In Austria, Spar Austria said it is adopting bio-based fuel in five regions across the country. The company said that nearly half of its 300 trucks supplying Spar stores across Austria, have been refueled with renewable Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) since mid-September. The company noted that this fuel is made from used cooking oil and […]
In India, Business Standard reported that Indian Government has launched an unified registration portal for the registration of compressed biogas (CBG) and biogas plants in the country. The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) said that more than 1,163 biogas plants and 426 CBG plants registered on the portal are eligible for assistance under […]
In Switzerland, ADM and Syngenta Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate in scaling research and commercialization of low carbon-intensity next-generation oilseeds and improved varieties to help meet skyrocketing demand for biofuels and other sustainably-sourced products. The MoU envisions a collaboration in which ADM and Syngenta would leverage their existing capabilities to […]
In Finland, according to a news article published by Quantum Commodity, USDA representatives have confirmed publicly that a statement in the USDA’s Biofuels Annual Report alleging that Neste may have received fraudulent used cooking oil (UCO) volumes from China at its renewable products refinery in Singapore was a mistake. The report containing the error has been […]
In the UK, in view of the maritime sector’s strengthened commitments to reduce GHG emissions to net-zero by 2050, the Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub’s “The Future of Maritime Fuels” report presents a review of a wide range of fuel mix projections and has identified two alternative paths that will steer shipping’s course – […]
In Germany, Chevron Renewable Energy Group broke ground in Agust 2022 on the expansion of its Emden, Germany biorefinery. The expansion project includes the addition of a pretreatment system at the facility, which is expected to allow the business to utilize a broader variety of feedstocks for the production of biodiesel.Chevron Renewable Energy Group operates […]
In Chile, Airbus and LATAM Airlines Group have funded a study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change (MIT Joint Program). The study, entitled “Options for Decarbonizing Aviation in Latin America in a sustainable way: an assessment of carbon policies, carbon prices and fuel consumption […]
In Washington, in a letter sent last week to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, the Renewable Fuels Association blasted EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) for its recent report making “specious” and unfounded claims about corn ethanol’s impact on greenhouse gas emissions. In a draft “commentary” sent to Regan earlier this week, the SAB attempted to […]
In Portugal, REGA Energy Group completed an additional funding round of EUR60 million with current investor SWEN Capital Partners, a leading European infrastructure fund specialized in biomethane and green hydrogen. REGA Energy Group, a Portugal-based renewable energy company, is dedicated to accelerating the advent of sustainable industry, producing at scale biomethane and green hydrogen for […]
In the UK, the UK Government said that airports and supermarket deliveries could become greener and more efficient thanks to a £8 million government competition to support hydrogen-powered transport in the North East region. The Transport Secretary has announced two winning projects of the second phase of the competition, encouraging more businesses and innovators to […]
