In Nigeria, AgroNigeria reports the country expects to reduce foreign exchange costs of more the $2.9 billion thanks to the Cassava Bio ethanol Value Chain Development Project to supply ethanol for blending with gasoline and reducing refined gasoline imports. Nigeria is a net fossil fuel exporter but imports most of its refined petroleum products. The […]
In Illinois, Illinois farmers stand ready to deliver cleaner, more affordable fuel, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi called on President Trump to end his administration’s obstruction of year-round access to E15 and allow lower-cost ethanol blends to reach consumers: “Illinois farmers are ready to deliver cleaner, more affordable fuel—but the Trump Administration and its allies keep standing […]
In South Korea, a joint research team from UNIST and the University of California, Berkeley, has unveiled a novel microbial process to convert carbon dioxide (CO₂) into butanol, an environmentally friendly fuel. This innovative approach utilizes a continuous bioprocess involving two specialized microorganisms working in tandem. The system links two microorganisms in a streamlined production […]
In Washington, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined her colleagues in introducing the bipartisan Securing America’s Fuels Act to strengthen the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry while supporting American-grown crops and cleaner aviation fuel. Building on an Ernst-led amendment during the Working Families and Tax Cuts discussion, this legislation would reinstate the SAF bonus credit […]
In Iowa, Fluid Quip Technologies (FQT) has been selected as the primary engineering, integration, and construction partner for a comprehensive modernization of Chief Ethanol – Hastings, one of the longest operating ethanol plants in the United States. The project will revamp and upgrade the facility’s core process systems to deliver a next-generation, energy-efficient ethanol production […]
In France, bioethanol consumption blended in gasoline (unleaded gasoline and Superethanol-E85) increased by 15%, or more than 19 million hectolitres of bioethanol consumed in France in 2025. Superethanol-E85 represents 1 in 3 litres of ethanol consumed in gasolines in France. In 2025, the bioethanol consumed in France made it possible to replace the equivalent of […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production fell to the lowest since mid-April 2024 to an average of 956,000 barrels per day due to Winter Storm Fern. Despite lower production, exports reached the third highest level ever seen at 216,000 barrels per day. The combination of lower production and […]
In Tennesee, FedEx introduced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at two more U.S. airports towards the end of last year: Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). With these two additional deployments, FedEx began using blended SAF at a total of five major U.S. airports in 2025. Combined, these agreements […]
In France, Valtris Specialty Chemicals successfully closed the previously announced sale of its Champlor Renewables business located in Baleycourt, France to Avril Industrie. Champlor Renewables specializes in rapeseed crushing, refining, and biodiesel production. Located in the heart of one of France’s main rapeseed-growing regions, the business processes approximately 400,000 tons of seeds per year. Valtris […]
In Texas, Abundia Global Impact Group, Inc. has appointed Burns & McDonnell as its lead engineer to deliver the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) package for its first waste-plastics-to-renewable products recycling facility in Baytown, Texas. Completing this milestone is a material step in Abundia’s path to the commercialization of its renewable chemicals and fuels division. […]
