In Singapore, ScaleUp Bio will launch two precision fermentation facilities for start-ups to use during their product development phase in an effort to help bridge the gap for early-stage companies in Southeast Asia. The first facility will be in central Singapore at the Nurasa’s Food Tech Innovation Centre, hosted together with the Singapore Agency for […]
In Washington, according to Energy Information Administration data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association for the week ending October 21, ethanol production expanded 1.7 percent to 1.033 million b/d, equivalent to 43.39 million gallons daily and the largest weekly output since July. However, production was 6.6 percent less than the same week last year and […]
In Germany, with Röchling-BioBoom and Röchling-ReLoop, the international Röchling Group is launching two new sustainable product families for bioplastics and recycled materials. The sustainable products and concepts will be presented for the first time at K 2022 in Düsseldorf. The new product families aim to strengthen the Group’s own sustainability activities and to support customers […]
In Japan, Astomos Energy Corporation, Sustainable Energy Development Co. Ltd., and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) have agreed to a memorandum of understanding to jointly study the establishment of a marine transportation system having less environmental impact through the effective use of organic substances generated on board ships. With the signing of this MoU, the […]
In Italy, Eni has definitively ended the procurement of palm oil for use at the Venice and Gela biorefineries for the production of hydrogenated biofuels. The last shipments arrived in the last few weeks, ahead of the declared goal of becoming ‘palm oil free’ by the end of 2022. Eni’s biorefineries in Venice and Gela […]
In Texas, Fluor Corporation was awarded a reimbursable front-end engineering and detailed design, engineering and procurement services contract for Imperial as the company progresses plans to develop a world-class renewable diesel complex at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The new complex is expected to be the largest renewable diesel production facility in Canada […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports Datagro data shows sugarcane production is expected to jump next season to 590 million metric tons in 2023/24 that kicks off in April as the crop continues to recover from drought and deep freeze impacts. The figure compares to 542 million tons expected for the current season. Although ethanol production is […]
In Argentina, Reuters reports government established new criteria to set the values of bioethanol based on sugar cane and corn used in gasoline cuts for domestic consumption. The measure aims to seek a price adjustment in accordance with the strong inflationary escalation that the country is going through and that could exceed 100% this year. […]
In the UAE, TradeArabia News Service reports Lootah Biofuels has opened its biodiesel facility in in Dubai Industrial City. It will use used cooking oil as feedstock to produce biodiesel with a 100-ton per day expansion already in place. The biodiesel will be used to help achieve the government’s 5% biofuel blending target. In addition […]
In the UK, Bloomberg reports Brookfield has received interest in buying Greenergy for as much as $1.4 billion as interest increases in securing alternative energy assets although there is no guarantee that an offer will be made. Brookfield tried to sell Greenergy last year, contracting HSBC and Citigroup to scout for potential buyers, but the […]
