Velocys: Shell withdraws from sustainable aviation fuel project
Velocys announced on Jan. 18 that Shell International Petroleum Co. Ltd. will no longer participate in the development of the Altalto Immingham project, a proposed 20 MM gallons per year…
Is Washington (State) Going to Get With the Program and Pass a Clean Fuels Bill?
Nathalie Graham in the Seattle Publication “The Stranger” asks “Is Washington Going to Get with the Program and Pass a Clean Fuels Bill”? Will any Low Carbon Fuel Standard in…
PNNL – Conceptual Biorefinery Design and Research Targeted for 2022: Hydrothermal Liquefaction Processing of Wet Waste to Fuels
One potential route to renewable crude has been published by the Pacific National Research Laboratory (PNNL) funded in part by the Department of Energy. You can read the report “Conceptual…
China bought “roughly 200 million gallons” of U.S. ethanol for first half 2021
1/26/2021 – China has bought “roughly 200 million gallons” of U.S. ethanol for the first half of 2021, Archer Daniels Midland Co CFO Ray Young said. Financial Post article here.
CVR Energy, Inc. subsidiary selects Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex™ technology for revamp to renewable diesel production
CVR Energy, Inc. subsidiary will base a revamp of its Oklahoma, US, refinery on the HydroFlex™ technology to produce approximately 100 million gallons of renewable diesel per year. Topsoe will…
Advancing the application of bio-oils by co-processing with petroleum intermediates: A review
Available online 30 December 2020 here Highlights •Co-processing bio-oils with petrocrudes in existing refineries is cost-effective. •Up-to-date R&D activities on bio-oil co-refining are reviewed. •Recent advancements of co-processing using fluid…
IHS Markit sees strong 2021 global rebound for renewables
21 January 2021 Kevin Adler Link to IHS here. A strong rebound in renewable generation installations, a continued surge in green hydrogen growth, and a focus on recycling are among…
Gevo, Inc. Announces Closing of $350 Million Registered Direct Offering of Common Stock
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gevo, Inc. (“Gevo”) (Nasdaq: GEVO), today announced that it has closed its previously announced registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules…
Trammo and Proton Ventures Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation on Worldwide Green Ammonia Projects
Schiedam, the Netherlands / Paris, France, 19 January 2021 – Trammo DMCC, a subsidiary of Trammo, Inc., a leading global commodities merchandising and trading company, and Proton Ventures BV, an…
Dr. Tinker: “So why not just switch to renewable solar and wind? They are not renewable and they are not clean.”
In an article posted on “The Hill” January 20 2021 Dr. Scott Tinker, professor and the director of the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin,…