In Washington, D.C., President Trump is likely to announce a new policy soon to allow more ethanol blended gasoline to be sold year-round, according to E&E News sources. Corn and biofuel advocates have been pushing for the allowance of gasoline retailers to sell E15 during the summer months, when fuel demand is at its highest. […]
News arrived from Thailand that the Thai Union Feedmill Co., Ltd. will conduct a large-scale shrimp feeding trial using feed formulated with high-protein algae meal derived from Cellana’s EPA Omega-3-enriched algae biomass. The Union Feedmill is a top producer and distributor of aquatic animal feeds for both domestic and international markets. It may have surprised […]
In Nebraska, Governor Pete Ricketts and state agencies will start a new pilot program in the coming weeks now that the Environmental Protection Agency approved the project requested by the State of Nebraska to study the use of higher ethanol blends. In the pilot program, the state will study the use of E-30 in state-owned […]
In Indonesia, Economic Coordinating Minister Darmin Nasution threatened companies who don’t distribute a 20% blended biodiesel, or B20, with fines. The mandatory biodiesel blend came into force on September 1st. The threat came during a coordination meeting that was to discuss the implementation of the policy and Darmin said the fine would be imposed on […]
In Germany, VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG posted a 5.6% decline in group sales revenue over the previous year due to lower prices for bioethanol and biodiesel, but exceeded record levels of biodiesel production set in the previous year. Biodiesel production amounted to 476,211 tons (2017/2018: 473,382 tons). Revenues in the Biodiesel segment in the financial […]
In California, OpenIDEO, part of IDEO’s open innovation practice, is launching the $1 million NextGen Cup Challenge on October 9, 2018 as a way to identify and commercialize existing and future solutions for the single-use, hot and cold fiber cup system. The Challenge, managed by Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy, is the […]
In the United Kingdom, S&P Global Platts reports that biodiesel sales in the UK hit a record high in August of 133 million liters, up 14% on the month and more than doubling on the year, according to customs data. Ethanol sales also reached the highest so far this year at 67 million liters, up […]
In Oklahoma, a chemical being dried in an oven during a biofuel lab experiment by an Oklahoma University student at Sarkeys Energy Center caught fire, making it the second biofuel fire this week reported by The Digest after a Logistec biofuel facility had wood pellets catch fire. The student placed chemical called tetrahydrofuran in an […]
In Michigan, Michigan State University scientists found a solution using two species of marine algae and soil fungi to enhance oil production and harvest using what many consider sea sludge. The new proof of concept is a biofuel production platform that lowers cultivation and harvesting costs and increases productivity. The species of alga, Nannochloropsis oceanica, […]
In Pennsylvania, the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration held the third and final public hearing on their joint proposal for 2021-2026 fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards, at which the Renewable Fuels Association Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Kelly Davis testified. Davis said that “a high-octane, low-carbon fuel containing 20-40% […]
