In Peru, En Linea reports the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor ‘s Office has been carrying out the simultaneous search of 15 properties since this morning, as part of the investigations into alleged irregularities in the tender for the purchase of biodiesel between Petroperú and Heaven Petroleum Operators. The Megaoperativo Resplandor 2022, which is carried out in conjunction […]
In France, Global Bioenergies has been awarded a €500,000 subsidy to complete construction of the Pomacle production unit and start marketing its innovative ingredients to the cosmetics industry. Global Bioenergies announced last spring the decision to build a production unit on the Pomacle site, near Reims. The first phase of the work was launched in […]
In Ohio, a team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Ohio State University (OSU) scientists has devised a procedure for making bio-butanol from sweet sorghum bagasse. Bio-butanol derived from cellulosic sugars in agricultural wastes is appealing because of its potential to lessen the reliance on gasoline and other nonrenewable fuels. Bio-butanol, along with ethanol, is […]
In Canada, recognizing the unique opportunities that clean fuels present for Indigenous businesses and communities, the Government of Canada is helping grow their domestic production capacity while strengthening the economy, creating good, sustainable jobs and supporting workers in the natural resource sectors. The Honorable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, launched a call for proposals […]
In Illinois, LanzaJet has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Marquis Sustainable Aviation Fuel to construct a 120 million gallons per year integrated sustainable fuels plant in the U.S. using low-carbon intensity feedstocks to produce SAF and renewable diesel via the LanzaJet™ Alcohol-to-Jet process. The plant will employ on-site carbon capture and sequestration […]
In Canada, the Ocean Supercluster announced its largest project to date, the C$65 million Clean Ocean Advanced Biofuels Project. In the project, Ontario-based Valent will work with a pan-Canadian team to produce Canada’s first renewable diesel from abundantly available agricultural and forestry by-products. A major ocean industry challenge is the need for a range of […]
In California, U.S. biodiesel prices skyrocketed in 2021, and their growth is to continue this year, a recent report published by market research firm IndexBox reveals. According to USDA data, the average spot FOB export price for biodiesel B100 from the plants in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio reached $5.58 per gallon in November 2021, surging […]
In Sweden, liquefied biogas is one of the keys to fossil-free shipping – but lack of supply is a major issue. The Swedish shipping company Furetank has signed a letter of intent with Eskilstuna Biogas, enabling the development of a new biogas plant producing around 5,000 metric tons of LBG annually. Furetank commits to buying […]
In Tennessee, Eco-Energy LLC announced the establishment of Eco-Specialty Alcohols, Eco-Energy’s high-purity alcohol marketing and trading division. Eco-Specialty Alcohols leverages Eco-Energy’s ethanol marketing relationships to supply high-purity alcohol to customers. High-purity alcohol applications range from beverage and food to personal care products, institutional and home cleaning, consumer products, and chemical intermediates. Eco-Specialty Alcohols helps producers […]
In Nevada, Comstock Mining Inc. announced its submission of comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency calling for enhanced regulations governing the use of biomass-derived intermediates in the production of renewable fuels that qualify for federal incentives under the EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard. Comstock’s patented, patent-pending and proprietary portfolio of breakthrough Cellulosic Fuels technologies efficiently […]
