In Argentina, La Capital reports the Government extended the validity of the Promotion Regime for the Sustainable Production and Use of Biofuels established by Law 26,093 until August 27 or until a new Biofuel Regulatory Framework enters into force, whichever occurs first. It did so through decree 456/2021 published in the Official Gazette, which extended […]
In India, the Hindu newspaper reports researchers from the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University are scaling up to commercial scale biodiesel from poultry slaughter waste and dead poultry following success pilot plant stage and approval of a patent from the Indian Patent Office. Already a rendering facility in Coimbatore has signed an MOU to […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that contrary to expectations of 13%, the government has boosted the biodiesel blending mandate to 12% from the temporary cut to 10% forced by skyrocketing prices earlier this year. High soybean prices globally forced the ANP fuels agency to halt its regular biodiesel auction in late June due to high biodiesel […]
In Bolivia, Yacimientos Petrolifos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) will gradually maximize the volumes of ethanol purchases from mills that receive raw material from the sugarcane sector, YPFB President Wilson Zelaya reported at a press conference after a meeting with representatives of the sugarcane producers. Owners of the sugar mills, Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Energies (MHE) and […]
In Australia, Australian Fortescue Future Industries Pty Ltd (FFI) has signed an Option Agreement with Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty Ltd (TasPorts) to exclusively negotiate all land and operating access requirements for its proposed 250 megawatt (MW) green hydrogen plant in Bell Bay in Northern Tasmania, marking an important milestone in the development of this world […]
In France, EDF has decided to put an end to Ecocombust, a project to develop a fuel from waste’ (class B) wood as an alternative to coal. The conditions to continue the project are effectively not met. Two main reasons led to this decision: the cost of the project, which would not make it possible […]
In Germany, Liqvis GmbH and L.I.T. Cargo GmbH came to an agreement to use sustainably produced Bio-LNG as part of a short-term flagship project. As part of the project, the Liqvis site in Hamm, Germany, provided physical Bio-LNG to the site of its long-standing customer and partner L.I.T. L.I.T. used up to 16 IVECO S-way […]
In Canada, Alaska Highway News reports that Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure is moving forward with its proposed conversion of the Prince George Refinery announced in March, seeking city council permission for the facility’s upgrade construction through a rezoning. With city council permission in hand, the company could start construction already this month and be operational […]
In Belgium, Reuters reports that the European Union estimates significant biofuel stocks on hand as a result of the drop in transportation during the COVID-19 epidemic last year will reduce this year’s biofuel imports by as much as a quarter. With much of the region undergoing vaccination and a return to “normal” post-pandemic increasing travel, […]
In Texas, Science News reports that University of Houston researchers have developed a more resilient yeast to convert corn stover into ethanol that has yields on a par with producing ethanol from corn kernels. By genetically modifying baker’s yeast, the aldehydes byproduct of the feedstock preprocessing that often kills yeasts and has thus far limited […]
