In Canada, the Quebec Government has awarded funding totaling $4.55 million to non-profit organization Bioénergie La Tuque (BELT) under a program called Technoclimat from Transition Énergétique Québec (TEQ) for a project to develop and demonstrate the potential of producing advanced biofuels from locally-sourced forestry waste in La Tuque, Quebec, Canada. The funding will be used […]
In Brazil, Upstream Online reports as part of the government’s efforts to decentralize energy control away from Petrobras, the CNPE energy council is set to approve measures next week that will change the way biodiesel commercialization is governed. In addition, a new biofuel working group will be set up to help support the industry’s expansion. […]
In Washington, in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, by AIP Publishing, researchers developed a methodology to analyze the properties of different species to select the best microalgae for use as an energy source by taking into account biological, economic, and environmental aspects. The researchers created an overall score that standardized criteria for potential […]
In New Zealand, Te Uru Rākau is moving ahead with the next stage of research into creating a New Zealand biofuels industry, following a successful first stage, announced the Director Sector Investments. He said there is considerable interest in biofuels and biomass energy from organizations such as Air New Zealand and Fonterra. “We are now […]
In the Netherlands, a company suspected of marketing biodiesel with forged certificates is once again under the eye of the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT). Due to large-scale fraud, biodiesel that is not produced sustainably is registered as a sustainable fuel, providing the fraudsters with great financial gain. Digital data carriers and company files […]
In Washington, the American Farm Bureau Federation and more than 60 other organizations are urging Congress to extend tax provisions that promote biofuel production, as well as craft breweries, wineries and distilleries. Among more than 30 temporary tax provisions, commonly known as “tax extenders,” set to expire at the end of the year are a […]
In Argentina, the Nacion newspaper reports Explora, which has its plant in Puerto General San Martín, Santa Fe, invested more than $5 million in a new technology to transform sewage waste into biodiesel. It has already produced 12,000 metric tons of deacidified residual oil that was exported to Great Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, Bulgaria and […]
In Canada, the Ontario government is making gasoline that drivers use every day cleaner by becoming the first province to require fuel suppliers to increase the amount of renewable content in regular-grade gasoline to 15 per cent. This change is expected to result in an annual reduction of up to one megaton of greenhouse gas […]
In Brazil, Platts reports that Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, or MAPA, data shows ethanol stocks rose in mid-November by 4.2% on the year to 11.84 billion liters with nearly 97% of those volumes located in the center-south region. Of that, about two-thirds of the ethanol is E100. But even though the pandemic has kept […]
In Zimbabwe, Bulawayo reports that Green Fuel is selling ethanol only in US dollars, requiring proof of payment from clients that they have the funds ahead of time and having all bank transfers sent to its US forex bank account. The country has suffered from severe inflation and currency fluctuations for years, which prompted the […]
