In India, the ANI news agency reports that Tata Projects has been selected by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited to build its second generation, 100,000 liter per day ethanol plant in Odisha that will use rice straw as feedstock but will be tested using corn stalks. The national government has been pushing for more 2G ethanol […]
In Washington, Office of the Director of National Intelligence-sponsored study examining the current state of the bioeconomy and outlining strategies to protect data and intellectual property was released last week. “Safeguarding the Bioeconomy: Finding Strategies for Understanding, Evaluating, and Protecting the Bioeconomy while Sustaining Innovation and Growth” is now available online. ODNI sponsored the 21-month […]
In the UK, the Jersey Evening Post reports that the tank farm at Jersey airport is going to expand in order to supply ethanol on-site to allow for increased blending in compliance with the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directive, should the local government decide to do so. Currently E5 and B7 are sold on the […]
In Washington, Platts reports that the Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production fell from a seven-month high last week to an average 1.049 million b/d but it was still 18,000 b/d higher than during the same period last year. Ethanol prices have fallen in recent weeks due to large production runs and seasonal low […]
In California, Brightmark Energy, a San Francisco-based waste and energy development company, announced that it has partnered with four dairy farms in central Florida to build and operate three anaerobic digesters that will convert a total of 230,000 tons of dairy manure per year from 9,900 cows into renewable natural gas. Brightmark will develop, own, […]
In Brazil, Platts reports that anhydrous ethanol stocks in the North-Northeast region are the lowest in more than a decade at 147 million liters, down nearly 9% on the year. Anhydrous is blended at 27% but the region is typically short the volume required for blending so imports from the US but the tariff scheme […]
In France, Euractiv reports that Total has scored a win in the long running battle over tax incentives for palm oil products with the Directorate General of Customs recently adding Palm Fatty Acid Distillate to those on the list of tax exemptions, much to the dismay of environmental NGOs who believe that anything that comes […]
In Malaysia, the Edge Market reports that analysts believe palm oil’s slip last week was just a blip and will return again to three-year highs by mid-year. Increased demand for soy oil as the US-China trade war appears to be easing is expected to help raise prices among the entire vegetable oil complex, including palm […]
In India, Bloomberg reports that the head of one of the largest sugarcane miller in the country, Balrampur Chini, believes that the government’s push to boost ethanol demand and align policies that will allow mills to supply that demand will bring stability for sugar millers who have long suffered from government intervention in ever-rising sugarcane […]
In Costa Rica, local press reports that the government is going to try again to introduce 8% ethanol blending starting in June after nine failed attempts. The state-owned oil distributor Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo (Recope) said in its 2020 budget that it is investing in three 10,000 barrel storage tanks for ethanol in addition to […]
