In India, the Financial Express newspaper reports that Maharashtra mills were meant to supply 580 million liters of ethanol during 2019/20 but due to a serious lack of sugarcane to meet sugar production capacity, mills only offered to supply oil marketing companies 220 million liters for the season. Even though production is low, the state’s […]
In Spain, GRAIN has called out the EU-Mercosur deal saying it with further augment the global climate crisis, specifically pointing to six crops included in the deal, such as Brazilian sugarcane ethanol. The report says the EU’s increased ethanol imports through the FTA are expected to be used to meet Europe’s “green” transport fuel targets. […]
In South Carolina, Green Energy Biofuels says it takes up to six gallons of cooking oil to fry a typical turkey. Recycling holiday oil and grease is a much cheaper alternative to the cost of repairs. Every drop poured down the drain increases the size of a growing clog in the sewage system, so do […]
In India, the government is pushing for increased biodiesel production from used cooking oil and the industry has responded in kind with an “encouraging response” to Indian Oil Company’s calls for expressions of interest. The IOC announced via twitter that six companies have been offered Letters of Interest for the supply of 10,200 metric tons […]
In Washington, new analysis of vehicle owner’s manuals and warranty statements by the Renewable Fuels Association reveals that nearly all new 2020 automobiles are explicitly approved by the manufacturer to use gasoline containing 15 percent ethanol (E15). However, RFA’s annual review also shows automakers are offering far fewer model year 2020 flex fuel vehicles (FFVs) […]
In Spain, Reuters reports that Acciona has won an engineering contract to build the first HVO plant in Paraguay, the new ECB plant recently announced that will also produce aviation biofuel. The facility will use Honeywell UOP and Crown Iron Works technologies. Funding raising for the $800 million project was outsourced to Barclays Bank Plc […]
In Indonesia, Antara news agency reports that the government is looking to team up with Mexico on joint research into biodiesel production in the Latin American country. Indonesia has offered to help Mexico control oil palm diseases while Mexico is looking at other biodiesel feedstock options as well including jatropha and castor. With Indonesia ramping […]
In Minnesota, Governor Tim Walz, Chair of the National Governors’ Biofuels Coalition, and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced the following appointments to the Governor’s Council on Biofuels. Walz recently established the Governor’s Council on Biofuels by Executive Order 19-35 to recommend proposals to foster growth in the biofuels industry and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “It […]
In Finland, The Ham Trick campaign (Kinkkutemppu in Finnish) will be executed once again to demonstrate circular economy in a concrete way. For the fourth year in a row in Finland, ham waste fat and other waste fats from Christmas dishes can be recycled for the production of Neste MY Renewable Diesel™. Last year, 185,000 […]
In California, Amyris, Inc. announced that it has entered into a consulting agreement with John Ziegelman, formerly a senior portfolio manager at Wolverine Asset Management, one of the company’s top 15 shareholders. Ziegelman has over 30 years’ experience investing in and advising small-cap public companies. In addition to his time with Wolverine, Ziegelman has held […]
