Clean fuels

Anellotech has developed proprietary technology to extend catalyst lifetime in its Bio-TCat process for low cost conversion of biomass into valuable aromatic chemicals and renewable fuels.

Synthetic biology startup, Lygos, has announced the closure of its US$13 million venture financing to target the oil-based specialty chemical industry.

The US Department of Energy has announced US$8 million in available funding for the development of algae-based biofuels.

Vivakor, Inc. has announced it has entered into a major Memorandum of Understanding in Saudi Arabia.

Nel ASA has announced it has been awarded a contract to build a hydrogen fuelling station in Bergen, Norway.

Carbon Cycle Energy has announced it has broken ground on its new US$100 million biogas facility in North Carolina.

A majority of American voters believe that shifting the point of obligation under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) from refiners to wholesalers and fuel retailers would harm the economy.

The API has accused the EPA of changing its conclusions of its Assessment Report on hydraulic fracturing.

On 23 November, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final rule for the 2017 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) programme year, with higher targets than those initially proposed in May.

Ibrahim Baylan, Sweden’s Minister for Energy, was named as the chair of the IEA's Ministerial meeting, which will be held in Paris in November 2017.

CHC Helicopter has announced it will provide three additional aircraft to Shell for the company's Prelude FLNG project.

Petronas has announced the successful first production of LNG from its floating LNG facility, PFLNG SATU.

The mayors of Paris, Madrid, Mexico City and Athens have pledged to remove diesel vehicles from their cities by 2025, while Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo, Nigeria and Benin will reject shipments of high sulfur diesel fuel from Europe.

Chevron Lummus Global's biofuels ISOCONVERSION technology has made history by fuelling a US Navy test flight.

GasLog Ltd. has announced it has received an order for long lead items for the conversion of an LNG carrier to a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU).