Gevo and Future Energy Global (FEG) signed an offtake agreement for carbon abatement attributes, to enable airlines and other companies to reduce their NO2 emissions through Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Under the multi-year agreement, FEG will acquire from Gevo the Scope 1 and Scope 3 emissions credits from 10 million... Read more →

ENEOS, Suzuki Motor, Subaru, Daihatsu, Toyota Motor, and Mazda Motor will provide passenger vehicles that use a fuel mixture containing synthetic fuel during the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan for transporting guests and related parties within the venue. With support from the Green Innovation Fund of the New Energy and... Read more →

MAN Energy Solutions signed a framework agreement with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (CHI) regarding their future cooperation on decarbonization retrofit projects. The new framework agreement provides for the retrofitting of existing ships to operation on new alternative fuels such as methane, methanol and ammonia—all fuels that can be... Read more →

In a new lifecycle assessment study, researchers from MIT, Georgia Tech, and elsewhere found that burning heavy fuel oil with scrubbers in the open ocean can match or surpass using low-sulfur fuels, when a wide variety of environmental factors is considered. The scientists combined data on the production and operation... Read more →

The German ABO Energy group has been granted a planning reservation to build a hydrogen production plant in Oulu in northern Finland. In the preliminary plan, the new hydrogen plant would have an electrolyzer with a maximum capacity of 600 MW. Implementation would take place in 2-3 phases. In addition... Read more →

A key ingredient for the renewable diesel sold in Europe is likely fraudulent, according to a new T&E study. Nearly twice as much palm oil mill effluent (POME), a residue of palm oil production, is being blended into European biofuels than is available globally. There needs to be stronger policy... Read more →

Neste, the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), has started producing SAF at its renewable products refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The refinery has been modified to enable Neste to produce up to 500,000 tons of SAF per annum. As a result, Neste’s global SAF production capability has... Read more →

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release obligated funding under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) for 543 projects totaling $537 million in 29 states. This includes new projects approved within the first 100 days of the Trump Administration. USDA is exploring additional ways to unleash American energy... Read more →

C2X, a developer of green methanol projects, and ENEOS Corporation, Japan’s leading energy company, jointly announced a combined investment in C2X of $100 million from ENEOS and existing shareholders A.P. Møller Holding and A.P. Møller – Mærsk. The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions including applicable... Read more →

Westport Fuel Systems has entered into a binding agreement to sell its interest in Westport Fuel Systems Italia S.r.l., which includes the Light-Duty segment, including the light-duty OEM, delayed OEM, and independent aftermarket businesses, to a wholly-owned investment vehicle of Heliaca Investments Coöperatief U.A., a Netherlands-based investment firm supported by... Read more →

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Cincinnati achieved a breakthrough in understanding the vulnerability of microbes to the butanol they produce during fermentation of plant biomass. The discovery could pave the way for more efficient production of domestic fuels, chemicals and... Read more →

Universal Fuel Technologies (Unifuel) has completed a five-month pilot project that the company says demonstrated the effectiveness and viability of the company’s Flexiforming technology in producing SAF that is chemically comparable to conventional jet fuel from various renewable feedstocks. Flexiforming is a single-stage all gas-phase reaction across established zeolite catalyst... Read more →

US refineries produced a record-high share of jet fuel in 2024, reflecting increased demand relative to other transportation fuels, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Motor gasoline, distillate fuel oil, and jet fuel make up more than 85% of US refinery output, with gasoline making up the largest... Read more →

Fuels like kerosene can be produced in a climate-friendly way from CO2, water and green electricity using Power-to-Liquid processes. Researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have already demonstrated this with systems in actual operation. Now, researchers working on the Kopernikus P2X project have succeeded for the first time in... Read more →

Alfa Laval has signed its first contract for the ammonia fuel supply system, FCM Ammonia, for the maritime industry. The FCM Ammonia will be installed onboard seven LPG/ammonia carriers for Tianjin Southwest Maritime. Alfa Laval has achieved a significant milestone by securing the contract for the ammonia fuel supply system,... Read more →

Swiss marine power company WinGD has confirmed key parameters for its X-DF-A ammonia-fueled engine design after full-load testing at its Engine Research and Innovation Centre in Winterthur, Switzerland. The performance and emission measurements deliver timely assurance as the first users prepare their vessels and auxiliary systems for ammonia fuel. The... Read more →

