Oil, Power and Waste

Topsoe enters agreement with Steeper Energy to introduce complete waste-to-biofuel solution

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2023

Topsoe and Steeper Energy , a developer of biomass conversion technologies, signed a global licensing agreement for a complete waste-to-fuel solution. The end-products include Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), marine biofuel, and renewable diesel from waste biomass. Hydrofaction Oil is of higher quality than other biomass-derived oils.

Waste

Waste Energy Oil Conversion

VTT and partners to assess bio- and waste-based oils suitable for power plants and ships; BioFlex project

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APRIL 11, 2020

In a three-year Business Finland BioFlex project, VTT—the Finnish state-owned research agency—and partners are exploring how suitable fuel oils made from biomass and waste plastics are for power plants and ship diesel engines. We are also conducting experiments to examine the suitability of the oils for applications.

Waste

Waste Oil Finland Power

Volkswagen fueling car carriers with fuel derived from used cooking oil; GoodFuels BFO

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NOVEMBER 27, 2020

The fuel is produced from materials such as used oil from restaurants and the food industry. The first car freighter was refueled for the first time with this oil in mid-November 2020 and a second ship is due to follow at the beginning of 2021. This way, we reuse waste oil in an environmentally compatible way.

Oil

Oil Fuel Mariner Climate Protection

Eni and Hera Group partner on conversion of used vegetable oil to renewable diesel for waste collection vehicles

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NOVEMBER 24, 2018

In Italy, Eni and Hera signed a partnership agreement with the aim of converting used vegetable oil into renewable diesel for Hera’s waste collection vehicles. The agreement revolves around household waste vegetable oil, such as that used for frying, collected by Hera in around 400 roadside containers and about 120 collection centres.

Waste

Waste Oil Renewable Diesel

Alphabet Energy closes $23.5M Series C; thermoelectric waste-heat-to-power for oil & gas and automotive

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JULY 13, 2016

Alphabet Energy, a startup commercializing low-cost, efficient thermoelectric materials for power generation leveraging technology initially developed at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ( earlier post , earlier post ), has closed a $23.5-million million Series C round of financing.

Waste

Waste Oil Gas Power

DOE awards $8.4M for accessing geothermal potential from abandoned oil and gas wells

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JANUARY 13, 2022

million to establish new geothermal energy and heat production from abandoned oil and gas wells. This work also supports the creation of new clean energy jobs, helping transition some of the oil and gas workforce to the production of renewable energy. The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected four new projects to receive up to $8.4

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Oil Oklahoma Gas Houston

Biogas2PEM-FC project converts waste from olive oil production to electricity

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DECEMBER 24, 2014

An EU-funded project, Biogas2PEM-FC , has developed a system to convert the toxic waste from olive oil production into electricity. The waste from olive oil production—which contains pesticides and toxic organic compounds, is acidic and with a high salinity—is environmentally harmful and costly to discard.

Waste

Waste Convert Oil Spain

Oil sands company Suncor Energy strengthens its focus on hydrogen and renewable fuels, divesting wind and solar

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APRIL 6, 2022

Suncor Energy, a Canadian integrated energy company that is one of the top oil sands producers in the country, will strengthen its focus on hydrogen and renewable fuels to accelerate progress towards its objective to be a net-zero company by 2050. Suncor also plans to divest its wind and solar assets.

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Oil Wind Renewable

Cyclone Power Technologies and Phoenix Power Group reach milestone with waste oil engine system

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. and Phoenix Power Group LLC have successfully completed fabrication, assembly and initial testing of the first pre-production Waste Heat Engines (WHE-25) manufactured by TopLine Energy Systems.( The Phoenix-10 Waste Oil Power Generator (P-10) is scheduled for commercial production in 2012.

Phoenix

Phoenix Waste Oil Power

bp begins producing SAF by co-processing used cooking oil at Lingen refinery

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FEBRUARY 27, 2022

bp has begun producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from used cooking oil in co-processing process with crude oil at its plant in Lingen, Germany. This is the first industrial production facility in Germany to use this process for SAF production based on biomass waste and residues. Earlier post.).

Oil

Oil Germany Legal Washington

ElectraTherm and Navy to demonstrate shipboard waste heat recovery

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JANUARY 10, 2018

ElectraTherm, a leader in distributed, waste heat to power generation, is working with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Creare, and the US Naval Academy (USNA) to demonstrate gas turbine waste heat recovery as part of a Small Business Innovation Research project. Hot water is the only fuel consumed by the Power+.

