In Washington, DTN reports that a fictious email is being sent around pretending to come from the Renewable Fuels Association alleging potential RVO numbers for 2020 through 2022 ahead of their possible publication on Friday, which the association calls a “spoof”. Those numbers, including a revision down of 2020 blending, was reported by news agencies […]
In Illinois and the UK,Honeywell and Wood announced a comprehensive package of technologies to support the effort to produce carbon-neutral aviation fuel. When used together, the technologies, which are based on Honeywell’s UOP Ecofining processtechnology and Wood’s hydrogen plant technology, could reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 100% using certain feedstocks when compared to […]
Geneva, Switzerland, 22 September 2021 – Today, 60 companies in the World Economic Forum’s Clean Skies for Tomorrow Coalition stated: Through the concerted effort of ambitious industry and state leaders, together we can put the global aviation sector on the path to net-zero emissions by 2050 by accelerating the supply and use of SAF technologies […]
In Connecticut, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company has approved the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), often referred to as biofuel, for the S-92 helicopter as an alternative to petroleum-based fuels and the aircraft completed its first flight. This approval occurs as companies across the aviation industry are taking steps to meet environmental challenges, including […]
In Washington, 100 environmental, community and public-health groups called on the Biden administration to set strong standards to cut airplane pollution and avoid industry-promoted biofuel greenwashing. As the letter notes, the Biden administration has yet to announce any efforts to replace useless Trump-era standards, despite saying they need review. Instead, earlier this month Biden officials […]
In India, the Hindustan Times reports that Fitch Solutions sees the successful implementation of the country’s push to boost ethanol blending in the next few years, driving demand for increased ethanol production. To achieve the 20% blending target would require conversion of 8 million metric tons of sugar to ethanol, flipping the country’s sugar surplus […]
In Washington, the National Biodiesel Board welcomed the U.S. Court of International Trade’s decision to uphold the U.S. Department of Commerce’s final determination in its changed circumstances review of duties on imports of Argentine biodiesel. Following a lengthy review process, Commerce in May 2020 determined that there were no “changed circumstances” in Argentina’s subsidies for […]
In the Dominican Republic, Maryland-based Ridge Partners will set up biodiesel production from solid waste in Jicomé, on the Northwest Line of the country, to produce and export the fuel to the United Kingdom. Exports will be made from Puerto Plata. The company will buy solid waste from all neighboring communities to process the biodiesel […]
In Germany, following an earlier announcement in February, Reuters reports the country has decided to ban palm oil as a biofuel feedstock by 2023, instead focusing on waste-based feedstocks such as used cooking oil, with a yet-to-be decided quota. Palm oil only accounted for 3.9% of biodiesel feedstock use in 2020 with rapeseed oil making […]
In Texas, American Airlines has become an anchor partner to Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, investing $100 million in a groundbreaking collaborative effort to accelerate the clean energy technologies necessary for achieving a net zero economy by 2050. In becoming one of Breakthrough Energy Catalyst’s first anchor partners, American is backing up its ambitious climate commitments with […]
