In Brazil, rising ethanol consumption and the implementation in 2020 of RenovaBio, a federal program to curb carbon emissions by 10% in 2028, in line with the UN Paris Agreement on climate change, will benefit Brazil´s sugarcane industry, says Moody´s Investors Service in a new report. Under RenovaBio, tradeable carbon credits known as CBIOs, will […]
In Switzerland, Tetra Pak, together with its supplier Braskem, has become the first company in the food and beverage industry to responsibly source plant-based polymers using the Bonsucro standards for sustainable sugar cane. This move is yet another reinforcement of the company’s commitment to drive ethical and responsible business practices across global supply chains, while […]
In Washington, Bloomberg reports that five people have confirmed White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow has been charged with finding a solution to the biofuels deadlock to come up with a deal that will satisfy both farmers and oil refiners. Politicians from farm states have complained that the October 1 deal doesn’t do enough to […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports that as the country pushes its biodiesel blending mandate to 30% in January, it has raised its biodiesel consumption estimates for 2022 to 10.1 billion liters, up from an estimated 9.8 billion liters in 2021 and 9.6 billion liters in 2020 when the new mandate replaces the previous 20% blend. Indonesia […]
In California, California Ethanol & Power, LLC was recently granted by unanimous vote a four-year extension for a sales and use tax exclusion (STE) by the Board of the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority (CAEATFA). The Board is composed of the State Controller, Director of Finance, Chair of the Energy Commission, and […]
In Indiana, Purdue University-affiliated agbioscience startup is creating technology to help meet the growing global demand for bioenergy and, in partnership with Purdue, has received new support from the U.S. government. GRYFN offers precise geomatics solutions for coaligned and repeatable multi-sensor drone data collection. The approach enables breeders to scale research operations and empowers them […]
In Virginia, Greasezilla announced it has been selected by Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) to provide the most cost-effective and ecologically sound FOG (fats, oils and grease) Separation Technology for the Nansemond Treatment Plant in Suffolk, Virginia. HRSD did an industry-wide search for the most efficient and advanced system to separate FOG into its basic […]
In Argentina, Evonik plans to increase its capacity for sodium methylate at its Rosario/Santa Fe facility from 60,000 metric tons up to 90,000 metric tons until 2021. The expansion is driven by growing demand for biodiesel in South America, mainly Argentina and Brazil. Sodium methylate is an important catalyst for large-scale biodiesel production. In addition […]
In India, the Economic Times newspaper reports that despite more than 14 million metric tons of sugar stocks that are weighing down the national sugar industry, mills in Uttar Pradesh are not interested in converting excess sugar into ethanol despite the government deregulating feedstock rules to allow it. Even Maharashtra is on the fence about […]
In Luxembourg, European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have announced the completion of the public procurement process for the selection of an investment advisor to set up and manage the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF). The selected investment advisor is ECBF Management GmbH and Hauck & Aufhäuser Fund Services S.A. will act as […]
