In China, researchers at the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have recently found that waste paper could be efficiently used for enzyme production by Trichoderma longiflorum. The study was published in Journal of Cleaner Production. Waste paper, a recyclable waste resource, has high potential for industry due to […]
In Washington, Bloomberg reports that the Biden Administration is exploring lower biofuel blending volumes for 2021 and 2022 in an effort to help oil refiners that have been suffering from high RIN prices that have reached as much as $2 each recently. With the suggested blending mandates expected to be published by the Environmental Protection […]
In Washington, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced additional aid to agricultural producers and businesses as part of the USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. Earlier this year, Secretary Vilsack announced plans to use available pandemic assistance funds to address a number of gaps and disparities in previous rounds of aid. As part of the Pandemic […]
In Brazil, Platts reports UNICA data shows the ratio of anhydrous ethanol production compared to hydrous production increased to just over 40% during the last half of May compared to just over 33% during the first half of the month due to increased demand in the Center-South and North-Northeast regions. With the hydrous to gasoline […]
In India, the Hindu newspaper reports that the government’s controversial policy to use surplus rice for ethanol production has been confirmed by the national food secretary that it is only a temporary measure to ensure blending reaches 8-8.5% this year. Up to 78,000 metric tons of rice is to be used in distilleries that typically […]
In Sweden, the Robb Report says the boutique Swedish car manufacturer Koenigsegg is experimenting with the use of biofuel produced from the CO2 released from volcanos to produce methanol as engine fuel, known as Volcanol. The company aims to be technology neutral, integrating whatever solutions are as close to carbon neutral as possible not just […]
In Malaysia, the Star newspaper reports that after several false starts, the government now believes the B20 mandate will be completely implemented nationwide by the end of 2022. The most recent attempt to implement the mandate was put on hold indefinitely with the government putting the blame on COVID-19 impacts but others felt it had […]
In Brazil, Bloomberg reports that a study written by the former chief operating officer of one of the world’s largest sugar traders—Alvean—expects Brazilians to switch to electric vehicles en mass which will force sugar mills to shift their production rapidly away from ethanol and flood the global market with sugar. The shift to EVs to […]
In Canada, researchers from the University of Saskatchewan have demonstrated that biodiesel spills have fewer negative impacts on soil microbiology compared to fossil diesel spills. The study looked at two different kinds of soil that were contaminated with biodiesel or fossil diesel as well as a control area, looking at nitrogen content, total organic carbon […]
In India, the ANI news agency reports that with ethanol production capacity expanding rapidly thanks to soft financing, price supports and other policies, the Secretary of the Department of Food and Public Distribution expects installed capacity to double by 2025, allowing the country to achieve its 20% blending mandate goal. The E20 mandate is expected […]
