In California, a federal grand jury returned a 17-count indictment on Thursday against American Biodiesel Inc. and two employees at its biodiesel fuel manufacturing plant in Stockton for Clean Water Act violations, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. American Biodiesel Inc., registered in San Joaquin County as Community Fuels, manufactured biodiesel fuel at 809-C Snedeker […]
In Brazil, Platts reports that ethanol imports reached a record high of 325.6 million liters in March, 12% higher than March 2017—when the previous record was set—and nearly double the volume imported in February. That said, Q1 imports were down 9% from the year prior at 653.2 million liters. The boost in volume was as […]
In China, Reuters reports that nearly 7 million metric tons of four-year-old corn stocks will be auctioned off beginning this week, a move that is seen as a boon to ethanol producers who can use lower quality corn that will be offered with a floor price of $214.40 per ton. Though the floor price is […]
In Texas, Platts reports February ethanol exports soared 58% on the year to 827.9 million liters and a whopping 148% on the month as supplies finally made their way to destination markets after winter weather got in the way of logistics in January and February, causing delays. The figure is the highest volume ever recorded […]
In Germany, Reuters reports that increased biodiesel imports from Indonesia and Argentina have forced the Bunge/Diester joint venture Natural Energy West to cut its biodiesel production 50% to 120,000 metric tons per year, continuing only to meet existing contracts. The company’s CEO says that without German and EU intervention, the European biodiesel industry is at […]
In Washington state, FedEx is expanding its aviation biofuels trials with Boeing this summer by operating Boeing 777 test flights flying on 100% aviation biofuel as part of the fifth round of the ecoDemonstrator program run jointly with Boeing, the Department of Energy, NASA, and others. The company plans to consume 30% aviation biofuel by […]
In the UK, shipping industry needs to move to renewable and alternative fuels to reduce the sector’s impact on the environment. But there is no widely available fuel to manage climate change and local pollutants according to a recent study by researchers at The University of Manchester. How the shipping industry’s need to radically reduce […]
In Minnesota, effective May 1, all diesel sold in Minnesota must contain at least 20 percent biodiesel as the state officially implements the B-20 mandate passed in 2008. Once implemented, the B-20 mandate will be in effect during the state’s “summer months” of April through September. October through March, the biodiesel requirement will remain at […]
The pace of invention and change is just too strong, we’ve realized, to highlight annual or even quarterly or monthly rankings and summaries of significant product and service advances. For now, we’re going to be tracking these on a weekly basis to keep pace with the changes. Here are the top innovaions for the week […]
In Washington, an ASTM International Sub-Committee has voted in favor of revising specification D7566 (Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons) to include ethanol in addition to isobutanol; and increase the approved blend levels from 30% to 50% — that is, the percentage of alcohol-to-jet fuel allowed when blended with petro-based jet fuel. […]