Waste

Waste Exhaust Maryland Gas-Electric

Neste Oil now the world’s largest producer of renewable fuels from waste and residues

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MARCH 5, 2015

Over the last few years, Neste Oil has become the world’s largest producer of renewable fuels from waste and residues. billion liters, 423 million gallons US) of renewable fuel from waste and residues. These raw materials accounted for 62% of Neste Oil’s renewable inputs in 2014 (52% in 2013, 35% in 2012).

Waste

Waste Oil Renewable Fuel

Cyclone Power Technologies Receives Purchase Order for Two 10kW Waste Oil Gensets

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Cyclone Power Technologies has received a purchase order from its licensee Phoenix Power Group (PPG) for two waste oil power generators. The renewable power systems are scheduled to be delivered by the end of the year for field testing with PPG’s nationwide distributor, Clean Burn. Earlier post.)

Waste

Waste Oil Purchase Phoenix

Waste oil power generator from Cyclone Power Technologies and Phoenix Power Group shows lower emissions than conventional diesel generator

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

Cyclone Power Technologies and its licensee Phoenix Power Group (PPG) have announced positive results of preliminary emissions testing of the combustion system of the Phoenix 10, the first small-scale waste oil power generator. The Phoenix 10 demonstrated emissions of only 0.14

Phoenix

Phoenix Waste Oil Power

Cyclone Power Technologies to Design Generator System Running on Waste Motor Oil

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JANUARY 14, 2010

Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. has received a work order from Phoenix Power Group LLC (PPG) to develop a prototype electric generator system that will be powered by Cyclone’s heat-regenerative, external combustion engine running on waste oil.

Waste

Waste Oil Phoenix Motors

Neste Oil successfully using recycled oil as a transportation fuel feedstock

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JUNE 18, 2014

Neste Oil recently produced its first batch of transportation fuel from recycled lubricants. Following treatment, spent lubricating oil can be reused as a feedstock for producing gasoline and diesel fuel. —Lars Peter Lindfors, Neste Oil’s Senior Vice President, Technology.

Oil

Oil Transportation Fuel Waste

Siemens introduces new Organic Rankine module for waste heat recovery

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JUNE 4, 2014

Siemens recently introduced an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) module for industrial plants or power stations for the conversion of waste heat to electricity. The Siemens system can generate electricity from waste heat of only about 300 ?C. In this case, however, organic silicone oils are used as the work medium.

Waste

Waste Oil Conversion Water

Rolls-Royce and Gulfstream test 100% SAF blend in G650 twin-jet; HEFA and SAK

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DECEMBER 17, 2022

conducted the first original equipment manufacturer test flight of an ultralong-range business jet powered by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The test took place on the BR725-powered Gulfstream G650 twin-jet over Gulfstream’s headquarters in Savannah, Georgia. Rolls-Royce and Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.

Waste

Waste Wisconsin Georgia Fuel

Royal Caribbean Group to use trio of power sources on next class of ships: fuel cell, battery, dual fuel engines

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

Royal Caribbean Group’s new class of ships known as ‘Project Evolution’, set to debut in summer 2023, will operate using a trio of power sources including a fuel cell system, battery technology and dual fuel engines using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the main fuel.

Fuel

Fuel Engine Power Powered

VTT and Neste to build integrated Power-to-Liquids demo facility; CO2 capture, green hydrogen and e-fuels production

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JUNE 23, 2022

Power-to-Liquids technologies are on their way to commercialization in scale. Establishing the infrastructure for Power-to-Liquids production contributes to the strengthening of co-operation between Neste and VTT in e-fuel production development from pilot to commercial scale.

Building

Building Power Powered Fuel

Building materials recycler switches fleet to Neste renewable diesel

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

Since forming in 2013, Argent Materials, a San Francisco Bay Area recycler of concrete and asphalt, and supplier of aggregate such as crushed rock, entry, cutback, sand, backfill and base rock for construction projects, has diverted more than a billion pounds of waste from local landfills.

Renewable

Renewable Fleet Diesel Building

Liquefied biogas Volvo Trucks models getting a new power level of 500 hp; more fuel efficient, larger tank

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Five years ago, Volvo Trucks launched its trucks that can run on liquified biogas (bio-LNG), which is a renewable fuel that can be produced from many types of organic waste, including food scraps. The gas-powered trucks—the Volvo FH and FM—are getting a new power level of 500 hp, joining the previous 420 and 460 hp engines.

