Tag: Texas

Cemvita completes 75,000-liter FermOil production from industrial crude glycerin

June 3, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Texas, Cemvita announced the successful completion of a 75,000-liter industrial fermentation campaign at Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, achieving target technical metrics for the production of FermOil™ from industrial crude glycerin. The milestone validates the scalability of Cemvita’s biomanufacturing platform. Over the past several years, Cemvita advanced the process through multiple scale-up stages, progressing […]

XCF Global set to begin commercial production this month

June 2, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Texas, XCF Global Inc. announced the successful delivery and receipt of the process catalyst at its New Rise Renewables Reno refinery, marking a pivotal operational milestone in the refinery’s modernization program. The arrival of the catalyst and the initiation of catalyst loading move the facility into the final sequencing phase prior to the commencement […]

NorSAF selects KBR’s SAF technology for Baltic facility

May 28, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Texas, KBR says NorSAF has selected KBR’s proprietary PureSAF® technology for what is set to become the largest SAF and e-SAF production plant in Northern Europe. Under the agreement, KBR will license the proprietary PureSAF technology, invented and developed by Swedish Biofuels AB for NorSAF’s new plant, which is expected to produce 100,000 tons […]

INEOS Acetyls and Sandpiper Chemicals team up for Texas low carbon methanol

May 25, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Texas, INEOS Acetyls and Sandpiper Chemicals, LLC recently announced the formation of a strategic collaboration in support of Sandpiper’s low carbon methanol production facility in Texas City, Texas. INEOS will become a shareholder and an anchor customer of Sandpiper. The project represents a significant milestone in Sandpiper’s commitment to accelerating the clean energy transition and delivering competitively priced […]

Axens teams with XCF Global on market developent for HEFA tech

May 20, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Texas, Axens announced a commercial collaboration with XCF Global, Inc aimed at supporting the market deployment of Vegan®, Axens’ proprietary Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA) technology. This commercial collaboration is designed to facilitate discussions with project developers and plant owners interested in developing renewable fuels facilities, particularly in the fast‐growing SAF market. Under […]

XCF Global signs term sheep with BGN INT US for global SAF distribution

April 13, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Texas, XCF Global, Inc. has entered into a binding term sheet with BGN INT US LLC to explore developing a global distribution and logistics partnership for SAF, renewable diesel and renewable naphtha. Under the term sheet, a tolling arrangement is expected to apply to XCF’s New Rise Renewables Reno (New Rise Reno) plant. XCF […]

Diamond Green Diesel using beef tallow from cattle grazed on illegally deforested land

April 13, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Texas, Unearthed reports Diamond Green Diesel has been importing beef tallow from Brazil, and at least three of the slaughterhouses that Darling Ingredients owns and uses to supply the tallow for renewable diesel production at the DGD facility in Texas has bought cattle from farms that have illegally deforested the Amazon rainforest. The companies […]

XCF Global teams with Axens to accelerate SAF production capacity

April 6, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Texas, XCF Global announced the execution of a commercial collaboration agreement with Axens North America, Inc. to enable XCF to deploy its proprietary modular refinery design and engineering blueprint in combination with Axens Vegan process through a licensing-based model intended to accelerate the development of domestic and global SAF capacity. Under the agreement, it […]

Abundia purchases scale-up project development firm

April 2, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Texas, Abundia Global Impact Group, Inc. has completed the acquisition of RPD Technologies Americas, LLC (“RPD”), a scale-up project development firm focused on the design, construction, operations of pilot plants and consulting services. The Acquisition was completed and effective on April 1, 2026. Abundia – RPD Acquisition Strategic Highlights: · Establishes Additional Revenue Stream […]

Exxon execs told investors in 2020 that algae was the future but scientists told them otherwise

April 1, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Texas, the Wall Street Journal reports that Exxon executives told investors that algae had the potential to be a viable short term biofuel feedstock back in 2020 just a week after scientists told them that algae was struggling to perform outside of lab conditions. Documents seen by the WSJ show that executives knew the […]

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