In Maine, the Bangor Daily News reports that Biofine Developments Northeast Inc. reached a tentative agreement with Lincoln and Lincoln Lakes Innovation Corp. to open a multi-phase biofuels refinery development on a former Lincoln mill property. “Biofine Developments Northeast, a Maine-based subsidiary of the Massachusetts company Biofine Technology, uses a technology that uses waste wood […]
In Italy and Germany, Eni and BASF signed a strategic agreement on a joint R&D initiative to develop a new technology to produce advanced bio-propanol from glycerin, a side stream of the production of industrial biodiesel (FAME, fatty acid methyl ester), that Eni will purchase from European producers. The technology under development involves the conversion […]
In the United Kingdom, KPI OceanConnect launched its Alternative Fuels and Special Projects division to enhance its counterparts’ ability to achieve their sustainability ambitions and expand KPI OceanConnect’s future fuels capabilities. Bill Wakeling, an expert in marine fuels, will lead the new offering. As pressure intensifies for the shipping industry to become more sustainable, KPI […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production eased by 14,000 barrels per day (b/d), or 1.4%, to 1.014 million b/d, equivalent to 42.59 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Production was 5.8% above the same week last year but was 1.6% below the 2019 level. The four-week average ethanol production […]
In New Zealand, the Citizens Environmental Advocacy Center warns that use of trucks with biodiesel will cause far more damage to environment than using electric trucks, overseas studies have found that production of biofuels for use in diesel truck engines will speed up the climate change, not slow it down. CEAC instead has chosen to […]
In Italy, Eni and BASF have signed a strategic agreement on a joint R&D initiative to reduce the CO2 footprint of the transportation sector. The cooperation aims to develop a new technology to produce advanced bio-propanol from glycerin, a side stream of the production of industrial biodiesel (FAME, fatty acid methyl ester), that Eni will […]
In Washington, Thursday marked the four-year anniversary of the July 2017 ruling in Americans for Clean Energy v. EPA. The 2017 ruling required EPA to address its improper waiver of 500 million gallons for 2016 renewable fuel blending requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). To date, EPA has failed to reconsider the 2016 RVO and has not restored the […]
In the UK, Reuters reports that Glenfiddich has launched an initiative to produce biogas from its whisky distillation waste that will in turn fuel its own delivery trucks, three of which have already been converted to run on biogas. Already, fueling stations at its Dufftown distillery have been installed. Previously the company, like most distillers, […]
In Washington, DTN reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production stayed above the 1 million barrel per day mark last week, but fell against the prior week to 1.028 million bpd. Production stayed over 1 million barrels for the eleventh week in a row, the longest stretch since the pandemic began. Although production pulled […]
