In the Philippines, the Business Mirror newspaper reports the Department of Labor and Employment has decided to provide further support to women working in the coconut-based biofuels industry through one-time financial payments for maternity as well as payments in case of death, with an add-on if the death is brought about by or worsened by […]
In Kansas, ICM, Inc., has signed an agreement with Visionary Fiber Technologies, Inc. (“VFT”), to be the exclusive distributor and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for their fiber reactor separation technology in the ethanol space. VFT’s patented proprietary fiber reactor technology is a refinement process for feedstocks such as distillers corn oil, a coproduct […]
In California, Aemetis, Inc. has awarded an engineering services contract to Worley for the Aemetis ‘Carbon Zero’ renewable jet and diesel plant in Riverbank, California. Worley is providing engineering to implement the Axens North America renewable jet and diesel technology at the Riverbank site. The Axens technology produces renewable jet and renewable diesel in an […]
In Canada, Saskatchewan-based Covenant Energy Ltd. has chosen Haldor Topsoe as the technology provider for its planned renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel facility and Gas Liquids Engineering has joined as the engineering firm that will oversee project management. Haldor Topsoe brings world-leading, industry-proven technology that will help Covenant Energy meet its projected renewable fuel […]
In Germany, with the establishment of the H2Global Foundation by 16 well-known founding companies including Siemens Energy, ThyssenKrupp, Linde and others, another important milestone has been achieved for the international market ramp-up of green hydrogen. Through the H2Global Foundation, green hydrogen or derivatives are purchased abroad with long-term contracts and resold in Germany via annual […]
In Washington, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) led a bipartisan letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the Biden administration to address languishing applications under the renewable fuel standard (RFS) program, including moving forward with allowing renewable electricity made from biomass to qualify if it is used to power electric […]
In New York state, Platts reports that as a result of the news the Biden Administration is looking to reduce the biofuel blending mandate in 2021 and 2022 to support oil refiners, D6 RIN prices fell to a three-month low of $1.25, down 19.75 cents from Tuesday. The 2021 blending mandate should have been published […]
In Washington, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced additional aid to agricultural producers and businesses as part of the USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. Earlier this year, Secretary Vilsack announced plans to use available pandemic assistance funds to address a number of gaps and disparities in previous rounds of aid. As part of the Pandemic […]
In Brazil, Platts reports UNICA data shows the ratio of anhydrous ethanol production compared to hydrous production increased to just over 40% during the last half of May compared to just over 33% during the first half of the month due to increased demand in the Center-South and North-Northeast regions. With the hydrous to gasoline […]
In India, the Hindu newspaper reports that the government’s controversial policy to use surplus rice for ethanol production has been confirmed by the national food secretary that it is only a temporary measure to ensure blending reaches 8-8.5% this year. Up to 78,000 metric tons of rice is to be used in distilleries that typically […]
