In Illinois, Caterpillar Inc. announced a three-year project with Minnesota-based District Energy St. Paul to demonstrate a hydrogen-fueled combined heat and power (CHP) system. The project is supported and partially funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and backed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. CHP systems from Caterpillar provide both electricity and heat simultaneously, […]
In Brazil, Platts reports hydrous ethanol prices in the key center-south producing region have slid by $193.67 per cubic meter to $765.29 from the highs seen in mid-April when the slow start to the sugarcane crush tightened supplies. On May 25, the Chamber of Deputies voted to cap the ICMS tax at 17% to help […]
In New Zealand, timber is estimated to make up 12.5 per cent of all waste going to New Zealand landfills each year. It’s a growing environmental problem, but there is a solution – and they call it ‘The Beast’. This specialized piece of heavy machinery takes pride of place at a new construction and demolition waste processing facility in Auckland operated […]
In India, Platts reports that ethanol imports may be needed in some regions of the country to achieve the ambitious 20% blending mandate by 2025/26 as non-key sugarcane regions struggle to get production capacity up in time. India has been pushing to not only divert sugar production to ethanol via heavy-B and heavy-C molasses but […]
In Pakistan, the News International reports that Punjab is considering applying a 2.5-cent per liter excise duty on ethanol as a way to boost government coffers without heavily imposing on consumers. The duty could bring in $101.2 million per year to the state’s budget. In the past, a smaller excise duty was lobbed on ethanol […]
In Michigan, an integrated approach to land management practices in the U.S. can reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere far more than earlier estimates based on separate approaches, Michigan State University researchers say. Their research was published May 31 in the journal Global Change Biology. Researchers are now finding how combining those practices might reduce […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that although a final decision has not yet been made, sources believe the Biden Administration will choose to increase biofuel blending for 2021 above the 13.32 billion gallons first proposed in December. Ethanol blending for last year was already well above that level at about 13.94 billion gallons. A meeting was […]
In Spain, Europa Press reports the Department of Urban Planning of the Cartagena City Council has authorized the installation of new units in Repsol, within the C-46 project, for an amount of 3,465,940 euros for the production of biofuels. On March 7, the company began the construction of the first advanced biofuels plant in Spain, […]
In Canada, Cresta Funds Management has chosen Topsoe’s HydroFlexTM solution for revamping the Braya Renewable Fuels refinery (Braya) in Newfoundland, Canada. The refinery will produce up to 18,000 barrels per day of Renewable Diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) initially and the capacity will increase further in various stages of expansion. The startup of the […]
In Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines will operate the first passenger flight using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) between Kuala Lumpur – Singapore via MH603 and Singapore – Kuala Lumpur via MH606 on June 5, 2022 in conjunction with World Environment Day. The dedicated SAF-powered flights on 5 June will be operated on the Boeing 737-800 aircraft, using […]
