In Tennessee, Eco-Energy has commenced operations at its newly built renewable feedstock distribution facility located in Newton, Iowa. The facility will provide Marathon Petroleum Company the ability to aggregate renewable feedstocks (e.g., distillers corn oil, soybean oil, animal fats and used cooking oil) from throughout Iowa for outbound distribution to the rapidly growing renewable diesel […]
In Canada, EverGen Infrastructure Corp says Grow the Energy Circle Ltd. (GrowTEC), an operating farm scale biogas facility, has received up to C$2-million from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to support the development of Phase 2 of its anaerobic digester expansion project. This funding will enable the GrowTEC facility to significantly expand and optimize RNG […]
In Kenya, Sistema.bio has secured a package of $15 million in financing to fuel its global growth. The company has grown its sales by over five times in the last three years, driven by deep climate, economic and health impacts for farmers worldwide. The current funds will support the continued growth of its partnerships, markets […]
In Washington state, the Tri-State Herald reports Tidewater Terminals has opened its $6.1 million biodiesel hub at its Snake River facilities. Thanks to a $3.1 million HIIP USDA grant, the facility will provide biodiesel and ethanol for custom blending to serve markets in Eastern Washington, Eastern Oregon and Northern Idaho. BNSF Railway as well as […]
In Malaysia, Bloomberg reports that palm oil futures slid back from six month highs on Monday as crude oil prices retreated following an uneventful report from China that was widely thought to boost demand that then weighed on soybean oil prices in the US and China. Even though prices fell off for palm oil, their […]
In Spain, Repsol has started supplying liquefied biomethane (bio-LNG) to Brittany Ferries’ LNG-fuelled vessels Salamanca and Santoña at the LNG-bunkering terminal in Santander (Spain). This is the first test of its kind for the two companies, consisting of the supply three truck-loads, totalling 60 tons of bio-LNG, and it is the first supply of its […]
In France, the International Energy Agency’s most recent Renewables 2024 report says meeting international climate goals would require not only accelerating the rollout of renewable power, but also significantly speeding up the adoption of sustainable biofuels, biogases, hydrogen and e-fuels, the report notes. Since these fuels remain more expensive than their fossil counterparts, their share […]
In Malaysia, Bloomberg reports the Bursa is contemplating adding used cooking oil futures to compliment palm oil futures for hedging in the biodiesel market. Contract specification that have been shared with industry representatives show that proposed UCO futures contracts would be US dollar denominated, cash-settled, and priced against the FOB Straits assessment for used cooking […]
In Alabama, the Oil & Gas Journal reports Vertex Energy has become the first flexible refinery to pivot its renewable diesel hydrocracker back to processing petroleum on the back of high renewable diesel supplies in the market. It relaunched the hydrocracker on Oct. 9 after having announced the turn around back in May. The relaunch […]
In Missouri, Nestlé Purina PetCare, in collaboration with The Kenan Advantage Group (KAG) and Nikola Corporation, launched its first zero-tailpipe-emission delivery with the use of a hydrogen fuel cell electric semi-truck this week. On its inaugural journey, the truck is transporting Purina products between three California cities: Stockton, Maricopa and Modesto. “We are continuously identifying […]
