Clean fuels

JetBlue commits to sustainable aviation biofuel with its membership to The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials.

Sumitomo Corporation has invested in a biomass fuel manufacturing business in Brazil.

CNG Energy Partners and the City of Lake Jackson have announced the grand opening of the new Lake Jackson CNG fuelling station.

Air Products has announced its plans to invest US$350 million to build, own and operate a world scale steam methane reformer.

ABB has announced it’s partnership with Volvo to power emissions free electric hybrid buses in Belgium.

The US Department of Energy has launched the Energy Materials Network for US$40 million, in an effort to improve materials for clean energy solutions.

US will lead the International Test Center Network for research on carbon capture technology.

Boeing, Aeromexico, ASA and the Mexican Government will collaborate on sustainable aviation biofuel research and development.

Cheniere Energy has announced that it is set to ship the first LNG cargo from its Sabine Pass liquefaction project.

The American Petroleum Institute has called for Congress to repeal or reform the Renewable Fuel Standard this calendar year.

Nordmethan GmbH, a subsidiary of the plant manufacturer WELTEC BIOPOWER, has purchased an existing biogas plant in Falkenhagen, Brandenburg, Germany.

A new algae raceway testing facility is helping to bring algal biofuels one step closer to reality.

Jim Dumesic at UW-Madison, has scaled up the production of his biomass process for large scale application into biorefineries.

BP has released its 2016 World Energy Outlook, where it forecasts petroleum demand and supply, energy demand growth in China and US shale oil production.

According to the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, the European Commission’s gas proposals are a positive step in taking natural gas into account to deliver on the Energy Union’s ambitions.