In Oregon, Carson announced it extended its renewable diesel agreement with Neste – expanding it into a multi-year contract. Through this partnership, Carson will be able to continue to provide its extensive government and commercial customer base across the Pacific Northwest with a reliable supply of Neste MY Renewable Diesel at a competitive price. A […]
In California, Amyris announced that it has received Bonsucro Chain of Custody Certification. The Bonsucro Chain of Custody Standard ensures that sustainability claims along the sugarcane supply chain are traceable from farmer to end user. Sustainability is a key pillar of Amyris’ No CompromiseTM commitment, and our leading synthetic biology platform delivers clean chemistry using […]
In Sweden, Transdev has announced its first $144.7 million green bus structured financing transaction, aimed at providing the Swedish city of Gothenburg with low-carbon public transportation, arranged with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and Societe Generale, supported by the European Investment Bank (EIB). This achievement is a significant milestone and commitment by Transdev on its […]
In Singapore, Platts reports that it expects China and the Philippines to be key drivers for increased ethanol demand in the global market next year. Impacts from COVID-19 have forced the Philippines to reduce its requirement for domestic ethanol blending and in turn boost imports to cover its ethanol blending mandate. China, on the other […]
In Nigeria, This Day newspaper reports the state of Plateau has signed a memorandum of understanding with CONTEC Global to develop a cassava-based biorefinery in the state. The new facility will take advantage of the region’s strong agricultural production to produce ethanol, biogas, animal feed, dry ice from CO2 capture and bio-fertilizer, creating 3,000 direct […]
In Indiana, four diesel fleets in Indiana were recently inducted as inaugural members of the newly-formed B20 Club of Indiana, a collaboration between the Indiana Soybean Alliance and the American Lung Association© that showcases exceptional green fleets with experience using B20. The first of the four fleets includes The City of Fort Wayne. The City […]
In Iowa, Flint Hills Resources’ Shell Rock ethanol plant has installed Fluid Quip Technologies’ Maximized Stillage Co-products process, allowing it to produce a 50% protein feed for livestock, aquaculture and pets while continuing to produce ethanol. After the upgrade, the volume of ethanol produced remains the same but about a quarter of the DDGS produced […]
As we wrap up 2020 this week, The Digest brings you the hottest Top 10 slide guides from this crazy year where we tried our best to make lemonade from lemons! So what did you click on the most this year? What slide guides did you find the most intriguing? In today’s Digest, we look […]
In the United Kingdom, Autsport reports that Red Bull team principal Christian Horner and Mercedes chief Toto Wolff would both back a delay of Formula 1’s increased use of biofuels planned for 2022. F1 is currently pushing to increase the sustainability of its fuels, with the existing level of biofuel components required to be used […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production expanded 2.0%, or 18,000 barrels per day (b/d), to 976,000 b/d—equivalent to 40.99 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Production remained 9.9% below the same week last year. The four-week average ethanol production rate ticked 0.4% lower to 974,000 b/d, equivalent to an […]
