In India, ethanol, methanol and bio-CNG are among the alternative fuels that the country’s largest auto manufacturer is looking to use in vehicles under development. Maruti Suzuki India is also looking into electric vehicles jointly with Toyota through its mother company Suzuki. The company says that electric mobility continues to be too expensive for smaller […]
In Indonesia, as part of the shift towards 20% biodiesel consumption from September 1, Reuters reports that the president signed a revision of the Estate Crop Fund allowing it to subsidize all sectors and not just those related to Public Service Obligation such as some kinds of transportation and power plants. Last year the fund […]
In Brazil, Bloomberg reports that more than 30 corn-based ethanol plants are under development that will create a major shift in the country’s predominantly sugarcane-based ethanol industry. Estimates show that 1 billion liters of corn-based ethanol will be produced this year but with 31 billion liters of demand and the sugarcane industry weakened by low […]
In Saudi Arabia, highly fuel-efficient new engine designs could significantly reduce the environmental impact of vehicles, especially if the engines run on renewable nonpetroleum-based fuels. Ensuring these unconventional fuels are compatible with next-generation engines was the aim of a new computational study on fuel ignition behavior at King Abdullah University of Science & Technology. The […]
In India, in an effort to shore up its market for the new biofuel policy recently introduced, the government has banned the import of fuels blended with biofuels such as the 70/30 diesel/biodiesel blend that was coming into the country regularly as well as all other biofuels unless it will be used for purposes other […]
The 2019 proposed US Renewable Fuel Standard proposed volumes attracted a major raspberry from the ethanol industry. As the American Coalition for Ethanol noted: “Unfortunately, EPA continues to take actions which undermine the letter and spirit of the statute and harm the rural economy. While refiners are reporting double-digit profits, the heart of America is […]
by Antoine Schellinger Special to The Digest In what has now become the final RFS2 issued policy under Scott Pruitt, there is no change from the policy established in the proposed and final 2018 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO). The use of cellulosic waiver authority still dominates the rationale. EPA still back calculating (“implied volume requirement”) […]
In Tanzania, UNIDO is promoting a project to roll out the use of ethanol clean cookstoves in an effort to reduce charcoal use for cooking. The Global Environment Fund project will see 110,000 stoves distributed amongst 500,000 families in the greater urban area while promoting local private sector to develop an ethanol supply chain to […]
In Argentina, in response to increased risks in the grains and oilseeds sectors due to national policy, Ministers of Production, Environment and Energy of Santa Fe, Tucumán, Salta and Córdoba have come together to create a Bioenergy League between the four provinces to create long-term policy stability for the sector. The league will bring together […]
In Taiwan, Sunho Biodiesel Corporation says biodiesel in public transport hasn’t yet taken off because of the high production costs but says its proprietary ET Process® can be competitive. Based on the current price for used cooking oil around $0.23 per pound and petroleum-based diesel price around $3.37 per gallon, the price of B100 from […]
