In Sweden, Ambassador of Sweden to Malaysia Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt voiced opposition to the European Union’s ban on palm oil saying that the requirement to be phased out before others is discrimination. According to the Malaysian Reserve, Juhlin-Dannfelt said at the announcement of the 2nd Sweden-South-East Asia Business Summit 2018 in Kuala Lumpur “Sweden and many […]
In India, researchers at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology genetically modified a fungus in order to increase the production of enzymes helpful in converting cellulose into simple fermentable sugars. ICGEB’s research could help produce double the amount of biofuel from agricultural waste materials. The genetically engineered fungus could be a valuable alternative […]
By Daniel Lane and Joel Stone, Lee Enterprises Consulting, Inc. Special to The Digest This is the fourth in a series of articles prepared by the experts at Lee Enterprises Consulting (LEC) who will be speaking at the ABLC 2018 conference in Washington DC, February 28 to March 2. Previous installments in the State of […]
The latest joint OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook spawned this fascinating 10 year outlook of global biofuel markets and agricultural feedstocks. This model based projection, validated through global expert consensus, includes major Food commodities and biofuels driven by the outlooks on population, GDP, fossil energy prices and policy. The OECD-FAO team prepared this illuminating overlook of the next ten […]
In Thailand, the Bangkok Post reports that Bangchak Petroluem plans to spin off its biofuels business BBGI later in the year via public listing so it may expand production both at home and abroad as part of a wider investment drive of around $3.5 billion by 2022. The company currently produces 1.7 billion liters of […]
In Spain, Fixteri’s capability for effective thinning of small diameter wood is highly interesting for Catalonian authorities, as untreated forest is exposed to forest fires especially in the dry climate of Southern Europe. Harnessing the Fixteri bundle for preventing forest fires was seen as a great opportunity. At the same time the participants were convinced […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that a draft of RenovaBio’s proposed governance model could be published as soon as this month, although previously the country’s oil and gas secretary indicated the decarbonization targets wouldn’t be ready until June. The domestic sugarcane and biofuel industries have put their faith completely in RenovaBio as a way to not […]
In Japan, two weeks ago Euglena began testing its algae-based bio-SPK in a power generation facility as part of a trial run schedule to last through June. The company’s pilot facility is expected to come online by October when it will produce about 5 barrels of fuel per day. It believes it can get productions […]
In Canada, Silvacom Ltd. and Alberta Innovates announced that the Bio-Resource Information Management System (BRIMS) is now available for public use. BRIMS is a world-class, publicly available data and information management system that collates inventories from forestry, agriculture, and municipal sectors to create a centralized, comprehensive assessment of biomass, ecosystem services, and land-use data. Access […]
In the UK, biofuel consumption during the ninth year of the Renewable Fuel Transport Obligation between April 15, 2016 and April 14, 2017 reached 3% at 1.541 million liters, all but 1 million liters of which complied with sustainability criteria while more than 66% counted for double-counting. Of the total, 49% was ethanol, 47% was […]
