In Norway, due to launch in autumn 2021, the Silva Green Fuel plant will serve as a demonstrator for the latest technologies in second-generation biofuel production, and its owners have turned to Bruks Siwertell to supply the wood-processing and handling equipment for the plant. This substantial contribution to the project will see Bruks Siwertell deliver […]
In Illinois, Platts reports that electricity at the Chicago Argo Kinder Morgan ethanol terminal was knocked out on Monday following severe weather, but the company said it is operating on a backup generator. Expectations of the impact on the market was mixed, with some believing there would be no impact while others said there was […]
In California, Aemetis, Inc. has launched its new Aemetis Health Products subsidiary which is focused on the production and marketing of blended liquid and gel sanitizers as bulk and packaged products. “Aemetis has become the largest producer of high grade sanitizer alcohol in the western United States and is launching Aemetis Health Products to expand its […]
In the UK, a new ‘Net Zero Investment Framework’ provides the first-ever practical blueprint for investors to maximize the contribution they make in tackling climate change and achieving net zero emissions globally by 2050. The framework has been developed with over 70 global investors, representing more than $16 trillion in assets, through the Institutional Investors Group […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that with COVID-19 impacts crushing oil refining margins and demand for fuel, oil companies are likely to be hit with hard having to comply with the Renewable Fuel Standard. The pandemic has also hit biofuel production, reducing the amount of RINs available for purchase which in turn has increased those prices […]
In Brazil, Platts reports the country has flipped into a net exporter of ethanol as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic with July exports at a seven-year high of 353 million liters and 53% higher on the year. Nearly 52% of those exports went to the US with South Korea following as the second largest […]
In the UK, the Falkirk Herald reports Celtic Renewables has been granted permission by the Falkirk Council to continue building its whiskey byproduct-based biobutanol demonstration facility after several minor design changes in forced a second application. All of the changes had to do with building design and nothing to do with the chemical operations of […]
In Pennsylvania, David Dunham of Bethlehem, PA was sentenced to serve 84 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay over $10.2 million in restitution by United States District Court Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl. Following a four week trial in April 2019, a federal jury convicted Dunham, owner of […]
In South Dakota, in a Rapid City Journal ad, a Sioux Falls Argus Leader editorial, and a letter to Governor Kristi Noem, South Dakota ethanol leaders said that a transition to “E30 by 2030 Nationwide” would more than double the corn ethanol’s contribution to the state’s economic activity—to $8 billion per year—while saving urban Americans […]
In the UK, the Secretary of State for International Trade has determined the countervailing duties on biodiesel originating in the USA (including biodiesel consigned from Canada) imposed by the following EU instrument is to be transitioned: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1519 of 14 September 2015 imposing definitive countervailing duties on imports of biodiesel originating in […]
