In Colorado, a report released this month highlights the most significant breakthroughs of the last year in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines (Co-Optima) initiative, with details on findings that could translate into significant greenhouse gas (GHG) and tailpipe emissions reductions. Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that sources say that in light of the COVID-19 pandemic the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to keep biofuel blending levels steady for 2021 and 2022 at similar levels as 2020, but the formal proposals are expected to come this summer. They should have already been proposed last year but were […]
In Brazil, the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels, in collaboration with Agroicone and colleagues from the University of Campinas, has published the outcomes of research into non-crop feedstock availability and potential in Brazil for the production of SAF. This work is supported by Boeing’s Global Engagement Portfolio, as part of the Fulling the Sustainable Bioeconomy (FTSB) […]
In Illinois, Barchart has announced a new distribution partnership with PRIMA Markets, a leading research company for the low carbon fuels market, specializing in renewable diesel, biodiesel, ethanol and feedstocks. Through this new partnership, PRIMA Markets will join the cmdty Pricing Network (CPN), making their biofuel prices available to users through cmdtyView Pro, cmdtyView Excel, […]
In California, Aemetis, Inc says that its Aemetis Biogas subsidiary reached a significant milestone by starting construction of the dairy biogas cleanup and compression unit for the Aemetis Biogas Central Dairy Digester Project. The biogas cleanup unit will produce Renewable Natural Gas that meets utility gas pipeline standards and will be utilized as transportation fuel. This […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that Datagro expects sugar mills will start focusing more on ethanol production temporarily in an effort to supply the market that is seeing record prices. Sugar prices globally have seen the best prices in years, leaving mills to focus on sugar production rather than ethanol but doing so has left a […]
In India, Reuters reports that the head of Godavari Biorefineries believes the government’s policy to promote higher ethanol production and consumption will eat away at the country’s sugar surplus in the next two to three years. Excess sugar production together with high costs of production have led to surpluses over the past several seasons while […]
In Nigeria, the Punch newspaper reports that Unicane has become the continent’s largest ethanol producer on the continent following its second expansion, bringing production to 420,000 liters daily. The company has succeeded in turning Nigeria into a potential next exporter of ENA whereas it had been a net importer in the past. The company was […]
In the Midwest, researchers project that biofuel production will continue to expand around the world. To understand the effects of this trend, scientists must accurately represent biofuel crops in land surface models. Using observations from biofuel plants in the Midwestern United States, researchers simulated two biofuel perennial plants, Miscanthus and switchgrass. The simulations indicate these […]
In Washington, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) and Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after introducing the Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel and Alternative Fuels Extension Act of 2021: “I am pleased to introduce legislation to extend tax credits for the production of biodiesel and alternative fuel mixtures,” said Congressman Valadao. “Renewable fuels are an […]
