Category: Fuels

BioAccelergy Ventures to jointly develop bio-based stock for lubricants with ExxonMobil

BioAccelergy Ventures to jointly develop bio-based stock for lubricants with ExxonMobil

December 16, 2021 |

In Texas, BioAccelergy Ventures has signed a joint-development agreement with ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company (ExxonMobil) to progress development of a new bio-base stock for lubricants manufacturing from seed and vegetable oil. The multi-year agreement aims to demonstrate the feasibility of producing bio-base stocks at a cost-effective commercial scale to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. BioAccelergy will […]

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Blue Biofuels and USDA ARS collaborate on boosting king grass yields

Blue Biofuels and USDA ARS collaborate on boosting king grass yields

December 16, 2021 |

In Florida, Blue Biofuels, Inc. and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) are collaborating on optimizing the yields of Pennisetum hybridum, commonly known as king grass, a perennial grass biomass crop, that the Company is using as feedstock for its patented cellulose to sugar (“CTS”) process. The USDA ARS and […]

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Verde Bio Holding to buy two operating biodiesel facilities for $7M

Verde Bio Holding to buy two operating biodiesel facilities for $7M

December 16, 2021 |

In Texas, Verde Bio Holdings, Inc has entered into an agreement to acquire two operational biodiesel plants located in Fort Myers, Florida, and Wilson, North Carolina, which together will add an estimated $27 million in assets to VBHI in line with its new strategy to invest in renewable energy and natural resources. The Florida facility […]

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Advent Technologies and BASF New Business to jointly develop and scale advanced fuel cell membranes

Advent Technologies and BASF New Business to jointly develop and scale advanced fuel cell membranes

December 16, 2021 |

In Massachusetts, Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc. and BASF New Business GmbH recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop and increase the manufacturing scale of advanced fuel cell membranes designed for long-term operations under extreme conditions. BASF intends to improve the long-term stability of its Celtec® membrane and to increase production capacity with advanced technical […]

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Five international Dow sites receive ISCC PLUS certification

Five international Dow sites receive ISCC PLUS certification

December 16, 2021 |

In Michigan, Dow announced that five of its largest manufacturing sites in Freeport, Texas (USA), Tarragona (Spain), Terneuzen (Netherlands), Boehlen (Germany) and Schkopau (Germany) have all received International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS recognition for their compliance with rigorous tracking of sustainable feedstocks use. This marks a major step in the company’s global strategy […]

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Carbon America scores $30M in VC funding and sets sights on ethanol industry

Carbon America scores $30M in VC funding and sets sights on ethanol industry

December 15, 2021 |

In Colorado, Carbon America, the first vertically integrated carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) super developer, today announced it has secured $30 million in Series A funding to deploy commercial projects and scale up its technology. Participating investors include the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), ArcTern Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, the Grantham Environmental Trust’s […]

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University of Arkansas spin-off awarded small business grant for catalytic membrane reactor technology

University of Arkansas spin-off awarded small business grant for catalytic membrane reactor technology

December 15, 2021 |

In Arkansas, SIEV Technologies, a catalytic membrane reactor design company started by University of Arkansas researchers, has been awarded a $256,000 Small Business Innovation Research Grant from the National Science Foundation to develop technology that improves biofuel production. The grant will enable SIEV to continue developing its business model as well as its catalytic membrane […]

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Marathon and ADM close JV to produce soy oil in North Dakota

Marathon and ADM close JV to produce soy oil in North Dakota

December 15, 2021 |

In Ohio, Marathon Petroleum Corp. and ADM announced the closing of their joint venture to produce soybean oil to supply the rapidly growing demand for renewable diesel fuel. The joint venture, which is named Green Bison Soy Processing, LLC, will own and operate a soybean processing complex in Spiritwood, North Dakota, with ADM owning 75% […]

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Boskalis takes delivery of 1,000 m3 of marine biofuel

Boskalis takes delivery of 1,000 m3 of marine biofuel

December 15, 2021 |

In the Netherlands, Boskalis has taken delivery of its largest-ever consignment of drop-in biofuel which will be used to power two hopper dredgers on upcoming projects in northwestern Europe. The use of biofuel will result in a CO2 reduction of approximately 90% for the 12,000 m3 hopper dredger Willem van Oranje and approximately 45% for […]

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Valencia quadruples UCO collection centers to facilitate biodiesel production

Valencia quadruples UCO collection centers to facilitate biodiesel production

December 15, 2021 |

In Spain, Valencia Plaza reports the Valencia City Council has begun to install 300 new domestic oil recycling containers, which are expected to be located in different streets and squares of the city of Valencia until the beginning of next year, according to municipal sources. As a result, the network of domestic oil containers in […]

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