In Iowa, agricultural economic experts released a new study that found Iowa ethanol production is at a crossroads. Without viable access to carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), Iowa could see 75 percent of its ethanol production migrate to states that facilitate sequestration. The study, conducted by Decision Innovation Solutions (DIS), determined that current market and policy […]
In India, the Business Standard newspaper reports that Shree Renuka Sugars is launching a major ethanol production capacity expansion project where its Athani distillery will produce 450,000 liters of ethanol per day from the current 300,000 liters while its Munoli distillery will more than trip to 500,000 liters per day from the current 150,000 liters. […]
In Indiana, Cummins Inc. announced it will launch the next engine in the fuel-agnostic series, the X10, in North America in 2026. This engine, named as part of the X engine family, is uniquely positioned to replace both the L9 and the X12 with the versatility to serve both medium and heavy-duty applications. It will […]
In Belgium, hydrogen plays a key role in our European Green Deal and in the REPowerEU plan. Upscaling the use of renewable hydrogen, ammonia and other derivatives will accelerate the decarbonisation of our energy system and greatly reduce the EU’s dependence on Russian imported fossil fuels. Defining now the conditions under which hydrogen can be […]
In the UK, Isle of Wight radio reports that Black Dog Biogas has teamed up with Solo Agency to produce more than 950,000 kWh of electricity using turf from the island’s famous festival site, more than double what the festival consumes. Grass is to be harvested before and after the event held every June. Since […]
In Nebraska, KETV reports a federal district court has temporarily frozen AltEn’s assets following the petition for an injunction from the seed companies that have so far spent $28 million to clean up the environmental pollution caused by the biofuel company using treated seed corn as ethanol feedstock. The companies want to recoup some of […]
In Illinois, a common environmental bacterium, Comamonas testosteroni, could someday become nature’s plastic recycling center. While most bacteria prefer to eat sugars, C. testosteroni, instead, has a natural appetite for complex waste from plants and plastics. In a new Northwestern University-led study, researchers have, for the first time, deciphered the metabolic mechanisms that enable C. […]
In Iowa, Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding its proposed rulemaking and volume obligations for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for 2023, 2024 and 2025. Iowa is the undisputed national leader in biofuels production, with 42 ethanol biorefineries and 11 biodiesel facilities producing 4.5 billion […]
In Finland, Neste and Scania are piloting a digital solution that enables easy follow-up and verification of each truck’s usage of renewable fuels. Combining data from Scania Fleet Management Portal enriched with Neste’s fuel emission data, the solution provides Scania’s fleet management customers with accurate, up-to-date data for their greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reporting and […]
In Sweden, after a careful and thorough planning and permit process, Gasum is starting the construction work on its latest biogas plant project in the Swedish community of Götene. The plant will be producing 120 gigawatt hours (GWh) worth of liquefied biogas or LBG per year from early 2025 onwards. Biogas is a fully renewable […]
