In Vietnam, Vietnam+ reports the former board chairman of PetroVietnam has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in corruption related to the construction of the Phu Tho ethanol plant. His total prison sentence is for 30 years as a result of other corruption cases. Other senior executives on the failed project […]
In Malaysia, Singapore’s Today reports that palm oil prices have skyrocketed to 13-year highs at $1,007.30 per metric ton, further compounding challenges for the Malaysian and Indonesian governments who have bet heavily on palm oil biodiesel blending to lower FX and support local industries. Production has tightened due to weather challenges and the impacts of […]
In California, hoping to discover new and improved ways of processing plant material for industrial purposes, researchers from UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) and the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have been studying the gut microbiomes of the planet’s most prolific herbivores: ruminant animals such as goats. The team generated reconstructions of the many thousands of microbial […]
In India, ET Now reports that the government is expected to announce the sale of E100 at retail pumps, a move which comes on the heels of allowing E20 earlier this month. As part of the new rule that will allow the sale of 100% ethanol, the government will work with auto manufactures to begin […]
In Germany, Clariant and India Glycols Limited (IGL) announced a strategic partnership to establish a 51-49% joint venture in renewable ethylene oxide (EO) derivatives. By combining production and distribution capacity, the joint venture is expected to become a leading supplier of renewable materials to the rapidly growing consumer care market in India and neighboring countries, […]
In South Dakota, Dakota Ethanol announced the company has surpassed 1 billion gallons of ethanol production at its 90 million-gallon-per-year (MGY) facility in Wentworth, South Dakota. Dakota Ethanol began production in September 2001 with a nameplate capacity of 40 MGY. The evolution of the plant is credited to the united vision of its parent company […]
In Canada, Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure is developing a 3,000 barrels per day renewable diesel and renewable hydrogen complex located on the site of Tidewater’s existing Prince George Refinery in British Columbia, for an estimated total project cost of C$215 to C$235 million. The renewable diesel and renewable hydrogen complex will be a stand-alone renewables […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announced its intent to issue three sustainable transportation technologies funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) in Spring 2021. These potential funding opportunities seek innovative research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) in the pursuit of technologies that will help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) […]
In Canada, CJME radio reports the Regina City Council approved a C$1 million grant for True North Renewable Fuels to further explore the viability of setting up a C$2.4 billion canola crushing and processing facility in the area. The complete study is valued at C$21 million but getting the local grant also unlocks the opportunity […]
In Belgium, a coalition of airlines, aviation sector companies and European NGOs have expressed their concern over policy proposals to limit the scope of the European Union’s ReFuel EU Aviation initiative to intra-EEA flights. The legislation, to be proposed by the Commission, is expected to oblige the aviation sector to mix a percentage of Sustainable […]
