In Argentina, Reuters reports that Carbio says the country’s biodiesel industry jumped on the opportunity to boost exports to Europe as soon as the tariffs came down in September with as much as 600,000 metric tons of biodiesel shifted between September and mid-January. That euphoria could be short-lived, however, as Europe is set to launch […]
In Vietnam, considerable concern surrounded the export potential for U.S. distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) following an adverse trade policy decision by Vietnam, a historic top buyer, in December 2016. Instead, other countries in the region increased DDGS purchasing, the Vietnamese market re-opened and the region set a new record at 2.3 million metric […]
In Maryland, the Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR) has been awarded a $1.1 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant to elucidate the mechanism of rust pathogenesis in poplar in an effort to engineer durable resistance for this important, second generation biofuel crop. The aim of the three-year project is to investigate the molecular […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that the Environmental Protection Agency has given Pennsylvania Energy Solutions another 30 days, until May 1, to comply with its RFS obligations, forcing the company back into the market to buy RINs—likely using a $120 million debtor-in-possession loan to partly fund the move—after it had been selling off RINs in recent […]
To develop and optimize a hybrid separation method to recover high-value methoxyphenols to improve the process economics and environmental impact for the production of advanced biofuels from catalytic pyrolysis, integrated with hydroprocessing. That’s the ambitious R&D goal outlined by a team from RTI International, supported by the US DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office. This project aims […]
This week in the Digest, we begin a Special 8-part Series: The State of the Advanced Bioeconomy: Challenges and Priorities for 2018. As we head into the final month before ABLC 2018, these in-depth examinations from a group of renowned industry experts will set the stage for the leadership discussions in Washington DC that will […]
By Brian Goodall, PhD; First Garden City Consulting, Member Lee Enterprises Consulting Special to The Digest This is the first in a 8-part series of articles — the State of the Advanced Bioeconomy 2018 — more on the complete series here. Extracting vegetable oils is both an art and a science, with some being practiced […]
In Australia, the world’s first dedicated biofuel flight between the United States and Australia, QF96 from Los Angeles to Melbourne, departed on Sunday. The historic trans-Pacific 15-hour flight operated with approximately 24,000kg of blended biofuel, saving 18,000kg in carbon emissions. Qantas will used biofuel processed from Brassica Carinata, a non-food, industrial type of mustard seed, […]
In Laos, the Bangkok Post reports that Thai palm oil trader OPG believes the country has more opportunities for oil palm plantations and biodiesel production than its home turf because of a lack of plantation land available. The company holds 85% shareholding in a local Laotian company that already has run oil palm plantations for […]
In the Philippines, Platts reports the domestic ethanol price rose more than 3.5% to 91 cents per liter during the first half of January, continuing to strengthen over the past two months after having recovered from a sharp 17.7% fall between H2 July and H2 November. The higher price is attributed to higher molasses prices. […]
