In Germany, Shell would like to manufacture sustainable aviation fuels in the Wesseling section of the Rhineland Refinery. To this end, the company wants to set up a first commercial Bio-PTL (Power-to-Liquid) plant. The synthetically produced kerosene is intended to help reduce airline CO 2 footprint. In addition, the capacity of the PEM hydrogen electrolysis […]
In the UK, Law360 reports that GAIA Heat is suing Greenergy to recoup $2.8 million paid out by its insurers following damage to boilers. The company claims that Greenergy allowed the boilers to be contaminated through negligence that caused a leak. The negligence is allegedly as a result of failing to treat the boilers with […]
In India, the Economic Times newspaper reports that Indian Oil Company plans to set up two mega-biorefineries, one in Telangana and the other in Andhra Pradesh. The facilities are the first of 12 IOC expects to develop in different states across the country. The two biorefineries will use wheat and paddy straw as feedstock for […]
In Washington, D.C., the Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy and the U.S. Grains Council welcomed the United Kingdom’s announcement to introduce a 10% ethanol blend standard (E10) nationwide by September of this year. “The United Kingdom’s introduction of an E10 ethanol blend comes amid a global push to decarbonize the transportation sector and reduce greenhouse […]
In Washington, D.C., year-end data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration provides evidence of both the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resilience of the ethanol industry, according to the Renewable Fuels Association. U.S. ethanol production fell to 13.93 billion gallons last year, down 1.85 bg, or 11.7%, from 2019. It was the […]
In Germany, BASF reports a strong 2020 and reported the company outlook for 2021 with an expected sales growth between €61 billion ($73.8 billion) and €64 billion (about $77 billion) (as compared to 2020’s €59.1 billion, or about $71.4 billion). “In a challenging 2020 business year, BASF was able to close out the year on […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that with exports amounting to approximately 2.33 million tons and an export surplus of approximately 0.9 million tons, Germany underlines its importance for the production and marketing of biodiesel in the European Union. In 2020, Germany imported and exported more biodiesel than ever before. German biodiesel imports totalled approximately 1.45 million […]
In California, Codexis’s 2020 full year product gross margin exceeds 50% for the first time in company’s history and expects 2021 to be strong as well with projected total revenues of $82-85 million and product revenues of $36-39 million, especially thanks to its enzyme engineering platform, CodeEvolver. “Codexis delivered strong results in 2020, despite the […]
In California, synthetic biotech company Amyris expanded its Pipette clean baby care brand into more than 600 Target brick and mortar retail stores across North America beginning in March 2021, which comes on the heels of their recent news on RNA COVID-19 vaccine platform progress. Pipette is 100% nontoxic, hypoallergenic, dermatologist and ophthalmologist tested, and […]
In the UK, as a result of the government’s decision to roll out E10 in September, both Vivergo and Ensus have decided to restart ethanol production. Both facilities had shut down because the delay in implementing the E10 mandate had made them inviable to continue operating. Now that E10 has been mandated and the environment […]
