In Malaysia, Reuters reports that following pushback from the national biodiesel association, the commodities minister confirmed it will keep biodiesel blending levels where they are, a policy that is contrary to comments made by the palm oil board calling for lower biodiesel blending in response to tight vegetable oil markets, high fuel prices and the […]
In Texas, Compass Datacenters has announced a new partnership with Foster Fuels, making Compass the first data center provider to use Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil-based biodiesel (HVO) to fuel its on-site generators. Foster Fuels will serve as Compass’ preferred green diesel provider, reaffirming both organizations’ commitment to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reduction. “The Foster Fuels partnership is […]
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, […]
