In Spain, Repsol has successfully completed the production of the Spanish market’s first batch of aviation biofuels. This milestone enables the company to advance in the production of low-carbon fuels for industries such as aviation, where alternatives like electrification are not viable today. This biojet was produced at Repsol’s Puertollano Industrial Complex in Ciudad Real, […]
In Washington, Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor submitted written comments on the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) proposed regulations under section 45Q, a performance-based tax credit for carbon capture projects. In her letter, Skor called on the agency to offer credit for carbon dioxide captured for food and beverage purposes, which would promote investment in new […]
In Switzerland, Yokogawa Electric Corporation has established Yokogawa Innovation Switzerland GmbH to build a strong base for its bioeconomy business through the provision of quick and proactive market research and development activities, and the introduction of cutting-edge biotechnologies. The new subsidiary was officially registered on June 26, and business operations will start from August. The […]
In Germany, researchers at the University of Hohenheim would like to use biotechnological methods to produce modern surfactants from the hardwood raw material. These biosurfactants can not only meet special industrial requirements, but they can also be an alternative to the surfactants previously made from petroleum or vegetable oil. Classic surfactants are based on petroleum […]
In Washington, D.C., the Renewable Fuels Association responded to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s request for comment on its Agriculture Innovation Agenda (AIA). Regarding renewable fuels, the agenda calls for Increased biofuel feedstock production and biofuel production efficiency and competitiveness to achieve market-driven blend rates of E15 in 2030 and E30 in 2050. “Not only […]
In Germany, the Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants estimates the consumption of biodiesel at approx. 2.6 million t for 2020, compared to 2019, this would mean an increase of approx. 0.3 million tons. However, this sales volume can only be achieved if sustainably certified hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) or vegetable oil […]
In Indonesia, the Palm Oil Monitor reports that Indonesia has successfully pushed for the World Trade Organization to form a panel in its complaint against the EU’s revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED II). The Panel was announced Wednesday as part of a series of WTO meetings last week. The complaint was originally put forward by […]
In North Carolina, 8 Rivers Capital, LLC, was awarded 7 US Department of Energy grants worth over $30 Million to further develop its world-leading carbon capture technologies for flexible clean electricity that allows customers to achieve their net-zero ambitions. These projects will advance the Allam-Fetvedt Cycle, Lime Direct Air Capture, and the Carbon8 technologies invented […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production slowed by 5.5%, or 49,000 barrels per day (b/d), to 958,000 b/d—equivalent to 40.24 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Production remained 7.1% below the same week in 2019 as a result of the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The four-week average […]
In California, Advanced BioCatalytics’s Glucospike, one of their “Fermactants” products made entirely from microbiology-based surface-active agents (based on fermentation of microorganisms), has been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safer Choice Program. This technology is an alternative to using petrochemicals based on non-sustainable fossil fuels, or plant-based chemistry, which has contributed to de-forestation and has […]
