In India, the Press Trust of India reports that due to record diversion of sugarcane and molasses to ethanol production, sugar production for the coming 2021/22 season is expected to fall to 30.5 million metric tons compared to 30 million tons during the current 2020/21 season. While 2 million tons of sugar equivalent was diverted […]
In the UK, Tottenham Hotspur has partnered with Sky to host the world’s first net zero carbon football game at an elite level. The September 19 game against Chelsea at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is supported by COP26 and the Premier League, and will be branded #GameZero, with the ambition of being net zero carbon. This […]
In South Korea, Korean Air has partnered with SK Energy to introduce carbon-neutral jet fuel to actively counter climate change. Through the partnership, the airline will purchase a month’s worth of carbon-neutral jet fuel for domestic flights departing from Jeju and Cheongju. Korean Air is actively participating in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)’s Carbon […]
In the UK, Quadrise, the supplier of MSAR and bioMSAR emulsion technology and fuels, reported that test results of bioMSAR on a medium speed 4-stroke Wärtsilä diesel engine at the VTT facility in Finland, confirming the results announced by the company on August 11, 2021 when compared to conventional liquid fuels, are now available at: […]
In Washington, DTN reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production fell yet again in the week ending August 27 to 905,000 bpd, the eighth week in a row that production dropped, in part thanks to the lowest production since February in the key Midwest region. As a result, stocks also fell for the fifth […]
In Argentina, La Nación newspaper reports the government has again increased the price of biodiesel and bioethanol as published on Monday in the Official Gazette. The measure could have an impact at the pump. The measure was made official through resolutions 852/2021 and 853/2021 of the Secretariat of Energy, dependent on the Ministry of Economy of the […]
In Louisiana, Renewable Energy Group, Inc. issued the following statement from President and CEO, Cynthia ‘CJ’ Warner regarding the status of its renewable diesel plant located in Geismar, Louisiana following Hurricane Ida: “We are grateful that all team members are safe and accounted for following Hurricane Ida. In advance of the hurricane’s landfall, our local […]
In Finland, Neste is the first company in the country to provide a service for companies and other organizations to monitor their climate emissions caused by the use of transport fuels and encourages them to replace the use of fossil fuels. The service uses graphs and maps to illustrate the geographic and chronological distribution of […]
In Washington, D.C., the Renewable Fuels Association reports that U.S. ethanol exports slumped 37% in July to 51.6 million gallons (mg), the lowest level since October 2013, as former key destinations Brazil, China and India were nearly absent from the market. For the fourth straight month, Canada was the top destination, taking 29.2 mg, down […]
In Iowa, Gross-Wen Technologies, a leading algae-based wastewater treatment company that has a patented wastewater treatment technology that uses algae to clean wastewater, closed its $6.5 million Series A investment round. GWT uses algae instead of bacteria or chemicals to recover nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater. ISA Ventures and Iowa Farm Bureau’s Rural Vitality Fund […]
