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Delta Biofuel announces $100M FID for Louisiana bagasse-to-energy project

Delta Biofuel announces $100M FID for Louisiana bagasse-to-energy project

May 24, 2023 |

In Louisiana, Delta Biofuel has announced a $100 million final investment decision for the construction and start up of a full-scale renewable fuel production facility in Iberia Parish that will convert sugarcane waste into feedstock for low-emissions energy generation. The company is expected to create 126 new direct jobs with an average salary of $62,500. […]

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TotalEnergies acquires 20% of Finnish biomethane tech startup

TotalEnergies acquires 20% of Finnish biomethane tech startup

May 24, 2023 |

In France, TotalEnergies has acquired a 20% stake in Ductor, a Finland-based start-up that has developed an innovative technology to process high-nitrogen organic waste, such as poultry manure, which is usually difficult to use for biomethane production. By allowing the treatment of new types of input, this technology is helping to accelerate the development of […]

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Navigator CO2 signs agreement with Puro.earth to validate and certify CDR credits

Navigator CO2 signs agreement with Puro.earth to validate and certify CDR credits

May 24, 2023 |

In Nebraska, Navigator CO2 announced the signing of an agreement with Puro.earth, the world’s leading carbon crediting platform for engineered carbon removal, to validate and certify Navigator’s carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits. For Navigator, this strategic partnership builds upon the momentum created by their recent groundbreaking announcement and serves as a testament to Navigator’s comprehensive growth strategy […]

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Eni signs MOU with Sonangol to expand decarbonization collaboration

Eni signs MOU with Sonangol to expand decarbonization collaboration

May 24, 2023 |

In Italy, the CEO of Eni Claudio Descalzi and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sonangol Sebastião Pai Querido Gaspar Martins have signed in Rome a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further expand the scope of the cooperation between the two companies by developing studies in the agribusiness value chain and in other sectors […]

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DOE launches Clean Fuels & Products Shot

DOE launches Clean Fuels & Products Shot

May 24, 2023 |

In Washington, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the launch of the Clean Fuels & Products ShotTM, a new initiative that aims to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from carbon-based fuels and products critical to our way of life. This is the seventh DOE Energy Earthshot, which focuses on reducing carbon emissions from the fuel and […]

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Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 team working to deliver fully biofueled European season

Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 team working to deliver fully biofueled European season

May 24, 2023 |

In the UK, the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, PETRONAS and logistics partners are working together to deliver the aspiration of a fully biofueled European season following a successful trial in 2022 which saw an 89% reduction in CO2 freight emissions. New sustainability exclusions in the Financial Regulations of the sport were approved at the most recent […]

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Colorado State University Energy Institute working with TotalEnergies to qualify  methane emissions measurements

Colorado State University Energy Institute working with TotalEnergies to qualify  methane emissions measurements

May 24, 2023 |

In Colorado, Colorado State University Energy Institute methane experts are working to change that, partnering with a test center of a global multi-energy company, France-based TotalEnergies. The combined team will develop internationally recognized protocols to qualify methane emissions measurements. The project has received sponsorship and support from the U.S. Department of Energy and the European […]

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Hydrogen Mobility Ireland launches white paper including policy recommendations

Hydrogen Mobility Ireland launches white paper including policy recommendations

May 24, 2023 |

In Ireland, a new white paper prepared by leading representative body Hydrogen Mobility Ireland (HMI), has issued a number of recommendations on how the deployment of hydrogen across transport could propel Ireland’s transition to net-zero in both transport and the wider economy. The publication follows the Government’s decision to open a public consultation on the […]

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EPA recommends delaying EV inclusion into RFS

EPA recommends delaying EV inclusion into RFS

May 23, 2023 |

In Washington, Reuters reports that two sources confirmed the Environmental Protection Agency has sent its recommendation to the White House for approval, suggesting that inclusion of electric vehicles into the Renewable Fuels Standard should be delayed beyond the June 14 date when the 2023-2025 blending mandates will be published. The EV industry expected the rule […]

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Queensland teams with Qantas to grow a local SAF industry

Queensland teams with Qantas to grow a local SAF industry

May 23, 2023 |

In Australia, the Palaszczuk Government has joined forces with airline giant Qantas to get Queensland’s vision to be an Asia-Pacific green jet fuel hub on the runway. Under a memorandum of understanding signed Tuesday, the Queensland Government and Qantas will work together to further grow a local SAF industry. This will include exploring how to […]

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