In Germany, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are set to conduct joint research flights in Germany for the first time. The focus will be on alternative fuel emissions and the characterization of ice crystals in condensation trails, using biofuel as an example. The first joint DLR/NASA […]
In Malaysia, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas told Black Sea Grain that Sarawak palm oil producers are now under threat from the proposed European Union ban on palm oil as part of the Renewable Energy Directive. Uggah is also Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development and said the […]
What are the true drivers of Innovation and what are the returns for investors — what’s up and what works? There is just not a more authentic authority on the subject than long-time venture capitalist Roger Wyse, managing partner of Spruce Capital Partners, who gave the following illuminating overview on challenges, opportunities, and learnings, at ABLC […]
In Illinois, higher natural gas prices as a result of the major cold snap across much of the US is expected to weigh on profits of ethanol producers as their costs rise in response. Logistical challenges in moving product to demand centers on the coast as well as the turnaround time for rail cars has […]
In the UAE, Tadweer will open the Abu Dhabi’s first used cooking oil recycling facility by the end of the year where it will produce biodiesel and other products. The project is in line with the government’s goal to reduce landfilling of waste by 60% by 2020. Most UCO in the emirate currently is either […]
In Illinois, as cold weather continues to make transporting ethanol a challenge, Platts is reporting the premium for the R11 rail premium is at its highest against the Argo price in more than a year at $1.2750/gal Monday and higher again on Tuesday at $1.29/gal. Monday’s premium was 3.75 cents/gal. With the Illinois River almost […]
In Washington, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, ethanol production averaged 996,000 barrels per day (b/d)—or 41.83 million gallons daily. That is down 37,000 b/d from the week before and the first time in 13 weeks that production has fallen below 1 million b/d. The four-week average for ethanol production decreased […]
In Thailand, the Bangkok Post reports that Global Green Chemical expects to approve the plans for developing its $218.5 million biorefinery complex by the third quarter this year. The facility will be located near sugar miller Kaset Thai International Sugar Corporation, PTT Global Chemical’s 50% joint venture partner in the project. The first phase of […]
In Belgium, Euractiv reports the European Commission believes it is not going against World Trade Organization rules with the recast of the Renewable Energy Directive that seeks to drastically cut the amount of crop-based biofuels used in the EU by 2030, and says the ban against the use of palm oil for biodiesel post-2020 isn’t […]
In North Carolina, N.C. Bioenergy Research Initiative recently awarded $1 million in grants for 11 research projects to boost bioenergy opportunities and production in the state. Below is a list of grant amounts, recipients and projects: $91,944 to the N.C. State University Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources for a “Loblolly Pine Biomass Genetics/Cropping Study, […]
