In Washington, Growth Energy, Renewable Fuels Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Biodiesel Board, American Coalition for Ethanol, and National Farmers Union opposed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) motion to remand but not vacate the 31 small refinery exemptions (SREs) the Trump Administration granted in August 2019. The coalition of biofuel and ag leaders […]
In New York state, S&P Global Platts announced it has launched a suite of 36 new daily prices to reflect the cost of reducing greenhouse gas emissions using biofuels. These new calculations, spreads and ratios use existing Platts assessments in global biofuels, refined product and carbon credit markets to give key insights to the actual […]
In Iowa, on August 12, 2021, the Iowa Utilities Board issued a letter approving the locations, dates, and times for a series of public informational meetings to inform landowners about a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline in Iowa by Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC. Summit Carbon filed its request for the meeting dates with the IUB on […]
In Australia, the McGowan Government will invest an additional A$61.5 million to supercharge Western Australia’s growing renewable hydrogen industry to create 21st century jobs and move towards a low-carbon future. A new A$50 million fund, included in the McGowan Government’s 2021-22 Budget, will be used to stimulate local demand for renewable hydrogen in transport and […]
In Washington, the USDA has forecast FY 2022 ethanol exports at $2.4 billion, up $200 million from FY 2021 thanks to a sharp increase in sales to Brazil and the UK. With the recent droughts followed by frosts in Brazil, the expectation is that there will be significantly increased import demand for ethanol while in […]
In the UAE, in line with the UAE’s latest initiative ”Operation 300 Billion. Make it in the UAE”, BioD has announced the commissioning of a biodiesel refinery in Dubai, Jebel-Ali Free Zone. The 30,000 metric ton per annum capacity refinery here is the second plant of the BioD group. The first, similar operation, started in […]
In India, the Press Trust of India reports that due to record diversion of sugarcane and molasses to ethanol production, sugar production for the coming 2021/22 season is expected to fall to 30.5 million metric tons compared to 30 million tons during the current 2020/21 season. While 2 million tons of sugar equivalent was diverted […]
In Alabama, supported by a $2 million U.S. Department of Energy award issued in 2018, as well as funding from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, insights from the project were recently highlighted by the journal Nature Communications — for obvious reasons. Despite tremendous investment over the past decades, developing viable efficient bioprocesses that […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) has again cut the biodiesel blending rate to 10% from the current 13% ahead of the next ANP biodiesel auction. A return to high soy prices has led to the policy shift which has happened periodically throughout the year as prices spike and push biodiesel […]
In the UK, Tottenham Hotspur has partnered with Sky to host the world’s first net zero carbon football game at an elite level. The September 19 game against Chelsea at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is supported by COP26 and the Premier League, and will be branded #GameZero, with the ambition of being net zero carbon. This […]
