Category: Fuels

Britain’s cow dung to help heat 750,000 homes this winter

Britain’s cow dung to help heat 750,000 homes this winter

November 28, 2021 |

In the United Kingdom, Britain’s cow-dung, left-over food and household sewage will produce enough green gas to heat over three-quarters of a million homes this winter, according to data released by Energy Networks Association as part of its first ever annual Britain’s Green Gas Scoreboard. Britain’s Green Gas Scoreboard also shows that a total of […]

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Advanced Biofuels Canada releases Biofuels in Canada 2021 report

Advanced Biofuels Canada releases Biofuels in Canada 2021 report

November 25, 2021 |

In Canada, Advanced Biofuels Canada (ABFC) released the Biofuels in Canada 2021 (BIC) report, with full open-source access to Canadian market data for renewable, low-carbon, and conventional fuels. This report is fifth in a series commissioned annually by Advanced Biofuels Canada and independently authored by Navius Research, a leading energy and environment quantitative market analysis […]

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Australian Renewable Energy Agency takes lead role in HyGATE

Australian Renewable Energy Agency takes lead role in HyGATE

November 25, 2021 |

In Australia, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced that it will play a key role in the development and delivery of the German-Australian Hydrogen Innovation and Technology Incubator known as HyGATE. ARENA will team up with Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), to administer HyGATE which will support real-world pilot, trial, demonstration […]

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Revival of sugar beet could be key crop for Scotland’s bioeconomy

Revival of sugar beet could be key crop for Scotland’s bioeconomy

November 25, 2021 |

In the UK, growing sugar beet in Scotland and processing the crop at a purpose-built biorefinery facility initially producing bioethanol could support thousands of jobs and make a significant contribution to the country’s net zero ambitions, according to a study funded by Scottish Enterprise and produced by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC). The report […]

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CCS pipelines crisscrossing Midwest under fire from environmentalists and farmers

CCS pipelines crisscrossing Midwest under fire from environmentalists and farmers

November 25, 2021 |

In North Dakota, Bloomberg reports the Midwest Carbon Express under development by Summit Agriculture Group and the Heartland Gateway by Navigator CO2 Ventures are coming under fire from environmentalists as well as farmers whose land will be impacted by the pipeline that will transfer CO2 emissions from ethanol plants across the Midwest for injection into […]

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Ag Processing Inc plans to expand soy crushing capacity in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa

Ag Processing Inc plans to expand soy crushing capacity in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa

November 25, 2021 |

In Nebraska, Ag Processing Inc plans to make a significant investment to expand the crush capacity of its soybean processing facility in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. Chief Marketing Officer Mark Sandeen added, “The availability and quality of the soybeans in the Sergeant Bluff area make it an excellent location to expand our crush capacity. AGP continues […]

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CRISIL report shows ethanol, CNG and EVs reversing demand growth for fossil fuels

CRISIL report shows ethanol, CNG and EVs reversing demand growth for fossil fuels

November 25, 2021 |

In India, the latest CRISIL report shows demand growth in gasoline and diesel combined will likely decline to 1.5% per annum this decade, compared with 4.9% in the last, because of increasing blending of ethanol with petrol, and rising usage of vehicles powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) and electricity (EVs). The trend will also […]

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Green Plains Obion breaks ground on FQTP MSC system

Green Plains Obion breaks ground on FQTP MSC system

November 24, 2021 |

In Nebraska, Green Plains Inc. announced its wholly-owned subsidiary Green Plains Obion LLC has broken ground on the construction of Fluid Quip Technologies’ MSC system. Obion is the fifth Green Plains location to install the MSC technology, with completion expected in 2022. Fagen, Inc. will be the EPC general contractor, as the exclusive partner for […]

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Hydrogen and biogas to power UK whisky and spirit producers with government funding

Hydrogen and biogas to power UK whisky and spirit producers with government funding

November 24, 2021 |

In the UK, hydrogen and biogas will power whisky and spirit producers across the country following a cash boost of more than £11 million from the UK government, driving forward plans to create low-carbon green distilleries. The multi-million-pound investment announced today will help distilleries across the UK ditch fossil fuels and develop low carbon heating […]

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WinGD’s ship engines to run on methanol and ammonia by 2024 and 2025

WinGD’s ship engines to run on methanol and ammonia by 2024 and 2025

November 24, 2021 |

In Switzerland, WinGD announced that its engines will be able to run on methanol and ammonia from 2024 and 2025 respectively. WinGD’s multi-fuel solutions will be based on their well-established diesel-fueled X engines and dual-fuel X-DF engines. The ability to use zero-carbon or carbon-neutral fuels such as ammonia and methanol in both of its core […]

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