In Nebraska, Green Plains Inc. announced that Fluid Quip Technologies (Fluid Quip) was selected and contracted to provide its global-leading Flex Plant Technology for installation at Sao Martinho’s Boa Vista sugarcane facility. Deployment of Fluid Quip’s technology solutions worldwide underscores the value of the investment made by BlackRock, Ospraie Management and Green Plains, and is […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that in response to the increase interest in and demand for renewable diesel, the USDA is preparing to adjust its soy reporting in the World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report while the Energy Information Administration is going to adjust its reporting as well to include more detailed data on […]
In California, Marathon Petroleum Corporation says its Board of Directors has approved plans to convert its Martinez, California, refinery into a renewable fuels manufacturing facility. Converting the Martinez facility from refining petroleum to manufacturing renewable fuels signals MPC’s strong commitment to producing a substantial level of lower carbon-intensity fuels in California. The Martinez facility is […]
In Ireland, the Irish Examiner reports Firebird says that the 700,000 Irish homes burning fuel oil could switch their heating source to HVO for less than €400 which would have a major impact in helping to achieve the country’s 2030 carbon emissions reductions goals. The company’s three factories are powered by HVO. Ireland aims to […]
In Nebraska, Governor Pete Ricketts announced the results of a E30 demonstration project conducted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) with support from the State’s Department of Administrative Services (DAS). The ground-breaking research clearly demonstrates that E30, gasoline blended with 30% ethanol, is safe for long-term use in non flex fuel vehicles (FFVs). A team […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Senators Chuck Grassley and Amy Klobuchar have written a letter to the Secretary of Agriculture asking for him to release funds to assist ethanol and biodiesel plants as soon as possible. As much as $13 billion in funding from the previous coronavirus relief package was already available in December […]
In Illinois, last month brought record cold temperatures to the entire country, and Central Illinois was not excepted. The common misconception of biodiesel is that cold weather limits performance, but in fact temperatures plunging as low as negative 10 degrees Fahrenheit were no trouble for a fleet of ADM trucks that ran more than 23,500 […]
In Massachusetts, Peterson Oil Service, Inc. (Peterson Oil) will pay $450,000 and improve its record-keeping processes to resolve allegations it knowingly provided state entities noncompliant heating oil in violation of its contracts with the state’s Operational Services Division, Attorney General Maura Healey announced. The assurance of discontinuance, entered in Suffolk Superior Court, resolves allegations that […]
In Canada, Canary Biofuels Inc. has completed a C$16.5 million non-brokered private placement equity financing, closed the acquisition of Invigor Bioenergy Corporation, which owns a biodiesel facility in Alberta and signed with Canadian Western Bank providing for a credit facility with C$7 million of borrowing capacity. Canary will use proceeds from the financing to convert the […]
In California, a joint venture has been signed by Clean Energy and Total to develop carbon-negative fuel and infrastructure. The 50-50 venture to develop production facilities in the United States will also lend support for building additional downstream renewable natural gas (RNG) fueling infrastructure. The initial firm commitment is $100 million and can increase to […]
