In Ohio, GOJO Industries and Three Rivers Energy announced a sourcing partnership that is the latest in a series of strategic initiatives GOJO has announced over the last 12 months to enhance its manufacturing capacity for PURELL products and responsiveness to surges in demand. GOJO Industries is partnering with Three Rivers Energy to expand its […]
In Canada, Government of Canada is building a low-emissions energy future to strengthen the economy, create good, middle-class jobs and support workers in our natural resource sectors. Producing and using cleaner fuels in our buildings, vehicles and industries is a key step to exceeding our 2030 climate target and reaching net-zero by 2050. That’s why […]
In Indonesia, Platts reports that in line with market expectations, the government has decided to cut the export levy on palm oil to $175 per metric ton from the current $255/mt if the price of palm oil goes over $1,000/ton. A date has not yet been set for the new policy, but expectations are that […]
In New York, Reuters reports that both the US and Brazil are expected to cut ethanol production over the next few months as rising feedstock prices for corn and sugar, respectively, make production uneconomical. Supplies for both feedstocks are tight, squeezing margins while high ethanol prices are making gasoline more expensive at the pump rather […]
In the Philippines, the Business Mirror reports that a USDA Gain report says the Philippine government is seeking public comment on potentially doubling its biodiesel blending mandate to 4% from the current 2% by evaluating fuel standards for B3 and B4. The coconut industry has been urging a push to 5% blending for some time […]
In Japan, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. will launch research and development (R&D) on adoption of a large-scale liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) carrier to complete the basic design under a project entrusted to Japan CCS Co., Ltd. from Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). MOL entered the liquefied CO2 ocean transport business by […]
In Delaware, in the quest to reduce carbon emissions into the atmosphere and curb climate change, University of Delaware researchers are turning to an interesting ally: bacteria that consume biomass sugars and CO2. With a $2.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), researchers developing a system to produce […]
In Washington, Reuters reports Democratic members from both Houses of Congress are set to submit bills in the next few weeks that would see billions in tax credits and investments funneled towards biofuels including $2 billion in additional funds for higher ethanol blend fuel infrastructure. Tax credits include those on biofuels at the pump and […]
In Illinois, ClearFlame Engine Technologies has secured $2.5 million in additional financing from several investors, including the Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas and Illinois Corn Growers Associations. The new funding will help ClearFlame deploy pilot Class 8 trucks with its patented technology. The company plans to have demonstration trucks on the road by the end of 2021. […]
In India, the ANI news agency reports that Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited will invest nearly $54 million in a new 125,000 liter per day grain-based ethanol facility in Himachal Pradesh. Rice and wheat will be sourced as feedstocks from neighboring areas as well as from Punjab. The state’s chief minister has been pushing New Delhi […]
