The environment

Eni has opened its Gela biorefinery, capable of processing 750 000 tpy of used vegetable oil, animal fat, algae and by-products into biofuel.

The EIA’s International Energy Outlook 2019 projects a nearly 50% increase in world energy usage by 2050.

At an event held on 24 September, the Government of South Australia will unveil its Hydrogen Action Plan to explore the usage of the energy source.

KBR and Argus are to carry out a major study on hydrogen imports and downstream applications for Singapore.

The EIA has reported that the increases in US fuel ethanol production capacity have slowed in 2019.

The EIA has reported that fossil fuels continue to account for the largest share of US energy production.

The second such license deal, ORLEN Poludnie will use Clariant technology for the production of cellulosic ethanol.

Velocys has secured a purchase order and technical service agreements with Toyo Engineering Corp.

Honeywell has licensed its renewable fuels technology to St1 Nordic for the production of diesel and jet fuel in Sweden.

As biofuel uptake continues to rise, two new refuelling stations are to be built, bringing the UK total to six.

The US Energy Information Administration has released its first plant-level US biodiesel production capacity report.

Valero and Darling are evaluating plans to build a new renewable diesel plant in Port Arthur, Texas.

Gas, renewables and CCS must work together to secure a rapid energy transition, according to the new DNV GL report.

Dow and SCG have partnered to develop recycling and renewable solutions to build a circular plastic economy.

Gazprom Neft’s Omsk Refinery has successfully installed the main section of its new delayed coking unit, aiming to reduce the plant’s environmental impact.