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December, 2012:

Give us fresh air, or give us death!

Dec 5th, 2012
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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hkedition/2012-11/23/content_15952253.htm

By Victor Fung Keung (HK Edition)

‘Give me Liberty, or Give me Death!” were words in a speech made at the Virginia State legislature in 1763 by Patrick Henry, a state councilor. Henry’s words swung the vote in favor of sending troops to join the Revolutionary War. I would urge some interest groups in Hong Kong to adopt this slogan – “Give us fresh air, or give us death” – and persuade our government to improve air quality in the city.

Indeed, I strongly believe that Leung Chun-ying, Hong Kong’s chief executive, will win the hearts of thousands, if he undertakes to make Hong Kong’s air a bit easier to breathe.

Am I an alarmist? I beg to differ. Hong Kong’s air pollution, as measured by the concentrations of nitrogen dioxide in the air that we inhale, is almost three times higher than those in Sydney, New York and London. For God’s sake, it is three times higher, not three percent or 30 percent!

The city’s Environmental Protection Department (EPD) since 2006 has set a target of “no days” with the air pollution index over the “very high” level of 100. In 2007, the number of days exceeding the “very high” level totalled 74. If you think the number of days has declined since, you are only day dreaming. Sadly, in 2011 the number of days exceeding the “very high” level was 175, up 136% from 2007.

These numbers and criticisms come not from me but from the government’s Audit Commission. It issued a report in mid-November, questioning the effectiveness of the commercial diesel vehicle replacement scheme introduced by the EPD in 2000. After spending HK$1.8 billion, we still see 50,000 highly polluting vehicles (one-third of them are more than 17 years old) on the city’s busy and congested roads.

The Audit Commission in its report also cast doubt on using government (or taxpayers’) money to help equip polluting buses which are close to the end of their lives with devices to cut down nitrogen dioxides levels.

We know too well the sources of air pollution. We have too many vehicles on the roads and too many polluting trucks and buses; and we can’t stop the heavily polluted air floating to Hong Kong across the Shenzhen River. Mr Leung’s new government should have the fortitude to “tackle the bulls by the horns”.

There are three kinds of “bulls”. The first kind of “bulls” are businessmen in Hong Kong. The government should tell them to replace their commercial vehicles which are more than 10 years old to help reduce pollution. The second type of “bulls” are middle class people. Licence fees for cars over seven years old should be doubled or trebled to encourage owners to switch to new cars which cause less pollution. It would be all the better if some owners give up driving.

The third kind of “bulls” are the most fierce and hardest to tackle. These are factory owners in the Pearl River Delta. We can talk with the Guangdong provincial government to cut down the quantity of pollutants released by factories in the delta, but Hong Kong has no political muscle to get what we want. If there is no gentlemen’s agreement (or having agreements that aren’t workable), the Leung government is well-advised to resort to an “out of the box” approach.

The Hong Kong government could establish a fund to reward factories in the Pearl River delta that voluntarily work to reduce pollution that they produce. If the factories achieve certain targets, we would give them a cash bonus. We have billions of dollars of reserves. Few people in the city would object to such an idea.

Being a commentator, I must declare my own interest. I have suffered from having an allergy which is linked to bad air. My doctor gives me nasal sprays to stop my running nose but he warns me that the medicine is composed of steroids. Everybody knows that steroids are harmful to people’s heath in the long term. To halt my nose from running (such as five minutes before a class that I teach begins), I have to swallow one or two Piriton pills, which has the side effect of making me drowsy for the whole day.

Deep in my heart I often cry in despair: “Give me fresh air or give me death!”

The author is coordinator of the B.S.Sc in financial journalism program at Hong Kong Baptist University.

(HK Edition 11/23/2012 page3)

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Trashed No Place for Waste

Dec 4th, 2012
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Watch trailer: http://vimeo.com/41514228

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“Trashed: No Place For Waste” is a new film by Candida Brady, narrated by Jeremy Irons. It now joins “Wasteland” and “Gasland” as must see movies that are providing critical insight and forming popular opinion on the human made problems that literally threaten the basis for life on the planet.

