In California, Aemetis, Inc. closed two new, lower interest rate credit facilities with aggregate availability of up to $100 million, comprised of up to $50 million for projects that produce lower carbon intensity renewable products and up to $50 million for working capital. In connection with the closing of the new credit facilities, Aemetis repaid […]
In Virginia, microbial solutions company, BIO-CAT Microbials, LLC, is investing $35 million to significantly expand its Troy, Virginia facility to include fermentation capabilities. The company will be breaking ground on an initial 53,800 square-foot expansion phase in March of 2022, with potential future expansion up to an additional 100,000 square feet. The expansion — anticipated […]
In Germany, the UFOP reports that compared to the record levels shown in the quota year 2020, foreign trade in biodiesel declined only slightly in 2021. In both years, the export surplus was around 1 million tons. According to the UFOP, increases in exports were not to be expected in 2020, because the cap on […]
In Texas, Green Hydrogen International unveiled plans to create the world’s largest green hydrogen production and storage hub in South Texas. Hydrogen City, Texas will be an integrated green hydrogen production, storage, and transport hub growing to 60GW in size and producing over 2.5 billion kilograms of green hydrogen per year. The project is centered […]
In New York, the sustainable energy NGO Energy Vision released its latest assessment of the US renewable natural gas industry, performed on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory. The assessment compiles a database of current and projected RNG production facilities and shows rapid growth in RNG production nationwide. That growth is […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production slowed by 27,000 barrels per day (b/d), or 2.6%, to 997,000 b/d, equivalent to 41.87 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Production was 17.4% more than the same week last year, which was affected by the pandemic and the continued effects of adverse […]
In New York state, Renovare Environmental, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Harp Renewables and its affiliate, Harp Electric Engineering (collectively “Harp”) for $20 million, comprised of $15 million of common stock and $5 million of cash. Through this acquisition, Renovare will become the premier provider of Digesters across North America and […]
In California, carbon transformation company Twelve and biotechnology company LanzaTech have transformed CO2 emissions into ethanol as a part of an ongoing research and development partnership. Twelve and LanzaTech are eliminating fossil fuels from ethanol production by converting CO2 to CO through Twelve’s carbon transformation technology, and subsequently using LanzaTech’s small Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor […]
In Illinois, US Foods Holding Corp. will convert fleet fuel at all California broadline distribution centers from traditional diesel fuel to renewable diesel (RD) fuel by mid-2022. In addition, the company will add 30 electric trucks to its La Mirada, Calif. distribution center by the end of 2023. These efforts build on the company’s existing […]
In Brazil, PepsiCo will use UBQ material developed by the Israeli startup of the same name, for the creation of a sustainable pallet that includes unsorted household waste – including organics – in its composition. During the manufacturing process of UBQ material, waste is diverted and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are prevented. In this initial […]
