In Norway, the Aftenposten newspaper reports Oslo bus company Ruter has decided that more bus routes must change from renewable biodiesel to ordinary diesel, according to an internal memo seen by Aftenposten, to avoid an extra tax bill of up to $86.4 million. Last year, the Norwegian government added a tax to liquid biofuels when […]
In Austria, Valmet will deliver a complete turnkey BioPower 5 power plant to produce green electricity and heat for the city of Salzburg, Austria. The order was placed by Salzburg AG, a leading Austrian energy and technology company. The order is included in Valmet’s orders received of the third quarter 2021. The value of the […]
In Canada, on May 23, the desulfurization equipment began to arrive at Cielo’s facility in Aldersyde. The equipment is needed for Cielo to reduce the sulfur content to below 15 parts per million (ppm), a priority next step. In conjunction with this equipment being delivered, Cielo has retained several qualified engineers (processing, chemical, mechanical and […]
In Belgium, members of the Renewable & Low-Carbon Liquid Fuels Platform in issuing the following joint call for action on the European Commission’s soon-to-be-published Fit for 55 package: The European Commission’s Fit for 55 Package promises a bold new era in the fight against climate change, with proposed regulations to enable a 55% GHG emissions […]
In the UK, Global Motorsports Media reports that rival F1 teams Red Bull and Mercedes both believe that in order to achieve F1’s biofuel engine goals, they will need until 2026 to be successful rather than the original 2025 deadline. The idea is to build a new engine model completely from scratch that will not […]
In Belgium, Euractiv reports that the biofuels industry wants the European Commission to expand the list of approved feedstocks for advanced biofuels in order to reach the higher targets expected from the third version of the Renewable Energy Directive. Euractiv saw a draft of the policy that showed an increase in the advanced biofuel blending […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports that Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production continued to rise slightly last week, reaching an average of 1.067 million barrels per day, but it wasn’t enough to keep up with demand. As a result, stocks tightened to 21.149 million barrels, which was more than half a million barrels […]
In New Zealand, University of Canterbury engineering researchers are developing a carbon-neutral – even carbon-negative – way to create clean ‘green’ hydrogen to power our world more sustainably. They are focusing on using renewable biomass – such as tree and plant waste from New Zealand’s forestry and agriculture sectors – to make green hydrogen. This […]
In Washington, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to expand the use of low-carbon renewable fuels and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by creating a new tax incentive for fuel with higher blends of ethanol. The Low Carbon Biofuel Credit Act, which was introduced in the House with Rep. Adrian Smith (NE-03), would create […]
In Iowa, at the Fuel Ethanol Workshop (FEW), the world’s largest ethanol event, Novozymes will be introducing two advanced technologies, in yeast and fiber, that have significant potential to achieve this and more. Innova Element is the latest addition to Novozymes’ ambitious Innova yeast platform that was launched less than three years ago and has […]
