Category: Fuels

MIT spin-off secures new offtake, partnership and licensing contract for GHG-based fuels

MIT spin-off secures new offtake, partnership and licensing contract for GHG-based fuels

November 12, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Massachusetts, Emvolon, an MIT spun-off technology company that converts greenhouse gas emissions into carbon-negative fuels and chemicals, announced several commercial and technical milestones. Following its recent field pilot announcement with Montauk Renewables to demonstrate the benefits of converting biogas into green methanol, Emvolon has secured multiple new partnerships with biogas suppliers, green methanol product […]

Blue Biofuels contracts GMP to design its 3M gallons cellulosic CTS biofuel plant

Blue Biofuels contracts GMP to design its 3M gallons cellulosic CTS biofuel plant

November 12, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Florida, Blue Biofuels has officially contracted with the engineering firm, Global Management Partners (GMP), to produce Front-End Loading (FEL-2) level engineering plans for a production facility capable of producing three million gallons of biofuel per year from cellulosic biomass. These plans will outline the specifics of how the facility will be built and operated. […]

Neste shuts down Rotterdam refinery after fire and revises down renewable diesel expectations

Neste shuts down Rotterdam refinery after fire and revises down renewable diesel expectations

November 11, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Finland, Neste’s Rotterdam refinery has been shut down due to a fire on 8 November 2024. The fire has been extinguished and it did not cause any injuries. Neste is currently investigating the incident and the repair work will start as soon as possible. Based on its initial assessment, the Rotterdam refinery production will be […]

Idemitsu and Mitsubishi team up to establish Japanese e-methanol and biomethanol supply system

Idemitsu and Mitsubishi team up to establish Japanese e-methanol and biomethanol supply system

November 11, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Japan, Idemitsu Kosan Co. and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company have agreed to establish a supply system for e-methanol and biomethanol in Japan by March 2026. The new supply system for e-methanol and bio-methanol, targeted at marine fuel applications, is expected to accelerate demand, and expand the market. In response to the growing demand for […]

Suomen Lantakaasu to build $106.5M biogas plant

Suomen Lantakaasu to build $106.5M biogas plant

November 11, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Finland, Suomen Lantakaasu Oy’s biogas plant to be built in Kiuruvete is to produce renewable liquefied biogas from the manure of Ylä-Savo’s cattle farms and other side streams of agriculture and the food industry. The investment covers the construction of a biogas plant and a liquefaction unit. The preparatory earthworks have already been completed […]

Egypt to invest $530M in SAF facility

Egypt to invest $530M in SAF facility

November 11, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Egypt, Egypt Oil & Gas reports the Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company, along with other shareholders, has launched Egypt Sustainable Aviation Fuel Company to develop a $530 million, 120,000 metric ton SAF plant located near Alexandria. The company, with 15% private sector shareholder and the remainder held by public companies, plans to use waste feedstock […]

Minnesota to vote on Summit Carbon Solutions’ pipeline application Dec. 12

Minnesota to vote on Summit Carbon Solutions’ pipeline application Dec. 12

November 11, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Minnesota, the North Dakota Monitor newspaper reports that Minnesota Public Utilities Commission expects to vote December 12 on Summit Carbon Solutions’s planned 28-mile segment in Otter Tail and Wilkin counties to connect Green Plains ethanol plant at Fergus Falls to the planned carbon dioxide pipeline. The company says it has secured easements on 89% […]

Nufarm expands R&D partnerships in US and Brazil

Nufarm expands R&D partnerships in US and Brazil

November 11, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Australia, Nufarm acquired biomass oil trait technology developed by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency in recent years, comprising a significant estate of patents and know-how relating to technology traits that when deployed into crops enable novel production and accumulation of oil in plant tissue. This acquisition and subsequent potential advancements are intended to bring […]

BASF and AM Green look to develop low carbon chemicals production in India

BASF and AM Green look to develop low carbon chemicals production in India

November 11, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In India, BASF and AM Green B.V. have entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly evaluate and develop business opportunities for low-carbon chemicals produced exclusively with renewable energy, and the corresponding value chains in India. Under the MoU, BASF and AM Green intend to conduct feasibility studies on low-carbon chemicals production in India including […]

UC Santa Cruz researchers develop better way to produce biodiesel from waste oil

UC Santa Cruz researchers develop better way to produce biodiesel from waste oil

November 11, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In California, UC Santa Cruz chemists have discovered a new way to produce biodiesel from waste oil that both simplifies the process and requires relatively mild heat. This discovery has the potential to make the alternative fuel source much more appealing to the massive industrial sectors that are the backbone of the nation’s economy. In […]

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