In Brazil, Firefly Green Fuels signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sanepar, one of Brazil’s largest water and sanitation companies. This strategic partnership enhances Firefly’s access to sustainable feedstock for biofuels production while expanding its footprint into the growing Brazilian and Latin American markets. Through this new collaboration, Firefly Green Fuels and Sanepar will […]
In Brazil, building on the success of the Eversa portfolio, Novonesis’ new biosolution Eversa Advance tackles the challenges of processing feedstocks with up to 20% FFA. The product helps biodiesel producers improve operational efficiency, reduce total pre-treatment operating costs by up to 45%, and lower their environmental footprint. Olfar, one of the largest industrial biodiesel […]
In Brazil, Topsoe has signed an agreement with Refinaria de Petróleo Riograndense SA (Riograndense), to provide its HydroFlex and H2bridge technologies for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel production at Riograndense’s Rio Grande renewable fuels plant in Brazil. The agreement with Riograndense follows a number of wins announced by Topsoe for the roll-out of […]
In Brazil, a study recently published in the renowned journal Nature has revealed the benefits of Brazil’s second-crop corn ethanol production system, highlighting its harmony with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The research aimed to evaluate in a very careful way the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of the energy and food production system that is […]
In Australia, Nufarm acquired biomass oil trait technology developed by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency in recent years, comprising a significant estate of patents and know-how relating to technology traits that when deployed into crops enable novel production and accumulation of oil in plant tissue. This acquisition and subsequent potential advancements are intended to bring […]
In Norway, Offshore Energy reports Norwegian green hydrogen and ammonia company Fuella signed an agreement with the Port of Pecém to invest $1.5 billion in developing a project to produce 400,000 tons of green ammonia annually in Pecém, in the State of Ceará, Brazil. Fuella noted that Ceará is an ideal location for producing green […]
In Brazil, Raízen inaugurated its new Second Generation Ethanol plant at the Bonfim Bioenergy Park in Guariba (SP) on Friday. With an investment of R$1.2 billion, the company’s second cellulosic ethanol plant is the largest in the world and has already contracted 80% of its volume over a production capacity of 82 million liters per […]
In Brazil, KATZEN International announced the completion and startup of the INPASA Agroindustrial S/A bioethanol plant expansion project in Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil. The expansion boosted the plant’s production capacity to 2.1 billion liters per year, making it the world’s largest grain-based “dry mill” bioethanol plant. The KATZEN-designed Sinop plant was constructed by INPASA in […]
In Brazil, the Foreign Agriculture Service of the US Department of Agriculture reported that the Tariff Changes Committee (CAT) of the Chamber of Foreign Trade (Camex) on October 17 rejected the request made by the Brazilian Association of Fuel Importers (ABICOM) and the U.S. Grains Council to remove the 18 percent tariff on ethanol imports […]
In Brazil, Petrobras and Vale announced an agreement to supply products focused on competitiveness and advancing the decarbonization agenda. The agreement includes the use of Diesel R in the mining company’s vehicles. The agreement provides for joint action by companies to assess low-carbon business opportunities, including, among others, co-processed diesel with renewable content, natural gas […]
