In Singapore, Ocean Network Express completed a successful trial use of biofuel to power the M/V MOL Experience. The trial was completed on 7th February 2021, following bunkering at the port of Rotterdam, Netherlands in November 2020 and was performed in collaboration with shipowner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and leading sustainable biofuel pioneer GoodFuels. During this […]
In France, animal nutrition company ADISSEO and ENGIE Solutions are working together on the CASHEMIR project, which aims to reduce the carbon footprint of the production of methionine, an amino acid essential for animal nutrition through the production and use of green hydrogen. This industrial innovation could be launched in 2022 on the ADISSEO site […]
In Finland, Fintoil Ltd will build a crude tall oil refinery in Hamina. Fintoil and Port of Hamina, Kotka have signed a lease agreement on a site located in the Hamina oil port area. Neste Engineering Solutions Ltd has been commissioned for engineering and delivery of the biorefinery. Construction of the biorefinery will begin as […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production rose by a hair last week to an average of 937,000 barrels per day but growing demand to blend ethanol saw stocks shrink rather than grow. Stocks fell by 520,000 barrels to 23.796 million barrels after reaching multi-month highs repeatedly over the […]
In China, Yicai Global reports Shell will buy 150,000 metric tons of EU-standard biodiesel from Jiaao Enprotech for $155 million over three years. The company currently produces 50,000 tons per year, but its expansion project should be online soon. In previous years, the company has supplied Shell with less than 4,000 tons of biodiesel annually. […]
In Brazil, Platts reports hydrous ethanol hit a record high of more than $500 per cubic meter on February driven by a number of factors including another, this time unexpected, Petrobras gasoline price hike. Carnival holidays, despite the lack of Carnival activities, and students returning to classes were expected to be the main drivers of […]
In New York state, hundreds of naturally occurring specialty fatty acids (building blocks of oils) have potential for use as raw materials for making lubricants, plastics, pharmaceuticals, and more–if they could be produced at large scale by crop plants. But attempts to put genes for making these specialty building blocks into crops have had the […]
In Washington, a new study is underway to determine whether corn-based ethanol makes a larger contribution to the reduction of GHG emissions than it is currently receiving credit. The Urban Air Initiative commissioned a study with Transport Energy Strategies to look at the impact ethanol has on carbon reduction in the gasoline itself. Current modeling […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports Cosan and Shell’s joint venture Raizen has bought Louis Dreyfus’s Biosev for a cash payment of $670.3 million in addition to nearly 5% of Raizen’s shares, mixed between preferential and redeemable shares. Biosev’s debt will remain with current shareholders, however. The transaction will make Raizen one of the largest sugar and […]
In Nebraska, Green Plains Inc. announced that funds and accounts managed by BlackRock have invested alongside Ospraie Management and Green Plains in Fluid Quip Technologies LLC. In addition, Green Plains announced the completion of a $125 million, 5-year mezzanine note facility with BlackRock. The proceeds will initially support the construction and deployment of Ultra-High Protein […]