Like most zero waste and recycling advocates, Brady became hooked on waste after following her initial curiosity about what actually happened to the garbage she discarded as part of everyday life. We should be thankful for the results. “Trashed” conveys the message from the U.S. and worldwide recycling and anti-landfill and anti-incineration movements with dramatic footage, common sense reasoning and, at time times, shocking scenes of the devastation to the environment and human life.

Vivid graphics and maps underscore the thoughtful and reflective commentary by Irons, a distinguished and academy award-winning actor. His dialogue complements the scenes of devastation wrought by carelessness and greed. In one, Irons is seated on the shoreline of the Mediterranean Sea in the ancient Lebanese city of Sidon, which has been operating an open dump landfill since the l960s. A Saudi prince was moved to provide $5 million for clean up programs, which have had absolutely no effect as is evident in the scene. We see the waves that had formerly washed over pristine beaches, now wash over hills and valleys of garbage from the lives of the city’s businesses and residents. There are plastic cups, toothbrushes, medical supplies, small and large appliances, food remnants and readily recognizable packaging from every day consumer purchases.

The waves recede to the sea through rivulets and lakes of garbage, with floating debris and detritus. Sea gulls are overhead. People recover recyclables and food for daily life. We listen to the rush of the turf as Irons takes in the bewildering scene. A beautiful sunset looms over the blue picturesque Mediterranean Sea.

An interplay of maps and graphics follows the cumulative impact of dumping garbage on this shore while contaminating water and beaches throughout the Mediterranean. Similarly footage and graphics show the contamination of the atmosphere from incineration of garbage in Europe. Irons finds the incineration alternative to dumping unacceptable. He looks at how once productive farmland in Iceland has been made useless from toxic air emissions from a nearby incinerator.

Paul Connett, a chemist, clearly explains the basic laws of biology and chemistry that are interrupted by garbage incineration. His headshots are interspersed with the filming of this agricultural and human tragedy. Other, mostly European, scientists succinctly present the known scientific impacts of dioxins, mercury and other contaminants from air emissions and ash residues on the human species worldwide.

From poor countries to rich countries, garbage, and the complex problems that result, is ubiquitous. The film conveys a deep understanding of the problems created by consumption without attention to discards.

Contamination of the sea is further explored through interviews and footage of the work of Captain Charles Moore of the Algalita Foundation. Moore and his colleagues were the first to document the prevalence of plastic residues, which according to the film outnumber the amount of life-giving plankton by a 6:1 ratio. (Currently, the ratio has reached 21:1.) Every ocean in the world contains a film of plastic soup that lies just under the surface of the seas.

What To Do?

“Trashed” explores the alternatives to burn, bury and dump, although not adequately enough. Jack Macy from San Francisco, the world’s leading recycling city, briefly describes the city’s goals and methods available to any city on earth. But the full extent of what the recycling movements across the world have and are accomplishing environmentally and economically are not properly presented.

Unfortunately, the grass roots zero waste and recycling movements that have defeated hundreds of planned incinerators worldwide are not mentioned. These are the organizations, citizens groups and business networks that have actually turned the direction of the waste industry over the last decade. Yet it still will take years to right the system of industrial scale production and distribution that has wrought the crisis.

Although “Trashed” is an extraordinary asset in this endeavor to right the system, it does not give the proper dimension of the solutions already at hand. It does not provide the vision of what an environmentally and economically sound discard economy can readily become. As Paul Connett demonstrated in his earlier documentary, “Pieces of Zero,” the anti-incineration zero waste movement has grown from seeds to commercial and industrial dimensions. Viewers can envision an ‘unwasted’ economy and society. “Trashed” does not present this practical vision nor confront any name brand industrial giants, which produce the abandoned products and packaging, and leave the environmental and social scars so vividly depicted and described by Brady and Irons.

This lack of messaging on corporate accountability in the film is unfortunate. When Irons did have face time with a high level Danish official, the result is palpable. The official is practically speechless in hearing Irons’ common sense questions about the failure to attend to an incinerator in the face of scientific evidence of demonstrated harm to farmers, animals and agriculture. It would have been nice to see Irons interview a Nestle, Monsanto or Coca Cola sales executive vice president.