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Volvo Fuel Power Powered

Shell and bio-bean partner to produce B20 biodiesel using waste coffee; fuel for London buses

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NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Shell and bio-bean are parterning to produce a B20 biofuel made partly from waste coffee grounds. The biofuel is being added to the London bus fuel supply chain and will help to power some of the buses. bio-bean works to collect some of these waste coffee grounds from high street chains and factories.

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London Waste Fuel Oil

Sinopec reports bio-jet test flight successful; hydrotreated palm and waste cooking oil

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APRIL 26, 2013

Sinopec, China’s top oil refiner, announced the success of the first test flight powered by the company’s newly developed drop-in aviation biofuel product. The biofuel produced enough power during the test flight and “was no different from traditional fuels”, according to Sinopec, citing statements from the pilot.

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Oil Waste China Fuel

T&E study: Europe’s growing use of animal fats in fuels is becoming increasingly unsustainable; 8,800 dead pigs for Paris-NY flight

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JUNE 1, 2023

Europe’s growing use of animal fats to power its cars and planes is becoming increasingly unsustainable, according to a new study by Cerulogy funded by European NGO Transport & Environment (T&E). Airlines such as Ryanair and Wizz Air have recently struck large deals with oil suppliers for what are termed ‘sustainable aviation fuels’ (SAF).

Fuel

Fuel Oil Waste Transportation

Cyclone Power Technologies and Phoenix Power Group generate power from used motor oil

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Cyclone Power Technologies and its licensee Phoenix Power Group have successfully powered-up the Phoenix 10, producing grid-tied electricity from the clean combustion of used motor oil. The Phoenix 10 is a novel renewable power system designed specifically for the small business owner. Earlier post.)

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Phoenix Oil Power Powered

In a US first, the oil and gas sector will pay fines for excess methane emissions

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JANUARY 12, 2024

Photo by Juan Mt on Pexels.com The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will fine oil and gas companies for emitting excess methane – the first federal government tax ever on greenhouse gas emissions. Photo: Juan Mt on Pexels.com To limit power outages and make your home more resilient, consider going solar with a battery storage system.

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Oil Gas Emissions Waste

Cyclone Power Completes License for Engines To Generate Electricity from Waste Oil

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AUGUST 4, 2009

Cyclone Power Technologies has signed a License Agreement with Phoenix Power Group LLC to provide external combustion engines ( earlier post ) for waste-oil-fueled power generators.

Waste

Waste Oil Phoenix Engine

Neste charters two new lower-emission tankers from Terntank; methanol and sails

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APRIL 3, 2023

The tankers will transport a wide variety of liquid cargoes including renewable raw materials such as waste and residue oils and fats to Neste’s refineries. Both new tankers are ice-strengthened and equipped with Terntank’s Hybrid Solution electric power supply system, battery pack and on-shore power connection.

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Emissions Renewable Waste Pollution

Shell to build one of Europe’s biggest biofuels facilities for SAF and renewable diesel; 820,000 tonnes/year

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Once built, the facility will be among the largest in Europe to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel made from waste. Hydrogen and high-pressure steam are then used in the production process to convert oils into fuels (hydroprocessing), helping to reduce the fuel’s carbon intensity.

Renewable

Renewable Diesel Building Waste

There’s Only One Kind Of “Just” Transition I Want To See

Creative Greenius

JULY 11, 2022

That’s granting the workers who pocketed great salaries and benefits, while filling our air and water with toxic waste, a free pass from taking any responsibility for their actions. Oil, gas and coal workers have all known for more than a dozen years that their work was helping to destroy people’s health and well being.

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Coal Oil Clean Cleaning

Rolls-Royce mtu Kinetic PowerPack approved for renewable diesel

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JULY 6, 2023

Rolls-Royce has approved its mtu Kinetic PowerPacks, based on the mtu Series 4000 and 1600 diesel engines, for use with renewable diesel (HVO/Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil) and the other synthetic diesel fuels of the EN15940 standard. Part of the energy stored in the flywheel is used to drive the generator that begins producing electrical power.

