In Belgium, De Smet Engineers & Contractors (DSEC) has started working on a Basic Engineering contract for the Croatian Oil & Gas Company INA, covering the OSBL portion of a 2G Ethanol (2nd generation) project to be built in Sisak, near Zagreb. The feedstock will be locally grown miscanthus and wheat straw. DSEC will also […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports that state-owned Pertamina has decided to call off its year-old cooperation deal with Eni to jointly develop biodiesel production because Eni required that palm oil have internationally-recognized certification even though the fuel would be produced in Indonesia. Palm oil sustainability has come under increased scrutiny over recent years as Europe tightens […]
In Canada, the Biomass North Development Centre has ceased operations. The staff says it has been a challenging and rewarding five years, and they are proud of the role they have played in the emerging bioeconomy. They’ve brokered meaningful partnerships through B2B activities and regional events, built resilient networks of cross-sectoral partners, spanning First Nations, […]
In India, the Hindu newspaper reports that the government is looking to offer sugar mills 6% subsidies on interest rates for loans that will be used for increasing ethanol production. Previous attempts to offer soft loans to mills for the same purpose have led to few than 10% of mills getting financing due to the […]
In Canada, the Abbotsford News reports that Univar Canada intends to develop a chemical distribution site in British Columbia with nearby access to the US border where it intends to build three large ethanol storage tanks as well as more than two dozen smaller tanks for chemicals, including a rail spur line for transferring the […]
In Denmark, under the agreement with Artesia Renewable Diesel Company LLC, a subsidiary of HollyFrontier, Topsoe will license and supply basic engineering, proprietary equipment, catalysts, and technical services. The project is based on HydroFlex™, a world-leading, industry-proven Topsoe technology that produces renewable fuels, such as gasoline, diesel, and sustainable aviation fuel, from all renewable feedstocks. […]
In India, India Cooperative reports that the Uttarakhand plans to provide interest-free loans to cooperative sugar mills looking to establish ethanol production. The central government has spent the past 1.5 years trying to offer sugar mills soft loans to the same end but the poor financial state of the mills has kept them from taking […]
In Indonesia, China’s Xinhua news agency reports that the government has released studies showing that B30 fuel is safe, however there are reports by some drivers complaining that gel has formed in their tanks following the use of B30. Certain parts of Central Java province where temperatures can fall to 10 degrees Celsius has been […]
In India, the UNI news agency reports that tenders have been floated to source used cooking oil-based biodiesel for supply to Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri, Rourkela and Berhampur in Odisha. The country’s three largest oil marketing companies, IOCL, BPCL and HPCL, floated the tender, similar to when they float tenders to secure ethanol from sugarcane mills, […]
In California, 80 years after nylon’s first commercial production, Genomatica achieved a new milestone for the material with its production of the world’s first renewably-sourced ton of the key ingredient for nylon-6, made from plants instead of crude oil. Nylon, the first totally synthetic fiber to be made into consumer products including apparel and carpet, […]
