In the UK, Libertine FPE, the creator of Smart Engine technology for hybrid electric vehicles and distributed power generation, has demonstrated technology that could help leading truck manufacturers to fulfil pledges to make all heavy-duty vehicles fossil free by 2040. With Libertine’s technology, hybrid heavy-duty powertrains using a combination of renewable grid power and renewable […]
In Washington, nearly three years after passage of the FUTURE Act reforming the Section 45Q tax credit, the Internal Revenue Service has issued a final rule to implement the credit. The following statement from the Carbon Capture Coalition may be attributed to Coalition director Brad Crabtree: “The Carbon Capture Coalition welcomes the release of final […]
In Colorado, Gevo announced the concept of Net-Zero Projects for the production of energy dense liquid hydrocarbons using renewable energy and Gevo’s proprietary technology. The concept of a Net-Zero Project is to convert renewable energy (photosynthetic, wind, renewable natural gas, biogas) from a variety of sources into energy dense liquid hydrocarbons, that when burned in […]
In Canada, Shell will have a 40% interest in the plant using technology developed by Enerkem. Enerkem announced the project in December 2020, subject to finalization of commercial agreements. The approximately C$875 million commercial-scale facility will be constructed in Varennes, Québec, and will produce low-carbon fuels and renewable chemicals products from non-recyclable waste using Enerkem’s proprietary […]
In California, California Air Resources Board today announced a settlement with AltAir-Paramount, LLC addressing reporting violations under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). The settlement is valued at $132,500. AltAir produces renewable diesel and renewable jet fuel from tallow at its facility in Paramount, CA. CARB staff determined that Altair made unauthorized changes to quarterly […]
In Uruguay, MercoPress reports that a USDA FAS report has determined that the EU-Mercosur trade agreement could lead to up to $4 billion in losses for US agriculture, with much of that coming from reduced ethanol demand in Europe. The EU-Mercosur agreement 570 million liters of industrial alcohol imports and 253 million liters of ethanol […]
In Brazil, Platts reports data from the Secretariat of Foreign Trade, SECEX, shows ethanol imports during 2020 fell 21% on the year to 1 billion liters while the main importing region, the North Northeast, saw imports fall 61% on the year to just 384 million liters. Import demand was decimated by the weakness of the […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that decreases in area in Ukraine and the EU-27 + UK are expected to be more than offset by increases in other important producer countries in 2021/22 and welcomes the protein plant strategy adopted by the EU and German government. Germany is the main EU country for rapeseed processing, with around […]
In Israel, Sweden-based Eco Wave Power officially commenced the grid connection works in the Port of Jaffa, Israel for the EWP-EDF One wave energy project. Due to the onshore nature of the Eco Wave Power technology, the grid connection works will be straightforward and will not involve any cable laying on the seabed. The grid […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production ticked 0.1% higher, or 1,000 barrels per day (b/d), to 935,000 b/d—equivalent to 39.27 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Production remained 12.0% below the same week last year. The four-week average ethanol production rate declined 1.5% to 950,000 b/d, equivalent to an […]