“Trashed” has not been publicly released. The film’s website is www.trashedfilm.com and a trailer is available at vimeo.com/41514228.

Amazing film trailer: Landfillharmonic

Dec 4th, 2012
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Please check out this beautiful video clip about an upcoming film about kids in Paraguay who make musical instruments from trash. It’s amazing!

http://vimeo.com/52711779

Incinerator closed after dioxin breach

Dec 4th, 2012
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http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/incinerator-closed-after-dioxin-breach/8639626.article?blocktitle=Latest-news—recycling-and-waste-management&contentID=2182

Incinerator closed after dioxin breach

4 December 2012 | By Neil Roberts

A waste incinerator in South Wales has been shut down and an Environment Agency investigation launched after the facility was found to have breached emission limits for the second time. The Materials Recovery and Energy Centre at Crymlyn Burrows, Swansea was found by EA officers to have exceeded the limits set out in environmental permits for dioxin emissions. Steve Brown, area manager for EA Wales said: “Environmental permits are there to make sure that local people and the environment are protected from the impact of sites like these. “They have strict conditions and emission controls which we will enforce. The operator is complying fully with our investigation. “We will make sure they do all that they can to rectify this problem as a matter of urgency and we will consider taking further action if it is appropriate.”
The facility, which processes household waste from Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend councils, was previously shut down for breaching emission limits and accepted a caution from the EA in 2011. It has been dogged by legal wrangling and controversy since it opened in 2002 with residents’ complaints about odours, and fires at the facility in 2003 and 2010. Huw Brunt from the Public Health Wales said: “Raised levels of dioxin emissions over a short time period are unlikely to pose an appreciable health risk to the local population.”

“However, a number of breaches of the dioxin emission limit have been reported at this site over the past couple of years. This recurring problem raises associated public health concerns and we would like to see this situation resolved as soon as possible.”

EA said it was continuing its investigations at the site and would consider if further action should be taken.

The operators Neath Port Talbot Recycling Ltd, owned by Neath Port Talbot Council have begun cleaning a section of the plant which could be the cause of the breach. EA said energy-from-waste operations at the site will not resume until the company can demonstrate it is in compliance with its permit. Other operations at the facility are continuing. Will Watson, director at Neath Port Talbot Recycling, told MRW there had been three recent test results showing elevated levels of dioxins. “We think we have identified the cause and we think we have a solution”, he said. “We have begun specialist chemical cleaning of a section of duct between the bag house and the stack.”

He said if the cleaning solved the problem and the next test results were ok, the plant would be up and running after Christmas and the cleaning process would be carried out twice as often in future. But if the next test results show continuing elevated dioxin levels he said “we’ll have to have a more fundamental rethink about the waste-to-energy operation”.

Dioxin breaches halt Crymlyn Burrows waste plant

Dec 4th, 2012
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-20596856

4 December 2012 Last updated at 15:14 GMT

Crymlyn Burrows

The Crymlyn Burrows waste incinerator opened in 2002

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A £32m waste incinerator has agreed to stop operations after two breaches of its dioxins emissions limit.

Environment Agency Wales said it has launched an investigation into the breaches at the Crymlyn Burrows site in Neath Port Talbot.

Cleaning of a section of the plant, owned by the local council, is being carried out.

In August last year the plant accepted a formal caution from the agency after emission breaches in 2010.

The agency said a stricter monitoring regime was in place following those incidents and the plant was cooperating fully with the new investigation.

Dioxins are toxins formed by industrial processes and waste burning. They have been shown to contribute to higher cancer rates and to affect pregnant women.

Steve Brown, area manager for Environment Agency Wales said: “Environmental permits are there to make sure that local people and the environment are protected from the impact of sites like these.

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“They have strict conditions and emission controls which we will enforce. The operator is complying fully with our investigation.

“We will make sure they do all that they can to rectify this problem as a matter of urgency and we will consider taking further action if it is appropriate.”

Huw Brunt from the Public Health Wales said: “Raised levels of dioxin emissions over a short time period are unlikely to pose an appreciable health risk to the local population.

