In the UK, In May this year, the Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) announced it was investigating certain aspects of biodiesel trading at Greenergy and various third parties as part of a broader investigation. The SFO has informed the company and our employees that they are no longer suspects in an ongoing investigation. The Board of […]
In Washington, Growth Energy hailed the announcement of a long-awaited deal on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on trade. The USMCA modernizes the previous trade pact, strengthens the trade relationship between these North American nations, and provides critical market access for U.S. agriculture. The USMCA provides additional market access and trade opportunities for U.S. biofuel and […]
In Belgium, Renewables Now reports Brazilian ethanol production broke a record for the season through November with 22.04 billion liters of hydrous and 9.68 billion liters for anhydrous. During November, UNICA reported mills sold 2.83 billion liters of ethanol, of which 1.94 billion liters were hydrous, while just 143.81 million liters were exported. The Brazilian […]
In Finland, Stora Enso is investing EUR 9 million to build a pilot facility for enabling the production of bio-based plastics as barrier in transparent packaging. The pilot plant will convert plant-based sugars into the renewable building block required to make PEF, a bio-based plastic, mainly targeting the food and beverage industry. The pilot plant […]
In India, Hinduja Group on Wednesday offered to help Punjab in addressing the stubble burning problem by lifting all the paddy straw from the fields for use in ethanol plants. Offering transport and technology solutions to mitigate the menace of stubble burning, the Chairman assured the state’s Chief Minister that the tippers of the Group […]
In the Netherlands, KLM has purchased sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for flights out of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The sustainable fuel is produced by Neste from used cooking oil and will reduce CO2 emissions by up to 80 % compared to fossil kerosene. This purchase is the next step in the use of sustainable fuel as […]
In the UK, in a ground-breaking Biogas and Climate Change Commitment Declaration, major biogas industry corporations, led by the World Biogas Association (WBA), call on the world’s governments to act urgently to unlock the sector’s potential to cut global greenhouse gases emissions by at least 12% within the next 10 years –and therefore make a […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports that the country’s ambitions to quickly transition to B100 have not been tempered as they announced a shift to 40% biodiesel blending from 2021/22. The blending mandate is currently set to increase to 30% on January 1 from the current 20% blend. Indonesia is looking for ways to absorb its significant […]
In Spain, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) asked the European Union to support aviation’s energy transition to sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) as part of the bloc’s Green Deal, being launched Wednesday. The industry believes that achieving 2% of global jet fuel from non-fossil sources by 2025 could create a tipping point for production and […]
In Arizona, Linked Equipment and Capna Systems announce a joint effort to provide fully turnkey Ethanol Extraction systems that can process up to 3000 lbs. of biomass in a 10-hour shift with as little as a 1500 sq. ft footprint. Through collaboration, Linked Equipment and Capna have developed a turnkey modular solution using Capna’s Automated […]
