In India, the Hindu Business Line newspaper reports sugar diversion to ethanol production is up 38% on this season through February 15 at 2.5 million metric tons, data from the Indian Sugar Mills Association shows. Sugar diversion was just 1.87 million tons during the same period last season. Mills expect to divert 1 million more […]
In Ireland, RTE reports that ethanol blending will double nationwide on April 1 to 10% from the current 5% in line with the country’s aim to achieve 51% carbon emissions reductions from 2030. E10 was already introduced in Northern Ireland last year when the United Kingdom rolled out the higher blend that is already available […]
In Minnesota, researchers, led by the University of Minnesota, US, have developed what they say is a new catalyst technology that can convert renewable feedstock, such as corn, into acrylic acid and acrylates, which can be used the traditional applications including paints, coatings and superabsorbent polymers used in disposable nappies. Publishing their research in the […]
In Washington, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) introduced three pieces of legislation to pump the breaks on President Biden’s reckless subsidization of the electric vehicle industry, research the potential of biofuels to power jet engines, and develop a commercially viable fuel cell system for cars and trucks powered exclusively by biofuels. Feenstra first introduced these […]
In Texas, Darling Ingredients Inc. announced Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. has chosen Darling Ingredients to recycle its used cooking oil into sustainable products, such as cleaner burning renewable diesel. Darling Ingredients’ restaurant service brand, DAR PRO Solutions, will collect and recycle used cooking oil from nearly all of the almost 2,400 Panda Express restaurants in the […]
In Massachusetts, Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. announced key advancements for enabling weed control for Camelina cultivation and for supporting grower adoption of this crop for the biofuel feedstock oil market. Control of broadleaf weeds is essential for the adoption and success of commercial crops in North America. The development of herbicide tolerant (HT) Camelina is a […]
In Germany, Liqvis GmbH and revis bioenergy GmbH have concluded an agreement on supplying Bio-LNG. Based on current planning, revis bioenergy GmbH will supply Liqvis with Bio-LNG from mid-2023. Bio-LNG is CO2-neutral and it is produced exclusively from advanced waste and residual agricultural materials in accordance with EU regulation RED II. In future, this will […]
In Denmark, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has – through its CI Advanced Bioenergy Fund I (CI ABF I) – acquired the biogas project Envo Biogas in Tønder, Denmark from Anaergia, a company based in Canada that develops large-scale facilities that convert organic waste to renewable fuels and electricity. The transaction marks the first investment of CI […]
In Finland, Neste and Wizz Air have agreed on the supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel from 2025 onwards. The agreement gives Wizz Air the opportunity to purchase 36,000 tons of Neste-produced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) per annum over a period of three years for the airline to use across its route network in […]
In the UK, bp, the official fuel supplier to the Repco Supercars Championship, announced that a new lower carbon fuel, bp E75 Racing Fuel, will debut in the Supercars from Round 1 in Newcastle. The new race fuel contains more than 80% of second generation fuel components that are sourced from renewable feedstocks. The Repco […]
