In India, the Economic Times of India reports the Indian Space Research Organization is working to develop green fuels like hydrogen peroxide for rockets, potentially as a co-propellant with ethanol, pointing to human passengers as the reason for using non-hazardous fuels aboard space missions. Liquid oxygen (LOX) together with methane are also possible fuel options […]
In India, the Times of India newspaper reports that the cabinet has approved the extension of the soft loan program for ethanol distilleries to include grain-based facilities. Previously only facilities producing ethanol from sugarcane products could access soft financing. The hope is that with the additional $626 million in financing another billion liters in installed […]
In Washington, effective December 30, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel at all U.S. ports of entry will detain palm oil and products containing palm oil produced by Sime Darby Plantation Berhad and its subsidiaries, joint ventures, and affiliated entities in Malaysia. The issuance of a Withhold Release Order against Sime Darby Plantation […]
In Belgium, European Commission has published implementing regulation 2020/2098, OJ ref. L425, initiating an anti-dumping and countervailing duties exemption review for a new Canadian exporting producer of biodiesel, repealing the anti-dumping duty for that producer and making the imports subject to registration. Customs authorities will register imports from Verbio Diesel Canada Corporation for a period […]
In Sri Lanka, Lanka Business Online reports the president has issued an order for corn to be banned as feedstock for ethanol and alcohol. Middlemen have been buying corn and turmeric from farmers at low prices, so the ban on ethanol production is an attempt to reduce the influence of unscrupulous third parties who are […]
In Washington, DTN reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol stocks continue to climb, reaching 23.5 million barrels last week, the highest since mid-May. The West Coast region was the only one to see a stock draw, down 1 million barrels on the week, while the Rocky Mountains remained steady and the other regions saw […]
In India, the Hindustan Times reports the Chhattisgarh government has agreed to the state’s first public private partnership to set up an ethanol plant. The facility will be located at Bhoramdev Cooperative Sugar Factory Kawardha and produce 400,000 liter of ethanol per day in an effort to ensure timely payments to sugarcane farmers. The private […]
In Nebraska, DTN reports the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers has filed a motion this week with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit arguing that the biofuels industry has no right to the 500 million “missing” gallons lost when the Environmental Protection Agency waived their compliance in 2016. A coalition […]
In New Jersey, with a massive, nationwide effort the United States could reach net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050 using existing technology and at costs aligned with historical spending on energy, according to a study led by Princeton University researchers. The new “Net-Zero America” research outlines five distinct technological pathways for the United States […]
In Missouri, state Sen. Denny Hoskins has pre-filed a bill called the Missouri Made Fuels Act that would see biodiesel blending increase annually through 2024, reaching 20% by that time. The legislation seeks a first 5% blending mandate starting in April 2022, increasing to 10% in March 2023 before reaching 20% the following year. During […]
