In South Dakota, the Argus Leader newspaper reports that following a two-day hearing last week, the Public Utilities Commission will decide at a later date whether to approve Navigator’s request to overturn county level restrictions on the proposed carbon dioxide pipeline that would cross the state and connect into four other Midwest states. The PUC […]
In Argentina, following complaints last week by biofuel producers that the 20% price increase announced by the government wasn’t enough to compensate for the 30% increase in production costs due to inflation, Reuters reports the government approved another 68 cent per liter increase for corn and sugarcane-based ethanol. With triple digit inflation causing major price […]
In New York state, Robison is offering its customers B20 heating oil that will help the environment and save them money. “Robison is proud to begin exclusively delivering B20 biofuel. We are amongst the first in the area to go above and beyond the required standard of B5 by offering B20, which will not be […]
In Utah, Nodal Power has raised a $13 million seed round to aggressively mitigate methane emissions at landfills. Nodal Power’s technology has the potential to significantly reduce methane emissions from landfills. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that is 25 times more effective at trapping heat than carbon dioxide, which makes it a much more […]
In Puerto Rico, Invest Puerto Rico (InvestPR), the island’s business attraction organization, in strategic partnership with Newlab, a renowned center of invention based in Brooklyn, NY, will establish an innovative project to convert unmanaged or landfilled items, such as sargassum seaweed, plastics and tires, into new value-added products. The island is grappling with an unprecedented […]
In Japan, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), the NYK Group’s Asahi Shipping Co., and Kobe Steel have supplied biodiesel fuel using ship-to-ship transfer to bulk carrier Sunrise Serenity at the port of Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture. The vessel was supplied with biofuel by Toyota Tsusho Marine Fuels Corporation and consumed biofuel on its route to […]
In Canada, Fiera Infrastructure Private Debt announced the closing of a senior secured credit facility to Pine Creek Renewables, the developer, owner, and operator of a growing portfolio of renewable natural gas (RNG) projects. The facility will support the construction and operation of three RNG projects, which have all secured offtake contracts. “The proceeds […]
In Ohio, Pastics Technology reported that Saudi company SABIC announced it is now offering bio-based versions of all Noryl, Flexible Noryl, Noryl GTX and Noryl PPX resin grades to help customers meet sustainability goals. The bio-based versions, formulated with polyphenylene ether (PPE) resin feedstocks certified under International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus, provide properties […]
In India, The Times of India reported that Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said he will unveil a 100% ethanol-fueled variant of Toyota’s Innova car on August 29. The Union minister, who has been exhorting automakers to come out with alternative fuel-powered and green vehicles, had last year launched a hydrogen-powered car, […]
In India, Mint reported that Indian state-owned Power Finance Corporation has signed a loan agreement with Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) for $1.28 million for a waste-to-energy project in Karnataka. The loan proceeds would be used to finance the 11.5 MW for waste-to-energy project of KPC Gas Power Corporation Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary […]
