In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Energy announced $24 million in funding for nine research projects to explore and develop new methods of capturing and storing carbon from the air. Direct Air Capture (DAC) is an expanding field in decarbonization and a key facet of the plan to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. These […]
In Washington, D.C., NGVAmerica, the national organization representing the natural gas in transportation industry, pledged that by 2030, 80 percent of natural gas vehicle on-road motor fuel in the United States will be derived from renewable sources like RNG, rising to 100 percent by 2050. Last year, renewable natural gas (RNG) collected at local landfills, […]
In Kansas, United States Department of Agriculture Acting State Director for Rural Development Kansas Dan Fischer announced that USDA is investing $5.19 million to build infrastructure to expand the availability of higher-blend renewable biofuels through three projects in Kansas. USDA is making the awards under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program. The funding will help […]
In Sweden, Eco Wave Power Global AB entered into a collaboration agreement with the Procurement Administration in the Israeli Ministry of Defense for the Israeli Navy, to examine the feasibility of installing the Eco Wave Power technology, which turns ocean waves into green electricity, in the Bases of the Navy. According to the terms of […]
In Denmark, A.P. Moller – Maersk has identified its partners to produce green fuel for its first vessel to operate on carbon neutral methanol: REintegrate, a subsidiary of the Danish renewable energy company European Energy. REintegrate and European Energy will establish a new Danish facility to produce the approx. 10,000 metric tons of carbon neutral […]
In Washington, DTN reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production fell again last week to 973,000 bpd which in turn saw stocks draw down by 700,000 barrels or 3.1% to 21.6 million. Despite the lower stock levels, blending activity also fell last week to 921,000 bpd but was still 7% higher than the same […]
In Texas, United Sorghum Checkoff Program (USCP), the University of California, Merced, and the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources today announced a five-year partnership to promote drought resilience in sorghum and increase demand for the cereal crop in biofuel and bioproduct markets. Efforts for the partnership will primarily be conducted at […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $26 million to build infrastructure to expand the availability of higher-blend renewable biofuels by 822 million gallons annually in 23 states. USDA is making the awards under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program. The funding will help significantly increase the use of biofuels derived from […]
In Nigeria, the Daily Post newspaper reports that 20,000 hectares in Adamawa State has been provided to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company to set up an 89 million liter per year ethanol plant. Ethanol from the project is expected to be blended domestically or exported to the region. In 2017, the NNPC announced intentions to […]
In Canada, the ZooShare Biogas Cooperative, in partnership with the Toronto Zoo, Loblaw Companies Ltd. (Loblaw) and EnerFORGE announced that its most recent project has gone live. The ZooShare Biogas Project is the first of its kind in Canada and an example of the circular economy in action. It converts 2,000 metric tons of Zoo […]
