In Australia, a new report from APAC Biofuel Consultants says Australian biofuel demand contracted by nearly 4% between 2019 and 2020, shrinking to less than 0.5% of the country’s transport liquid and gaseous fuel consumption. ABC acknowledged the role played here by Covid-19 and all its economic repercussions, but positioned mistrust or inertia among consumers […]
In West Virginia, Reuters reports that the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has asked the Environmental Protection Agency to go back and reevaluate Ergon West Virginia Inc’s small refinery exemption application, saying the agency has approved SRE for a similar refinery but denied it for EWVI. The EPA used another refinery’s lubrication production has […]
In Mississippi, a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will benefit Mississippi State researchers in the university’s Forest and Wildlife Research Center studying the economic and ecological benefits of growing trees for biofuel production. The DOE funding will help MSU scientists study how to produce better, hardier hybrid poplars and eastern cottonwoods […]
In Washington, a coalition of the nation’s largest biofuels and agricultural trade groups filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia asking the court to enforce its 2017 decision requiring the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address its improper waiver of 500 million gallons of biofuel demand in the 2016 renewable volume obligation (RVO). The coalition, which includes […]
In the Netherlands, GPS will develop a rail handing system as well as dedicated ethanol storage for VARO. The expansion follows GPS-A having commissioned around 134,000 m3 of Class 1 storage for VARO in December 2019 and extends the relationship. The rail system will unlock important trading opportunities and a more environmentally friendly logistics alternative. […]
In Romania, Economica.net reports the country’s main energy player OMV Petrom is looking to invest $291 million in a second-generation ethanol plant, allowing it to secure 35% of the total investment in European grant funding. The facility is expected to be co-located or located nearby the company’s existing oil extraction and refining facilities in Prahova […]
In California, Bloomberg reports that oil refiners hopes to shift quickly towards renewable diesel production will soon run up against a COVID-19 induced feedstock supply challenge. With many restaurants around the country closed due to the pandemic, the supplies for used cooking oil as feedstock has shrunk considerably. The case is especially true for California […]
In Washington, DTN reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production rose for the third week in a row to 977,000 bpd, the highest seen since March 20, helping to boost dwindling stocks. Stock levels reached a 10-week high of 20.159 million barrels thanks to higher production levels and lower blending demand. Gulf Coast and […]
In Iowa, Feedstuffs reports that Flint Hills’ Shell Rock ethanol plant began delivering NexPro protein last month following installation of Maximized Stillage Co-Products technology, the second of its facilities to do so. Fluid Quip Technologies’ MSC technology allows for producing higher protein, higher value products for the animal feed market compared to DDGS and corn […]
In the UK, as part of its ongoing decarbonization strategy, Rolls-Royce is to use 100% sustainable aviation fuel for the first time in engine ground tests on next-generation engine technology. The tests will aim to confirm that unblended SAF makes a significant contribution to improving the environmental performance of gas turbine engines. The SAF being […]