European Energy has successfully produced the first e-methanol at the Kassø Power-to-X facility. The methanol was produced in the first methanol line out of two at the facility and was achieved using biogenic CO2 sourced locally at the Biogas facility in Tønder. The production will now be ramped up and... Read more →

EPA announced a final rule to extend the Renewable Fuel Standard compliance reporting deadline for the 2024 compliance year. EPA is also making several minor amendments and technical corrections to other RFS provisions. . While the original 2024 RFS compliance reporting deadline of March 31, 2025, is still several weeks... Read more →

Cummins announced an update to the B-Series engine platform, unveiling the new Cummins B7.2 diesel engine at NTEA Work Truck Week in Indianapolis, IN. The B7.2 diesel is the next engine in the B series Cummins HELM platform, following the B6.7 Octane engine, and will bring state-of-the-art technology and continue... Read more →

The University of California, Riverside (UCR), the University of Michigan, and several industry partners launched the Hydrogen Engine Alliance of North America (H2EA-NA). The alliance will promote hydrogen as a viable alternative fuel that can complement ICE vehicles while supporting the transition to electric and other zero emission technologies. Our... Read more →

Cummins is introducing the X10 mid-bore workhorse designed to deliver heavy-duty performance in a midsize package. The X10 replaces both the L9 and X12 engine platforms and delivers a new level of performance, durability and efficiency for heavy and medium-duty customers. The X10 is part of the Cummins HELM (Higher... Read more →

The Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance’s (ZEMBA’s) latest tender is focused on stimulating the first commercial deployment of e-fuels in the maritime sector. Bids are due in spring 2025. Through this tender, ZEMBA intends to aggregate approximately 86 billion tonne nautical miles of demand for the emissions abatement associated with... Read more →

Researchers at the University of Cambridge (UK) have developed a reactor that pulls carbon dioxide directly from the air and converts it into sustainable fuel, using sunlight as the power source. The researchers say their solar-powered reactor could be used to make fuel to power cars and planes, or many... Read more →

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will uphold the current 28 April 2025, implementation date to provide parity for E15 and E10 in Midwestern states. This action, requested by the governors of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, provides regulatory certainty for fuel suppliers and expands... Read more →

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities discovered a new method by which a catalyst can be used to burn one molecule selectively in a mixture of hydrocarbons. This new method could help in the removal of pollutants and improve efficiency for industrial processes ranging from the production of... Read more →

Renewable diesel is increasingly replacing petroleum diesel on the US West Coast, where state-level policies are attracting new production capacity and shipments to the region, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The fuel continues to mostly be consumed in California but is also making up a substantial share... Read more →

Calumet, Inc. announced that Montana Renewables, LLC, an unrestricted subsidiary of Calumet, has received its first drawdown of approximately $782 million from its $1.44-billion guaranteed loan facility with the US Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO). The loan funds the construction and expansion of the renewable fuels facility... Read more →

BWT Alpine Formula One Team and Eni announced the return of Eni to the FIA Formula 1 World Championship, as the Italian company becomes the team’s Official Energy and Fuel Partner on a multi-year agreement. The announcement marks a return of Eni to an Enstone-affiliated team since the brand’s last... Read more →

Gevo and Axens formed a new strategic alliance to accelerate development and commercialization of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using the ethanol-to-jet (ETJ) pathway. The goal of the alliance is to leverage Axens’ commercialized Jetanol technology. The alliance brings each partner’s complementary value propositions, real-world experience, substantially de-risked technologies, plant integrations,... Read more →

Yara Clean Ammonia, the world’s largest ammonia distributor, signed a time-charter contract with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) for an ammonia-fueled medium gas carrier (AFMGC) to be delivered in November 2026. Since 2021, Yara Clean Ammonia and NYK have jointly studied the practical application of an ammonia-fueled ammonia gas carrier,... Read more →

The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) potentially to source neat sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Aether Fuels (Aether), a climate technology firm that plans to set up SAF production plants in the United States of America and South East Asia. The agreement outlines the SIA... Read more →

Blue Biofuels signed an agreement to acquire 35.5 acres of land in Frostproof, Florida, marking a significant milestone in the company’s commercialization efforts. The site will house a production facility designed to produce an initial 3 million gallons of biofuel annually. The infrastructure and available land can support future expansion... Read more →

Haffner Energy, a solid biomass-to-clean fuels solutions provider, LanzaTech, a carbon management company providing a differentiated syngas-to-ethanol solution, and LanzaJet, an ethanol-to-jet technology company and fuels producer, are working together to explore joint biomass-to-Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) projects covering the entire production value chain. The three companies are exploring SAF... Read more →

