Category: Fuels

TotalEnergies joins Masdar and Siemens Energy to drive green hydrogen and SAF

TotalEnergies joins Masdar and Siemens Energy to drive green hydrogen and SAF

January 23, 2022 |

In United Arab Emirates, TotalEnergies, Masdar and Siemens Energy signed a collaboration agreement to act as co-developers on green hydrogen project which aims to establish a demonstrator plant at Masdar City for green hydrogen production to convert carbon dioxide into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Having joined the initiative, the aim now is that TotalEnergies will […]

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Ethanol production up 11.4% same week last year and .4% above two years ago

Ethanol production up 11.4% same week last year and .4% above two years ago

January 23, 2022 |

In Washington, D.C., ethanol production rebounded by 46,000 barrels per day (b/d), or 4.7%, to 1.053 million b/d, equivalent to 44.23 million gallons daily, according to the Renewable Fuels Association. According to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Production was 11.4% above the same week last year, which was affected by the pandemic, […]

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Only 7 percent of global crops is used for biofuels production

Only 7 percent of global crops is used for biofuels production

January 23, 2022 |

In Germany, UFOP reports that in 2020, 1.4 milliards ha of crops such as grain, oilseeds, protein, sugar and fibre plants, fruits, vegetables, nuts and others were grown worldwide. Most of this produce is used as food. Only around 7 percent go into biofuels production. Biofuel production is mostly located in countries where there is […]

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Summit Cosmetics signs distribution deal with NXTLEVVEL for bio-based chemicals

Summit Cosmetics signs distribution deal with NXTLEVVEL for bio-based chemicals

January 20, 2022 |

In New York state, Summit Cosmetics Corporation (SCC), a global cosmetic ingredient developer and distributor, has executed a Global Distribution Agreement with NXTLEVVEL, a commercial scale manufacturer of next generation biomass derived chemicals, for the distribution of its NXT SOLV product line to the Beauty and Personal Care industry. The agreement is for a five-year […]

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Archaea Energy starts up world’s largest RNG project in Pennsylvania

Archaea Energy starts up world’s largest RNG project in Pennsylvania

January 20, 2022 |

In Texas, Archaea Energy Inc. has successfully started-up Project Assai, an RNG facility located at the Keystone Sanitary Landfill in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. Pipeline-quality RNG has been produced and commercial operations were achieved on December 30, 2021. Assai is now the highest capacity operational RNG facility in the world.  Assai was successfully constructed, commissioned, and completed […]

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Software allows fleet managers to track low-CO2 powertrains

Software allows fleet managers to track low-CO2 powertrains

January 20, 2022 |

In Switzerland, Empa, the Swiss research institute for applied materials sciences and technology, has announced that a software tool aimed at supporting fleet managers in transforming truck fleet to low-CO2 powertrains jointly developed by the Switzerland’s largest retail company Migros and Empa has been acquired by HERE, a global navigation software company founded by Audi, […]

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Enviva signs MOU to develop supply chain strategy for SAF and other low carbon fuels

Enviva signs MOU to develop supply chain strategy for SAF and other low carbon fuels

January 20, 2022 |

In Maryland, Enviva announced the signing of an MOU with a U.S.-based cleantech company to co-develop a supply chain strategy for advanced, low-carbon transportation fuels, including sustainable aviation fuel with a focus on the customer’s operations in the U.S. Southeast and potentially California. Under the MOU, the customer’s refining process will convert Enviva’s woody biomass […]

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Diamond Green Diesel contracts for engineering and construction services

Diamond Green Diesel contracts for engineering and construction services

January 20, 2022 |

In Texas, Diamond Green Diesel LLC (DGD), a joint venture between Valero and Darling Ingredients Inc., contracted with Burns & McDonnell to provide engineering and construction services for a grassroots renewable diesel plant, the third facility for DGD. The project has reached a major construction milestone of over 1 million field construction hours worked. The […]

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Green Fuels Ventures signs MOU with Tefler Tanks for expansion into Panama

Green Fuels Ventures signs MOU with Tefler Tanks for expansion into Panama

January 20, 2022 |

In the UK, in a move reinforcing Green Fuels’ commitment to its biodiesel refining capacity-building strategy in Latin America, Green Fuels Ventures (GFV) and Telfer Tanks have signed an MOU concerning deployment and operation of distributed-scale biodiesel production facilities in the Republic of Panama. The project’s objective is to refine biodiesel and advanced biofuels for […]

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Swedavia introduces special HVO100 incentive at Stockholm Arlanda and Göteborg airports

Swedavia introduces special HVO100 incentive at Stockholm Arlanda and Göteborg airports

January 19, 2022 |

In Sweden, to encourage companies and other organizations operating at Swedavia’s airports to become fossil-free and start refueling with HVO, fossil-free diesel, on January 1 Swedavia introduced a special HVO 100 incentive at Stockholm Arlanda Airport and Göteborg Landvetter Airport. The goal is now for all ground operations at every Swedavia airport to be fossil-free by […]

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