“However, a number of breaches of the dioxin emission limit have been reported at this site over the past couple of years.

“This recurring problem raises associated public health concerns and we would like to see this situation resolved as soon as possible.”

The plant, which opened in 2002, processes household waste for recycling and incineration from Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend.

It is operated by Neath Port Talbot (Recycling) Ltd – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Neath Port Talbot council.

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  • Environment Agency   Agency investigates incinerator permit breaches 5 hrs ago
  • Agency investigates incinerator permit breaches
  • 04-Dec-2012
  • Officers from Environment Agency Wales have launched an investigation after an incinerator breached strict emission limits set out in its environmental permit.
  • Test results from the Materials Recovery and Energy Centre at Crymlyn Burrows, Swansea, have indicated that the site has exceeded the permitted limit for dioxin emissions on two occasions.

    The operator is co-operating fully with the Agency and has stopped all operations until the cause of the breaches can be established.

    The operators accepted a formal caution from the Agency last year following emission breaches from the site in 2010. A stricter monitoring regime is in place following those incidents.

    The operator has already started cleaning work on a section of the plant as this could be the cause of the breach.

    Dioxins are produced by fires, including bonfires and car exhausts, which can have an impact on people’s health if they enter the food chain.

    Steve Brown, Area Manager for Environment Agency Wales said:

    “Environmental permits are there to make sure that local people and the environment are protected from the impact of sites like these.

    “They have strict conditions and emission controls which we will enforce. The operator is complying fully with our investigation.

    “We will make sure they do all that they can to rectify this problem as a matter of urgency and we will consider taking further action if it is appropriate.”

    Huw Brunt from the Public Health Wales said:

    “Raised levels of dioxin emissions over a short time period are unlikely to pose an appreciable health risk to the local population.

    “However, a number of breaches of the dioxin emission limit have been reported at this site over the past couple of years.

    “This recurring problem raises associated public health concerns and we would like to see this situation resolved as soon as possible.”

    Environment Agency Wales is continuing to investigate and collect evidence and consider if further action should be taken against the operators of the site.

    The incinerator will not start routinely operating again until the company can demonstrate it is in compliance with its permit.

  • This Is South Wales    Environment Agency Wales investigates Crymlyn Burrows incinerator… 11 hrs ago

Thinking different

Dec 4th, 2012
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Thinking different

We were interested to hear that Environment Secretary Wong Kam-sing said recently that the Environmental Protection Department would study alternatives to traditional moving grate incineration for its Shek Kwu Chau project. Let’s hope this news filters down to EPD apparatchiks who until last week were still vigorously promoting the traditional moving grate incinerator, which they had lined up for the project.

Other forms of treating municipal waste such as plasma arc technology, which is rapidly gaining traction around the world, were dismissed by EPD assistant director Elvis Au Wai-kwong, who said the technology was untested and could only handle relatively small quantities of waste. Aecom, the government’s advisers in these matters, has advised going for traditional incineration. But, Aecom’s US arm seems to take a different view. Commenting on Milwaukee’s plans for a 1,200-tonne per day plant using plasma arc technology, Aecom’s Mike Zebell said: “We believe that this technology is not only environmentally friendly, but ready for large-scale commercialisation.” And Aecom’s counterpart in Britain does not seem opposed to the technology. Aecom will design, build and operate a £75 million (HK$933 million) gasification plant in Teesside, Britain. Given Aecom’s enthusiasm for adopting this technology, why the apparent reluctance to do so in Hong Kong?

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Something is ‘rotten’ in the Prosecutions Department

Dec 4th, 2012
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By no means dead

The Shek Kwu Chau incinerator may have been shelved, but the Environmental Protection Department is still promoting it. A meeting last week at the Business Environment Council featured Albert Lam Kai-chung from the EPD and Mark Venhoek, CEO of Swire Sita Waste Services, Hong Kong’s foremost waste services company and operator of the two government landfills. The pair of them defended the current status quo and dismissed concerns about the incinerator as NIMBYism.

