In Malaysia, an analyst said he expects Indonesia’s push towards B20 from September 1 to improve the supply situation for Malaysia as the country steps in to fill the gap in the export market, slowing down the rise in its accumulation of stocks. As of the end of July, Malaysia’s palm oil stocks were 22 […]
In Belgium, Europe uses natural resources unsustainably and the European Union has put in place policies on circular economy and bioeconomy in response. A new European Environment Agency (EEA) report argues that implementing these two concepts in tandem, by applying specific design principles within a systemic approach, would improve resource efficiency and reduce environmental pressures. […]
In the UK, a newly published report has shown that Local Authorities nationwide are failing to tackle their own transport emissions by continuing to opt for diesel and petrol vehicles, even after being made aware of the damaging impact upon the local population’s health and in some cases despite penalizing private motorists for making the […]
In South Dakota, an associate professor in the chemical and biological engineering department at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology has received a $2.16 million grant from the Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office to research and demonstrate cost-effective ways to turn waste from biorefineries, such as ethanol plants, into valuable products. The […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports that the government is issuing biodiesel decrees right and left boosting biodiesel availability for both public service obligation sectors like power plants and some transportation as well as other sectors. PT Pertamina and PT AKR Corporindo have been allocated 1.95 billion liters of unblended biodiesel for use between May and December […]
Here are the top innovations in the advanced bioeconomy for the week of August 29th. Yep, it’s been a heck of a week if you’re looking for any of the following: Spit-activated, biobased batteries, glow-in-the-dark trees, kombucha clothes, Hydrogels for biobased root canals, Breakthroughs in degradable plastics, straws from Mango Materials, New Materials Institute, Wisefood, […]
Pacific Ethanol was founded in 2003 as the first pure-play ethanol company and today is a leading producer and marketer of low-carbon renewable fuels with 9 strategically located bio-refineries in the U.S., production capacity of 605M gallons/yr., a current run rate of 1B gallons/yr. of marketing volume, and co-product production capacity of over 1.5M tons/yr. (on a […]
In China, Reuters reports news first published by China’s Xinhua news agency that Tianjin is the first city in China to implement E10 with 10 fueling stations already supplying the fuel since Saturday, well ahead of the 2020 deadline when the blending policy is meant to be implemented nationwide. The city’s remaining fueling stations will […]
In India, the Times of India reports that Scania has accepted a deal proposed by the national transport minister to continue with its green buses after having decided it would end the program following some contractual agreements that were not complied with from the government’s side. The minister had tried to arrange an agreement to […]
In Iowa, a federal grand jury sitting in the District of Utah has returned an indictment charging the CEO and CFO of Washakie Renewable Energy (WRE), a Utah-based biodiesel company, and a California businessman with laundering proceeds of a mail fraud scheme, which obtained over $511 million in renewable fuel tax credits from the Internal […]
