In Louisana, we see that DG Fuels has chosen Johnson Matthey and bp’s co-developed Fischer Tropsch CANS technology for its first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant. Located in Louisiana, USA, it would be the largest announced FT SAF production facility in the world, with a planned capacity of 13,000 barrels per day – capable, after […]
In California, Phillips 66 announced a major milestone in its conversion of the San Francisco refinery into the Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex, expanding commercial scale production of renewable diesel. The Rodeo Renewed project has progressed, with the facility now processing only renewable feedstocks and producing approximately 30,000 barrels per day of renewable diesel. The Rodeo […]
In Belgrade, a packaging startup has developed a bioplastic using bark—an underutilized waste from timber processing—and used coffee grounds. According to AgFunderNews, Bpacks’ material can replace conventional plastics in packaging produce, meat, and other goods. While capacity remains small, cofounder Mikhail Skalkin believes Bpacks has an edge over other bioplastics when it comes to marketability. […]
In the UK, Bpacks, a sustainable packaging startup, announced the launch of the world’s first bark-based packaging technology. The new materials seamlessly integrate with current equipment used for all kinds of plastic rigid packaging production, facilitating the shift to eco-packaging. This is especially important, as the European Union’s policy directives have mandated the transition to biodegradable packaging within […]
In the UK, bp and BASF have signed a license agreement for the use of BASF’s gas treating technology, OASE white, to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) generated during hydrogen production at bp’s proposed blue hydrogen facility in Teesside, H2Teesside. BASF have been supporting H2Teesside since Autumn 2023 and their engineering delivery package is already well […]
In Germany, by the end of the decade, bp is planning to gradually restructure the Gelsenkirchen site in such a way that it can follow the path of the energy transition and use its potential. bp plans, subject to appropriate permits, to enable the production of lower-emission fuels using co-processing in the hydrocracker plant at […]
In Alabama, Vertex Energy reported the total renewable throughput at the Mobile Renewable Diesel facility was 3,926 bpd in the fourth quarter of 2023. Total production of renewable diesel was 3,786 bpd reflecting a product yield of 96.4% although the nameplate of the plant is 8,000 bpd. The Mobile Renewable Diesel facility operations generated a […]
In India, The Hindu reported that Cochin International airport, which claims to be the world’s first airport fully powered by solar energy, has entered into an agreement with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) for setting up a green hydrogen plant on the airport premises. Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) will be the first airport operator […]
In India, Global Green News reports Cochin International Airport has signed an MOU with Bharat Petroleum Corporation to set up the first green hydrogen production facility co-located at an airport in the world. The plant will produce 1MW of power and should be completed by early next year. The airport is already the world’s first […]
In the UK, Bloomberg reports that activist investor BlueBell is calling on bp to halt future investment in renewable energy and instead invest $1.5 billion annually on oil and gas through 2030 while cutting $28 billion in investment by then in bioenergy, hydrogen and renewables & power. The hedge fund, which also agitated for change […]
