In Georgia, Attis Industries announced its approval of its lead sites for acquisition and construction of its planned biorefining facilities. The Company recently narrowed its list of potential sites down to a few locations in Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, New York, Kentucky, and Minnesota, after evaluating the incentive-laden offerings from various state governments, and the commercial proposals of […]
In Washington, UsAgNet reports that USDA data shows US ethanol exports rose 16% on the year in 2017 to 982 million gallons despite import tariffs imposed by major markets including Brazil and China. Even with a 20% import tariff in place, Brazilian imports rose 13% on the year to 348 million gallons while in China, […]
In Wisconsin, the first ethanol shipment—and first fuel shipment in a decade—left the Port of Milwaukee on April 30 headed for Canada from the newly refurbished liquid cargo pier thanks to a $3.6 million investment of which $2.9 million was subsidized by the state. About 100,000 barrels of ethanol was exported. Local environmentalists are concerned […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that the National Biodiesel Board is claiming a win on the recent implementation of anti-dumping duties on Argentine biodiesel imports that it says means it can now drop its nine-year campaign to convert the $1 per gallon blending credit to a producers credit. The association’s main concern was the subsidy would […]
In Russia, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and JBICIG Partners (JBICIG, a subsidiary of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)) as part of the Russia-Japan Investment Fund (RJIF, launched by RDIF and JBIC), together with RFP Group and Japan’s Prospect Co., Ltd. have agreed to collaborate and consider potential investments in Russia’s biofuel […]
In Michigan, SynSel Energy, developers of the proposed $300 million biorefinery in Ontonagon, say they have finalized financing for the project at the at the site of the former Smurfit-Stone paper and are ready to move forward with construction but declined to name the project’s investors. The facility will produce cellulosic ethanol from wood pulp […]
In Finland, a researcher has developed a drop-in fuel combining water and ethanol in a catalyst to create a fuel he says has octane of more than 100, claiming to be able to produce it in small-shipping sized containers even from waste. Gas that can be used for heating or cooking as well as water […]
In Argentina, Reuters reports that the country’s export tax on soybean oil-based biodiesel will nearly double to 15% as of July 1 from the current 8% level. The move is in part to help boost tax receipts to compensate for the president’s elimination of export taxes on corn and wheat shortly after taking office in […]
For many people, a key question in the advanced bioeconomy is: “what is Amyris becoming, and when, and where and how?” Becoming a global leader in the health and beauty market, and self-funding operations in 2018 with at least $10 million in EBITDA this year — those are the answers appearing out of Emeryville now. […]
The Whole Darn Low Carbon Landscape. How they Work, How they Work Together, and How they Might Work Better by Joanne Ivancic, executive director, Advanced Biofuels USA Special to The Digest The Trump Administration is taking a new look at Obama Administration era Co2 regulations. On the transportation side, these include reviewing Corporate Average Fuel […]
