In Switzerland, SWISS has established the first-ever end-to-end logistics chain for importing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Switzerland in collaboration with various partners. This makes SWISS the first commercial airline to use SAF in its scheduled flight operations from Switzerland. Thanks to its highly advanced aircraft such as the A32Xneo family, SWISS’s initial SAF delivery […]
In Texas, Haldor Topsoe will build a 15,000 ton per year hydroprocessing catalyst plant at the company’s existing Bayport production site in Pasadena, Harris County, Texas. The plant will increase production capacity of Topsoe’s TK catalyst family to meet increasing demand, both in traditional refining and for use with Topsoe’s HydroFlex™ technology for production of […]
In Argentina, La Capital reports the Government extended the validity of the Promotion Regime for the Sustainable Production and Use of Biofuels established by Law 26,093 until August 27 or until a new Biofuel Regulatory Framework enters into force, whichever occurs first. It did so through decree 456/2021 published in the Official Gazette, which extended […]
In Bolivia, Yacimientos Petrolifos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) will gradually maximize the volumes of ethanol purchases from mills that receive raw material from the sugarcane sector, YPFB President Wilson Zelaya reported at a press conference after a meeting with representatives of the sugarcane producers. Owners of the sugar mills, Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Energies (MHE) and […]
In Australia, Australian Fortescue Future Industries Pty Ltd (FFI) has signed an Option Agreement with Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty Ltd (TasPorts) to exclusively negotiate all land and operating access requirements for its proposed 250 megawatt (MW) green hydrogen plant in Bell Bay in Northern Tasmania, marking an important milestone in the development of this world […]
In France, EDF has decided to put an end to Ecocombust, a project to develop a fuel from waste’ (class B) wood as an alternative to coal. The conditions to continue the project are effectively not met. Two main reasons led to this decision: the cost of the project, which would not make it possible […]
In Germany, Liqvis GmbH and L.I.T. Cargo GmbH came to an agreement to use sustainably produced Bio-LNG as part of a short-term flagship project. As part of the project, the Liqvis site in Hamm, Germany, provided physical Bio-LNG to the site of its long-standing customer and partner L.I.T. L.I.T. used up to 16 IVECO S-way […]
In Canada, Alaska Highway News reports that Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure is moving forward with its proposed conversion of the Prince George Refinery announced in March, seeking city council permission for the facility’s upgrade construction through a rezoning. With city council permission in hand, the company could start construction already this month and be operational […]
In Belgium, Reuters reports that the European Union estimates significant biofuel stocks on hand as a result of the drop in transportation during the COVID-19 epidemic last year will reduce this year’s biofuel imports by as much as a quarter. With much of the region undergoing vaccination and a return to “normal” post-pandemic increasing travel, […]
In Michigan, waste solutions provider, Brightmark, broke ground on three renewable natural gas projects using anaerobic digestion at dairy farms. The projects are owned by and will be operated through subsidiaries of Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC, a partnership with Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Brightmark currently owns and operates 27 RNG projects in 8 states and will […]
