In California, JetBlue and Salesforce announced a new partnership that will leverage travel data and technology to help bring air travel into a Net Zero future. As the first airline to leverage Salesforce Net Zero Cloud, JetBlue will gain comprehensive insights into its emissions on the path to achieve Net Zero across its full value […]
In the Netherlands, the Province of Groningen has granted the Cosun Beet Company a subsidy of EUR3 million for the construction of a sustainable biorefinery in Delfzijl. In this innovative factory, we will be converting sugar beet pulp from our sugar factories into new plant-based products. These products can be used as environmentally friendly replacements […]
In India, the Hindu Business Line newspaper reports that as rice stocks continue to remain well above the country’s needs, the government is likely to try to reduce up to 10 million metric tons of those stocks over the next five years through subsidized prices for ethanol producers. Current estimates are that rice-based ethanol production […]
In Ireland, Agriland reports that a new study from AECOM called “A Review of the Irish Residential Heating Sector” shows that by switching to bioheat, Irish households could help to significantly reduce emissions. The government has been promoting the transition of heating to air-source heat pumps for the 700,000 homes still using heating oil, but […]
In Italy, Racer reports that the head of Ferrari F1 racing estimates that the switch to E10 this season will result in a loss of 20 horsepower for those running on conventional internal combustion engines. Last season, Ferrari introduced a hybrid model which it says won’t be affected as much as conventional engines by the […]
In the UK, St1 Nordic Oy has acquired 100% of Brocklesby Ltd. Brocklesby is a recycling expert of used cooking oil and fatty food waste, being one of the UK’s leading refiners in this field. The waste collection is based on strong partnerships with a large number of restaurants, retailers and food manufacturers in the […]
In New York state, Coty Inc. has started production of the world’s first globally distributed fragrances made using carbon-captured ethanol. Production began at the Company’s manufacturing facility in Granollers, Spain in mid-January, ahead of schedule. The first Coty fragrances made using this new ethanol will reach stores in the coming months. Coty is ahead of […]
In Italy, the joint industry project launched in June 2021 to test biofuel blend (B30) derived from renewable feedstock to power a d’Amico Group LR1 product tanker, showed very positive findings in terms of the reduction of CO2 emissions, reduced carbon intensity, and stable NOx emissions. The results of the trials showed that the biofuel […]
In Australia, Nuseed Limited has entered into a long-term strategic offtake and market development agreement with BP Products North America Inc. that will see bp, or its affiliates, purchase Nuseed Carinata oil that it plans to process or sell into growing markets for the production of sustainable biofuels. The agreement is for an initial 10-year […]
In Iowa, Gevo, Inc. it has begun the process of bringing its wholly owned dairy manure-based renewable natural gas project online. Located in northwest Iowa, the project is known as Gevo NW Iowa RNG, LLC, and it is expected to produce approximately 355,000 MMBtu of RNG per year. NW Iowa RNG fits in with Gevo’s […]
