In Finland, SSAB Raahe’s steel plant is testing biogas from Gasum as a maritime transport fuel. The test will be carried out in collaboration with ESL Shipping and Gasum. This is the first time that biogas will be used as fuel for ships in Finland. SSAB, ESL Shipping and Gasum are working together to reduce […]
In Colombia, Manuelita Aceites y Energía, a subsidiary of Manuelita, started exporting palm oil-based biodiesel to Europe. Manuelita has the RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) certifications for palm oil and the ISCC (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) for biofuels, which guarantee compliance with international standards for social and environmental sustainability, including the directive on […]
In Georgia, Platts reports that Flint Hills has decided to permanently shutter its ethanol facility in Camilla after it failed to find a new buyer. The facility, which Flint Hills bought in 2014, has been mothballed since May due to low and negative ethanol crushing margins. It has an installed production capacity of 120 million […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that the first Cbios deal was completed last week when Datagro purchased 100 of them at about $9.70 each from Adecoagro. Sucden was the broker while the purchase was financed by Santander. The credits are meant to offset the carbon emissions of Datagro’s future in-person events. The government hopes to see […]
In Iowa, local press reports that CRANDIC railroad lines says it is storing about 230 ethanol cars outside between Cedar Rapids and North Liberty as the market waits to pick up and spark demand. With significant production shutdowns since March as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for rolling stock has collapsed. The company […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports that a combination of falling fuel demand due to COVID-19 and low petroleum prices will only see the country blend about 8 billion liters of B30 this year compared to the 9.6 billion liters previously expected. Between January and March, the country consumed 2.1 billion liters of B30. It has been […]
In New York, the NYC Department of Transportation and Empire Clean Cities, NY Senator Alessandra Biaggi, and other city officials and business leaders addressed the environmental injustice of bad air quality and attendant respiratory health problems arising from diesel exhaust and discussed remedies including fuels to replace diesel, such as renewable natural gas (RNG) made […]
In Denmark, Haldor Topsoe’s new CEO started work this past week and the company joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest sustainability initiative. By becoming a part of the initiative, Topsoe commits to aligning policies and action with the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact. The principles provide companies with clear guidelines […]
In Massachusetts, Sweetwater Energy has been selected to become part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s STEX25 accelerator program for growth-stage companies. STEX25 is a business development accelerator within the MIT Startup Exchange. STEX25 is a business development accelerator within the MIT Startup Exchange, of which Sweetwater is a member, featuring 25 industry-ready ventures that […]
In Germany, Covestro introduced a new polycarbonate film with more than 50 percent of its carbon content sourced from plant-based biomass. Makrofol EC is the first partially bio-based film in the company’s product portfolio. Compared with a standard film made from petrochemicals, a portion of the oil-based primary products used up to now has been […]
