In Belgium, Reuters reported that the European Union plans to start taxing polluting aviation fuels have hit an impasse as the bloc’s 27 member states struggle to agree to make green fuels cheaper and fossil fuels more expensive. The report noted that EU countries are negotiating an overhaul of energy taxes with their new climate […]
In Brazil, JBS will supply Swift stores with electricity produced by biogas generators, produced through biodigesters that capture and process methane in the company’s production units. The initiative is being implemented in partnership with Âmbar Energia, a J&F Investimentos energy solutions company. In all, ten Swift stores in the state of São Paulo will be […]
In the UK, in a first for the UK construction materials sector, Tarmac, a CRH company, has trialled the use of biomethane fuel in a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) as part of the company’s ongoing drive to reach net zero. The three week-long trial was carried out in June and July this year in partnership […]
In Sweden, Swedish Biofuels AB announced that the ASTM International Committee has accepted the use of C2 to C5 alcohols as feedstock for the alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) pathway as well as a new specification for fully formulated aviation fuel with aromatics. The ASTM International Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants and Subcommittee D02.J […]
In Pennsylvania, Montauk Renewables, Inc. and its subsidiary, Montauk Energy Holdings, LLC, announced it has signed a Letter of Intent with EE North America, LLC, a North American subsidiary of Denmark–based European Energy, to deliver all biogenic CO2 volumes from all its Texas facilities sufficient for large scale production of e-fuels such as e-methanol. The […]
In Germany, DB Schenker and Hapag-Lloyd have signed an agreement for emission-reduced container transports with a waste- and residue-based biofuel. By end of 2023, DB Schenker plans to claim approximately 3,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions avoidance. This is based on at least 1,000 tons of pure biofuel. Hapag-Lloyd has launched the […]
In the Netherlands, RC Dock, an industry leader in marine robotics and innovative shipbuilding, announced the delivery of its first fully classed offshore Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) designed for Inspection, Maintenance, Repair (IMR) and survey operations. In line with the growing emphasis on sustainability, the USV is powered by a combination of 100% biofuel and […]
In Japan, the City of Yokohama and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. together with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and MHI Group company MHI Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), are to launch a demonstration experiment of a CO2 capture and utilization process in which CO2 is separated and captured from the flue gas of […]
In Colorado, Gevo’s Net-Zero 1 ethanol-to-jet project has been invited by the U.S. Department of Energy to the due diligence and term sheet negotiation phase for a $950 million loan guarantee under the Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program. The invitation was based on the DOE’s determination that Gevo’s Net-Zero 1 Project is highly qualified […]
In Ohio, Synthica Energy has closed on a large equity investment from the Infrastructure Business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management (Goldman Sachs). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The new capital will help grow Synthica’s infrastructure projects and accelerate the development of its facilities in key target markets across the country, including Ohio, […]
