In Denmark, the BBC reports the Prime Minister announced that she wants all domestic flights to be fossil fuel free by 2030. Although she admitted that it would be a major challenge to achieve, she said Denmark needed to lead the way to push for the energy transition in aviation. Sweden last year announced it […]
In South Korea, Platts reports that it expects industrial ethanol prices to rise in Asia due to higher ethanol prices in Brazil, the region’s traditional supplier. With Brazilian sugarcane mills focused on producing more sugar thanks to high prices for the commodity, ethanol supplies are reduced and therefore prices are higher than they typically would […]
In India, the Hindu Business Line reports that during the past four years, sugar mills have earned $4.7 billion from ethanol sales which has gone a long way towards helping pay off farmer dues. During the 2020/21 sugar year that ended in September, 2.2 million metric tons of sugar was diverted towards ethanol production. The […]
In the United Kingdom, the Eastern Daily Press reports that Deal Farm Biogas Ltd has submitted new plans for a controversial biogas plant after changes were made from its original permission. Concern was raised over the construction of an anaerobic digester (AD) following claims it was being carried out without proper planning permission. The AD, […]
In New York, Cowen reports disappointing 4FQ results for FuelCell Energy which “reflects the lumpy nature of the company’s project timing”. Cowen reports they don’t expect clarity around future project start dates after seeing delays continue to emerge in Groton, noted a favorable settlement with POSCO secured $60mn in Product sales in 2022, and that […]
In Kenya, Tech Crunch reports that Koko Networks, a biofuel tech company, is expanding business to sell products directly to consumers through the small shops that current serve as the company’s agents for its bioethanol cooking fuel and stoves. With 35 SKUs, Koko Club is keeping its prices competitive by shortening the supply chains from […]
In Indiana, Brightmark’s Ashley, Indiana Plastics Renewal Facility has been ISCC PLUS (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) certified. When fully operational, Brightmark’s Ashley plastics renewal facility, now in pilot phase, will divert 100,000 tons of plastic waste each year from landfills and incinerators and convert it into 18 million gallons of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel […]
In Texas, Lummus Technology’s Green Circle and Chevron Lummus Global are integrating multiple technologies from their portfolios for application in the circular economy. The partners will use a combination of the Lummus New Hope Energy plastic pyrolysis technology, CLG’s ISOCONVERSION technology and Lummus’ steam cracking technology to provide operators the ability to produce steam cracker […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production expanded by 8,000 barrels per day (b/d), or 0.8%, to 1.059 million b/d, equivalent to 44.48 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Production was 13.4% above the same week last year, which was affected by the pandemic but 0.7% less than the same […]
In Kenya, Team KOKO has celebrated the company’s latest sales milestone, with more than 300,000 household subscribers on our clean fuel and carbon platform in Kenya. KOKO Fuel was launched to the market in late 2019 and has battled major supply-side and market disruptions since the outbreak of COVID-19. Despite this, we are on track […]
