In Belgium, as the EU institutions begin negotiations on a new regulation defining sustainability in green finance, a group of ten associations representing the Europe’s bioenergy, agriculture and forest groups have called for a coherent legislative framework to boost investment in sustainable technologies. “We support the final objective of the sustainable finance regulation: to enable […]
In Washington, Bloomberg reports that even though USDA officials warned against the most recent biofuels proposal agreed on October 1 to make up for small refinery hardship waivers approved by the Environmental Protection Agency, saying that it went against the promise to get biofuel blending about 15 billion gallons, the White House green lighted the […]
In India, the Business Standard newspaper reports that Uttar Pradesh cooperative sugar mills expect to supply an additional 53 million liters of ethanol to oil marketing companies following invest of $22.6 million in fresh production capacity. With the addition of zero-discharge technologies at six existing distilleries in the state, an additional 35 million liters of […]
In California, Platts reports that following force majeure declared last week by NuStar after two of its ethanol tanks burst into flames, potentially as a result of an earthquake earlier in the day, a pair of tankers carrying Brazilian ethanol are waiting in San Francisco Bay to discharge with nowhere to drop their cargo. Although […]
In California, Pearson Fuels, the largest distributor of E85 Flex Fuel in California, announced a partnership to purchase Renewable Naphtha (RN) from World Energy, one of the largest and longest-serving low-carbon fuel suppliers in North America. Pearson Fuels will blend its Ethanol fuel with World Energy’s RN, a co-product from the production of Renewable Diesel […]
In the Netherlands, Taronis Technologies announced the launch of its first European MagneGas production site as part of Taronis Fuels, as wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The location is a 4.3 square kilometer location within a renewable energy and technology industrial park in Westpoort, Amsterdam. The executed lease provides Taronis the option to lease the […]
In India, the Hindu newspaper reports that used cooking oil biodiesel producer BioD has teamed up with local restaurant aggregator and food delivery service Zomato to set up a UCO supply chain nationwide with an initial target of 1,000 metric tons of UCO per month. BioD has been collecting UCO for 2.5 years but their […]
In Malaysia, The Edge reports that lower-than-expected palm oil production during Q3 mixed with increased demand from India and China due to ongoing trade barriers with Indonesia have already started to help strengthening palm oil prices as stock building slows. With increased demand for palm oil domestically due to B20 implementation next year, blending could […]
In Indiana, POET’s Cloverdale plant went ahead and shut its doors last Friday, laying off around 50 workers and only keeping enough staff on hand for security reasons, following an initial announcement in August. The company blames the “missing gallons” as a result of the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of 31 small refinery hardship waivers […]
In Switzerland, while recent improvements have depended largely on better-performing engines, more efficient propeller and rudder designs and technologies to reduce hull friction, MSC says is actively studying the potential of new alternative fuel sources. The company is engaging with potential vendors to investigate solutions related to biofuel blends, hydrogen fuel cells, complementary battery power […]
