Category: Fuels

Marathon Petroleum moves ahead with Martinez refinery conversion to renewable diesels

Marathon Petroleum moves ahead with Martinez refinery conversion to renewable diesels

March 8, 2021 |

In California, Marathon Petroleum Corporation says its Board of Directors has approved plans to convert its Martinez, California, refinery into a renewable fuels manufacturing facility. Converting the Martinez facility from refining petroleum to manufacturing renewable fuels signals MPC’s strong commitment to producing a substantial level of lower carbon-intensity fuels in California. The Martinez facility is […]

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Ireland could help achieve 2030 goals by converting 700,000 homes to HVO heating

Ireland could help achieve 2030 goals by converting 700,000 homes to HVO heating

March 8, 2021 |

In Ireland, the Irish Examiner reports Firebird says that the 700,000 Irish homes burning fuel oil could switch their heating source to HVO for less than €400 which would have a major impact in helping to achieve the country’s 2030 carbon emissions reductions goals. The company’s three factories are powered by HVO. Ireland aims to […]

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Gevo selects Axens Polynaphtha tech for its Net-Zero 1 SAF project

Gevo selects Axens Polynaphtha tech for its Net-Zero 1 SAF project

March 7, 2021 |

In France, Gevo, Inc. selected Axens Polynaphtha oligomerization technology for its Net-Zero 1 project in Preston, South Dakota. Axens scope will include technology license, basic engineering, and catalyst supply for the conversion of renewable olefins into a flexible slate of renewable gasoline and jet fuel. Axens Polynaphtha oligomerization technology provides a robust solution to convert […]

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Haldor Topsoe to build large-scale facility for green hydrogen production

Haldor Topsoe to build large-scale facility for green hydrogen production

March 7, 2021 |

In Denmark, Haldor Topsoe will invest in a manufacturing facility producing highly efficient solid oxide electrolyzers with a total capacity of 500 megawatt per year with the option to expand to 5 gigawatt per year to accommodate the rapidly increasing demand for competitive electrolysis technology, predominantly for green hydrogen plants based on renewable electricity. Development […]

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U.S. ethanol exports accelerate for record-high January; U.S. DDGS exports expand

U.S. ethanol exports accelerate for record-high January; U.S. DDGS exports expand

March 7, 2021 |

In Washington, D.C., the Renewable Fuels Association reports that American shippers rallied at the start of the year with ethanol exports surging 48% ahead of December volumes to 164.6 million gallons (mg). This marks a record-high for January exports. Three-quarters of shipments were destined for just five countries, with spikes in purchases by India and […]

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2020 biodiesel sales hit record high in Germany

2020 biodiesel sales hit record high in Germany

March 7, 2021 |

In Germany, UFOP reports that at approximately 2.8 million tons, the incorporation of biofuels in diesel fuel blends reached its highest level in the past year since the quota regime was introduced in 2007. The UFOP estimates the share of biodiesel in fulfilling the quota requirements at approximately 2.38 million tons and that of hydrotreated […]

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USask awarded $3.2M towards first-in-Canada engineering biology center for ag innovation

USask awarded $3.2M towards first-in-Canada engineering biology center for ag innovation

March 7, 2021 |

In Canada, the Canada Foundation for Innovation will invest $3.2 million in a unique biomanufacturing facility at the University of Saskatchewan that will use cutting-edge “engineering biology” technologies to accelerate agri-food innovation and help address food security needs, including canola varieties as meat and non-animal enzyme alternatives. Developing canola varieties more resistant to climate change, […]

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DOE BETO and NREL launch Waste-to-Energy technical assistance program

DOE BETO and NREL launch Waste-to-Energy technical assistance program

March 7, 2021 |

In Washington, D.C., the U.S Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are launching an organic Waste-to-Energy technical assistance program for local governments. Organic waste streams, such as food waste and wastewater sludge, represent significant environmental, economic, and social sustainability challenges for municipalities. BETO has funded analyses assessing these waste […]

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ADM B100 truck trial successful even during Snowmaggedon

ADM B100 truck trial successful even during Snowmaggedon

March 4, 2021 |

In Illinois, last month brought record cold temperatures to the entire country, and Central Illinois was not excepted. The common misconception of biodiesel is that cold weather limits performance, but in fact temperatures plunging as low as negative 10 degrees Fahrenheit were no trouble for a fleet of ADM trucks that ran more than 23,500 […]

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Peterson Oil to pay $450,000 fine for supplying 40% or more biodiesel in heating oil

Peterson Oil to pay $450,000 fine for supplying 40% or more biodiesel in heating oil

March 4, 2021 |

In Massachusetts, Peterson Oil Service, Inc. (Peterson Oil) will pay $450,000 and improve its record-keeping processes to resolve allegations it knowingly provided state entities noncompliant heating oil in violation of its contracts with the state’s Operational Services Division, Attorney General Maura Healey announced.  The assurance of discontinuance, entered in Suffolk Superior Court, resolves allegations that […]

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