In Australia, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced A$32.1 million for Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Corporation to trial hydrogen calcination technology at the Yarwun Alumina Refinery in Gladstone, Queensland. The A$111.1 million Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Corporation Yarwun Hydrogen Calcination Pilot Demonstration Program’ will be the first-of-its-kind deployment of hydrogen calcination in the […]
In the Netherlands, collaboration between FincoEnergies and the Port of Amsterdam has resulted in a permit for FincoEnergies to supply biomethanol by truck to maritime consumers within the Amsterdam port area. FincoEnergies is the first operational supplier of this specific product in The Netherlands. Thanks to a fully sustainable production process (well-to-wheel), a certified CO2 […]
In Germany, as the first project in Germany, the federal government approved the “BoschPowerUnits” project as part of the multi-billion European IPCEI Hydrogen (Important Projects of Common European Interest) for the initial industrialization of stationary fuel cell systems. Federal Minister Robert Habeck personally handed over the grant notification during his recent visit to the Bosch […]
In Brazil, Vale announced a partnership with Wabtec Corporation to advance the decarbonization of the company’s rail operations. The deal includes an order for three of Wabtec’s FLXdrive battery locomotives and a collaboration to test ammonia as a potential clean, alternative fuel to replace diesel. Vale and Wabtec will work together on a study to […]
In Argentina, Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) and Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. have agreed to jointly promote the sustainable cultivation of Camelina sativa (camelina) in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The strategic pairing underpins the expansion of Global Clean Energy’s camelina production activities to South America and reinforces LDC’s position as a supplier of choice for […]
In Belgium, Bioenergy Europe recently released its 2023 Statistical Report Biogas in collaboration with the European Biogas Association (EBA). The report dives into the recent trends for consumption and production of biogas and biomethane in Europe. Its accompanying Policy Brief presents the most relevant legislative recommendations for promoting the biogas sector as a key player […]
In California, California Ethanol + Power (CE+P) announced that leading environmental consulting experts Life Cycle Associates has joined its team for Sugar Valley Energy, a sugarcane-to-ethanol biorefinery planned in California’s Imperial Valley. Life Cycle Associates is partnering with CE+P to define the expected carbon intensity pathway for the sugarcane ethanol product as called for by […]
In Washington, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $2,500,000 to the University of North Dakota’s (UND) Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) to advance the implementation of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technology at the Marathon renewable diesel facility […]
In India, Aemetis’ Universal Biofuels subsidiary in India has been awarded an initial $20 million of cost-plus contracts for delivery to government-owned oil companies during the third quarter. Additional cost-plus contracts with OMCs are in process for delivery during the third quarter. An initial 18,000 kiloliters of biodiesel of cost-plus biodiesel contracts for delivery during […]
In Spain, Cepsa has begun selling sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at four of Spain’s main airports which combined handle over 133 million passengers each year, representing 55% of the country’s passenger traffic. The energy company is now selling SAF at the following major airports; Madrid, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca and Seville, to all customers who […]
