In Oregon, Salem’s city government and residents are worried about the recent surge of a toxic algae bloom detected in the city’s water supply. City residents had dire warning messages sent to their cellphones that said, “Civil emergency. prepare for action.” While the drinking water advisory was lifted after several days, it then had to […]
In Georgia, the Atlanta City Council is reconsidering the 2025 and 2035 clean energy goals that were voted for unanimously last year. The city’s Utilities Committee offered a resolution to push back those deadlines to 2035 for municipal operations and 2050 for the entire city due to a cost-benefit analysis. The analysis, conducted by the […]
In Illinois, ADM made three huge announcements in one day including a 50-50 joint venture with Russia-based Aston Foods and Food Ingredients to provide sweeteners and starches to customers in Russia. Aston is one of Russia’s largest agricultural and food ingredients businesses, with activities in farming, oilseeds crushing, edible oils and grain origination, in addition […]
Syngas, or synthesis gas, is on fire lately, with new technologies making the most of waste products like CO2 or low-grade biomass and converting them into useful hot stuff like syngas that can then be turned into even better and hotter stuff like jet fuel, energy, and valuable chemicals. The latest news in this […]
Bottom line, if you’re in the business of financing a renewable fuels project with a loan guarantee in the mix, you’re probably talking with some combination of New Energy Risk, Stern Brothers, Faegre Baker Daniels partner John Kirkwood or Kilpatrick Townsend partner Mark Riedy. They’ve been part of the go-to team for more projects than there […]
In Sweden, the Swedish Energy Agency has granted C-Green Technology AB nearly $2.6 million to build a full-scale plant that converts industrial biosludge into biofuel. The project will be carried out in cooperation with StoraEnso in Finland. Approximately 13 GWh renewable biofuel will be produced annually, at the same time as the mill’s greenhouse gas […]
In China, Reuters reports that only one new corn-based ethanol plant will be commissioned soon while others remain in the planning stage, an indication that perhaps the country is rethinking its rush towards a 2020 E10 blending mandate. It would have to rely on US ethanol imports in the short term, but in light of […]
In India, while the country is looking for ways to ramp up its domestic production through the deregulation of feedstocks and technologies, the US is trying to wrangle the country into allowing imports for fuel ethanol until the local industry can catch up. At the recent Ethanol Summit of the Asia Pacific, the Business Standard […]
In Brazil, Bloomberg reports that a supreme court justice has put the brakes on Petrobras’ divestiture of its biofuel and other assets, saying that the privatization of those assets requires congressional approval. The company beleaguered by scandal and billions in debt has been trying to sell off its ethanol and biodiesel assets. The report did […]
In Washington, last week the Environmental Protection Agency released its second triennial report to Congress on biofuels updating the findings of the first Report to Congress, published in 2011, with respect to environmental and resource conservation impacts, which together are intended to address the Section 204 statutory impacts since the passage of the EISA. This […]
