In Washington, D.C, the Renewable Fuels Association hit two big milestones in 2021 – 40 years of ethanol industry leadership as a trade group focused on growing the U.S. ethanol industry and 10 years of leading a national ethanol safety program that has reached thousands of first responders, rail shippers, ethanol plant workers and others. […]
In Washington, D.C., the Algae Biomass Organization reports that this month the Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy is expected to announce a new funding opportunity for projects focusing on the development of algae-based technology that utilizes carbon dioxide from power systems or other industrial sources as a feedstock. The DOE’s announcement notes that […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that the German and European feed markets benefit significantly from the production of rapeseed-based biodiesel fuels and welcomes the protein plant strategy adopted by the EU and German government. Germany is the main EU country for rapeseed processing, with around 9.0 million tons of rapeseed processed in 2019. Rapeseed meal is […]
In the UK, the Department for International Trade will transition the current anti-dumping duties on biodiesel originating from the US, Canada, Indonesia and Argentina following Brexit on January 1 but will conduct an assessment to determine whether the trade remedies measure is appropriate to the UK. The Trade Remedies Authority (or pending establishment, the Secretary […]
In Texas, originally developed to convert natural gas into ultra-clean synthetic fuel, recent research and development activity has shown that Greenway Technology’s G-Reformer catalyst reactor and Fischer-Tropsch (FT) technology which combine to form the “Greer-Wright” GTL solution can also generate high-value chemicals and alcohols. The chemical outputs include n-Hexane, n-Heptane, n-Octane, n-Decane, n-Dodecane, and n-Tridecane. […]
In the UK, The Business Desk reports that Fleetsolve, owned by SIMEC, has seen such a significant expansion in its liquid biofuel-powered CHP units that it plans to invest £150 million over the next three years in a major growth drive including the creation of 70 new jobs, tripling its current workforce. From grocery stores […]
In Maine, the Bangor Daily News reports that following several attempts to find a new owner of the MSW-to-ethanol facility built by Fiberight that was mothballed earlier this year, the Municipal Review Committee that represents 115 small communities whose waste is processed by the facility has found a potential partner. The MRC signed a Memorandum […]
In the UK, Mitchell & Webber announced the first HVO trial as a heating fuel in a bungalow at the end of November. In order to switch the property to the new HVO supply from the previous fossil-based heating oil supply, Mitchell & Webber installed a nozzle change and pump pressure adjustment to the oil […]
In New York state, Atlas Air Worldwide announced the completion of a transoceanic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) test flight that originated at Spain’s Zaragoza Airport. Atlas Air Flight 562 was powered by a blend of fuel containing 2.33% SAF sourced from fresh vegetable oil. The Boeing 747-400F left Zaragoza on Monday, December 21 and arrived […]
In Washington, effective December 30, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel at all U.S. ports of entry will detain palm oil and products containing palm oil produced by Sime Darby Plantation Berhad and its subsidiaries, joint ventures, and affiliated entities in Malaysia. The issuance of a Withhold Release Order against Sime Darby Plantation […]
