Biofuels
Brazil's ethanol output decreased in favor of sugar production
Mills in Brazil are allocating a near record amount of sugarcane to make sugar, and less so to produce ethanol, as the prices for the sweetener are higher.
Cologne Bonn Airport switches to Neste MY Renewable Diesel in its entire diesel-powered ground fleet
Cologne Bonn Airport has switched to Neste MY Renewable Diesel in its diesel-powered ground fleet.
E-fuels: Axens, Paul Wurth, IFPEN agree to co-develop Reverse Water Gas Shift tech
Axens, SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth and IFP Energies Nouvelles signed a co-development agreement for the optimization of the Reverse Water Gas Shift technology and its integration into e-fuel projects.
Indonesia's Pertamina plans more biofuel products, ethanol imports in 2024
Indonesian state energy company Pertamina plans in 2024 to mix more of its gasoline products with ethanol in a bid to offer alternative fuels to the public.
Maersk's methanol ship makes maiden refueling in Rotterdam
The port of Rotterdam has for the first time refueled a methanol-powered container ship as the shipping industry turns to the technology to cut its emissions.
EU infrastructure fund eyes African clean jet fuel projects
The European Union is scouting Africa to back clean jet fuel projects under its Global Gateway infrastructure fund, an EU official said, ahead of an anticipated boom in demand for environmentally sustainable air travel.
Marathon Petroleum implements Topsoe technology at Martinez renewables facility
Marathon Petroleum’s refinery in Martinez, California (U.S.), has been repurposed to produce renewable diesel--using Topsoe's HydroFlex technology--through the company’s joint venture with Neste.
Neste to enable PET bottles produced with bio-based materials
Neste has entered a cooperation with Suntory, ENEOS and Mitsubishi Corporation to enable the production of polyethylene terephthalate resin made with renewable Neste RE on a commercial scale.
EU to probe if Indonesia circumventing biodiesel import duties
The European Union said it had launched an investigation into whether Indonesia was circumventing EU duties on imports of biodiesel originating in the country by going through China and Britain.
- Hanwha Ocean signs strategic MoU with Kanata Clean Power for proposed $15.7-B, 12-MMtpy FLNG project in Canada 6/18
- Burckhardt Compression secures milestone order for first industrial scale liquefied CO₂ carrier supporting Northern Lights CCS project 6/18
- Dynelectro dispatches 250-kW electrolyzer unit to Syntholene’s Iceland eSAF project 6/18
- EIA: U.S. crude inventories decline for tenth week to over 40-yr low 6/18
- Australia opens first carbon refinery, making new products from captured CO2 6/18
- ABB expands non-invasive sensing portfolio to advance simpler, safer temperature measurement 6/18
