In Belgium, Reuters reports the European Commission’s 2021-2031 Agricultural Outlook estimates that by 2031 European biofuel consumption will fall 24% to 14.3 billion liters with palm oil imports sinking to 4 million metric tons from 6.5 million tons this year. The Commission estimates biofuel consumption will peak in 2023 at 18.9 billion liters and begin […]
In Georgia, carinata, also known as Ethiopian mustard, is an oilseed crop that can be grown across the southern U.S. during winter months. The oil obtained from crushed carinata seeds can be refined to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). This could reduce up to 68 percent of carbon emissions compared to a unit of conventional […]
In India, the Business Standard newspaper reports ethanol blending reached a record level of 8.1% at 3.03 billion liters during 2020/21 as the country heads towards 10% in the season that just began on November 1 and 20% by 2025. Sugar mills recently sent a letter to the Prime Minister complaining that some oil marketing […]
In India, Praj Industries Limited announced a new, innovative solution to process sugarcane juice into a new sustainable feedstock BIOSYRUP for round the year ethanol production. Sugarcane juice is a perishable and seasonal feedstock that cannot be stored for more than 24 hours. Praj has developed a patented technology to process cane juice into conditioned […]
In Illinois, Honeywell announced that a CVR Energy, Inc. subsidiary has selected Honeywell UOP Ecofining technology to study conversion of seed oils, tallow and white/yellow greases into renewable diesel fuel at its facility in Coffeyville, Kansas. CVR Energy is currently evaluating the conversion of an existing hydroprocessing unit at the plant to a single-stage Ecofining […]
In Iowa, VERBIO has commenced production at its new production plant in Nevada (Iowa, USA). The plant will generate biomethane from maize straw, and is the first large-scale commercial plant in the USA to use the technology developed by VERBIO. After a construction period of two-and-a-half years Greg Faith, Managing Director of VERBIO Nevada LLC, […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA will make up to $800 million available to support biofuel producers and infrastructure. The announcement includes $700 million to provide economic relief to biofuel producers and restore renewable fuel markets affected by the pandemic. The Department will make the funds available through […]
In Illinois, B100 is one step closer to being a reality for commercial fleet operations thanks to the results of a pilot program that tested the fuel in five class-8 over-the-road trucks. The pilot, which was a collaboration among ADM, Optimus Technologies, Illinois Soybean Association, American Lung Association and the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council, opens […]
In Washington, Dow Jones reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production has rebounded to near record production to an average of 1.09 million barrels per day last week. Production has fallen back to 1.035 million barrels the week prior while analysts expected production for the week ending December 3 to remain around similar levels […]
In Iowa, single-celled fungus yeast is essential to humans, a linchpin in the production of bread, beer, wine, and biofuels, among many applications. Now, biologists at the University of Iowa have found that a new type of genetic variation in yeast can improve ethanol production. In a recent study, the biologists report from experiments that yeast […]
