In South Africa, Sasol has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Northern Cape Development Agency (NCEDA) to lead the feasibility study to explore the potential of Boegoebaai as an export hub for green hydrogen and ammonia. This study is expected to take approximately 24 months. The outcomes of this feasibility study will determine […]
In Missouri, the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) announced a three-week sponsorship of National Public Radio (NPR) as part of a comprehensive educational campaign aimed at decision-makers and the public. The 15-second spot will air on some of NPR’s most listened to programs including Morning Edition, All Things Considered and 1A. NBB is sponsoring a total […]
In India, Business Today reports the central government has slammed a recent Bloomberg story that said the country’s policy shift towards crops such as rice and corn instead of wastes as before will put India’s food security at risk. It called the report “unfounded, malicious and bereft of facts”. The petroleum and natural gas ministry […]
In Brazil, Platts reports the hydrous ethanol price parity against gasoline was the highest since April 2016 last week at 76.59%. Typically, drivers start to rethink filling up with E100 once the price of ethanol goes above 70%, ethanol’s energy content versus gasoline. Sugarcane mills have been favoring sugar production and anhydrous ethanol production over […]
In New Hampshire, a Dartmouth Engineering Professor will lead new research funded by a $1.2 million, three-year grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to investigate the use of biomass to produce next-generation fuels and chemicals. The researchers’ goal is to use C. thermocellum, a type of bacteria that is a promising candidate for […]
In South Africa, Bloomberg reports the South African Sugar Association is discussing with the government the possibility of converting the sugar it exports at a loss, some 800,000 metric tons annually, into ethanol from domestic consumption instead. Doing so would turn the finances of the sugar mills and sugarcane farmers around, but only if the […]
In Canada, Arbios Biotech, a joint venture of Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor) and Licella Holdings Ltd., will proceed with the development of a pioneering biomass to low carbon biofuel plant in Prince George, British Columbia. The plant will use innovative, first-of-a-kind technology to convert sawmill residues, primarily bark, into high value renewable biocrude which […]
In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association says U.S. ethanol exports in August saw substantial improvement from the prior month’s slump, expanding 56% to 80.48 million gallons (mg). Canada was the top destination for the fifth straight month with imports of 33.9 mg, the largest volume since March (representing 42% of the August U.S. ethanol export market). Given […]
In the UK, Tank Storage Magazine reports Stanlow Terminals has invested $678,680 in re-lining three of its biofuel tanks with a new coating system to extend their longevity for a customer, in part to help with the roll out of the new E10 mandate. From a storage and logistics perspective, this has resulted in increased […]
In Indonesia, the Jakarta Globe newspaper reports that Pertamina successfully flew a CN-235 propeller aircraft using a 2.4% blend of the company’s Bioavtur aviation biofuel. The flight from Jakarta to Bandung was the first test flight using the fuel that is produced from palm oil. Bioavtur production is set to start at Pertamina’s refinery in […]
