In the Netherlands, Meelunie, a leading global supplier of plant-based ingredients, and the GoodShipping Program have joined forces to decarbonize Meelunie’s Asian ocean freight, the companies announced. Meelunie, which exports to over 100 countries around the world, becomes the latest company to join the GoodShipping Program in an effort to decarbonize their supply chain. The […]
In Canada, a large civil society coalition has formed in Montreal in response to the upcoming UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly, demanding to radically cut air traffic. Several actions are planned, including a mass demonstration with Greta Thunberg passing by the ICAO headquarters on Friday, 27th of September – the international Climate Strike […]
In Indonesia, in a welcome “good news” story for the world’s carbon stocks and biodiversity, the felling of old-growth forest for oil palm plantations on the island of Borneo has tracked a steady decline since its 2012 peak. That is according to the revamped Borneo Atlas, a new tool which combines annual satellite data from […]
In India, the Press Trust of India reports that the government plans to use lands attached to mothballed sugarcane mills to grow more cane as feedstock for expanding ethanol production. The national transportation minister says the ethanol industry has the capacity to grow four-fold to more than $14 billion. He said the government has already […]
In Washington, a new study shows that the Renewable Fuel Standard not only saves drivers money at the gas pump every day, but also enhances energy security by greatly reducing or even eliminating the blow to our nation’s drivers when global oil production is disrupted. The analysis confirms that the growing supply of ethanol significantly […]
In Indonesia, local press reports that state-owned plantation company PTPN III has scored $309.6 million in syndicated loans from 19 international and domestic banks in order to renew 4% of its half million hectares of palm oil plantations, among other activities. The loan was paid out in two tranches in July and August. The company […]
In New York state, the CEO of India’s SpiceJet announced the airline will fly 100 million passengers on aviation biofuels by 2030. That is the same number of passengers the airline flew in 2015 alone. Of the 150,000 flights that have so far flown on aviation biofuels, the company has only flown one flight, but […]
In Washington, DTN reports that Energy Information Administration data shows that through mid-September, ethanol production capacity was running at an average of 93.8%, while the June-September period saw an average run rate of 95.6%. As of January 1, installed production capacity was up 2% on the year, about 300 million gallons, at 1.1 million barrels […]
In Finland, Neste opens an office in Shanghai and starts renewable raw material sourcing operations in China. Neste will purchase renewable waste and residue raw materials from local collectors in the East coast of China, especially in the regions around Shanghai, but later on also in other big cities. Neste’s Shanghai office is registered as […]
In Switzerland, ORLEN Południe, member of ORLEN Group, intends to realize a full-scale commercial plant for the production of cellulosic ethanol at its Jedlicze site in Poland with Clariant’s sunliquid technology. The announcement represents a strategic milestone for Clariant as this second license agreement for its sunliquid technology is another step to commercialize its technology. […]
