In Canada, the Government of Canada has provided C$2 million in funding for 96 Plus, a startup SME aiming to produce high-purity, pharmaceutical-grade and food-grade ethanol. The repayable contribution will allow the business to cover part of the cost of acquiring and installing ethanol production equipment, including distillation towers, cooling and ventilation systems, heat and steam equipment […]
In Colorado, Gevo, Inc. announced that its wholly owned dairy manure-based renewable natural gas project company located in northwest Iowa, Gevo NW Iowa RNG, LLC, has signed binding, definitive agreements with BP Canada Energy Marketing Corp. and BP Products North America Inc. for the sale of NW Iowa RNG’s production. The NW Iowa RNG project […]
In Egypt, the Zawya news agency reports that 3i Energy are exploring a partnership with the Ministry of Environment to develop biofuel production from Municipal Solid Waste that could produce hydrogen, paraffin and fertilizer as co-products. The ministry has been working to establish MSW infrastructure including recycling and landfills, allowing for the 3i Energy technology […]
In India, Swarajya reports that oil marketing companies have increased ethanol procurement by nearly 10-fold since 2013/14 to 3.43 billion liters in 2020/21. As of August, nearly 2.1 billion liters have been delivered to OMCs around the country. The current marketing year for ethanol ends in November. Much of the increase in production has been […]
In Brazil, Agência FAPESP reports researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil have found an enzyme from the Amazon fungus Trichoderma harzianum to be capable of breaking down biomass. Fungi of the genus Trichoderma are present in most soil types and are the most prevalent culturable fungi. The researchers characterized the enzyme, […]
In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed greenhouse gas standards to decarbonize light-duty vehicles, including passenger cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks. The proposed rule would require auto makers to meet more stringent fuel efficiency standards. In response, Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor released the following statement: “In […]
In Malawi, Clarke Energy has secured the sale of two INNIO Jenbacher biogas engines to PressCane Ltd, a distillery based in Malawi. The Ethanol production site generates biofuel in the form of ethanol which is blended with petrol and sold by Oil Marketing Companies to motorist throughout Malawi. Their anaerobic digestion plant sustainably treats effluent […]
In Colorado, Gevo, Inc. says production operations at its advanced, renewable fuels production facility located in Luverne, Minnesota have re-commenced. The Luverne Facility is expected to produce fuel-grade, renewable isobutanol (“IBA”). The IBA produced will be used as a feedstock for Gevo to produce sustainable aviation fuel and renewable premium gasoline to fulfill existing sales […]
In Michigan, a Bloomfield, Michigan, businessman, who operated a biodiesel fuel company, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for filing a false income tax return. Chandra Yarlagadda owned and operated Alpha Bioenergy LLC, formerly known as Naturol Bioenergy LLC, which purchased and sold biodiesel fuel. Under the Clean Air Act and related federal regulations, […]
In India, Equity Bulls reports that’s Balampur Chini will invest $27.5 million to expand ethanol production to 1.05 million liter per day from the current 520,000 liters per day in line with the government’s push to achieve 20% ethanol blending by 2025. Already in November 2020 an expansion to 840,000 liters was approved and is […]
