In South Dakota, a 40 percent increase in biofuel production capacity, an on-site solar farm and a company roadmap to net carbon neutrality highlighted a year focused on sustainability for POET, the world’s largest biofuel producer. “Every person, every business has a responsibility to keep moving our world toward sustainability,” POET Founder & CEO Jeff […]
In Brazil, Platts reports that high sugar prices are likely to keep mills focused on sugar production rather than ethanol in 2022, leading to continued high ethanol prices. As usual, the first part of the crush that officially kicks off in April will likely see more ethanol than sugar production, but Platts estimates 46.2% of […]
In Arkansas, JD Supra reports the state’s Department of Environmental Quality as fined Solfuels $4,500 for three violations of its air permit during the compliance period of September 1, 2017, through January 31, 2021 following inspections in early March. That is despite the fact the facility was shut between November 28, 2019, through January 28, […]
In Nebraska, DTN reports Archer Daniels Midland wants the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska to throw out Green Plains’ suit against it that claims ethanol price manipulation. Green Plains filed the suit in October after the U.S. District Court for the District of Central Illinois dismissed a similar suit in August, saying […]
In California, the Christian Science Monitor reports that SB 1382, passed in 2016, comes into effect on January 1 that requires cities and counties to not only divert organic waste from landfills but that it must be used for composting or bioenergy production. The law also requires those government entities to then use that energy […]
In South Korea, fuel cells that generate clean electricity by breaking down urea―a common organic molecule―could become a great resource to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. However, state-of-the-art catalysts for these cells require precious metals, making them prohibitively expensive for mass production. To tackle this issue, scientists from the Korean Maritime & Ocean University explored […]
In Iowa, IARN Radio reports State Senator Tom Shipley expects the next session of the state legislature to take up again Governor Reynolds’ bill seeking to mandate E15 as the minimum blend at the pumps after it failed to pass during the 2021 session. Higher biodiesel blends were also included in the bill. Fuel retailers […]
In Texas, Darling Ingredients Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the shares of Valley Proteins, Inc. for approximately $1.1 billion in cash. Valley Proteins operates 18 major rendering and used cooking oil facilities throughout the southern, southeast and mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S. Valley employs 1,900 employees and operates a […]
In Brazil, in January Petrobras and Vibra will begin testing the new Diesel R5 (with 5% renewable content) produced at the Getúlio Vargas Refinery (Repar). Three bus lines operated by Auto Viação Redentor, in Curitiba, Paraná, will run on the new fuel for the next six months. During the period, around 120,000 liters of fuel […]
In Italy, SAGAT SpA, the Torino Airport Management Company, and the Snam Group, through its subsidiary Renovit, which specializes in energy efficiency solutions, have signed a term sheet for the construction of a “hydrogen-ready” fuel cell system in cogeneration mode with a capacity of 1.2 MW at Torino Airport. The fuel cell, designed and developed […]
