In Egypt, the Zawya news agency reports that 3i Energy are exploring a partnership with the Ministry of Environment to develop biofuel production from Municipal Solid Waste that could produce hydrogen, paraffin and fertilizer as co-products. The ministry has been working to establish MSW infrastructure including recycling and landfills, allowing for the 3i Energy technology […]
In India, Swarajya reports that oil marketing companies have increased ethanol procurement by nearly 10-fold since 2013/14 to 3.43 billion liters in 2020/21. As of August, nearly 2.1 billion liters have been delivered to OMCs around the country. The current marketing year for ethanol ends in November. Much of the increase in production has been […]
In Malawi, Clarke Energy has secured the sale of two INNIO Jenbacher biogas engines to PressCane Ltd, a distillery based in Malawi. The Ethanol production site generates biofuel in the form of ethanol which is blended with petrol and sold by Oil Marketing Companies to motorist throughout Malawi. Their anaerobic digestion plant sustainably treats effluent […]
In Colorado, Gevo, Inc. says production operations at its advanced, renewable fuels production facility located in Luverne, Minnesota have re-commenced. The Luverne Facility is expected to produce fuel-grade, renewable isobutanol (“IBA”). The IBA produced will be used as a feedstock for Gevo to produce sustainable aviation fuel and renewable premium gasoline to fulfill existing sales […]
In Michigan, a Bloomfield, Michigan, businessman, who operated a biodiesel fuel company, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for filing a false income tax return. Chandra Yarlagadda owned and operated Alpha Bioenergy LLC, formerly known as Naturol Bioenergy LLC, which purchased and sold biodiesel fuel. Under the Clean Air Act and related federal regulations, […]
In India, Equity Bulls reports that’s Balampur Chini will invest $27.5 million to expand ethanol production to 1.05 million liter per day from the current 520,000 liters per day in line with the government’s push to achieve 20% ethanol blending by 2025. Already in November 2020 an expansion to 840,000 liters was approved and is […]
In Zimbabwe, the New Zimbabwe reports that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe will dump the 2005 jatropha project developed by a former governor, known as Transload Enterprises, and hand it over to the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development who will use it for research. Despite government support, the project never really […]
In Denmark, Bloomberg reports Maersk is trying to figure out a solution for replacing used cooking oil as feedstock for marine biofuel because it says the world’s supplies will be used up in a year or two if the growth rate continues due to the quick rise in demand for the very limited resource. Maersk’s […]
In Washington, D.C., the Renewable Fuels Association reports that American exports of ethanol bounced back by 16% in June to 81.9 million gallons. Nearly three-fourths of all U.S. ethanol exports were shipped to just three countries, with Brazil and China markedly absent from the list. Exports to Canada—the U.S.’s largest customer—jumped 23% to 33.5 mg. […]
In California, Aemetis Inc.’s final permit has been approved to begin construction of the next 21 miles of the Aemetis Biogas Phase 2 pipeline in Stanislaus County, Calif. This significant project milestone allows the installation of biogas pipeline in Stanislaus County roads for construction of a pipeline that extends the existing 4 mile pipeline by […]
