In Spain, ICIS reports that the global glycerin supply glut is expected to continue on the back of ever-rising biodiesel mandates, further weighing on refined glycerin margins as demand for new products using the material aren’t coming to market at the same speed as additional supplies. Personal and oral care products have traditionally been the […]
In Indonesia, the Jakarta Globe newspaper reports that the government is seeking domestic and foreign investors alike to help boost renewable diesel production from palm oil with an eye on aviation biofuel as well. The secretary general of the National Energy Committee said the country is aiming for 100% green biodiesel production by 2022 that will […]
In Illinois, Argonne National Laboratory has expanded and updated the model in various sectors in GREET 2019. The GREET® (Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation) model has been developed by Argonne with the support of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). GREET is a life-cycle analysis (LCA) tool, structured to systematically examine […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that the country uses enough ethanol and other renewable energy that its carbon emissions has remained stable over the past year despite the ongoing deforestation that plagues its green reputation with just a 0.3% increase in 2018 over 2017. The energy sector’s emissions dropped 5% while deforestation’s rose 3.6%, but even […]
In Sweden, Volvo Buses will deliver 27 Euro VI buses to Transdev Sweden for regional operations, running on biodiesel. The deal is also the largest single order for electric buses in Europe. Volvo Buses will deliver 157 electric articulated buses to Transdev starting in 2020. The buses will operate on a number of routes in […]
In Colorado, Gevo, Inc. announced it has signed a Development Agreement with Blocksize Capital, a Leading Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT, commonly referred to as “Blockchain”) company based in Germany. Originally developed as an underlying branch of the blockchain technology, DLT is an immutable tool that allows tracking of data with a product and the transactions […]
In India, the Hindu newspaper reports that the government announced distilleries producing ethanol from b-heavy molasses won’t need to seek additional environmental permissions in order to expand capacity. The environment minister said the reason was because changing feedstocks to b-heavy molasses from the traditional c-heavy molasses won’t increase the pollution produced and therefore doesn’t need […]
In Belgium, at the behest of the European Council’s Finnish Presidency earlier this year, the European Economic and Social Committee has released an exploratory opinion that shows there is a vast amount of expertise, know-how and human tradition linked to water, aquatic resources and the blue bio-economy in Europe. Nonetheless, with regard to its potential […]
In Brazil, Successful Farming reports that soybean demand is set to increase to 30 million metric tons by 2023 in order to produce 5.7 million tons of oil on the back of the country’s B15 blending mandate that will be in place by then. Currently, soybean oil accounts for 70% of biodiesel feedstock, but some […]
In France, Reuters reports that Strategie Grains as revised its 2020 rapeseed production estimate lower yet again to just 19 million metric tons, below the 20 million tons produced in 2018 but a recovery from the 16.9 million tons produced in 2019. The smaller crops resulting from extreme dry weather and pest challenges are expected […]
