In Singapore, Neste celebrated the opening of the Singapore expansion and establishes a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply chain to Changi Airport. Neste announced its final investment decision on additional renewable products production capacity in Singapore in December 2018. The EUR1.6 billion Singapore Expansion project has been successfully completed, the start-up of the refinery expansion […]
In the UK, Reuters reports that bp is exploring investing in biofuel feedstock producers as it works to achieve its 2030 goal of 100,000 barrels per day of biofuels as it seeks to shore up feedstock for its five more planned HEFA facilities. Feedstock supplies are limited and the race is on to secure them, […]
In Australia, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has welcomed new funding for the Hydrogen Headstart initiative announced in the 2023-24 Federal Budget. The Australian Government announced the establishment of the $2 billion Hydrogen Headstart initiative to underwrite the biggest green hydrogen projects to be built in Australia. Funding will provide revenue support for investment in […]
In Italy, Costa Cruises has signed an agreement with LC3 Trasporti to start using bio-LNG-powered trucks to transport supplies needed by its cruise ships. The collaboration between the two Italian companies will officially begin on May 19, when the Costa Firenze ship will call for the first time in the port of Kiel, Germany, from […]
In the Netherlands, VT Group (Verenigde Tankrederij BV) has joined forces with FinCo Group, an independent supplier of sustainable energy solutions, to jointly make an ambitious contribution to the necessary CO2 reduction in the inland shipping sector. Both companies want to lead the way in the field of sustainability and demonstrate the possibilities of biodiesel […]
In Poland, ORLEN Południe has recently concluded the first year of operation of its BioPG plant, converting glycerol, a by-product of biodiesel production, into renewable propylene glycol (BioPG). BioPG obtained from glycerin is bio-based and a highly demanded product used to produce polyester resins, polyurethanes, paints and de-icing solutions, solvents for the food industry, and […]
In Texas, NEXT Renewable Fuels, Inc. and Dansuk Industrial Corporation have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop strategic and commercial partnerships including, but not limited to, partnerships involving feedstock, biodiesel, renewable diesel, and sustainable aviation fuel. Dansuk is a leading biodiesel producer and feedstock aggregator headquartered in South Korea. Dansuk has significant […]
In Missouri, Air Products announced a $10 million project to significantly increase hollow fiber membrane production at its St. Louis, Missouri facility. The production improvement project at the facility is driven by strong customer demand in the biogas and hydrogen recovery applications, as well as customer needs for the use of nitrogen for the aerospace […]
In California, the Aviation Climate Taskforce announced the funding of its first research grant to pioneer an innovative Direct Air Capture (DAC)-to-Jet approach—transforming conventional DAC to aviation-aligned reactive DAC by combining CO2 capture with CO2 conversion. The $400,000 grant to Susteon will be used to create a new material that can capture and convert CO2 into methanol […]
In Arizona, University of Arizona researchers are teaming up with Bridgestone Americas Inc. to develop a new variety of natural rubber from a source that is more sustainable and can be grown in the forbidding conditions of the arid Southwest. The $70 million, five-year project is focused on growing and processing guayule (pronounced why-OO-lee), a […]