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Diesel Renewable Energy Storage Belgium

British Airways, Phillips 66 sign sustainable aviation fuel supply agreement

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DECEMBER 5, 2021

The SAF will be supplied to British Airways to power a number of its flights from early 2022. It will be produced from sustainable waste feedstock at the Humber Refinery, which will deliver its SAF supply to British Airways via existing pipeline infrastructure that feeds directly into UK airports. —Darren Cunningham.

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Supplies Fuel Waste Carbon

LanzaTech and Sekisui advance conversion of municipal solid waste to ethanol

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DECEMBER 7, 2017

Sekisui , a multibillion dollar Japanese diversified chemicals company and LanzaTech report making significant progress on a waste-to-chemicals platform converting municipal solid waste (MSW) to ethanol or other new products. Garbage is an important resource. It is our mission to replicate this technology widely.

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Waste Conversion 2013 Convert

Neste Oil adds technical corn oil to the feedstocks used for producing NExBTL renewable diesel

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AUGUST 1, 2013

Neste Oil has added technical corn oil (TCO), a residue generated during ethanol production, to the range of inputs it uses to produce NExBTL renewable diesel. This nonfood input further extends the number of waste and residue-based feedstocks used by Neste Oil.

Oil

Oil Renewable Diesel Waste

Cemvita demonstrates “gold hydrogen” production in situ, sets up subsidiary

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Gold Hydrogen is a novel source of carbon neutral hydrogen produced from depleted oil reservoirs that are ready for plug and abandonment, extending the life of wells that would otherwise be a significant burden. Cemvita Factory’s mission is to reimagine heavy industries such as oil & gas and mining for the net-zero economy.

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Hydrogen Production Oil Renewable

Energy Vault to provide 1.6 GWh of gravity energy storage to support DG Fuels SAF projects

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OCTOBER 31, 2021

The composite blocks can be made from low-cost and locally sourced materials, including the excavated soil at the construction site, but can also utilize waste materials such as mine tailings, coal combustion residuals (coal ash), and fiberglass from decommissioned wind turbine blades. barrel per ton of feedstock.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Energy Fuel Louisiana

Raven SR to supply sustainable aviation fuel to ANA and JAL

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JANUARY 18, 2023

By converting various types of local waste, such as green waste, municipal solid waste, organic waste, and methane from municipal solid waste, into clean fuels, Raven SR offers a sustainable solution for the reliable and long-term production of SAF.

Supplies

Supplies Fuel Waste Hydrogen

Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team trial of HVO100 for European land freight reduces CO2 emissions by 89%

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

One of the team’s trucks was initially tested and successfully powered by HVO100 biofuel from the Hungarian Grand Prix back to headquarters in Brackley, UK. Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO 100) fuel is a 100% renewable fossil fuel free product derived from vegetable oils, waste oils and fats.

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Mercedes Emissions CO2 Belgium

PNNL biocrude-to-diesel demo passes 2,000-hour catalyst stability milestone

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MARCH 26, 2021

The biocrude oil came from many different sources, including wastewater sludge from Detroit, and food waste collected from prison and an army base. The research showed that essentially any biocrude, regardless of wet-waste sources, could be used in the process and the catalyst remained robust during the entire run.

Diesel

Diesel Waste Convert Washington

Cyclone Power Technologies receives patent on Waste Heat Engine; product launch slated for later this year

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MAY 4, 2011

Cyclone Power Technologies, developer of the external combustion Cyclone Engine, announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office has allowed the company a patent on its scalable waste energy recycling engine known as the WHE (Waste Heat Engine). Earlier post.)

Waste

Waste Phoenix Engine Power

IVECO and Eni to explore cooperation on sustainable mobility of commercial vehicles

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APRIL 29, 2022

IVECO and Eni aim to define an integrated sustainable mobility platform for commercial fleets by offering innovative vehicles powered by biofuels and sustainable energy vectors—such as HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) biofuel, biomethane, hydrogen and electricity—and the related infrastructure.

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Commercial Italy Vehicles Hydrogen

Aemetis signs $3B, 10-year supply agreement for 450M gallons of renewable diesel with industry-leading travel stop company

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DECEMBER 18, 2021

The design utilizes cellulosic hydrogen from waste forest and orchard wood along with onsite CO 2 carbon sequestration and zero carbon intensity hydroelectric electricity. The industrial site has 710,000 s.f.

