of fossil diesel with biodiesel in an innovative co-processing approach. With this process, the hydrogenated vegetable oil should lead to an annual reduction in OMV’s carbon footprint of up to 360,000 metric tons […]
In the UK, Quadrise Fuels a new sustainable fuel product “bioMSAR®” that utilizes its proprietary MSAR technology to combine renewable glycerol with water and refinery residues to produce an oil-in-water emulsified synthetic heavy fuel oil (HFO). The primary benefits of bioMSAR® over HFO are lower emissions, including 20-30% less carbon dioxide (CO2), lower NOx and […]
In Sweden, Scania’s cab production plant in Oskarshamn, Sweden, enters 2021 as fully fossil free. It will thereby be the first of its major production plants around the world to successfully phase out carbon emitting production elements. The largest contribution to reducing carbon emissions has been to convert the three ovens – water drying, powder […]
In Louisiana, Grön Fuels, LLC’s renewable diesel and jet fuel option facility at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge is based on Topsoe’s proprietary HydroFlex hydrotreating and H2bridge hydrogen technologies, including an option to capture ~1 million tons per year of bio-CO2 for carbon sequestration in suitable deep saline aquifers located below the project site. […]
In Denmark, Novozymes has expanded its portfolio of innovative enzyme solutions for the bioenergy industry with the launch of Fortiva Hemi. The unique new product brings novel enzymes to liquefaction that enable unmatched substrate conversion to deliver the highest corn oil and ethanol yields possible. Effective across the broadest pH and temperature ranges, it is […]
In California, California Ethanol + Power announced an exclusive 15-year contract was awarded to CHS Inc. to market and sell the 68 million gallons of Essential EthanolTM to be produced annually by the Sugar Valley Energy campus located in California’s Imperial Valley. Sugar Valley Energy will be a 160-acre multi-plant campus consisting of sugarcane-to-ethanol, sugarcane to low-carbon […]
In France, Connexion France reports the country’s parliament is looking to implement a 2% biofuel blending mandate for aviation by 2025 in an effort to create demand for SAF that will in turn lead to increased production and lower fuel prices. The policy would then call for 5% blending by 2030 followed by 50% blending […]
In Iowa, the City of Ames is adding seven new all-purpose dump trucks to their fleet that have the Optimus Technologies advanced fuel system integrated into their new vehicle specification. The Optimus system enables the engines to operate year-round on 100 percent biodiesel (B100) produced by Renewable Energy Group (REG). This announcement comes after a […]
