In the Netherlands, KLM will start adding 0.5% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for flights departing from Amsterdam. In addition, KLM will offer its customers the option of purchasing an extra amount of sustainable fuel. In this manner, KLM aims to stimulate the market for SAF. The face of travel is set to change in the […]
In Italy, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) launched an important new bioeconomy publication for policymakers in countries and macro-regions. The Guidance note on monitoring the sustainability of bioeconomy at a country or macro-regional level, which was commissioned by the International Bioeconomy Forum […]
In the Netherlands, Spliethoff Group’s constant striving to reduce its CO2 emissions has led to two trials using biofuel on its vessels. The first trial took place between June and November last year on BigLift Shipping’s HTV BigLift Baffin. The vessel was supplied with a blend of 50% FAME based biofuel and 50% conventional HFO. […]
In Washington, Platts reports IncubEx says interest in cellulosic D3 RINs surged between mid-December and Jan. 5, reaching 2.5 million credits traded during that period on the Nodal Exchange. No trades of D3 RINs were made at all between when November 2020 when the exchange began trading futures of the cellulosic biofuel credits until December […]
In Canada, Greenlane Renewables, through its wholly owned subsidiary Greenlane Biogas North America Ltd., signed two new biogas upgrading system supply contracts valued in total at $5.6 million (CAD$7.1 million) for separate renewable natural gas projects in the United States and Brazil. Order fulfillment by Greenlane for both projects will commence immediately. Greenlane has been […]
In California, Total Corbion PLA will transition to TotalEnergies Corbion, launching a new company name and logo over the coming months. TotalEnergies Corbion is a 50/50 joint venture between TotalEnergies and Corbion. The name change follows the recent rebranding of TotalEnergies, anchoring its strategic transformation into a broad energy company. TotalEnergies Corbion expects to launch […]
In Minnesota, plant-based synthetic biotechnology company Calyxt’s pilot BioFactory production system, installed in late December 2021, is now operational at its headquarters site in Minnesota. Calyxt’s proprietary Plant Cell Matrix systems have been placed in the BioFactory, where they will be used for testing at pilot-scale production. The pilot is currently in its testing period, […]
In Washington, D.C., U.S. ethanol exports in November ballooned to 149.4 million gallons (mg), up 43%, due in part to the largest volume of undenatured fuel ethanol exports since March 2020, according to the Renewable Fuels Association. November was the first time in six months that the U.S. did not log foreign ethanol imports. Year-to-date […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that according to current USDA estimates, global production of oilseeds in the crop year 2021/22 is set to hit a peak of around 627.6 million tons, which would be up around 4 percent year-on-year. After recent expectations of an output of 628 million tons, the current forecast is slightly more cautious. […]
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) Data, Modeling, and Analysis team is looking for a GS-12 physical scientist/general engineer to join their team. The Data, Modeling, and Analysis subprogram supports research, analysis, and tool development to address the economic and environmental dimensions of bioenergy and bioproducts. The U.S. Department […]
