In the Netherlands, the Dutch cabinet recently announced that the National Growth Fund (Nationaal Groeifonds) has selected the BioBased Circular (BBC) proposal for funding. The BBC programme, submitted also on behalf of Avantium, includes a track dedicated to the engineering and construction of a Flagship Plant to produce plant-based glycols based on Avantium’s Ray Technology™. […]
In Finland, Gasum is expanding its biogas portfolio by acquiring two thirds of the shares in Swedish company Liquidgas Biofuel Genesis AB. Liquidgas Biofuel Genesis owns and operates a biogas upgrading plant in the city of Helsinborg in southern Sweden. The plant’s other owner with one third of the shares is Nordvästra Skånes Renhållningsbolag AB […]
In Washington, the Energy Information Administration says that last year, U.S. West Coast distillate consumption, as measured by product supplied, was at its lowest since 2002 and is on track to fall further this year. The growing use of biofuels instead of petroleum diesel is the primary cause for the decline. Renewable diesel has a […]
In Canada, Airex Energy, Groupe Rémabec and SUEZ join forces to create Canada’s first industrial biochar production plant in Port-Cartier, Québec. The first phase of the plant will be finalized in 2024, with an initial production capacity of 10,000 metric tons per year. By 2026, annual production capacity will triple, making it the largest biochar […]
In Paraguay, Cremer Óleo Paraguay SA became the first industry to obtain certification from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Sustainability in Renewable Raw Materials (ISCC), which authorizes it to export biodiesel to competitive markets in the US and Europe. The company made an investment in the initial phase of $13 million, but […]
In the UK, Rolls-Royce has approved its mtu Kinetic PowerPacks, based on the mtu Series 4000 and 1600 diesel engines, for use with renewable diesel (HVO/Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil) and the other synthetic diesel fuels of the EN15940 standard. This means that the mtu systems for dynamic uninterruptible power supply (DUPS) can now be operated in […]
In Spain, the European Union has awarded Cemex and WtEnergy Advanced Solutions a €4.4 million grant for the implementation of a novel waste-to-fuel technology utilizing synthetic gas at its Alicante cement plant in Spain. The project has been cataloged as “the first of its kind” for the cement industry by the European Union. The technology, […]
In Washington state, EGT, LLC, a joint venture among Bunge, Pan Ocean America and Agtegra Cooperative, announced that it will nearly triple the current capacity of soybean meal (SBM) storage at its Longview, WA export terminal. The project, expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2025, also includes improving handling capabilities, enabling it […]
In the UK, bp said it has expanded its investment in bioenergy as bp ventures invested $10 million in WasteFuel, a California-based biofuels company that will use scalable technologies to convert biobased municipal and agricultural waste into lower carbon fuels. “WasteFuel projects will look to help with the growing volumes of global waste, whilst advancing […]
In Finland, Neste said it is partnering with Biofuel Express to sell Neste MY renewable diesel in Denmark. Under the terms of the deal, Biofuel Express will distribute and sell Neste MY renewable diesel, while Neste will ensure sufficient volumes of the fuel. Neste MY renewable diesel has been available in the Danish market since […]
