This week, the DowDuPont leadership team emerged from had become Wilmington’s largest sensory deprivation chamber and fanned out around the country to advise on the timing and specific nature of the break-up into three companies of the conglomerate formed in recent months by the Dow and DuPont mergers. Now Materials Sciences, later: Dow The Materials […]
In Canada, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory teamed up with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) to create the Electric Charging and Alternative Fuelling Stations Locator, a Canadian version of the lab-developed Alternative Fueling Station Locator. The tool, which is part of a significant investment by the Canadian government to expand the country’s electric and alternative fueling […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that energy regulator ANP data shows January ethanol demand jumped 55% compared to December to 1.37 billion liters. With sugarcane mills expected to focus more on ethanol rather than sugar production in the new season starting later in March, as much as 5 million metric tons of sugar could be removed […]
In Malaysia, the Edge Markets reports that the national biodiesel association believes a B10 roll out plan could be possible following this year’s upcoming elections but political will be required to counter a likely increase in prices at the pump. Achieving B10 from the current B7 policy is seen as a way to create a […]
In Texas, ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics Inc. announced a new phase in their joint algae biofuel research program that could lead to the technical ability to produce 10,000 barrels of algae biofuel per day by 2025. The new phase of research includes an outdoor field study that will grow naturally occurring algae in several contained […]
In Zambia, Thromro Investments will invest more than $1 million in a 15 one million liter per year ethanol facilities spread around the country that will supply fuel for the local transportation market. The micro-plants will use cassava, corn, sugarcane and sorghum as feedstock and fit in with the government’s policy to transition the economy […]
In the Philippines, Platts reports that higher US ethanol prices and a premium for fuel shipped out of the US Gulf Coast region have boosted CIF Philippines imported ethanol prices to $514/cu m, the highest seen in 10 months. With arbitrage windows into both China and Brazil wide open, exporters are taking advantage of the […]
In Ireland, researchers from the University of Limerick have modified nanoporous gold electrodes using lactate oxidase and bilirubin oxidase to create a flexible enzymatic biofuel cell (FEBC) that could provide autonomous power supply for wearable electronic devices. The research used commercially available contact lenses to embed the FEBC and tested the device with both artificial […]
In Malaysia, Reuters reports that the country’s minister for plantation industries and commodities told a conference it would react “with might and tact” should the European Union move forward with a policy to ban the use of palm oil for biofuel from 2021. He said the country would halt all trade negotiations with the European […]
In Texas, Platts reported new USDA data showing lower corn consumption for ethanol in January compared with December, down 2.4% to 476.129 million bushels, but the figure was still slightly higher than January 2017. More than 90% of the corn consumed was for dry milling while the remainder was wet milling. Ethanol production remains the […]
