Biofuels
Vertex Energy files for bankruptcy, explores sale
Vertex Energy has filed for bankruptcy in a Texas (U.S.) court, just months after it paused renewable diesel output at an Alabama refinery over macroeconomic woes.
Haffner Energy, Bambbco partner to optimize biomass procurement for clean fuels production
The signing of this partnership will enable Haffner Energy and Bambbco to offer a turnkey solution for the production of green energy, with guaranteed feedstock availability and cost all year round. It builds on Haffner Energy’s strategy to diversify sustainable biomass procurement.
Prompt engineering: Extracting operational excellence knowledge from AI—Part 1
Prompt engineering is an emerging discipline at the intersection of AI and process engineering and will undoubtedly contribute to the hydrocarbon and green molecules processing industries. Parts 1 and 2 (October 2024) of this article explore and provide a glimpse of how this technique can help process engineers and operators to manage the power of advanced AI models to optimize processes, contribute to solve complex problems, and improve operational efficiency in refineries and petrochemical plants.
AM Green acquires Chempolis Next-Gen 2G biofuel technology, to invest $1 B to produce SAF
AM Green Technology and Solutions B.V. (part of AM Green Group), one of the world's leading energy transition solutions providers, has signed binding agreements to acquire Chempolis Oy and Fortum 3 B.V. entities.
Rio Tinto pilots Pongamia seed oil as a feedstock for renewable diesel
Rio Tinto will develop Pongamia seed farms in Australia as part of a new biofuels pilot. The project will explore the potential of Pongamia seed oil as a feedstock for renewable diesel.
Biofrigas inks agreement to deliver infrastructure for the liquefaction of upgraded biogas
Biofrigas has signed a letter of intent with a biogas producer in Finland regarding the delivery of infrastructure for the liquefaction of upgraded biogas.
SAFFiRE Renewables breaks ground on SAF pilot plant in Kansas (U.S.)
The SAFFiRE plant, located at Conestoga Energy's Arkalon Energy facility in Liberal, Kansas, will ultimately be capable of processing 10 tons of corn stover daily, yielding cellulosic ethanol that can be upgraded into SAF with a carbon footprint at least 83% lower than conventional jet fuel.
LanzaTech signs MLA with SEKISUI to develop multiple commercial-scale waste-to-ethanol plants across Japan
LanzaTech Global has signed a Master License Agreement with SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO. to deploy, at commercial scale, a jointly developed platform that converts syngas derived from municipal solid waste and industrial solid waste into ethanol.
Canada's Woodland Biofuels to invest $1.35 B at Port of Louisiana (U.S.) for renewable fuels plant
Canadian renewable fuel company Woodland Biofuels has announced an investment of $1.35 B at the Port of South Louisiana to establish a renewable natural gas (RNG) plant and ultra-green hydrogen (H2) facility.
Polyplastics launches biomass-balanced LCP for reduced CO2 emissions
Polyplastics Co. Ltd., a global leader in engineering plastics, has announced the launch of LAPEROS (R) bG-LCP, a sustainable solution based on biomass-derived materials (mass balance approach) which reduces carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and improves the renewable content ratio.
- Honeywell collaborates with SAF One and Tata Projects to enable sustainable aviation fuel production 1/29
- Casale and OMNI Sign MoA to jointly advance waste-to-green methanol and hydrogen technologies 1/29
- GIZ and thyssenkrupp nucera partner to advance green hydrogen and power-to-X markets in India 1/29
- IACS issues new Unified Requirement on ammonia release mitigation systems 1/29
- TotalEnergies and Mozambique announce the full restart of the $20-B Mozambique LNG project 1/29
- CF Industries, POET launch low-carbon fertilizer pilot to cut ethanol production carbon intensity 1/29
