In India, News18 reports that more than 3,000 fueling stations in West Bengal went on strike for 24 hours to protest the government’s move to boost ethanol blending to 22.5%. The state is very humid and there are concerns that higher ethanol blends could attract water molecules into gasoline and cause problems for vehicles. Issues […]
In Denmark, earlier this year the product was tested in the engines onboard M/F Fenja and M/F Menja, the two ferries operating the route between Esbjerg the Danish mainland and the island of Fanø. After a successful test period, Bunker One and Molslinjen have entered into a long-term supply agreement. In line with Bunker Holding’s […]
In Ireland, Grant Engineering, Ireland’s leading home heating appliance manufacturer, has invested over €250,000 in pioneering a major R&D breakthrough that could help reduce carbon emissions in rural and hard to heat homes throughout Ireland, including homes in Laois. The breakthrough will also help prevent Irish homeowners from incurring the high cost and subsequent disruption […]
In Louisiana, in advance of Hurricane Ida’s landfall, Diamond Green Diesel (DGD), located in Norco, Louisiana was shut down in a safe and controlled manner. The safety of its workers, their families and surrounding community is the primary focus of shutting down and securing DGD’s facility. Darling is a 50% joint venture partner in Diamond […]
In Oregon, Zenith Energy announced a nearly three-fold increase in the amount of low-carbon, renewable diesel to be handled and stored at the Portland facility. This increase is the result of a new, long-term commitment with an existing customer who is committed to a low-carbon economy and providing renewable fuels to the greater Portland area. […]
In Brazil, International Finance Corporation (IFC) is supporting a new project in Brazil to strengthen the diversification of the country’s energy matrix. The $70 million financing for the Cocal Group will expand the company’s ethanol and biogas production and will contribute to the renewal of sugarcane plantations, with agricultural and climatic techniques that will be […]
In New Zealand, ethanol’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction benefits could help New Zealand lower emissions by 30 percent by 2030, reaching net zero by 2050, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) and industry partners told that New Zealand’s policymakers in comments submitted last month. A proposed mandate in New Zealand would go beyond previous efforts by […]
In South Dakota, the American Coalition for Ethanol unveiled a vehicle demonstration project to disrupt the “net-zero” is only achievable via electric vehicles narrative by showing low to net-zero-carbon vehicles powered by ethanol already have cleaner lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions than plug-in electrics, and could reach net-zero long before EVs on the market today. ACE […]
In France, TotalEnergies is developing a 100% renewable fuel for motorsport competition, made from wine residues from the French agricultural industry, and from ETBE produced at TotalEnergies’ Feyzin refinery near Lyon (France) from feedstock also sourced from by the circular economy. This fuel should allow an immediate reduction of at least 65% of the racing […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that Brazilian transportation company Logum Logistica carried out its first ethanol export deal to California using pipelines to move the biofuel from the producing region to the port, moving a total of 40 million liters of ethanol. Logum said the transport of the ethanol by pipelines, beyond the smaller cost and […]