Sita’s presentation showed a picture of the Shek Kwu Chau incinerator with the word NIMBY written above it, with no attempt to explain the real reasons for opposition.

People are concerned by the string of reports from around the world of health concerns from people that live downwind of incinerators. In addition, there are numerous cases of incinerators being closed down because of their persistent inability to meet environmental standards.

Interestingly, New York recently put out a tender for a scheme to deal with its municipal waste, which specifically excluded traditional incineration methods. However, the EPD appears oblivious to these concerns.

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International pilots back plan for third runway at Hong Kong Airport

Dec 3rd, 2012
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International federation says members complain of delays because of growing air traffic, and that current capacity will not be sufficient in future

A group representing pilots around the world is backing plans for a third runway at Hong Kong International Airport.

The International Federation of Airline Pilots’ Associations, which has 100,000 members, said the city would eventually need a third runway because of increasing air traffic.

Its director of operations, Gideon Ewers, said from Britain: “My colleagues say they often face 30-minute delays as air traffic in Hong Kong grows.”

The Airport Authority estimates the two-runway system will reach its maximum capacity of 420,000 flight movements annually between 2019 and 2022.

A three-runway system would be able to accommodate 620,000 flight movements a year. (CTA: BUT HKG HAS NOT BEEN ALLOCATED FURTHER LANDING SLOTS BY THE PLA AIRFORCE WHICH CONTROLS OUR AIRSPACE)

One problem that increases airport congestion is that planes flying from Hong Kong into the mainland have to fly at a minimum of 15,700 feet.

It means planes flying to the mainland must suddenly ascend, creating air traffic problems.

According to Hong Kong’s Civil Aviation Department, this requirement is in place to ensure a safe separation of aircraft flying into and out of Shenzhen airport.

But Ewers said: “That really is a problem. The mainland military owns the airspace, and they decide how much to allow.”

He said that while the number of flight movements might increase in the short term if the mainland loosened its airspace requirement, Hong Kong’s two runways would still reach their maximum capacity eventually.

Ewers said this was because of Hong Kong’s strategic location in southern China, which he compared to London’s location at the heart of Europe.

“The UK is a financial hub because of a good airport. Companies choose places to do business in that have a close proximity to other airports,” he said.

A third runway would cost an estimated HK$130 billion to build, although the projected economic benefits to the city have been put at HK$900 billion.

But the project has run into opposition from “green” groups. An environmental assessment is expected to be completed in about two years.

Melonie Chau Yuet-cheung, of Friends of the Earth, said building a third runway would inevitably worsen the environment in the area and the government should review whether it was really necessary.

“With a possible recession in the global economy, Hong Kong’s air traffic could drop, so will the demand for a third runway be met? Has the Airport Authority overestimated flight movements?” Chau asked.

“And with the expansion of airports in neighbouring cities like Shenzhen, where should the leading aviation hub in the Pearl River Delta be?”

Chau said city officials should discuss these questions with the central government, along with the airspace requirement issue.

She added: “The people must be given choices and be informed about the costs of the project, such as its impact on their lives and on traffic in the area.”

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Source URL (retrieved on Dec 3rd 2012, 9:55am): http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1096049/international-pilots-back-plan-third-runway-hong-kong-airport

Gasification of waste creates bio jet fuel for British Airways and Lufthansa and with Maersk for replacement bunker fuels

Dec 2nd, 2012
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British Airways pledges 10-year offtake agreement as GreenSky project with Solena gathers momentum

Fri 30 Nov 2012 – The British Airways and Solena GreenSky London project to build a sustainable jet biofuel facility in East London is gaining momentum, say the two partners. They won’t reveal the location but an exclusive option on a site for the facility and consent work has begun, with the aim of having it operational and in production by 2015. The airline has now confirmed its commitment to purchasing, at “market competitive” prices, the anticipated 50,000 tonnes of jet fuel produced annually by the plant for the next 10 years, which equates to around $500 million at today’s price for conventional jet kerosene. Barclays has been appointed as advisor to explore the optimal funding through export credit agencies and the consortium providing the facility’s key technology functions has also been announced. British Airways expects enough sustainable fuel be produced to power two per cent of its fleet departing from London Airports.

