In Singapore, Platts reports that it expects China and the Philippines to be key drivers for increased ethanol demand in the global market next year. Impacts from COVID-19 have forced the Philippines to reduce its requirement for domestic ethanol blending and in turn boost imports to cover its ethanol blending mandate. China, on the other […]
In Nigeria, This Day newspaper reports the state of Plateau has signed a memorandum of understanding with CONTEC Global to develop a cassava-based biorefinery in the state. The new facility will take advantage of the region’s strong agricultural production to produce ethanol, biogas, animal feed, dry ice from CO2 capture and bio-fertilizer, creating 3,000 direct […]
In Indiana, four diesel fleets in Indiana were recently inducted as inaugural members of the newly-formed B20 Club of Indiana, a collaboration between the Indiana Soybean Alliance and the American Lung Association© that showcases exceptional green fleets with experience using B20. The first of the four fleets includes The City of Fort Wayne. The City […]
In Iowa, Flint Hills Resources’ Shell Rock ethanol plant has installed Fluid Quip Technologies’ Maximized Stillage Co-products process, allowing it to produce a 50% protein feed for livestock, aquaculture and pets while continuing to produce ethanol. After the upgrade, the volume of ethanol produced remains the same but about a quarter of the DDGS produced […]
In Denmark, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a $122 million loan with Novozymes. The financing will support the company’s R&D investment plans for the coming years, and will mainly benefit R&D activities for discovering and producing enzymes that can be used in both industrial and home activities, reducing the need for traditional chemical products. […]
In Brazil, the FAPESP news agency reports that the International Energy Agency plans to do a deep dive into the Brazilian biofuel policies in an effort to figure out improvements to further support the expansion of renewable fuels across the country. The IEA analysis will look for ways to improve efficiencies amongst six different areas […]
In Colorado, Brownfield Ag News reports the CoBank Knowledge Exchange believes exports will be the main driver for ethanol demand growth, especially in countries like Brazil that recently put its 20% duty on US origin imports back in place, and China where it is slowly growing its own ethanol blending mandate. Though it does believe […]
In Washington, Platts reports the US Grains Council expects demand for ethanol will increase domestically and globally thanks to the recent approvals of COVID-19 vaccines that mean life can return “to normal” in 2021. USGS expects industrial ethanol demand for sanitizers and other uses to fight the pandemic will continue to support demand through Q3 […]
In Virginia, Governor Northam and the Virginia Biotechnology Association announced that GO Virginia has approved a competitive grant request to help fund Virginia Bio-Connect, a $3.2 million Statewide industry cluster scale up initiative. The project, directed by the Virginia Biotechnology Association, is a multi-regional collaboration designed to increase connectivity and awareness of the existing programs, […]
In Germany, after long, controversial negotiations, the German government agreed last Friday on key points for the national implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II). In addition to the gradual increase of the GHG quota to 22 percent in 2030, it includes the setting of the cap for biofuels from cultivated biomass at 4.4 […]
