In Washington, according to Energy Information Administration data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association for the week ending November 11, ethanol production declined 3.8 percent to a five-week low of 1.011 million b/d, equivalent to 42.46 million gallons daily. Production was 4.6 percent lower than the same week last year and 2.2 percent below the […]
In Kansas, Kansas State University researchers are part of a five-year collaborative grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to improve oilseed crops for use as biofuels and other bioproducts. The researchers received nearly $1.9 million to better understand how changing the biochemistry of oilseed plants alters their oil production. The research group is working […]
In India, the Hindustan Times newspaper reports that Haryana’s state government will support cooperative sugarcane mills so that all of them can set up ethanol production. Thanks to increasing ethanol demand in line with the country’s upcoming 20% ethanol blending mandate and the introduction of flex-fuel vehicles in the country, the state government believes having […]
In Illinois, United Airlines Ventures announced a strategic investment in NEXT Renewable Fuels (NEXT), which is permitting a flagship biofuel refinery in Port Westward, Oregon, with expected production beginning in 2026. NEXT is a Houston-based company developing the biorefinery which, at full production, could produce up to 50,000 barrels per day of Sustainable Aviation Fuel […]
In Japan, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that its group company, AQUARIUS LNG SHIPPING LIMITED has conducted sea trials of its owned LNG carrier, Papua, using biofuel. Approximately 1,500 tons of biofuel was supplied by ExxonMobil Marine Limited on the vessel at Port of Singapore. The biofuel is expected to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. […]
In Canada, Reconciliation Energy Transition Inc., with ENGlobal Corporation and Rangeland Engineering Canada Corp announced their partnership, Green Energy Transformation Inc. (“GETI”) with the objective to develop sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel biofuel projects in Canada. The GETI Partnership team draws from significant strengths within each group, to create Indigenous partnerships in the energy […]
In Spain, Telde Actualidad reports Atlantic Biofuels will open a biodiesel facility in the El Goro Business Park (Telde). The project, called Nave Biodiesel Canarias, has been in the public information phase since last week for a period of 30 business days. The procedure began on June 21. The plant will be installed in a […]
In Japan, Sojitz Group company Phenix Jet Cayman SEZC completed its first international business jet flight outbound from Japan using “SUSTEO,” a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) brand manufactured and sold in Japan by Euglena Co., Ltd. on September 30th. Euglena’s “SUSTEO” is a SAF brand manufactured from raw materials such as used cooking oil and […]
In Austria, OMV and Wood signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enter into a mutually exclusive collaboration agreement for the commercial licensing of OMV’s proprietary ReOil technology. The two companies aim to agree on a binding cooperation by mid-2023. ReOil® is a patented chemical recycling technology developed by OMV, which converts end-of-life plastic waste into […]
In Washington, FERN’s Ag Insider reports Clean Fuels America Alliance wants the Environmental Protection Agency to boost the 2024 advanced biofuels blending mandate to 7.63 billion gallons, 36% higher than this year. For 2023, the group wants the EPA to boost the blending mandate by 500,000 gallons. It argues that with the massive influx of […]
