In Pennsylvania, New Energy Blue announced its New Energy Freedom biomass refinery on a 155-acre site near Mason City, Iowa. 275,000 tons of crop residue (cornstalks and wheat straw) will be locally sourced, then converted into 20 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol and 95 tons of lignin, a solid biofuel and natural binder. Half the […]
In Indiana, OPAL Fuels has invested in Bio Town Biogas, one of the most environmentally-friendly RNG production facilities in the country. The centerpiece of the project will be a large-scale dairy digester that will produce about 1,000 MMBTUs of fuel per day. The project will provide the equivalent of 28.5 million gallons of fuel per […]
In Indiana, POET Bioprocessing – Alexandria began production of purified alcohol this week after breaking ground in late 2020. The facility will produce purified alcohol which will include grain neutral spirits (GNS) and USP-grade alcohol. Alexandria is the second purified alcohol production facility within the POET footprint. POET Bioprocessing – Leipsic began production in March. […]
In Iowa, Frontline BioEnergy delivered the final module of the Stine pyrolysis plant to the project site in Redfield, Iowa. The Stine pyrolysis project, a collaboration between Stine Seed Farms and Frontline BioEnergy, will transform biomass into biochar and bio-oil. Frontline took the project from conception through detailed engineering and fabrication. Work on the 9-module […]
In Denmark, ECCO Investment has made a key investment in Bio2Oil technology and a new company has been formed, Circla Nordic, to stress the circular nature/sustainability of the technology. The company has also received notice of a “big national grant to co-fund one of the first two full scale plants.,” according to a source familiar […]
In the UK, Manchester United has reinforced its commitment to environmental sustainability through a global partnership with Renewable Energy Group, Inc. with a shared mission to tackle climate change and create a cleaner world. The Club and Renewable Energy Group will work together to raise awareness of the company’s biofuel products and encourage positive environmental […]
In California, CIM Group announced that it has made a significant investment in an affiliate of MAS CanAm, LLC, the holding company for all of the Renewable Natural Gas (“RNG”) activities undertaken by MAS Energy, LLC, a privately held, Atlanta-based owner, developer, and operator of North American RNG production assets and biogas to power facilities. […]
In Canada, Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. announced the creation of Tidewater Renewables Ltd. as a wholly owned subsidiary. Tidewater Renewables has been formed to become a multi-faceted, energy transition company focusing on the production of low carbon fuels. The creation of and the initial public offering of Tidewater Renewables is a result of a […]
In Kenya, Eni, through its subsidiary Eni Kenya, and the Nairobi Office of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) signed, in the presence of the Ambassador of Italy to Kenya Alberto Pieri, a Memorandum of Understanding to identify possible collaboration opportunities in the areas of agriculture and value-chain development, environment, health, vocational training and […]
In Washington, the Energy Information Agency says U.S. production capacity for renewable diesel could increase significantly through 2024, based on announced projects and those that are under construction. Growing targets for state and federal renewable fuel programs and incentives for renewable diesel production are driving this expansion. As of the end of 2020, we estimate […]
