In Washington, Agri-Pulse posted a copy of a letter from Senators John Thune, Chuck Grassley, Deb Fischer, Joni Ernst and Roy Blunt requesting a meeting with the White House to present options for reducing RIN prices that don’t include a cap nor would limit the demand for ethanol beyond the 10% “blend wall.” Referring to […]
In India, the Financial Express newspaper reports that sugar mills in Maharashtra want oil marketing companies to float tenders for ethanol a full financial quarter ahead of time, in June and July rather than September and October, saying they need more time to ensure supplies are ready for November delivery. The late tender is one […]
In Texas, Texas A&M researchers are looking to scale up the process that occurs in the stomach of a cow, turning organic waste into vinegar—or in this case, organic acids from two to six carbons such as alcohols, esters, and others. Producing these bio-based chemical intermediates is intended to displace those currently supplied by fossil […]
In Thailand, the Bangkok Post reports that the government plans to implement a B10 mandate by early 2019, up from the B7 policy currently in place, in order to help absorb 43% of the palm oil glut on the domestic market that is weighing on prices. The Department of Energy Business launched a B10 trial […]
Honeywell’s UOP has developed a renewable jet fuel processing technology, a renewable diesel process, as well as a joint venture, Envergent Technologies, that will market technologies and equipment for generating power, transportation fuel and heating oil from biomass using pyrolysis. UOP also owns a Renewable Energy & Chemicals business that produced green diesel using its Ecofining […]
In Massachusetts, World Energy has acquired renewable jet and diesel producer AltAir Paramount, and its Paramount Petroleum refinery assets, both collocated in Paramount, CA, as well an adjacent tank farm and most of Delek’s California pipeline assets, from Delek US Holdings, for $72 million in total consideration. It’s the first time ever that a biofuels […]
With many people recovering from a weekend celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, we turn our attention to the land of saints and scholars, of legends and leprechauns…Éire, otherwise known as Ireland. It’s not just about Irish beer, though it sure is a part of why some celebrate St. Patrick’s Day these days. How can you […]
In California, USDA researchers are converting almond hulls and waste that is otherwise discarded into useful products like bioplastics, beer and biofuels. With two pounds of hulls for every pound of almonds produced, farmers would love to be able to use or sell the hulls. The hulls could be used in a digester to make […]
In Brazil, President Michel Temer signed a decree to regulate the National Biofuel Policy (RenovaBio), according to an announcement made by Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy. Evaluation and accreditation of producing firms will be handled by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). The National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) is set to be responsible for defining […]
In Wisconsin, researchers in the Microbial Sciences Building at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are studying the incredibly efficient eating habits of a fungus-cultivating termite and how they break down the lignin polymer, which could hold keys for biofuel and paper industries where lignin is notoriously difficult to degrade and remains a costly obstacle. When poplar […]
