In France, Reuters reports that Strategie Grains data shows rapeseed production for this season will be around 17 million metric tons, up from the 16.82 million tons it forecast last month and more than 3% higher on the year, thanks to increased production in Romania. Demand for rapeseed has fallen as other vegetable oils have […]
In India, the Swarajya newspaper reports that Shree Renuka Sugars plans to invest $60.5 million to expand its ethanol production capacity to 1.4 million liters per day from the current 970,000 liters per day in an effort to support the country’s rising ethanol blending mandate. The expansion should be complete by October 2022. Shree Renuka […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports Raizen plans to invest in a new 82-million-liter cellulosic ethanol plant, double the size of its first 2G facility, although the amount of the investment was not released in the securities filing that mentioned the new project. Already 91% of the production from its first plant has been sold to an […]
In Massachusetts, to try to expand biofuels’ potential impact, a team of MIT engineers has now found a way to expand the use of a wider range of nonfood feedstocks to produce such fuels. At the moment, feedstocks such as straw and woody plants are difficult to use for biofuel production because they first need to […]
In India, the India Times newspaper reports that the transportation minister has said that flex-fuel engines will be allowed into the Indian market to help boost ethanol consumption. The flex-fuel program will be rolled out in the next three months but there were no details about what the program would entail. Already local manufacturers make […]
In Italy, Versalis, Eni’s chemical company, and Saipem, an engineering and technological platform for sustainability, have signed an agreement to internationally promote PROESA, Versalis’ proprietary technology used to produce sustainable bioethanol and chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass. Versalis and Saipem will provide integrated and technologically advanced solutions for the sustainable production of bioethanol. The PROESA® process […]
In Germany, Finnish company UPM-Kymmene selected Siemens Energy to supply electrification, automation, and digitalization (EAD) packages for a next-generation biorefinery currently under construction in Leuna, Germany. The biorefinery will be the first industrial-scale facility of its type ever built. It will apply novel process innovations to sustainably convert 100 percent wood into bio-based mono-ethylene glycol […]
In California, Aemetis, Inc. announced that it has opened negotiations for the supply of 1.6 million metric tons (MT) per year of CO2 for Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) to be located at or near the two Aemetis renewable fuels plant sites in Central California near Modesto. It is anticipated that the capacity of each […]
In Washington, a new Growth Energy study conducted by ABF Economics shows that nationwide adoption of E15, a high-performance 15 percent biofuel blend, could offer significant economic benefits to consumers and workers alike. Authored by John M. Urbanchuk, managing partner of ABF Economics, the economic impact report indicates that nationwide access to E15 could add billions […]
In the Netherlands, GoodFuels and Norwegian environmental non-profit organization ZERO have announced a new partnership aimed at enhancing sustainability within the maritime supply chain. Under the partnership, the organizations will work together to accelerate the shift to a renewable transport sector, with a special focus on sustainable biofuels for the maritime industry. As one of […]
