In Washington, an annual analysis of vehicle owner’s manuals and warranty statements by the Renewable Fuels Association reveals that while nearly all new 2021 automobiles are explicitly approved by the manufacturer to use E15 gasoline, far fewer models are being offered as flex fuel vehicles (FFVs) capable of operating on fuel blends containing up to […]
In the Netherlands, Neste has acquired a minority stake in Aircraft Fuel Supply B.V. (AFS), the owner and operator of the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol fuel storage company. Through its share in AFS, Neste is able to offer to airlines operating at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands ongoing supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ […]
In Iowa, the state’s secretary of agriculture announced the awardees of the Renewable Fuels Retail Recovery program administered by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. The program offers relief funds to help gas stations, truck stops, co-ops, and other renewable fuels retailers recover from the business disruptions and lost demand caused by the […]
In Canada, the Quebec Government has awarded funding totaling $4.55 million to non-profit organization Bioénergie La Tuque (BELT) under a program called Technoclimat from Transition Énergétique Québec (TEQ) for a project to develop and demonstrate the potential of producing advanced biofuels from locally-sourced forestry waste in La Tuque, Quebec, Canada. The funding will be used […]
In Brazil, Upstream Online reports as part of the government’s efforts to decentralize energy control away from Petrobras, the CNPE energy council is set to approve measures next week that will change the way biodiesel commercialization is governed. In addition, a new biofuel working group will be set up to help support the industry’s expansion. […]
In the Netherlands, a company suspected of marketing biodiesel with forged certificates is once again under the eye of the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT). Due to large-scale fraud, biodiesel that is not produced sustainably is registered as a sustainable fuel, providing the fraudsters with great financial gain. Digital data carriers and company files […]
In Washington, the American Farm Bureau Federation and more than 60 other organizations are urging Congress to extend tax provisions that promote biofuel production, as well as craft breweries, wineries and distilleries. Among more than 30 temporary tax provisions, commonly known as “tax extenders,” set to expire at the end of the year are a […]
In Argentina, the Nacion newspaper reports Explora, which has its plant in Puerto General San Martín, Santa Fe, invested more than $5 million in a new technology to transform sewage waste into biodiesel. It has already produced 12,000 metric tons of deacidified residual oil that was exported to Great Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, Bulgaria and […]
In Canada, the Ontario government is making gasoline that drivers use every day cleaner by becoming the first province to require fuel suppliers to increase the amount of renewable content in regular-grade gasoline to 15 per cent. This change is expected to result in an annual reduction of up to one megaton of greenhouse gas […]
In Brazil, Platts reports that Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, or MAPA, data shows ethanol stocks rose in mid-November by 4.2% on the year to 11.84 billion liters with nearly 97% of those volumes located in the center-south region. Of that, about two-thirds of the ethanol is E100. But even though the pandemic has kept […]
