In Denmark, the BBC reports the Prime Minister announced that she wants all domestic flights to be fossil fuel free by 2030. Although she admitted that it would be a major challenge to achieve, she said Denmark needed to lead the way to push for the energy transition in aviation. Sweden last year announced it […]
In South Korea, Platts reports that it expects industrial ethanol prices to rise in Asia due to higher ethanol prices in Brazil, the region’s traditional supplier. With Brazilian sugarcane mills focused on producing more sugar thanks to high prices for the commodity, ethanol supplies are reduced and therefore prices are higher than they typically would […]
In India, the Hindu Business Line reports that during the past four years, sugar mills have earned $4.7 billion from ethanol sales which has gone a long way towards helping pay off farmer dues. During the 2020/21 sugar year that ended in September, 2.2 million metric tons of sugar was diverted towards ethanol production. The […]
In Wisconsin, researchers at UW–Madison’s Wisconsin Energy Institute have published a new study on how to transform the solid leftovers of cow manure into versatile chemicals called medium chain fatty acids. These fatty acids are valued because they can be used to make biodiesel to power a car or into green jet fuels. The versatile building […]
In India, the New Indian Express reports that Karnataka is preparing to implement an ethanol blending policy in the state to help further support sugarcane mills in the key sugar-growing region. The state’s sugar minister announced that a research task force will be developed to support the development of the new blending policy, the level […]
In Kenya, Team KOKO has celebrated the company’s latest sales milestone, with more than 300,000 household subscribers on our clean fuel and carbon platform in Kenya. KOKO Fuel was launched to the market in late 2019 and has battled major supply-side and market disruptions since the outbreak of COVID-19. Despite this, we are on track […]
In South Dakota, a 40 percent increase in biofuel production capacity, an on-site solar farm and a company roadmap to net carbon neutrality highlighted a year focused on sustainability for POET, the world’s largest biofuel producer. “Every person, every business has a responsibility to keep moving our world toward sustainability,” POET Founder & CEO Jeff […]
In Brazil, Platts reports that high sugar prices are likely to keep mills focused on sugar production rather than ethanol in 2022, leading to continued high ethanol prices. As usual, the first part of the crush that officially kicks off in April will likely see more ethanol than sugar production, but Platts estimates 46.2% of […]
In Arkansas, JD Supra reports the state’s Department of Environmental Quality as fined Solfuels $4,500 for three violations of its air permit during the compliance period of September 1, 2017, through January 31, 2021 following inspections in early March. That is despite the fact the facility was shut between November 28, 2019, through January 28, […]
In Nebraska, DTN reports Archer Daniels Midland wants the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska to throw out Green Plains’ suit against it that claims ethanol price manipulation. Green Plains filed the suit in October after the U.S. District Court for the District of Central Illinois dismissed a similar suit in August, saying […]
