In Finland, Neste welcomed the Italian government’s decision to introduce a mandate for increasing the use of unblended, i.e. “neat”, biofuels to further accelerate reductions in transport sector greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). While the use of such renewable fuels is not new in Italy, their use as neat, i.e. without being blended with fossil fuels, […]
In Canada, Braya Renewable Fuels announced a $300 million preferred equity investment from Energy Capital Partners (“ECP”), a leading energy transition focused investor in the electricity, clean energy, renewable and sustainable infrastructure sectors. The investment from ECP completes the financing for the conversion of Braya’s Come-By-Chance refinery to renewable fuel operations, which processes and refines […]
In Sweden, a partnership agreement between Nordion Energi, specialized on energy infrastructure, and Nature Energy, a leader in biogas and renewable energy production from organic waste, will explore opportunities to increase the amount of biogas produced in Sweden. The partnership will combine Nature Energy’s expertise in developing and operating large-scale biogas production facilities with Nordion […]
In Arkansas, Walmart is reaching a new destination in its goal for a zero-emissions transportation fleet with the debut of the first North American—and the first of five— 15-liter compressed natural gas engine that will be incorporated into Walmart’s private fleet. The X15N™ engine is supplied by Cummins and fueled by Chevron with compressed natural […]
In Brazil, Ultrapar Participações S.A. signed an agreement for the acquisition of a 50% stake in Opla Logística Avançada (“Opla”), held by Copersucar S.A. (“Copersucar”), through its subsidiary Ultracargo Logística S.A. (“Ultracargo”). The value of the transaction is R$237.5 million, subject to customary working capital and net debt adjustments. Opla, which was founded in 2017, […]
In Germany, the future is already on the Autobahn: between BMW Plant Munich and Landau an der Isar, about 120 km to the northeast, four trucks can be seen to-ing and fro-ing several times a day. They are operated by the logistics provider Guggemos (GV Trucknet), their green stickers proclaiming their eco-credentials: “Ich tanke HVO100, […]
In Japan, INPEX CORPORATION and SANYU ENERGY CO., LTD. have launched a collaboration on the use of renewable diesel (RD) in the Kansai region of Japan derived from renewable resources. SANYU ENERGY will supply RD procured by INPEX to SANYU REC. LTD. and SANYU GIKOU CO., LTD. SANYU ENERGY, SANYU REC and SANYU GIKOU are […]
In Florida, Blue Biofuels has leased an additional 167 acres of farmland in southwest Florida on which it intends to grow king grass for the production of bioethanol and sustainable aviation fuel through its patented Cellulose-to-Sugar (CTS) process. This acquisition brings the total amount of land up to 182 acres. This land increase is a […]
In Germany, Nippon Gases Deutschland, a European subsidiary of Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation, is set to cooperate with VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG to recover biogenic CO2. To this end, the industrial gases specialist Nippon Gases is investing in the construction of a modern plant for the purification and liquefaction of CO2 from VERBIO’s bioethanol production […]
In Brazil, Petrobras, regarding the pieces of news published in the media, clarifies that as part of its BioRefining Program it is conducting new project studies to expand the production of Diesel R, Petrobras fuel produced by co-processing mineral diesel with vegetable oil, which contains a portion of green diesel (HVO), which may vary from […]
