In India, CSIR-IIP Dehradun’s home-grown technology to produce bio-jet fuel has been formally approved for use on military aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF). This certification represents India’s growing confidence in aviation biofuel sector and another step towards ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’. The technology, developed by the Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP), a constituent laboratory of […]
In Jamaica, Entorno Inteligente reports small farmers across the country will start growing castor on 5,000 acres for biodiesel feedstock for the Jamaica Urban Transit Company thanks to a new partnership with the Jamaica Bauxite Institute. Currently, the JUTC imports castor oil from India but the Ministry of Transport and Mining believes there is capacity […]
In Texas, Archaea Energy Inc. announced that its subsidiary Archaea Holdings, LLC has entered into a long-term RNG purchase and sale agreement with Northwest Natural Gas Company. NW Natural provides natural gas service to approximately 2.5 million people in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Under the agreement, NW Natural will purchase the environmental attributes generated by […]
In the UK, Barton Blakeley Technologies has developed the first carbon conversion system, converting CO2 emissions into hydrophobic silica. The technology, known as HYPER Xi, converts waste carbon dioxide into materials used in a wide range of industries that manufacture everyday products. The material is used for various functions such as waterproofing, thickening, thinning, anti-microbial […]
In Washington, Hydrocarbon Processing reports that Energy Information Agency began reporting non-ethanol biofuel production, imports, feedstocks, and consumption data in its monthly energy review beginning in October. Data from before 2021 includes data sourced for EIA surveys and the Environmental Protection Agency to help fill gaps. Biodiesel feedstocks reported include refined vegetable oils, recycled cooking […]
In the United Kingdom, miscanthus specialist, Terravesta, was successful in its bid to secure Phase 1 funding for its OMENZ project which stands for ‘Optimising Miscanthus Establishment through improved mechanisation and data capture to meet Net Zero targets’. Success in Phase 1 will enable upscaling to contribute to the recommendation from the Climate Change Committee’s […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production scaled up by 19,000 barrels per day (b/d), or 1.8%, to 1.079 million b/d, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. This is equivalent to 45.32 million gallons daily. Production was 9.0% above the same week last year, which was affected by the pandemic, and 1.9% greater […]
In Italy, Class society RINA, together with technology providers ABB, Helbio (subsidiary of Metacon AB), the Liberian Registry, Wärtsilä and an Energy Major entered in a common effort to deliver a solution with hydrogen as fuel that would exceed IMO 2050 targets for 70% reduction of carbon intensity without the need for extensive infrastructure investment, […]
In Norway, Circa Group’s ReSolute will be the first of several industrial scale plants to be commissioned in a growth plan that will see manufacturing capacity of the bio-solvent Cyrene increase to 80,000 tons per year by 2030. Two further distribution companies are in discussions for offtake agreements – one for the UK markets and […]
In Belgium, by 2050, 30% to 40% of Europe’s total gas consumption could be made up of sustainable biomethane, according to the 11th edition of the Statistical Report launched today by the European Biogas Association. The report provides an in-depth analysis on the state of the art and the potential of biogas and its upgraded […]
