In Spain, Canarias 7 reports a researcher at the University of La Laguna (ULL) has invented a utility model on a catalyst to produce biodiesel, which has been accredited by the Patent and Trademark Office and in which pumice, a volcanic material, is used as a support. abundant and inexpensive. The invention refers specifically to […]
In Iowa, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds unveiled her 2022 Biofuel Access Bill (HSB 594) to continue Iowa’s national leadership in providing widespread access to higher biofuel blends, including offering E15 statewide by 2026 and updating the E15 promotion tax credit to $0.09 per gallon year-round through 2025. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor released the following […]
In Texas, KBR has been awarded an engineering contract by Biojet AS for a concept study for its renewable energy facility in Ringerike, Norway. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will perform technology evaluations, early engineering and project development for Biojet’s project to convert forestry residues to renewable and sustainable green fuels. Earlier this month, ExxonMobil bought […]
In Germany, a new list shows the trucks, buses, engines, and other commercial vehicles that have been approved by the manufacturers to run on higher blends of biodiesel. They can be fueled with a proportion of 10 percent (B10), 20 percent (B20), 30 percent (B30) or pure biodiesel (B100). Almost all well-known vehicle and engine […]
In Indiana, Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. announced the closing of the offering for $325 million 2027 senior unsecured notes. The Partnership intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering, along with cash on hand, to fund the previously announced redemption of all outstanding 7.75% Senior Notes due 2023 and pay related expenses. In […]
In Canada, the Ontario government is supporting a more than C$37 million investment by Kawartha Ethanol with C$2.5 million through the Ontario Together Fund. The new investment will help the Havelock-based company expand its local production capabilities to manufacture high-grade, pure ethanol for hand sanitizers and disinfectants to help our continued fight against COVID-19. Supporting […]
In the Netherlands, VARO Energy Group and GPS Group announced the successful completion of a new railway line and ethanol storage tanks, which will be operated as of February 1, 2022. Located in the Port of Amsterdam, the world’s largest trading and blending hub for fuels, this new infrastructure is state-of-the-art and one of very […]
In Washington, Reuters reports Environmental Protection Agency data shows that December saw D6 RIN production increase to about 1.30 billion ethanol compared to 1.26 billion the month prior, in line with high ethanol production runs while crushing margins were still high. D4 biodiesel RIN production also rose, reaching 576 million compared to 464 million in […]
In Michigan, a new study from the Michigan State University Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory shows how some algae can protect themselves when the oxygen they produce impairs their photosynthetic activity. The discovery also answers a long-standing question about how algae survive when CO2 levels are low. The findings of this research were recently published […]
In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new effort under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to streamline the review of new chemicals that could be used to displace current, higher greenhouse gas emitting transportation fuels. Through this effort, the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention’s (OCSPP) New Chemicals Division (NCD) […]
