In Singapore, Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) successfully bunkered the third supply chain of a biofuel blend as part of its pilot to develop a quality, quantity and GHG abatement assurance framework for drop-in green fuels on July 24. Partnering with tonnage provider Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), this GCMD-led trial involved the Kaupang, a […]
In California, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement against Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) in connection with numerous unqualified environmental marketing claims the company made in 2019 that natural gas is “renewable.” Such claims are misleading. The vast majority of natural gas — including a vast majority of the gas distributed by SoCalGas — is not renewable, but rather is derived from fossil fuels. An investigation by the […]
In Washington, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a public webinar on September 7 regarding the new regulatory provisions of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. These regulatory provisions include updated third-party engineering review requirements, new independence requirements for independent third-party auditors and professional engineers, an alternative recordkeeping requirement for parties using separated food waste, […]
In Ireland, RTE reports that Circle K is expanding the availability of HVO at the pump to counties Cork, Tipperary and Carlow following its first pump at the Dublin Port late last year. The company is working to ensure that HVO will be available along all national motorways by year’s end with priority on areas […]
In India, as of the end of July, six bioCNG plants and 11,143 small biogas plants have been commissioned thanks to the National Bioenergy Program that was put into place in November 2022. Maharashtra leads the pack with more than 4,000 small biogas plants and three bioCNG plants. Madya Pradesh and Karnataka both have more […]
In Portugal, REGA Energy Group completed an additional funding round of EUR60 million with current investor SWEN Capital Partners, a leading European infrastructure fund specialized in biomethane and green hydrogen. REGA Energy Group, a Portugal-based renewable energy company, is dedicated to accelerating the advent of sustainable industry, producing at scale biomethane and green hydrogen for […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that UAE investment firm Mubadala may pay up to $500 million for a 31.5% Atvos later this year or next year when the company comes out of bankruptcy protection. Many major Brazilian sugarcane processors are expanding sugar rather than ethanol production, but Atvos is going in the other direction, betting more […]
In California, Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) has filed an application with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to support the development of a pilot project that would utilize organic waste such as chipped wood, along with nut shells, and turn it into renewable natural gas (RNG). If approved, the project would be the largest […]
In Iowa, the Gazette newspaper reports that an administrative law judge recently ruled that Summit Carbon Solutions should share the details of its deals with ethanol plants to Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and the Sierra Club of Iowa as those terms weigh heavily on whether the required permits will be approved or not. The organizations […]
In Minnesota, Reuters reports Archer Daniels Midland is in discussions with Phillips 66 to create a joint venture that would see ADM place its two remaining dry mill ethanol plants into the fold for conversion to aviation biofuel from corn-based ethanol. Most of the company’s dry mill ethanol plants have been spun out or sold […]
