The Making of a Monster: the Greasezilla, BP story
Imagine if you will a gigantic beast made entirely from trap grease, woken from its slumber by climate change, who wreaks vengeance on the wasteful…
Category: Fuels
Neste shuts down Rotterdam refinery after fire and revises down renewable diesel expectations
In Finland, Neste’s Rotterdam refinery has been shut down due to a fire on 8 November 2024. The fire has been extinguished and it did…
Idemitsu and Mitsubishi team up to establish Japanese e-methanol and biomethanol supply system
In Japan, Idemitsu Kosan Co. and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company have agreed to establish a supply system for e-methanol and biomethanol in Japan by March…
Suomen Lantakaasu to build $106.5M biogas plant
In Finland, Suomen Lantakaasu Oy’s biogas plant to be built in Kiuruvete is to produce renewable liquefied biogas from the manure of Ylä-Savo’s cattle farms…
Egypt to invest $530M in SAF facility
In Egypt, Egypt Oil & Gas reports the Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company, along with other shareholders, has launched Egypt Sustainable Aviation Fuel Company to develop…
Minnesota to vote on Summit Carbon Solutions’ pipeline application Dec. 12
In Minnesota, the North Dakota Monitor newspaper reports that Minnesota Public Utilities Commission expects to vote December 12 on Summit Carbon Solutions’s planned 28-mile segment…
Nufarm expands R&D partnerships in US and Brazil
In Australia, Nufarm acquired biomass oil trait technology developed by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency in recent years, comprising a significant estate of patents and…
BASF and AM Green look to develop low carbon chemicals production in India
In India, BASF and AM Green B.V. have entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly evaluate and develop business opportunities for low-carbon chemicals produced…
OCOchem raises $5M in seed funding for efuels tech
In Washington state, carbon conversion startup OCOchem has raised $5 million in Seed funding from lead investor TO VC. INPEX Corp. (IPXHF.NaE), the LCY Lee…
Sustainable Aviation Fuels summary for November 16th
Asia-Pacific airlines aim for 5% SAF usage by 2030 In India, Mint reported that the Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has set a target for…