In Brazil, Renewables Now reports CerradinhoBio’s Newmille plans to build an $196 million corn-based ethanol plant in Maracaju, Mato Grosso do Sul that will produce 510 million liters annually. Construction is expected to start as soon as next year with environmental studies and permitting ongoing the rest of this year. The new facility should be […]
In Belgium, Reuters reports the European Commission has decided to extend its antidumping tariffs on US-origin biodiesel imports for another five years on the back of concerns that dumping is still a risk if the tariffs were removed. A recent European Commission investigation revealed that the US biodiesel industry is already dumping fuel at below […]
In Oman, the Oman Observer newspaper reports the used cooking oil-based biodiesel facility under construction in the Barka Industrial Area is nearly complete. Developed by Qatar’s Erigo Biofuel and Dubai’s Neutral Fuels, the facility is expected to produce 800,000 gallons of biodiesel annually. The Oman Environmental Services Holding Company estimates 600,000 liters of UCO is […]
In Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed a new catalyst for converting ethanol into C3+ olefins—the chemical building blocks for renewable jet fuel and diesel—that pushes the amount produced to a record-high 88%, a more than 10% gain over their previously developed catalyst. In the search for new catalysts, researchers achieved the record […]
In Washington, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) reintroduced his Future of Agricultural Resiliency and Modernization (FARM) Act which would help farmers across the country more effectively fight climate change. The bill would establish two new landmark climate-focused initiatives to support the efforts of farmers to implement climate-friendly farming methods and technologies. The first would provide $2.5 […]
In New Zealand, the Citizens Environmental Advocacy Center warns that use of trucks with biodiesel will cause far more damage to environment than using electric trucks, overseas studies have found that production of biofuels for use in diesel truck engines will speed up the climate change, not slow it down. CEAC instead has chosen to […]
In Italy, Eni and BASF have signed a strategic agreement on a joint R&D initiative to reduce the CO2 footprint of the transportation sector. The cooperation aims to develop a new technology to produce advanced bio-propanol from glycerin, a side stream of the production of industrial biodiesel (FAME, fatty acid methyl ester), that Eni will […]
In Washington, Thursday marked the four-year anniversary of the July 2017 ruling in Americans for Clean Energy v. EPA. The 2017 ruling required EPA to address its improper waiver of 500 million gallons for 2016 renewable fuel blending requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). To date, EPA has failed to reconsider the 2016 RVO and has not restored the […]
In the UK, Reuters reports that Glenfiddich has launched an initiative to produce biogas from its whisky distillation waste that will in turn fuel its own delivery trucks, three of which have already been converted to run on biogas. Already, fueling stations at its Dufftown distillery have been installed. Previously the company, like most distillers, […]
In Washington, DTN reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production stayed above the 1 million barrel per day mark last week, but fell against the prior week to 1.028 million bpd. Production stayed over 1 million barrels for the eleventh week in a row, the longest stretch since the pandemic began. Although production pulled […]
