In Indiana, Newtown County Enterprise reports that Jasper County will soon have its first E15 fueling station thanks to efforts from two farmer-owned cooperatives and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Ceres Solutions owns the CountryMark-branded station in Rensselaer, Indiana, where the new fuel will be made available later this year. “As we all look to […]
In the United Kingdom, grocery store giant Asda is taking delivery of 202 Volvo FH LNG tractor units, in what is believed to be the single largest order ever placed in the UK for heavy trucks running on renewable fuels, in this case biomethane. The supermarket has ambitions to transition its core fleet of 1,000 […]
In Colorado, Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources, Inc. completed two contracts for the design and installation of its proprietary H2S removal systems as part of a multiple-site dairy methane to renewable natural gas (RNG) project with Aemetis, Inc. SEER is a provider of environmental, renewable fuels and industrial waste stream management services. Both projects are […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that the share of rapeseed oil methyl ester in 2019 rose back to about 0.8 million tons, compared to 0.67 million tons in 2018 and the reason was growing European competition for waste oils and fats resulting from the fact that many EU member states introduced double-counting towards renewable energy targets. […]
2020 showed us alot of things, but one thing it emphasized bigtime is that we are all connected on this planet. A virus spread like wildfire because of our connectedness with each other. If you had predicted we’d be in a global pandemic fighting an invisible enemy, cruises shut down, travel limited, healthcare workers hailed […]
In Colorado, Brownfield Ag News reports the CoBank Knowledge Exchange believes exports will be the main driver for ethanol demand growth, especially in countries like Brazil that recently put its 20% duty on US origin imports back in place, and China where it is slowly growing its own ethanol blending mandate. Though it does believe […]
In Washington, Platts reports the US Grains Council expects demand for ethanol will increase domestically and globally thanks to the recent approvals of COVID-19 vaccines that mean life can return “to normal” in 2021. USGS expects industrial ethanol demand for sanitizers and other uses to fight the pandemic will continue to support demand through Q3 […]
In Virginia, Governor Northam and the Virginia Biotechnology Association announced that GO Virginia has approved a competitive grant request to help fund Virginia Bio-Connect, a $3.2 million Statewide industry cluster scale up initiative. The project, directed by the Virginia Biotechnology Association, is a multi-regional collaboration designed to increase connectivity and awareness of the existing programs, […]
In Germany, after long, controversial negotiations, the German government agreed last Friday on key points for the national implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II). In addition to the gradual increase of the GHG quota to 22 percent in 2030, it includes the setting of the cap for biofuels from cultivated biomass at 4.4 […]
In Iowa, the Sioux City Journal reports the mess around the idled Big Ox Energy biofuels plant continues to grow, with the City under pressure from lenders to pay millions in tipping fees to the company that has shuttered the facility since 2019. The City says it does not owe tipping fees, and what’s more, […]
