In Washington, upon the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) failure to adequately respond to several Freedom of Information Act requests filed by the biofuels industry regarding the small refinery exemption (SRE) program and EPA’s radical escalation in granting SREs in recent years, Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association filed a motion this week for partial […]
In Zambia, the national oil company teamed with Sunbird Bioenergy to successfully undergo a pilot project to trial 30% ethanol blending in five government-owned vehicles. Sunbird believes it will deliver the first ethanol for commercial blending during Q1 2021 when it starts production at its small-scale facility that is a first step towards its commercial […]
In Brazil, Safras & Mercado report that the economic returns for hydrous ethanol compared to sugar production are improving, in part thanks to some appreciation of the Brazilian Real against the dollar as well as tightness in the physical market. Sugar’s advantage over hydrous shifted to 17%, the same as seen in July, compared to […]
In Colorado, a Colorado resident was sentenced to 15 months in prison for his role in a biodiesel tax credit fraud scheme. According to court documents and statements made in court, from 2010 to 2013, Calvin Glover and his coconspirators defrauded the United States of $7.2 million by filing false claims with the IRS for […]
In Canada, Cenovus Energy Inc. and Husky Energy Inc. announced a transaction to create a new integrated Canadian oil and natural gas company with an advantaged upstream and downstream portfolio that is expected to provide enhanced free funds flow generation and superior return opportunities for investors. The companies have entered into a definitive arrangement agreement […]
In Nebraska, DTN reports ADM is trying to get a legal spat over alleged ethanol market manipulation brought by Green Plains in a Nebraska federal court shifted to Illinois where two similar cases with Midwest Renewable Energy and Switzerland-based AOT Holdings are currently underway. The class-action lawsuit filed in July by Green Plains accuses ADM […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production rose last week to the highest level since early September at 941,000 barrels. COVID-19 continues to impact production as the figure is 63,000 barrels per day lower than during the same week in 2019. Even though production rose, stocks fell to the […]
In Belgium, a new report from the European Commission underlines the importance and sustainability of renewable ethanol, but also reveals yet again the Commission’s strangely contradictory stance wanting to minimize the role of biofuels in achieving the EU Green Deal. Published on 14 October, the Commission’s Renewable Energy Progress Report includes an assessment of progress […]
In India, the Press Trust of India reports that the government is looking at the possibility of extending its soft loans to promote ethanol production, currently only available for molasses and sugarcane, to grain-based facilities in an effort to quickly ramp up ethanol production. The country’s 20% ethanol blending goals for 2030 aren’t likely to […]
In California, Lygos has launched Lygos CBx, a Lygos company and new website focused on delivering a wide range of high-quality, pure and sustainable non-plant-based cannabinoids. Lygos CBx is a result of the combination of Librede, the recently acquired NIH-funded biosynthetic company, and the integration of key Lygos technology advances. Recent validation projects have demonstrated […]