A new report from UCL Energy Institute Shipping and Oceans Research Group and UMAS finds risk in some of the options the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is considering for enabling shipping’s energy transition. The IMO is preparing for key negotiations in February and April 2025 to finalize the mid-term measures... Read more →

Researchers from Washington State University, University of New Haven, and Natural Resources Canada have discovered a way to store and release hydrogen using lignin-based jet fuel; an open-access paper on the work is published in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. A new and sustainable liquid organic hydrogen carrier, Lignin... Read more →

Repsol’s Board of Directors approved a major investment in the Ecoplant, a pioneering project in Europe to transform urban waste into renewable fuels and circular products, adding a solution for reducing CO2 emissions in the transport sector, while at the same time promoting the circular economy. Located in Tarragona, this... Read more →

Verde Clean Fuels announced the closing of the previously announced $50-million equity investment by Cottonmouth Ventures, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc.. The investment consists of the purchase of 12.5 million shares of Verde’s Class A common stock by Cottonmouth at a purchase price of $4.00 per share.... Read more →

International Airlines Group (IAG) has invested in Wastefront, a leading tire-to-fuel company, which plans to turn used tires into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The SAF will be made by converting waste tires into tire-derived oil (TDO), which is then refined into road fuels and SAF. The SAF produced is expected... Read more →

Ren-Gas, the leading green hydrogen and e-methane project developer in Finland, has selected MAN Energy Solution as one of the key technology providers for the Tampere Power-to-Gas project. MAN’s catalytic methanation technology will be used to convert green hydrogen and captured biogenic CO2 into renewable e-methane. MAN Energy Solutions will... Read more →

Boeing has become a key project development partner of Norsk e-Fuel, supporting one of Europe’s first industrial scale Power-to-Liquids (PtL) facilities. Boeing’s investment will accelerate the production and availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the Nordics and globally. It is also intended to support the commercial aviation industry’s and... Read more →

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced the closing of a $1.67 billion ($1.44 billion of principal and $233 million capitalized interest) loan guarantee to Montana Renewables, LLC (Montana Renewables). (Earlier post.) The loan will help finance the expansion of a renewable fuels facility in Great... Read more →

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced up to $23 million in funding (DE-FOA-0003518) to support research and development (R&D) of domestic chemicals and fuels from biomass and waste resources. The notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), Sustainable Propane and Renewable Chemicals (SPARC), will support BETO’s Conversion... Read more →

Neste and Bayer signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at developing a winter canola ecosystem in the US, including identifying partners and developing the value chain together, and scaling winter canola production as a raw material for renewable products. While having a strong focus on waste and residue raw materials,... Read more →

The US Department of Energy's (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $6 million in funding for three projects that will advance biofuel development. Funded through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the projects will support research to improve performance and reduce costs of high-impact... Read more →

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) announced $6.9 million in funding (DE-FOA-0003072) for nine projects to support local waste-to-energy management solutions for transportation energy needs. Located across six states, these selected projects will help sustainably manage and recover potential clean energy... Read more →

Avina Clean Hydrogen will invest $820 million in the development of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility in Southwest Illinois. Leveraging KBR’s alcohol-to-jet technology, the facility will produce up to 120 million gallons of ASTM-certified SAF annually. The facility is expected to prevent 25 million metric tons of carbon... Read more →

Verde Clean Fuels announced a stock purchase agreement with Cottonmouth Ventures, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, for a $50-million equity investment by Cottonmouth into Verde. The investment consists of the purchase of 12.5 million shares of Verde’s Class A common stock at a purchase price of $4.00 per... Read more →

The BMW Group is converting the initial filling of all diesel models produced in Germany to HVO 100. Neste MY Renewable Diesel is the HVO 100 fuel used at BMW Group plants, Munich, Dingolfing, Regensburg and Leipzig, which produce annually more than 50% of BMW Group’s Diesel-powered vehicles. Fuel from... Read more →

The US Department of Energy's (DOE's) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) is awarding $52 million in funding for six university and industry projects to advance the production of low carbon intensity, purpose-grown energy crops critical to accelerating a clean energy bioeconomy. These projects will expand a domestic supply chain of alternative... Read more →

Chevron USA, Inc. (CUSA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, has completed a retrofit of its refinery in Pasadena, Texas, which is expected to increase product flexibility and expand the processing capacity of lighter crudes by nearly 15% to 125,000 barrels per day. Chevron acquired the Pasadena Refinery in... Read more →