In California, in comments submitted to the California Air Resources Board on potential changes to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, the Renewable Fuels Association identified several areas in CARB’s proposal and underlying analysis that need improvement. RFA also stressed its support for the LCFS program and desire to see technology-neutral carbon reduction programs adopted in […]
In Finland, Finnair has purchased 750 tons of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Neste to reduce the carbon emissions from flights departing from Helsinki Airport in Finland. Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is one of the most important tools for reducing the emissions of air travel in the coming years and is available for all […]
In Estonia, UP Catalyst, a leading Estonian nanotechnology company, will, together with a consortium of industry experts develop a revolutionary molten- salt- regeneration technology based on circular- economy principles. The new system has the potential to, significantly reduce waste, and it allows the reuse of carbonate salt up to 100 times. The project, named MoReCCU, […]
In Louisiana, Strategic Biofuels has completed the filing of its Class VI Carbon Sequestration Well Permit Application with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR). The Class VI application fully integrated the extensive data collected during the 2021 drilling and testing of the Company’s Louisiana Green Fuels Class […]
In Greenland, as of March 15, flights on the route between Kangerlussuaq and Copenhagen Airport will be fuelled with as much as 5% annually with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). This is the result of a historic agreement between Air Greenland, DCC & Shell Aviation Denmark. With the agreement between Air Greenland and DCC & Shell […]
In Colorado, Gevo, Inc. has entered into a joint development agreement with Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy (SIRE) to measure, report and verify carbon intensity (CI) through the entire value chain, inclusive of climate-smart agriculture practices to lower the carbon footprint of SIRE’s product portfolio. Utilizing the Verity Tracking platform under Gevo’s newly created Verity Carbon […]
In Alabama, Alléo Energy announced a significant milestone in the production of renewable fuels. Alléo’s first commercial facility has produced renewable diesel made entirely from wood waste. This fuel has been independently tested by Intertek Testing Laboratories and is certified as D975 compliant. This diesel was produced from a waste feedstock that can be upgraded […]
In the Netherlands, Platts reports an oversupplied European biodiesel market together with a bearish fossil diesel market has pushed down European biodiesel prices over the past two weeks. FAME 0 prices down more than 13% since the start of the year, similar to RME that’s down 21% and UCO that is down 15% during the […]
In India, the ANI news agency reports Zuari Industries has teamed with Slovakian Envient Group to develop and own a greenfield 150,000 liter per day grain-based ethanol distillery in Uttar Pradesh. The distillery should be online by mid-2024 and already discussions are underway to expand production to 1 million liters per day. Zuari Industries already […]
In the UK, Ireland’s Agriland reports that 6% of Northern Ireland’s electricity currently comes from nearly 80 biogas plants in the region, but there is scope for that to increase to 65% or more. A recent conference looked at the use of silage as feedstock together with manure, with results showing that due to anaerobic […]
