Greenhouse Gases
Iowa State, Chevron team up to develop pilot plant, advance biofuel technology
Iowa State engineers are working with Chevron to develop a pilot plant and study an advanced biorenewables technology called solvent liquefaction.
Honeywell supports US EPA's greenhouse gas emissions reduction program
Honeywell is supporting the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) latest decisions for the Significant New Alternative Policy (SNAP). The program evaluates and regulates environmentally preferable substitutes for chemicals that are being phased out under the Clean Air Act.
Neste to co-chair EU initiative for advanced biofuels in aviation
Henrik Erämetsä, Head of Aviation Regulation at Neste, has been appointed Co-Chair of the EU initiative 'the European Advanced Biofuels Flightpath' as a representative of the biofuels industry.
IndianOil and USTDA sign an agreement to promote cleaner fuels in India
The US Trade and Development Agency and IndianOil will jointly work to explore cleaner fuels.
Anglo American Platinum invests in Greyrock Energy
Anglo American Platinum Ltd. has invested in Greyrock Energy, Inc., a provider of small scale gas-to-liquids technology.
Bill Gates, Total lead $14 MM investment in Renmatix for biorefinery technology
Bill Gates and Total have decided to invest $14 MM in Renmatix, a producer of cellulosic sugar technology used to create biofuels.
API: Moving point of obligation does not fix the RFS
API Downstream Group Director Frank Macchiarola reminded policymakers that the Renewable Fuel Standard mandate needs to be repealed or significantly reformed.
Pacific Ethanol receives EPA approval for cellulosic ethanol production at Stockton plant
The US EPA has approved Pacific Ethanol’s registration for generating cellulosic ethanol and D3 cellulosic renewable identification numbers (RINs) at its Stockton, CA plant from corn fiber using Edeniq Inc.’s Pathway Technology.
California tightens climate change rules under bills signed by governor
California will tighten controls on greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, factories and public utilities under a pair of bills signed by Governor Jerry Brown.
US refiners revamp operations as renewable fuel costs surge
US oil refiners, beset by the weakest profit margins in six years, have been laying off workers, revamping operations and ratcheting up pressure on regulators and lawmakers to tweak the renewable fuel program, whose costs have ballooned.
- OCI Global completes $1.9-B sale of OCI Methanol to Methanex Corporation 6/30
- Partnership for sustainability: Pekutherm and POLYVANTIS launch circular economy initiative 6/30
- Univation Technologies and C3 AI collaborate to deliver enterprise AI solutions for advanced predictive maintenance across the global petrochemical industry 6/30
- Lloyd’s Register signs strategic collaboration with DAI Infrastruktur for green ammonia Project Ra 6/30
- Alleima expands product portfolio for the urea industry with SAF™ 2906 6/30
- UK's Lindsey oil refinery insolvent, 420 jobs at risk 6/30
