In Texas, American Airlines announced it has finalized an agreement with biofuel company Gevo, for the provision of sustainable aviation fuel. Over five years, American has committed to purchasing 500 million gallons of SAF. “Today’s announcement is a historic step forward for American and our industry as we work to reduce our carbon footprint,” said […]
In the Netherlands, Spar Shipping AS, Fleet Management Limited and biofuels supplier GoodFuels have completed a 10-day trial of 100% sustainable marine biofuel using Spar Shipping AS’ bulk carrier Spar Lynx. Spar Lynx was refueled with GoodFuels’ biofuel during its port stay in Dordrecht, in the Netherlands, before sailing to the port of Icdas, in […]
The late, great Ron Cascone of NEXANT and the Due Diligence Wolfpack observed in The Daily Digest in 2018, “Major players in the fuels and chemicals industries have begun serious development of [new] processes that produce intermediates and finished products from carbon dioxide. One of the most interesting areas is in the many developments that […]
In Thailand, TTCL Public Company Limited and Blackwood Technology, a Dutch cleantech company under TTCL, jointly organized an inauguration event of a torrefaction demonstration plant, or the Demo Plant, which is a steppingstone to Thailand’s biomass upgrading by using Blackwood’s proprietary “FlashTor®” torrefaction technology with a multi-million dollar budget. The project is aimed at Thailand’s […]
In Japan, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and NYK Group company Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha Corporation have started a test navigation using Neste Renewable Diesel supplied by Itochu Enex Co. Ltd. in tugboats operated by Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha. This is the first case in Japan of a 100% concentration of biodiesel being used in a ship. The biofuel being […]
In the UK, Quadrise Fuels has signed a Framework Agreement with MSC Shipmanagement Limited of Cyprus, a 100% subsidiary of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA. Under the Agreement, proof-of-concept tests and subsequent operational trials will be carried out using both bioMSAR™ and MSAR® fuel on one or more commercial container vessels, as essential precursor steps […]
In Louisiana, Strategic Biofuels announced that the State of Louisiana recently enhanced its nation-leading carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) legislation with provisions that provide additional carbon dioxide (CO2) reservoir storage security for projects in Caldwell Parish, the site of Strategic Biofuels’ Louisiana Green Fuels (LGF) Project. The Parish-specific legislation, which goes into effect on August […]
In Ireland, Neste has agreed to acquire 100% of Walco Foods, an Irish trader of animal fats. The transaction is subject to the fulfillment of customary closing conditions and regulatory approval. Together with the previously announced acquisitions of IH Demeter, Bunge Loders Croklaan and Count Terminal in the Netherlands, and Mahoney Environmental and Agri Trading […]
In Canada, Greenbutts LLC. announced that on July 11, 2022, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office granted Canadian Patent No. 2,949,484 for Greenbutts’ patent application titled ‘Biodegradable Cigarette Filter Tow and Method of Manufacture’. The patent adds to Greenbutts’ proprietary technology stack, offering an all-natural, biodegradable and water dispersing cigarette filter. This Canadian patent grant follows several other countries […]
In Singapore, the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) is leading a consortium of 18 industry partners to launch a drop-in biofuels pilot project with a combined contribution of S$18 million in cash and in-kind to establish an assurance framework for ensuring the supply chain integrity of current and future green marine fuels, bringing genuine […]
