In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has announced $52 million in funding for six university and industry projects to advance the production of low carbon intensity, purpose-grown energy crops critical to accelerating a clean energy bioeconomy. These projects will expand a domestic supply chain of alternative carbon sources essential to […]
In Germany, CropEnergies AG, Mannheim, is putting on hold the planned investment in a plant for the production of EnPro high protein animal feed at the production site of its subsidiary Ensus UK Ltd. in Wilton, UK. Currently, CropEnergies is investing in several major projects with high capital requirements. After intensive consideration, this decision was […]
In Kentucky, the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research and the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet have launched a survey as part of a collaborative Biomass Feedstock for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Project, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program. The survey will assess the risk associated with representative feedstocks that […]
In California, Aemetis Biogas started producing renewable natural gas from its tenth anaerobic digester built to process waste from a dairy in Stanislaus County, California. The newly constructed digesters for five additional dairies are in final stages of commissioning and construction, which is scheduled to expand the total Aemetis Biogas operations to twelve digesters processing […]
In Illinois, Nexus W2V announced the closing of an anchor $75 million structured equity commitment from Orion Infrastructure Capital (“OIC”) with additional investment from Nexus Holdings, Khasma Capital, along with debt financing from Ameris Bank. Nexus W2V has issued notice to proceed with the construction of its flagship facility, the Kingsbury Bioenergy Complex in La Porte, […]
In Washington, the month’s 2024/25 U.S. corn outlook is for greater corn used for ethanol, larger exports, and lower ending stocks. Corn used to produce ethanol is raised 50 million bushels to 5.5 billion, based on the most recent data from the Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report and weekly ethanol production data as reported […]
In the UK, following a competitive tender process, px Group, the Teesside based infrastructure solutions business, has been awarded an operations and maintenance contract by Atlantic Fuel Supply Company (AFSC) at its fuel terminal in Foynes, Ireland, due to their experience and approach to safety standards. AFSC is a joint venture between Inver Energy and the […]
In Canada, Hydron Energy Inc., the cleaner fuel company that has developed the low-cost INTRUPTor gas upgrading solution, announced it has signed a collaboration agreement with FortisBC Energy Inc. evaluate the feasibility of using Hydron Energy’s biogas upgrading equipment at locations in British Columbia, Canada—potentially improving costs related to the purification of Renewable Natural Gas […]
In California, Phillips 66 is teaming up with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC to power Phillips 66’s Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex with a 30.2 megawatt (MW) solar facility. The solar facility will reduce the complex’s grid power demand by 50% and is expected to avoid approximately 33,000 metric tons a year of carbon […]
In Denmark, A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has signed agreements with three yards for a total of 20 container vessels equipped with dual-fuel engines. Combined, the vessels have a capacity of 300,000 TEU. With these orders, Maersk concludes the intended owned newbuilding orders announced in the August 2024 update of the fleet renewal plan. The […]
