In Denmark, Topsoe and its partners Skovgaard Energy and Vestas have reached a major milestone in their partnership: The world’s first dynamic green ammonia plant is now in operation and producing green ammonia. First of a kind, the plant demonstrates a dynamic approach, which entails that the plant will adapt to the inherent fluctuations in […]
In Maryland, the Maryland Biofuels Task Force, a diverse coalition of ~50 subject-matter experts representing 30+ agricultural, environmental, governmental, nonprofit, academic, and industry organizations, recently released its comprehensive report assessing the challenges, costs, feasibility, and statewide benefits of expanding the use of higher biofuel blends across Maryland. The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) estimates […]
In Norway, Odfjell’s chemical tankers are now sailing the 5,000-nautical-mile route between Brazil and Europe with substantially lower emissions. The corridor will operate 12-15 voyages per year, each lasting around 40 days. It have established an offtake of B24 sustainable biofuel blend in Rio Grande to secure long-term fuel availability. The Ports of Antwerp-Bruges, Rotterdam […]
In Australia, Container Exchange (COEX), the not-for-profit organisation that runs Queensland’s container refund scheme, is partnering with waste management and resource recovery company Cleanaway to reduce carbon emissions when transporting containers for recycling. The 12-month pilot with Cleanaway will see part of the fleet transporting containers across Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast […]
In Norway, Statkraft and Fortescue have agreed to amend and extend the conditional power agreement currently in place for the Holmaneset project. Currently in the feasibility phase of the green hydrogen and green ammonia project, Fortescue is continuing to progress studies and approvals. The amendments extend the existing agreement timeframe to 2029, while also extending […]
In France, DHL Global Forwarding and CMA CGM have taken a significant step toward decarbonizing global container transport. The two companies have agreed to jointly use 8,990 metric tons of UCOME second-generation biofuel, enabling an estimated 25,000 metric tons of CO2e well-to-wake emission reduction for ocean freight transported under DHL’s GoGreen Plus service. This initiative […]
In Texas, Darling Ingredients Inc. announced the sale of approximately $50 million of production tax credits to a corporate buyer. These credits were generated under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) by the company’s Diamond Green Diesel joint venture. The company previously announced it sold $125 million and $60 million in production tax credits, bringing the […]
In Finland, UPM has achieved an important milestone in the startup of production of commercial, wood-based chemicals in its Leuna biorefinery in Germany. The refinery, which is the largest industrial-scale investment in biochemicals in Europe, has started the production and commercialization of industrial sugars. After successfully starting up the hydrothermal breakdown of wood on industrial […]
In Colorado, Gevo, Inc. says that BeZero Carbon Ltd., a preeminent global carbon rating agency, has upgraded its rating for the Gevo North Dakota (“GND”) facility that has carbon capture and storage to an “A” rating. Gevo is a pioneer in the voluntary carbon markets focused on the production and delivery of carbon dioxide removal […]
In Brazil, the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved the financing in the total estimated amount of R$ 450 million for Biometano Verde Paulínia S.A. (BVP) build a biogas purification plant in biomethane at Ecoparque Orizon VR, in Paulínia (SP). BVP is Onebio’s social reason, a partnership between Edge, the Cosan Group […]