“We are delighted that the GreenSky London project is getting ever closer to fruition,” said Keith Williams, the Chief Executive of British Airways, which is aiming to reduce its net carbon emissions by 50% by 2050. “With world-class technology partners now in place, we are well on our way to making sustainable aviation fuel a reality by 2015.”

Around 500,000 tonnes of municipal waste normally sent to landfills will be converted annually into 50,000 tonnes of biodiesel, bionaphtha and renewable power at the facility as well as the 16 million gallons of jet fuel. Solena Fuels Corporation will provide the proprietary high-temperature gasification process that converts the waste into synthetic gas and the overall Integrated Biomass Gasification to Liquids (IBGTL) solution.

The Fischer-Tropsch reactors and catalyst that will convert the cleaned synthetic gas into liquid hydrocarbons, such as diesel and jet fuel, will be supplied by Oxford Catalysts. Marketed under the brand name Velocys, the company says its systems are significantly smaller than those using conventional technology, enabling modular plants that can be deployed more cost-effectively in remote locations and on smaller scales than is possible with competing systems. Fluor Corporation, which has extensive international experience in project execution and biofuel projects, is providing engineering services to support Solena and has started the pre-front end engineering and design for the project.

On the financing, a Competitive Letter of Interest has been obtained from one of the export credit agencies, including associated term funding. More than 150 jobs are expected to be created to operate the facility, with 1,000 workers involved during the construction.

An independent life-cycle assessment by UK-based North Energy Associates of the Solena jet biofuel showed that greenhouse gas savings exceeded both the 60% requirement of the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and the 50% minimum of the methodology established by the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB).

“Our GreenSky London project will provide clean, sustainable fuels at market competitive prices that will help address British Airways’ sustainability goals,” said Dr Robert Do, CEO of Solena. “The British Airways offtake agreement represents the largest advanced biofuel commitment ever made by an airline and clearly demonstrates the airline’s leadership and vision in achieving its carbon emission reduction targets.”

http://www.greenaironline.com/news.php?viewStory=1627

Solena Fuels News – see links below

November 30, 2012

British Airways pledges 10-year off-take agreement as GreenSky project with Solena gathers momentum

November 30, 2012

British Airways Press Release – GreenSky London

October 23, 2012

Airline Weekly – Waiting for a Breakthrough

September 28, 2012

Lufthansa turns to algae and municipal solid waste in quest for new sources of sustainable jet biofuel

September 18, 2012

Lufthansa and Solena sign biofuels MoU

September 12, 2012

Announcement of Solena Berlin

August 17, 2012

BA High Life – Q&A with British Airways CEO, Keith Williams

August 16, 2012

Dr. Robert Do, President & CEO of Solena Fuels Corporation  appointed CO-Chair of the ACORE Transportation Initiative

Pioneers in the Sustainable Aviation and Marine Fuels Market

Using our proprietary technology, Solena Fuels has developed a synthetic fuels solution and business model that addresses the historical challenges faced by the biofuels market. Solena’s synthetic fuel is a “drop-in” fuel that allows airlines and shipping companies to utilize a sustainable energy source without any changes to their engines or infrastructure. Our proprietary technology allows us to use a wide variety of heterogeneous waste feedstocks that do not compete with crops or use water. We partner with the end users of our fuel to develop a facility that allows them to sustainably operate their business.

The aviation and shipping industries consume large amounts of fuel that has traditionally been refined from fossil-based sources – predominately crude oil. The consumption of these fossil fuels is unsustainable, harms the environment and makes it difficult for airlines and shipping companies to operate their businesses. Various market drivers such as the inclusion of airlines into the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (beginning in 2012) and shipping companies incurring sulfur emission restrictions while coming into ports has accelerated the need for our solution. Solena Fuels is committed to helping its partners operate in a sustainable manner by producing a synthetic, drop-in, carbon neutral, low-sulphur fuel from waste biomass.

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To contact Solena Fuels with any questions or inquiries, please email our CFO, Brian Miloski, at miloski@solenafuels.com

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