In California, Altair Paramount, LLC has applied for fuel pathways for renewable diesel, renewable naphtha and renewable jet fuels derived from rendered animal fat feedstock and processed at their facility in Paramount, California. Altair sources rendered inedible animal fat from an integrated meatpacking and rendering facility owned by JBS in Hyrum, Utah who is a […]
In French Guiana, MongaBay reports BiofuelWatch and local environmentalists are concerned about potentially significant environmental damage to the country’s portion of the Amazon rainforest due to plans for soy oil-based bioenergy production to power the Latin American French overseas department. The French government has been investigating for the past two years how to upgrade the […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports there are concerns that planned increased to palm oil export levies to boost funding for its biodiesel blending program would in turn cut demand for the vegetable oil whose prices have been strengthening recently. At the moment levies are set at $55 per metric ton but a new sliding scale is […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows production slipped slightly last week due to the Thanksgiving holiday and continued impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic to an average of 974,000 barrels. The figure was 16,000 barrels lower than the week prior and 86,000 barrels from a year ago. Stocks continue to build […]
In India, the Economic Times reports Maharashtra sugar mills are wasting no time to take advantage of the government’s deregulation of ethanol feedstock, aiming to divert as much sugarcane juice to fuel as possible to limit the possibility of an unwieldy sugar surplus. Oil marketing companies recently tendered for 3.5 billion liters of ethanol for […]
In Australia, Farm Online reports that an engineer-cum-entrepreneur has so far signed on 13 oilseed farmers in to his plans to develop farmer-owned biodiesel production facilities around the country. The idea is to pay farmers for part of their oilseed while in turn they receive biodiesel for their machinery and other fuel needs. His project […]
In California, a new study reveals how bacteria control the chemicals produced from consuming ‘food.’ The insight could lead to organisms that are more efficient at converting plants into biofuels. The study, authored by scientists at UC Riverside and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has been published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface. In […]
In Belgium, a coalition of nearly 40 associations and producer companies have sent a joint letter to the European Commission asking it to recognize and include the renewable fuel dimension in the revision of the CO2 emissions standard regulation for vehicles. This recommendation aligns with the following principles, crucial to achieve a carbon neutral road […]
In Romania, Clariant says it is making good progress with the construction of its sunliquid cellulosic ethanol production plant in Podari, in the southwestern part of Romania, with construction set for completion by the end of 2021. While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to present a challenging situation, Clariant’s team was able to ensure that work […]
In Iowa, the Des Moines Register reports a Texas company is looking to invest $15 million in a facility that will produce green shipping pallets from corn stover. The technology, called CornBoard, is already used for everything from surfboards to skis and furniture. The facility needs as many as 50 farmers per year to supply […]
