In Washington, a bipartisan group of 46 Congressmen sent a letter to House leadership last week asking them to push through a multiyear renewal of the biodiesel tax credit that was approved in March retroactive for 2017 but not implemented for 2018. “Biodiesel and renewable diesel producers are putting investments on hold in the face […]
In Brazil, Platts reports that ANP data shows hydrous ethanol demand reached a record high in August of 1.81 billion liters, up 49% on the year thanks to the fuel’s competitiveness with gasoline. It was the highest since October 2015. Roughly 92% of the demand came from the center-south region. Hydrous represented 29% of total […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that President Trump is set to visit Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Oct. 9 where after months of promising to implement year-round E15 he is expected to announce the policy will finally go through. The expectation is that approving the policy now will help Midwestern senators in tight races keep their seats […]
In Italy, Eni and AMA, a public company of Roma Capitale, signed an agreement to launch collection points for waste cooking oil produced in the homes of its employees at Eni’s Rome offices in Piazzale Mattei and Via Ribotta, which will then be converted into high quality biofuels. In addition to the twelve AMA collection […]
In South Africa, Creamer’s reports that after a decade of planning, the country is finally ready to implement its 2% blending mandate in March 2019 in an effort to provide a stable market for the burgeoning industry that hasn’t been able to get off the ground without regulated demand. The 2% mandate equates to only […]
In New Jersey, green algae that evolved to tolerate hostile and fluctuating conditions in salt marshes and inland salt flats are expected to survive climate change, thanks to hardy genes they stole from bacteria, according to a Rutgers-led study. These Picochlorum single-celled species of green algae provide clues to how nature can modify genomes, and […]
In Belgium, during Wednesday’s TDI meeting Member States’ representatives are going to discuss a recent Commission document that, in spite of clear evidence of distortive practices and strong injury for the EU economy, the European Biodiesel Board says fails to announce provisional Anti-Subsidy (AS) duties vs. Argentina. The Commission investigation found evidence the Argentinean Differential […]
In Florida, Virgin Atlantic CEO Craig Kreeger, LanzaTech CEO Jennifer Holmgren, a cadre of Virgin Atlantic and LanzaTech team members, industry stakeholders and a group of pleasantly surprised transatlantic passengers have boarded a Boeing 747 for Virgin’s VS16 light to London Gatwick — in an historic first for aviation, it’s the first commercial light on […]
The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. In today’s Digest, a new algae/fungi biofuels system, breakthru on sugar yields, biodegradable clothes, Beyond Burger’s monster GHG benefit revealed, Indigo Ag raises $250M, robotic precision harvest, biotech labs made from shipping boxes — here are the top innovations for the week of […]
In Italy, Eni’s Versalis won the bidding process ordered by the Court of Alessandria for Mossi & Ghisolfi’s Group’s “green” activities including Biochemtex and Beta Renewables. The transfer of the related business units will be formally agreed in the coming weeks, in compliance with legal procedures and deadlines. The operation includes assets and resources related […]
