In Argentina, state-run news agency Telam said that biofuels exports this year could reach a record of 1.37 million tons, according to a report by the Rosario Grain Exchange (BCR). According to data from the country’s statistics bureau Indec, biodiesel exports in the first eight months of the year reached 913,000 tons, In the case […]
In Denmark, shipping company Maersk said it ordered six further methanol-fueled vessels to ABS Class. This new order takes the total of dual-fuel engine vessels that can sail on green methanol on order from Maersk to ABS class to 19. These 17,000-TEU vessels will be built at Hyundai Heavy Industries, scheduled for delivery in 2025. […]
In Oregon, e1 Marine said it has signed a sales agreement with Danish firm Green Marine Engineering, under which the latter company became e1 Marine’s sales representative in northern Europe. The partnership will focus on offering shipowners e1 Marine’s methanol-to-hydrogen reformer for generating fuel for PEM fuel cells. Robert Schluter, Managing Director at e1 Marine, […]
In the Netherlands, Marubeni Corporation has conducted a trial voyage on one of Marubeni’s chartered vessels using a marine biofuel blend, from Vlissingen, the Netherlands to Morgan’s Point, Texas, USA. To the best of its knowledge, this is the first biofuel supply to an ethylene carrier in the world. The ethylene carrier GasChem Dollart was […]
In India, Toyota on Tuesday launched the pilot project on Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technology in Delhi. Hon’ble Shri. Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Hon’ble Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, Union Minister of Heavy Industries, Hon’ble Shri. Bhupinder Yadav, Union Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change and Hon’ble Shri. […]
In Bulgaria, SeeNews reports Agria has made a bid to take over local bioethanol producer Almagest, buying 100% of the company’s shares. Almagest produces ethanol from grain while Agria is a consolidated agricultural group in the country. The integration of the ethanol producer into the wider group will allow for it to enter the renewable […]
In Germany, Reuters reports that CropEnergies’ profits on ethanol production tripled during the second quarter to more than $100 million EBIDTA, sending its shares up 12% on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Although energy and feedstock costs have increased significantly, a major increase in sales volumes led to the soaring profit during the three months through […]
In the UK, Rolls-Royce is working to ensure that all of its combustion engines are compatible with biofuels, renewable diesel (HVO), hydrogen or other e-fuels produced using green, renewable electricity. Unlike other alternatives, HVO is already commercially available as a drop-in fuel – meaning its use requires no alterations to engine hardware – and approved […]
In Louisiana, the U.S. Forest Service awarded Strategic Biofuels a cooperative agreement under its Wood Innovations Program for the first phase of a multiphase project to develop a robust, auditable cloud-based system for demonstrating compliance of forestry feedstock with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Strategic Biofuels is […]
In the UAE, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) and Emirates RDF signed four memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with Fujairah Cement Industries, JSW Cement, Lafarge Emirates, and Star Cement to partially use alternative fuel generated from municipal solid waste (MSW) treatment by the Emirates RDF plant in the emirate of Umm Al Quwain in […]
