In Brazil, FS, the first and largest Brazilian company to produce ethanol, animal nutrition and bioenergy products exclusively from corn, brings innovation with a project to implement a revolutionary system utilizing proven technology: the BECCS – Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage system. By implementing the BECCS system, the Company will not only reduce its […]
In California, Aemetis, Inc. signed a biofuels offtake agreement with international renewable fuels supplier Murex, LLC for an estimated $200 million of low carbon biofuels to be delivered during 2021 to 2023. Founded 30 years ago and based in Plano, Texas, Murex is a renewable fuels terminal, marketing, logistics, and supply company with operations and […]
In Canada, in response to the global movement to decarbonize the transportation industry, and consistent with its leadership in environmental issues, the Montreal Port Authority continues to evolve towards clean energy, notably green hydrogen, ethanol and methanol. On June 10, it signed a cooperation and development agreement with Greenfield Global, which specializes in the production […]
In California, Fenix Marine Services (“FMS”) has made one of the largest commitments to environmental sustainability in the maritime sector by fully transitioning its fleet of over 300 pieces of container handling equipment from fossil-based diesel fuel to renewable diesel fuel, effective immediately. This transition also covers smaller, support vehicles previously powered by diesel. Renewable […]
In Nebraska, Brownfield Ag News reports that a coalition on seed companies made up of Bayer, Corteva Agriscience, Syngenta, AgReliant Genetics, Beck’s Superior Hybrids and Winfield Solutions—the AltEn Facility Response Group—have applied to the AltEn Facility Response Group to help clean up the environmental pollution caused by the AltEn ethanol plant in Mead. The six […]
In the UK, Scotland’s The National newspaper reports that sugarbeet crop trials in Scotland by Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre, SAC Consulting, and Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society have shown the crop could be a viable ethanol feedstock for the region. The crop harvested a few months ago was the first beet crop harvested in Scotland in […]
In Brazil, the fungus Fusarium verticillioides is one of the causes of red rot, the most serious sugarcane disease. Losses average around $1 billion per harvest in Brazil alone. The traditional approach to the etiology of this disease is that it is triggered by Diatraea saccharalis, a moth usually referred to as the sugarcane borer. […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that although the Biden Administration has so far worked to roll back Trump era Small Refinery Exemptions to the delight of the ethanol industry, sources say the President is under pressure from Senators, especially those from Delaware, and labor unions to provide relief to refineries suffering from high RIN prices. RIN […]
In California, Corteva Agriscience announced a multi-year maintenance contract with Total-Western for their Northern California facility. The contract expands on an already existing partnership between the two companies which primarily focused on small capital projects. With the integration of maintenance and Light Industrial Contracting (LIC) services, Total-Western will help Corteva improve operations by applying Lean […]
In the Netherlands, GIDARA Energy announced its first advanced biofuels facility in Amsterdam; Advanced Methanol Amsterdam (“AMA”). The plant will convert non-recyclable waste into advanced methanol. This product will be used for fuel blending, and therefore meet governmental objectives to achieve CO2 emission reductions as defined in the RED II and translated in national legislations. […]
