In Spain, Cadena Ser reports the energy crisis has aroused interest in finally opening the never-used Toreno biodiesel plant. Belonging to an American investor who did not manage to open the facilities once they were finished a dozen years ago due to the lack of competitiveness of the fuel, the plant has remained intact and […]
In California, Aemetis Biogas achieved a significant milestone by successfully completing testing of the $12 million dairy biogas-to-RNG upgrading and compression facility for the Aemetis Biogas Dairy Digester Project in California. The biogas upgrading unit is co-located at the Aemetis Advanced Fuels Keyes ethanol plant near Modesto, California and adjacent to the utility natural gas […]
In Switzerland, Synhelion and INERATEC have joined forces to decarbonize the transportation sector and help it achieve its ambitious net-zero target. By combining their complementing technologies, the climate pioneers can scale their respective clean technologies, paving the way for solar fuels to replace fossil fuels. While electrification is a viable option for many sectors, fuel-intensive […]
In Washington, sales of E15, a gasoline blend containing 15 percent ethanol, hit a record 814 million gallons in 2021, according to a new analysis from the Renewable Fuels Association. The 2021 volume represented a 62 percent increase over the prior year and was nearly double pre-pandemic sales volumes in 2019. However, RFA notes, this success […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports the Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira expects area planted under GMO sugarcane will double this season, reaching 70,000 hectares. The CTC has developed four varieties of GMO cane but the one currently being planted is resisted to cane borers, pests that cause more than $1 billion in damage to the Brazilian sugar […]
In Pennsylvania, researchers Lehigh University in the U.S. and Cardiff University in the U.K. have pioneered a bimetallic catalysis technique using gold and palladium nanoparticles on a conductive support that could lead to new design pathways for greener production of renewable bio-derived fuels and chemicals. The results of this collaboration are described in a paper, […]
In Washington, Reuters reports the Environmental Protection Agency is set to finally make its decision regarding 36 applications for small refinery exemptions under the Renewable Fuel Standard. A government notice said the agency would make the announcement Thursday. Although the EPA rejected 65 pending SRE applications in December, it still has a pending backlog of […]
In India, Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd. (TEIL) announced the commencement of a new multi-feed distillery, with a production capacity of 160,000 liter per day at Milak Narayanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The new distillery will increase TEIL’s production capacity from the current 320,000 LPD to 480,000 LPD. This expansion of the distillery at Milak Narayanpur is […]
In France, Veolia launched the world’s largest biorefinery project producing CO2-neutral bio-methanol from a pulp mill, located in Finland. The project allows to unlock the potential of this alternative source of feedstock for biofuel that is almost completely unexplored to date. Developed in close cooperation with Metsä Fibre, the largest cooperative forestry association in Europe, […]
In Mississippi, Enviva Inc. invest approximately $250 million in Bond, Mississippi to build a new wood pellet production plant. The facility is a key component of the company’s growth strategy to double production capacity from the current 6.2 million metric tons annually to approximately 13 million metric tons annually over the next five years. The […]
