In Washington, DTN reports that Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production rose by 5,000 barrels per day last week to 963,000 bpd but even so, stocks fell to two year lows of 21.2 million barrels, down 2 million barrels on the week. The Gulf Coast region where most exports leave from fell by 800,000 […]
In Germany, major airports are dependent on an array of different service and support vehicles. That is why Scania’s solutions based on alternatives such as bioethanol, biogas, biodiesel or hybrids will make a difference, despite the fact that each individual vehicle might have relatively low annual mileage or operating hours. Airport operators can turn to […]
In Washington, over the past three years Playmaker Strategies, based in Washington, D.C., and Rock House Advisors of Jefferson City, Missouri, have teamed up to write and produce “Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Policy, Regulatory and Market Perspectives.” This document, the first of its kind, gives readers a comprehensive, unbiased look at the biomass-based diesel market. […]
In Indonesia, Antara news agency reports that the Indonesian government is preparing the documents required in order to file an official complaint against the European Union and its Renewable Energy Directive II at the World Trade Organization for its treatment of palm oil for biofuels. The complaint will have two facets, one discriminating against palm […]
In Washington, the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) released results of an annual national poll of registered voters designed to measure awareness of and attitudes toward biodiesel and federal policies that support the industry. The results show a candidate’s support for policies to promote clean energy, including biodiesel and renewable diesel use, can influence votes. Among […]
In Indonesia, the Jakarta Post newspaper reports that biodiesel consumption is expected to climb 54.8% next year on the back of B30 blending to 9.4 billion liters but that the minister for energy and mineral resources has yet to sign off on the figures. Blending is set to increase to 30% from 20% on January […]
In China, Beijing Shougang LanzaTech New Energy Science & Technology Co., Ltd. a joint venture between carbon recycler, LanzaTech, Shougang Group, a leading Chinese iron and steel producer, and its New Zealand partner, TangMing, have successfully produced over 9 million gallons of ethanol from recycled steel mill emissions in their first year of operation. Currently […]
In the UK, the Guardian newspaper reports that among the 12% of European goods that will be subject to tariffs after Brexit includes ethanol, but it’s not clear how much the tariff will be. It’s possible that the current tariff won’t change at all, but be applied to “a narrower range of fuels” in an […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that President Trump estimates that the deal announced last Friday to make up for the demand destruction resulting from the 31 hardship waivers approved in August will bring ethanol blending up to nearly 16 billion gallons from the current 15-billion-gallon mandate. The missing gallons resulting from the hardship waivers brought that […]
In Canada, Biofuels International reports the province of Quebec has released a draft policy that would see 10% ethanol blending by 2021 and 15% by 2025, but those levels would fall to 9% and 13.5% if the ethanol itself has at least 10% cellulosic content. The province used 470 million liters in 2017 so the […]
