In Sweden, the Robb Report says the boutique Swedish car manufacturer Koenigsegg is experimenting with the use of biofuel produced from the CO2 released from volcanos to produce methanol as engine fuel, known as Volcanol. The company aims to be technology neutral, integrating whatever solutions are as close to carbon neutral as possible not just […]
In Malaysia, the Star newspaper reports that after several false starts, the government now believes the B20 mandate will be completely implemented nationwide by the end of 2022. The most recent attempt to implement the mandate was put on hold indefinitely with the government putting the blame on COVID-19 impacts but others felt it had […]
In Brazil, Bloomberg reports that a study written by the former chief operating officer of one of the world’s largest sugar traders—Alvean—expects Brazilians to switch to electric vehicles en mass which will force sugar mills to shift their production rapidly away from ethanol and flood the global market with sugar. The shift to EVs to […]
In Brazil, FS, the first and largest Brazilian company to produce ethanol, animal nutrition and bioenergy products exclusively from corn, brings innovation with a project to implement a revolutionary system utilizing proven technology: the BECCS – Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage system. By implementing the BECCS system, the Company will not only reduce its […]
In California, Aemetis, Inc. signed a biofuels offtake agreement with international renewable fuels supplier Murex, LLC for an estimated $200 million of low carbon biofuels to be delivered during 2021 to 2023. Founded 30 years ago and based in Plano, Texas, Murex is a renewable fuels terminal, marketing, logistics, and supply company with operations and […]
In Canada, in response to the global movement to decarbonize the transportation industry, and consistent with its leadership in environmental issues, the Montreal Port Authority continues to evolve towards clean energy, notably green hydrogen, ethanol and methanol. On June 10, it signed a cooperation and development agreement with Greenfield Global, which specializes in the production […]
In California, Fenix Marine Services (“FMS”) has made one of the largest commitments to environmental sustainability in the maritime sector by fully transitioning its fleet of over 300 pieces of container handling equipment from fossil-based diesel fuel to renewable diesel fuel, effective immediately. This transition also covers smaller, support vehicles previously powered by diesel. Renewable […]
In Nebraska, Brownfield Ag News reports that a coalition on seed companies made up of Bayer, Corteva Agriscience, Syngenta, AgReliant Genetics, Beck’s Superior Hybrids and Winfield Solutions—the AltEn Facility Response Group—have applied to the AltEn Facility Response Group to help clean up the environmental pollution caused by the AltEn ethanol plant in Mead. The six […]
In the UK, Scotland’s The National newspaper reports that sugarbeet crop trials in Scotland by Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre, SAC Consulting, and Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society have shown the crop could be a viable ethanol feedstock for the region. The crop harvested a few months ago was the first beet crop harvested in Scotland in […]
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Grains Council’s new and improved, free grains and ethanol conversion calculator app helps customers and members quickly and conveniently convert grain data between English and metric units. The app – called the “USGC Conversion Calculator” – provides conversions for U.S. barley, corn, sorghum and related products, including distiller’s dried grains […]
