In Belgium, Aviation 24 reported that Brussels Airport is driving the adoption of sustainable aviation fuel with the backing of federal government support. The airport is initiating a financial incentive program, enabled by government support, to promote SAF utilization. This incentive, available to all airlines departing from Brussels Airport in 2024, aims to mitigate the […]
In Iowa, Agrinews reported that the Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol NASCAR race will showcase the performance of ethanol. “I am pleased to share with the NASCAR family, why choosing higher blends of ethanol benefits everyone,” said Stan Nelson, a farmer from Middletown and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board president. “We can make a […]
In Argentina, TN reported that a report by the Rosario Grain Exchange stated that the production of ethanol production was expected to decline by 1% year-on-year in 2023 after three consecutive years of growth. Last year, this industry reached a record production of 1.16 million cubic meters. “This fall is far from being catastrophic, with […]
In Brazil, Petro Noticias reported that according to growth estimates from the National Corn Ethanol Union (UNEM), corn ethanol production in Brazil is expected to reach 11 billion liters in the 2030/31 campaign, up from the 6.5 billion liters in 2023/24. “Even with favorable future prospects, the profitability scenario of the Brazilian corn ethanol industry […]
In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that trade and employer association Danish Shipping said that more than half of new vessels currently being built for Danish shipping companies will be able to sail on green fuels. Danish shipping companies currently have 67 new ships in the order book, which will be delivered from shipyards around […]
In Argentina, Infobae reported that the Ministry of Energy authorized an increase in biofuels prices of between 28.5% and 34.4%, which will result in greater pressure on the value of gasoline and diesel. The law obliges local oil companies to buy biofuels to blend with gasoline and diesel. According to the rules published by the […]
In Cambodia, the Phnom Penh Post reported that six Chinese companies have expressed interest in establishing cashew processing plants in Cambodia, with one specializing in producing Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (CNSL), according to the Cashew Nut Association of Cambodia (CAC). According to the report, CNSL can be transformed into a cost-effective biofuel. Uon Silot, president […]
In China, Xinhua reported that ethanol production equipment with an annual output of 600,000 tons went into trial last week in Huaibei City, in east China’s Anhui Province. The equipment can convert coke oven gas into ethanol, according to the report. The equipment was jointly developed by the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) under […]
In North Dakota, Biomass Magazine reported that a research supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), a team of scientists from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Gross-Wen Technologies, and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago examined the unique properties of phosphorus uptake in the algal strains living in […]
In Pakistan, Pakistan Observer reported that the Balochistan government was making efforts to establish a solid waste energy plant on a public-private partnership basis in the provincial capital to generate electricity and bio-gas from domestic waste. The Secretary of Local Government, Administrator of Quetta Metropolitan Corporation and District administration have been working to establish a […]
