In West Virginia, Reuters reports that the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has asked the Environmental Protection Agency to go back and reevaluate Ergon West Virginia Inc’s small refinery exemption application, saying the agency has approved SRE for a similar refinery but denied it for EWVI. The EPA used another refinery’s lubrication production has […]
In Germany, Covestro successfully put into operation a pilot plant based on the innovative AdiP technology at its Brunsbüttel site which is a big leap forward in the production of the rigid foam component MDI for insulation and will improve energy efficiency and marks an important milestone for Covestro in its orientation towards the circular […]
In Belgium, the European Biogas Association, Gas Infrastructure Europe, the Natural & Bio Gas Vehicle Association, and SEA-LNG published a joint paper, which demonstrates the concrete benefits of using BioLNG to decarbonise hard to abate transport sectors through the provision of the latest facts and figures. The joint paper highlights the true potential for BioLNG […]
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Grains Council reports that at the close of the most recent marketing year, U.S. ethanol exports were down 12 percent year-over-year according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, weighed on by COVID-19 and the global issuance of stay-at-home orders. Over the course of the marketing year (September 2019-August […]
In Iowa, The Hawk Eye reports that there is more fuel than just ethanol fuel being made at Big River Resources in West Burlington and that the new Monarch Fueling Station has been completed and butterflies are now beginning to stop at the open space. Big River Resources environmental compliance coordinator Ryan Janson told The […]
In Germany, UFOP reports tat the latest Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (BLE) report demonstrates that sustainably certified biofuels reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 9.7 million tons of CO 2 equivalent in the 2019 reporting year (previous year 9.5 million tons). Following the submission of the report by the Federal Agency for Agriculture and […]
In California, Aemetis, Inc.’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Aemetis Biogas LLC, was awarded $7.8 million in matching grants through the 2020 California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP). Aemetis Biogas was awarded approximately 50% of the total projects awarded in the 2020 DDRDP grant cycle. The DDRDP provides financial assistance […]
In Romania, OMV Petrom, the largest energy company in Southeastern Europe, invested approximately $24.8 million (EUR 21 million) at Petrobrazi refinery in order to increase the bio-blending capacity and improve infrastructure for the transport, unloading and storage of bio-components within the refinery. OMV Petrom supplies fuels with a volumetric bio-content of 6.5% in diesel and […]
In the United Kingdom, Nova Pangaea Technologies successfully developed and trialed its first E10 fuel on a motorcycle at its headquarters in Redcar, UK. The trial featured Nova Pangaea’s process, REFNOVA, which converts 2nd generation non-food feedstocks such as woody and agricultural residues into valuable products for biofuels, biochemicals and biopolymers. The fuel was produced […]
In Colorado, Reuters reports that U.S. ethanol production has been unusually light ever since March, when the coronavirus pandemic sharply curbed global fuel consumption and that the resurgence of the virus and increasing restrictions, especially just before the holidays, threaten to derail a comeback in fuel demand. “Ethanol output in recent weeks has very slowly […]
