In Louisiana, Strategic Biofuels LLC says its Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) Test Well Program was successfully completed at the company’s Louisiana Green Fuels Project (LGF) in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. LGF is the first renewable diesel fuel project to achieve this milestone. The goals of the test well program were to demonstrate that carbon dioxide […]
In Italy, IVECO, a brand of CNH Industrial, and Gruber Logistics have undertaken a sustainability partnership with IVECO S-WAY biomethane-powered trucks. The vehicles’ first refueling took place during the inauguration of the liquid biomethane installation at the Autoporto Sadobre service area. The collaboration between Gruber Logistics, APS Fuel and HAM has given way to the […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that President Bolsonaro has signed a temporary decree that gives gas stations the ability to buy hydrous ethanol directly from producers and importers while also allowing them to sell fuels from other suppliers than their own brand in an effort to make the sector more competitive. To become a permanent law, […]
In Illinois, Mitsui & Co., Inc., one of the leading ammonia marketers in the world, and CF Industries Holdings, Inc., the world’s largest producer of ammonia, announced a memorandum of understanding that will guide the companies in a joint exploration of the development of blue ammonia projects in the United States. Under the memorandum of […]
In Washington, DTN reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production fell below the psychological key level of an average 1 million barrels per day last week for the first time since early May. Production was 986,000 bpd. In line with lower production, stocks also fell to 22.276 million barrels with drawdowns seen in the […]
In Brazil, Platts reports UNICA data showed sugarcane production has fallen by more than 7% this season through July to 304 million metric tons, the lowest since 2017/18, which pushed sugar futures higher as well as the spot price for hydrous ethanol. Ethanol production reached 14.1 billion liters through July, down nearly 3.5% on the […]
In Japan, scientists from the Institute of Science and Engineering at Kanazawa University have developed new solvent mixtures to break down the tough structure of plant cellulose for the production of bioethanol. These new solvents work under mild conditions, have reduced toxicity and are more environmentally friendly compared with currently available solvents. This work may […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that the US may be the latest country to push sustainable aviation fuel with sources saying that the Biden Administration is in the early stages of discussions regarding a potential blending mandate by 2025. The White House wants aircraft to be completely weaned from fossil fuels by 2050. President Biden also […]
In California, production of renewable diesel at Phillips 66’s refinery in Rodeo, California, began in April and Phillips 66 now reports successful start-up at the 9,000 barrels-per-day facility. The existing hydrotreater has the ability to produce renewable diesel from pretreated vegetable oils. With HydroFlex, customers can convert low value feedstocks to renewable fuels that qualify […]
In India, Swarajya reports that the cooperation minister says banks will begin providing ethanol plants with flexible lending by August 15 following the failure of the tripartite plan between mills, ethanol offtakers and banks. The idea was that banks would finance ethanol capacity expansion and the loans would be paid directly by the oil marketing […]
