In Canada, a recent discovery by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) could help hasten use of cheap and plentiful agricultural waste as the go-to material for producing this environmentally friendly energy source. Canada currently exports up to 4 million biopellets to Europe each year, the majority of which are manufactured using forestry byproducts. […]
In Washington, U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) have reintroduced their bipartisan legislation to approve certain advanced biofuel registrations that have gone without approval by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) despite the fuels already being successfully used in at least one state. Under the bill, EPA would also be required to render a […]
In New Jersey, Thermal Kinetics, a division of RCM Technologies (USA), Inc., has been contracted by Al-Corn Clean Fuels to expand its existing Fuel Ethanol facility to produce 20,000,000 gallons per year of USP Grade Ethanol to meet the growing need for the sanitizer market. Thermal Kinetics is executing additional projects related to the growing demand […]
In Minnesota, Truterra, LLC, the sustainability business and subsidiary of Land O’Lakes, Inc., one of America’s largest farmer-owned cooperatives, announced the launch of TruCarbon, a transformational new carbon program that will help farmers generate and sell carbon credits to private sector buyers. TruCarbon represents the first and only farmer-owned carbon program in the U.S. that is designed to provide both the best experience for farmers and a novel approach for carbon credit buyers to incentivize change […]
In Brazil, Platts reports ethanol imports into the deficit North-Northeast region were down 57% on the year in January, the lowest since 2016, as the end of the duty-free quota agreement with the US came to a close. Even though the region is the main importer of ethanol from the US, its anhydrous ethanol stocks […]
In Kenya, the Nation newspaper reports Mumias Sugar is preparing to start ethanol production again after financial woes forced the miller to shut down a month ago due to lack of feedstock. Private millers are set to provide the company with molasses so it can kickstart production that will generate revenue to help get things […]
In India, India Infoline News Services reports that Shree Renuka is planning to boost its ethanol production capacity by 250,000 liters per day, bringing production to just short of 1 million liters per day. Currently its ethanol production is running at 80% operating capacity, depending on the volume of feedstock available. The expanded production could […]
In Louisiana, Platts reports PBF Energy is looking to transition its Chalmette oil refinery to produce renewable diesel, in line with industry trends that have seen several major oil refiners make the switch. The high cost of complying with the Renewable Fuel Standard is seen as the driver for the potential investment, producing as much […]
In India, the Tribune newspaper reports the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research is working to expand distributed energy access through the development of a 50kW prototype solar-biodiesel hybrid mini-grid system. Most power is provided by coal-fired power plants that require extensive investment in power transmission infrastructure, making the mini-grid system an attractive alternative for […]
In Washington, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures Mike Thompson (CA-05) and the entire Democratic membership of the Committee announced the introduction of the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act. This bill, first introduced in June 2020, is a comprehensive use of the tax code to combat […]
