In Canada, the Alberta Farm Express reports the national canola association expects renewable diesel production to soar domestically, significantly increasing demand for canola. It expects production to reach 1 billion liters by 2024, doubling the year after before reaching more than doubling again to 4.5 billion liters in 2027. Crushing capacity will need to increase […]
In The Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that oil company Chevron has teamed up with Singapore-based shipping firm Ocean Network Express (ONE) to complete inaugural biofuel bunkering on a 4,800 TEU containership. According to the report, the bunkering operation was witnessed by Singapore Trade Data Exchange (SGTraDex), a digital infrastructure that facilitates the sharing of data […]
In Chile, Green Car Congress reported that e-fuel company HIF Global, together with partners, authorities, and community representatives, celebrated the production of the first liters of synthetic gasoline at the Haru Oni demonstration plant in southern Chile. Haru Oni will produce green hydrogen via electrolysis using renewable energy from the wind. The facility will also […]
In Texas, bp completed its purchase of Archaea Energy, a leading provider of renewable natural gas (RNG), marking a milestone in the growth of bp’s strategic bioenergy business. In October, bp announced it had agreed to acquire Archaea, subject to regulatory and Archaea shareholder approval. Having received those approvals and with the transaction complete, Archaea […]
In Finland, Synbio Powerlabs has secured €6.6 million funding for a unique biotechnology pilot plant for precision fermentation. The Finnish Ministry of Employment and the economy organization Business Finland has granted €2.99 million in funding to Synbio Powerlabs for a pilot project specializing in precision fermentation and biotechnology. The state-of-the-art facility is part of a […]
In the Ukraine, in just a few days, the state UKRGASBANK processed and issued a documentary letter of credit to purchase biogas plant equipment from a Danish global manufacturer. The equipment will be manufactured within a year and installed at a poultry factory in Ladyzhyn, Vinnytsia oblast. Using latest technologies, electricity and heat will be […]
In Mexico, CEMEX and CEMEX Ventures announced their investment in Waste to Energy Advanced Solutions (“WtEnergy”), a clean energy startup that has developed a novel process to transform solid waste into synthesis gas for industrial purposes. WtEnergy converts biomass and non-recyclable waste into a lower-carbon energy solution, which can be used in the short-term as […]
In New York state, Lazard Asset Management announced that the Lazard Sustainable Private Infrastructure team completed its inaugural investment in DBE Energy, owner, and operator of an anaerobic digestion plant in Surrey, England. The investment has been made in partnership with DBE’s experienced management team who will continue operating the plant with LAM as a […]
In Washington, the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy has launched a request for information regarding the President’s Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy. The executive order included the Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative (NBBI) to advance biotechnology and biomanufacturing towards innovative solutions in […]
In India, SimpleFlying reports Honeywell India Technology Center and others are in discussions with India’s primary public policy think tank, NITI Ayog, about a potential 1% sustainable aviation fuel blending policy to help get SAF off the ground in the country, with ethanol seen as a top potential feedstock for the fuel. When a policy […]
