In Japan, Sumitomo Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with KC&A, a Korean chemical/alcohol manufacturing and trading company affiliated with the Korea Alcohol Group, on developing the Japanese market for bioethanol. The two companies will jointly work to expand the applications, and ensure stable supplies, of bioethanol in Japan as a biomass-derived raw material […]
In California, Global Clean Energy Holdings Inc. announced that its subsidiaries Sustainable Oils, Inc. (North America) and Camelina Company (Europe and South America) worked with growers to contract a record 65,000 acres of camelina crop during the 2023 growing season. The total acreage comes from across the globe including the Western U.S., Argentina, France, and […]
In Indiana, bp’s Archaea Energy announced the official startup of its original Archaea Modular Design (AMD) renewable natural gas (RNG) plant in Medora, Indiana. Located next to a landfill owned by Rumpke Waste and Recycling, this is the first plant to come online since bp’s acquisition of Archaea in December 2022. Landfill gas, a natural […]
In Japan, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and EDF Renewables have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate in acceleration of the development of offshore wind and related business and to encourage developments in green hydrogen. With this MoU, both partners wish to collaborate and bring together their respective and complementary expertise and experience […]
In Germany, Kuehne+Nagel has unveiled a Book & Claim insetting solution for road logistics customers who purchase Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to lower transport emissions. This offering supplements their existing solutions in Sea and Air Logistics, encompassing maritime biofuels and SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel), respectively. The comprehensive Book & Claim solution aligns with Kuehne+Nagel’s science-based emissions reduction […]
In South Dakota, the Dakota Free Press reports that Gevo has said that if the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline doesn’t get built, then it will have to site its proposed Lake Preston elsewhere. A company spokesperson told the Brown County Commission this week that without the pipeline, the facility would be at an economic […]
In California, Reuters reports that Shell has begun selling renewable diesel at 75 of its retail stations in Los Angeles, following behind Chevron and Phillips 66 who have been retailing the fuel in the area for several years. The push in the area follows last year’s deal with Penske Truck Leasing to whom it supplies […]
In Finland, Neste said it has expanded its capability to supply renewable fuels to customers on the West Coast of the United States in cooperation with Vopak, an energy industry infrastructure provider. Neste commissioned terminal capacity at Vopak’s Los Angeles terminal in California for storing Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Neste MY Renewable Diesel. […]
In Massachusetts, Yield10 Bioscience announced that the harvest of a majority of the winter and spring Camelina sativa grain produced under grower contracts in 2022/2023 has been completed. This harvest marks the establishment of the Company’s “Camelina Seed Genetics to Biofuel” platform, as the camelina grain is being delivered to an offtake partner that has […]
In the UAE, Emirates announced an agreement with Shell Aviation for the supply of over 300,000 gallons of blended SAF for use at the airline’s international hub in Dubai (DXB). The first SAF delivery under the agreement is expected to commence before the end of the year, making it the first time that SAF is supplied […]
