In Florida, the owner of a company that produced and sold renewable fuel and fuel credits was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release, and to pay $2,857,029 in restitution and a $150,000 fine, for his role in a scheme that generated over $7 million in fraudulent Environmental […]
In Japan, Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., Showa Sangyo Co., Ltd. Boso oil and fat Co., Ltd. Phytochem Products Inc. and Tohoku University have jointly announced the commencement of a demonstration project at Yamagata Airport. This project uses biodiesel produced from byproducts generated during the rice bran oil manufacturing process, to power one of JAL’s airport […]
In South Africa, the Localisation Support Fund published its latest research: the South African Sorghum Bioethanol Study, prepared by Blueprint Holdings (Pty) Ltd. South Africa imports nearly all of its liquid fuel. Two of its largest refineries closed in 2022 and 2023. Gasoline prices have doubled in a decade. Against that backdrop, this study asks […]
In Indiana, converting aquaculture sludge with a natural microbial process into a viable renewable biofuel presents a mind-numbing chess match of biochemical variables. This process — anaerobic digestion — involves microbes operating in a no-oxygen environment. Researchers from Purdue University are steadily developing new strategies for controlling the complex variables of anaerobic digestion, a naturally […]
In Zimbabwe, the Herald newspaper reports the government is planning to shift gears and move its sugarcane industry more fully away from sugar production focus on ethanol. It plans to produce 600 million liters of ethanol by 2035, up from the current 155 million liters. Currently blending 20% ethanol, Zimbabwe first implemented ethanol blending in […]
In Texas, KBR says NorSAF has selected KBR’s proprietary PureSAF® technology for what is set to become the largest SAF and e-SAF production plant in Northern Europe. Under the agreement, KBR will license the proprietary PureSAF technology, invented and developed by Swedish Biofuels AB for NorSAF’s new plant, which is expected to produce 100,000 tons […]
In Japan, All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) released the second edition of their joint report, “Toward Net Zero CO2 Emissions from Air Transport in 2050,” outlining the current state of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Japan and the actions needed to support aviation decarbonization. The report calls for a society-wide effort to […]
In North Carolina, BASF and Arva announced a strategic collaboration to help biofuel producers and farmers capture the full value of the Clean Fuel Production Credit (Section 45Z) once the implementing regulations are finalized. Together, the companies will connect biorefineries with verified low-carbon intensity (CI) grainthrough both farmer-direct and commercial channels, rewarding farmers for their […]
In Thailand, Thai Automobile Industry Association, together with the Department of Energy Business and Oil Dealers, recently held a press conference confirming that 1,135 models from 15 brands can use diesel B20 without affecting engine efficiency and still receive the guarantee according to the company’s conditions. The Motor Vehicle Association joined forces with the Ministry […]
In North Dakota, Cavalier County Job Development Authority, Ecostrat and the BDO Zone Initiative to announced the issue of a BDO Zone ‘A’ Rating for Cavalier County, North Dakota. The BDO Zone is the first Rating in the state of North Dakota and the first Rating in the United States for canola seed, rated for […]
