In Brazil, Brownfield Ag News reports weather disruptions in Brazil could tighten corn supplies and increase demand for U.S. exports, according to analyst Jeff Peterson of Heartland Farm Partners. Excessive rain in southern Brazil could delay first-crop corn planting, while drought in the north may delay soybean planting and subsequently the safrinha corn crop, which […]
In Italy, Nextchem, through its subsidiary MyRechemical, has been awarded licensing, Process Design Package (PDP) and engineering services by SKY Renewables Burdekin Pty Ltd, an Australian project development company focused on the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), for the syngas section of Project Lion, in North Queensland’s Burdekin region, Australia. The project will use […]
In South Korea, in partnership with the Saemangeum Development Agency, South East Korea will work with the Saemangeum Development Agency to create the first clean hydrogen complex in Korea that verifies the entire cycle from production to utilization by integrating solar power generation, hydroelectric green hydrogen production, and hydrogen electroplating power generation into a single […]
In Estonia, a globally unique 38-meter multi-purpose workboat, KRATT, has been completed at Baltic Workboats’ Nasva shipyard. From autumn, the vessel will carry out a wide range of maritime tasks in Estonian waters, from buoy handling and fairway maintenance to marine research, pollution response and rescue operations. It is Estonia’s first large workboat to use […]
In China, Port News reports Shanghai port has completed China’s first simultaneous anchorage bunkering of two international containerships with LNG and biomethanol. From Aug. 15-16, the CMA CGM Osmium received 8,016 metric tons of biomethanol, while Kota Elan took 5,038 cubic meters of LNG at Lvhuashan South Anchorage. Authorities described the biomethanol delivery as a […]
In the UK, the Environment Agency has granted an environmental permit variation to Drax Power Limited in Yorkshire following a public consultation on the Agency’s draft decision regarding the incorporation of carbon capture at its bioenergy plant near Selby, which took place earlier in the summer. The decision is based on Drax demonstrating that it […]
In Poland, ORLEN has secured certification under the Oil and Gas Institute’s KZR INiG sustainability scheme for the co-hydrotreatment of bio-based feedstocks at its Płock refinery. The certification confirms that the renewable feedstocks used by the Company and their processing comply with the European Union’s requirements. This enables ORLEN to expand the production of biofuel […]
In the UK, academics from Northumbria University have secured funding to build Pakistan’s first full-scale demonstration plant that converts agricultural waste into clean energy, creating a new source of income for rural women at the same time. Every winter, farmers across Punjab burn millions of tonnes of cotton stalks and sugarcane waste in their fields […]
In Italy, FS Logistix accelerates the energy transition with the experimentation of HVO, the advanced biofuel that can be used as an alternative to diesel fuel, on part of its railway and road park. The initiative involves the companies Mercitalia Rail and Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal and aims to reduce the carbon footprint of logistics […]
In Missouri, CoverCress Inc recently announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved renewable fuel pathways for CoverCress® oil under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program — a key regulatory milestone clearing the way for commercial adoption across the value chain. Under the Chevron Geismar CoverCress Pathways, EPA has determined that renewable diesel […]