Renewable

Renewable Diesel Supplies Industrial

Diamond Green Diesel to more than double renewable fuel capacity using second Honeywell Ecofining unit; 675M barrels renewable diesel per year

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The Diamond Green Diesel facility converts inedible oils and other waste fats into a high-quality renewable diesel fuel. The Diamond Green Diesel facility converts inedible oils and other waste feedstocks into Honeywell Green Diesel, a high-quality fuel that is chemically identical to petroleum-based diesel.

Renewable

Renewable Diesel Green Fuel

Topsoe enters agreement with Steeper Energy to introduce complete waste-to-biofuel solution

VTT and partners to assess bio- and waste-based oils suitable for power plants and ships; BioFlex project

Volkswagen fueling car carriers with fuel derived from used cooking oil; GoodFuels BFO

Eni and Hera Group partner on conversion of used vegetable oil to renewable diesel for waste collection vehicles

Alphabet Energy closes $23.5M Series C; thermoelectric waste-heat-to-power for oil & gas and automotive

DOE awards $8.4M for accessing geothermal potential from abandoned oil and gas wells

Biogas2PEM-FC project converts waste from olive oil production to electricity

Oil sands company Suncor Energy strengthens its focus on hydrogen and renewable fuels, divesting wind and solar

Cyclone Power Technologies and Phoenix Power Group reach milestone with waste oil engine system

bp begins producing SAF by co-processing used cooking oil at Lingen refinery

ElectraTherm and Navy to demonstrate shipboard waste heat recovery

Neste Oil now the world’s largest producer of renewable fuels from waste and residues

Cyclone Power Technologies Receives Purchase Order for Two 10kW Waste Oil Gensets

Waste oil power generator from Cyclone Power Technologies and Phoenix Power Group shows lower emissions than conventional diesel generator

Cyclone Power Technologies to Design Generator System Running on Waste Motor Oil

Neste Oil successfully using recycled oil as a transportation fuel feedstock

Siemens introduces new Organic Rankine module for waste heat recovery

Rolls-Royce and Gulfstream test 100% SAF blend in G650 twin-jet; HEFA and SAK

Royal Caribbean Group to use trio of power sources on next class of ships: fuel cell, battery, dual fuel engines

VTT and Neste to build integrated Power-to-Liquids demo facility; CO2 capture, green hydrogen and e-fuels production

Building materials recycler switches fleet to Neste renewable diesel

Liquefied biogas Volvo Trucks models getting a new power level of 500 hp; more fuel efficient, larger tank

Shell and bio-bean partner to produce B20 biodiesel using waste coffee; fuel for London buses

Sinopec reports bio-jet test flight successful; hydrotreated palm and waste cooking oil

T&E study: Europe’s growing use of animal fats in fuels is becoming increasingly unsustainable; 8,800 dead pigs for Paris-NY flight

Cyclone Power Technologies and Phoenix Power Group generate power from used motor oil

In a US first, the oil and gas sector will pay fines for excess methane emissions

Cyclone Power Completes License for Engines To Generate Electricity from Waste Oil

Neste charters two new lower-emission tankers from Terntank; methanol and sails

Shell to build one of Europe’s biggest biofuels facilities for SAF and renewable diesel; 820,000 tonnes/year

There’s Only One Kind Of “Just” Transition I Want To See

Rolls-Royce mtu Kinetic PowerPack approved for renewable diesel

British Airways, Phillips 66 sign sustainable aviation fuel supply agreement

LanzaTech and Sekisui advance conversion of municipal solid waste to ethanol

Neste Oil adds technical corn oil to the feedstocks used for producing NExBTL renewable diesel

Cemvita demonstrates “gold hydrogen” production in situ, sets up subsidiary

Energy Vault to provide 1.6 GWh of gravity energy storage to support DG Fuels SAF projects

Raven SR to supply sustainable aviation fuel to ANA and JAL

Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team trial of HVO100 for European land freight reduces CO2 emissions by 89%

PNNL biocrude-to-diesel demo passes 2,000-hour catalyst stability milestone

Cyclone Power Technologies receives patent on Waste Heat Engine; product launch slated for later this year

IVECO and Eni to explore cooperation on sustainable mobility of commercial vehicles

Aemetis signs $3B, 10-year supply agreement for 450M gallons of renewable diesel with industry-leading travel stop company

Diamond Green Diesel to more than double renewable fuel capacity using second Honeywell Ecofining unit; 675M barrels renewable diesel per year

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