In Massachusetts, Christopher N. Condron was sentenced on Tuesday in federal court in Boston in connection with his role in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Treasury Department of more than $50 million in tax-free energy grants as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Condron was sentenced by U.S. District Court […]
In New York, JetBlue announced a science-based target approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a coalition that defines and promotes best practices in emissions reduction targets. With this target, JetBlue commits to reducing well-to-wake (lifecycle) scope 1 and 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to jet fuel by 50% per revenue ton kilometer […]
In the UK, Virgin Atlantic announced the purchase of 10 million gallons per annum of SAF to be produced by Gevo, Inc. and supplied by Virgin Atlantic’s joint venture partner, Delta Air Lines. The agreement with Delta builds on the existing long-term partnership between Delta and Gevo and increases the use of SAF from the […]
In Oregon, since Dec. 2, 2021, TriMet’s nearly 700 fixed-route buses have run on R99, a blend of 99% renewable diesel and 1% petroleum. Its LIFT paratransit vans and buses along with its WES commuter rail trains made the switch to the greener, cleaner-burning fuel on May 1, 2022. In the past year, the public […]
In France, the International Energy Agency says biodiesel, renewable diesel and biojet fuel producers are headed for a feedstock supply crunch during 2022-2027 if current trends do not change. In its main analysis case, demand for vegetable oil, waste and residue oils and fats increases 56% to 79 million tonnes over the forecast period. Fuels […]
In France, on November 7, in La Seyne sur Mer, for the first time, the 44 meter superyacht LAMMOUCHE, took delivery of 15,000 liters of second-generation biofuel. A simple transaction, but behind it there was a whole preparation phase. This included six months of discussions with the engine manufacturer Caterpillar, class approval for stability as well […]
In Tennessee, Trillium Renewable Chemicals announced it has raised a $10.6 million Series A financing round. The first closing totaled $5.5 million and was led by Hyosung Advanced Materials Corporation. Current investor Capricorn Partners also participated. HELM AG has agreed to join the Series A round to bring the total to $10.6 million. This funding […]
In the Ukraine, GrainTrade reports soybean oil prices fell by nearly 17% on the week on the Chicago Board of Trade as a result of the Environmental Protection Agency only raising biodiesel blending by 1% over the next three years, together with the EPA also approving canola as an approved biodiesel feedstock. Prices are now […]
In Thailand, the Bangkok Post newspaper reports that Energy Absolute is exploring Sustainable Aviation Fuel production from palm oil. EA has been producing biodiesel for nearly two decades, currently at 800,000 liters per day, and believes it is ready to take the next step into SAF. In addition to biodiesel from palm oil, it also […]
In Japan, in May 2022, Axens have demonstrated the successful start-up of the first ethanol-to-ethylene pilot plant based on Axens Atol technology with Sumitomo Chemical, which is going on the waste-to-polyolefins project in Japan. At full rollout, this project will attain the production of waste-based polyolefin at industrial scale, representing a step forward towards a […]
