Environment
Divided U.S. appeals court allows Biden-era biofuel rule to stand
A federal appeals court declined to throw out the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA’s) renewable fuel standards for 2023 to 2025 on Friday, even as it concluded regulators failed to adequately assess the potential effect the rule would have on climate change and endangered species.
Future Energy Global, Sora Fuel sign letter of intent to negotiate e-SAF offtake agreement
Future Energy Global (FEG), a pioneer in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market scaling, and Sora Fuel Corp. (Sora), a company producing SAF and other e-fuels, have signed a letter of intent to negotiate an offtake agreement.
px Group signs LOIs for major SAF and green hydrogen/ammonia projects in Europe
In recent months, px group has signed five Letters of Intent (LOIs) to support major renewable energy infrastructure projects across Norway, Denmark, and Finland, including four green hydrogen/ammonia initiatives and one sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant.
How TotalEnergies is utilizing hydrogen to decarbonize its refineries in Europe
TotalEnergies is decarbonizing its sites (Scope 1 and 2) in an ambition to supply more energy while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. One of the levers identified by the company is the use of low-carbon hydrogen to decarbonize its European refineries, which would reduce their direct carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by up to 3 MMtpy by 2030.
Yokogawa collaborates with Shell on robotics and AI technology for plant maintenance
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced that it has formalized a long-term agreement with Shell Global Solutions International B.V. to integrate and further develop technologies for utilizing robots and drones in plant monitoring and maintenance.
Alder Process Technology uses APS to produce low-carbon marine fuels
Alder Process Technology has provided recent progress on its efforts to accelerate decarbonization of the marine fuel sector using Alder Pyrolytic Sugars (APS). APS is created using our proprietary biocrude oil fractionation technology, which converts fast pyrolysis oil derived from sustainably sourced biomass into two products: the pyrolytic sugar fraction, resulting in APS, and the pyrolytic lignin fraction, resulting in Alder Renewable Crude (ARC).
Asia-Pacific on course to become world’s largest CO2 shipping market
Vast distances between emitters and storage sites in Asia-Pacific (APAC) means the region is in line to become the world’s largest carbon dioxide (CO2) shipping market, according to a new CCUS report from global energy consultancy Xodus.
Australia: Roadmap launched for driving maritime decarbonization in the Pilbara
The Pilbara Ports ‘Clean Fuel Bunkering Hub’ outlines a strategic roadmap to establish a clean fuel bunkering hub in the region, enabling the use of alternative marine fuels such as ammonia.
TotalEnergies signs deal with Quatra to secure feedstock for its biorefineries
TotalEnergies and Quatra, a European market leader in the collection and recycling of used cooking oil, have signed a 15-yr agreement beginning in 2026, for the supply of 60,000 tpy of European used cooking oil to TotalEnergies’ biorefineries.
U.S. set to object to green jet fuel recommendation at UN aviation council
The U.S. is expected to object this month to a recommendation at the UN aviation agency council that Washington says unfairly favors Brazilian corn farmers at the expense of U.S. producers in development of green jet fuel.
- NAPCOR releases 2024 PET recycling report highlighting system efficiency gains and continued strength of PET circularity 12/12
- OQ courts other partners for petrochemical complex in Oman as SABIC drops out 12/12
- Brazil's BNDES approves $71 MM for carbon storage project 12/12
- Cuba on edge as U.S. seizure of oil tanker puts supply at risk 12/12
- China oil demand to plateau between 2025 and 2030 12/12
- Germany's PCK refinery says no impact from pipeline leak 12/12
