In India, Mint reports that the transportation minister will unveil on Wednesday the long-awaited ethanol flex-fuel car manufactured by Toyota, the first to become available in the Indian market, as part of a test project. Other companies are in the process of developing FFVs for the Indian market, but it will take time before any […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports UNICA data shows ethanol production rose 2% during H1 September compared to the last half of August at 2.12 billion liters. Sugar production rose significantly by more than 12% to 2.86 million metric tons as mills continued to shift their production away from ethanol in response to pre-election gas price cuts […]
In Massachusetts, after several stops and starts as well as a request by the board to liquidate and shifting biomass-based blending credits, Northeast Biodiesel is ready to launch on October 1 following a last round of $1.364 million in fundraising over the past year. The new facility will produce 1.75 million gallon per year from […]
In Washington, Reuters has withdrawn a controversial story published on September 8 that claimed US ethanol plants, including some that were specifically called out, had higher carbon emissions than oil refineries. The news agency said in its official withdrawal that it was flawed interpretation of data that was the problem, leading to inaccurate reporting regarding […]
In the UK, environmentalists have released a report alleging that “Global demand for wood pellets to burn for biomass energy – primarily in the UK and Europe – is devastating forests in the Southeast United States,” and cite what they describe as “damaging logging practices used by Enviva” in the report, which can be downloaded here. The report […]
In Germany, the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team recently concluded a trial in the use of biofuels in our 16 Mercedes Actros Gigaspace race trucks for the final three races of the European season. As part of our drive to further reduce our CO2 emissions and achieve verified Net Zero by 2030, the trial was designed […]
In Illinois, Givaudan, a global industry leader in the world of scent and beauty, and LanzaTech NZ, Inc. have announced a collaboration for the development of sustainable fragrance ingredients from renewable carbon. Renewable carbon is carbon that avoids or substitutes the use of additional fossil carbon. Examples include carbon from CO2 and carbon recycling. Multiple […]
In Germany, Rolls-Royce is taking a significant step towards even more climate-friendly rail transport with the release of mtu rail engines for use with sustainable fuels. With synthetic diesel fuels of the EN15940 standard, CO2 emissions can be reduced by up to 100 percent compared to fossil diesel. Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO or renewable diesel), […]
In the UAE, Bloomberg reports Mubadala Investments is said to have made the best offer for BP Bunge Bioenergia in the final round of negotiations, better than the one made by Raizen who is also in the last stage, but a deal isn’t expected to be made before the October elections in Brazil. The Valor […]
In Thailand, the Bangkok Post newspaper reports the government is working to make E20 the primary fuel sold at the pump as it phases out E10 from the market. The effort to boost demand and therefore prop up prices for cassava and sugar could include adding a levy for the Oil Fuel Fund onto E10 […]
