Archive for 2019

Genera repositions itself, gets $118M investment – Movin’ on up to get a piece of the pie

Genera repositions itself, gets $118M investment – Movin’ on up to get a piece of the pie

July 25, 2019 |

Like The Jeffersons, one of the longest running sitcoms from the 1970s and 80s, Genera is movin’ on up. While they aren’t moving “to the east side, to a deluxe apartment in the sky”, they are located in East Tennessee and Genera certainly “got a piece of the pie.” And a big pie at that. […]

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Ethanol production down 2.5% from previous week

Ethanol production down 2.5% from previous week

July 24, 2019 |

In Washington, D.C., according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association for the week ending July 19, ethanol production averaged 1.039 million barrels per day (b/d)— equivalent to 43.64 million gallons daily. Output was down 27,000 b/d (-2.5%) from the previous week for an 11-week low, and 35,000 b/d lower (-3.3%) than a […]

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EgyptAir’s new 787 Dreamliner delivered using biofuel

EgyptAir’s new 787 Dreamliner delivered using biofuel

July 24, 2019 |

In Washington state, Boeing delivered the fifth 787 Dreamliner for EGYPTAIR via a lease agreement with AerCap. Egypt’s national carrier took advantage of a new Boeing program and filled its new super-efficient airplane with biofuel for the flight home, underscoring the airline’s drive to improve the efficiency and sustainability of its operations. EGYPTAIR ordered six […]

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IHS Markit to deliver Canada’s Carbon Credit and Tracking Solution

IHS Markit to deliver Canada’s Carbon Credit and Tracking Solution

July 24, 2019 |

In New York state, IHS Markit announced it will deliver the Government of Canada’s Carbon Credit and Tracking Solution. The solution will reinforce Canada’s federal measures to mitigate emissions under the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, and provide tracking for the federal Output-Based Pricing System. The federal Output-Based Pricing System is designed […]

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European Commission looks to add new anti-subsidy tariff on Indonesian biodiesel imports

European Commission looks to add new anti-subsidy tariff on Indonesian biodiesel imports

July 24, 2019 |

In Belgium, Reuters reports that the European Commission is looking to lob an anti-subsidy tariffs of between 8% and 18% on Indonesian biodiesel imports. Export financing and tax breaks on palm oil by the Indonesian government are among the reasons that the European Commission plans to implement the new tariffs as part of an ongoing […]

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Environmental groups concerned about funny business with proposed reopening of Columbia Pacific Bio-Refinery

Environmental groups concerned about funny business with proposed reopening of Columbia Pacific Bio-Refinery

July 24, 2019 |

In Oregon, local media reports that Global Partners is looking to change two of the permits for the ethanol plant at the Columbia Pacific Bio-Refinery in Clatskanie that has been mothballed since 2009 so it can produce ethanol from wheat as well as corn but the plan is coming up against opposition by environmental groups. […]

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Tongaat Hulett seeking government support for ethanol expansion project

Tongaat Hulett seeking government support for ethanol expansion project

July 24, 2019 |

In Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Eye reports that sugar giant Tongaat Hulett is seeking assistance from the government to that it can invest in ethanol production expansion to 60 million liters annually from 40 million liters currently. The increased ethanol capacity comes as a result of conversion of 3,000 ha of land to sugarcane that will […]

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Vampire strain of predatory algae pest can destroy healthy green algae ponds

Vampire strain of predatory algae pest can destroy healthy green algae ponds

July 24, 2019 |

In New Mexico, new DNA analysis by Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers has revealed surprising genetic diversity in a bacterium that poses a persistent threat to the algae biofuels industry. With the evocative name Vampirovibrio chlorellavorus, the predatory pest sucks out the contents of the algae cells (thus the vampire reference) and reduces a productive, […]

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Senator Grassley says DOE found small refineries facing little or no “hardship”

Senator Grassley says DOE found small refineries facing little or no “hardship”

July 24, 2019 |

In Washington, contrary to assertions by the EPA, the Energy Department confirmed in a letter to Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) that the EPA has issued so-called “economic hardship” exemptions under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) to small refineries, often owned by billion-dollar oil companies, even when the Energy Department found that the refineries faced little […]

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Focus on Fundamentals: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Byogy Renewables

Focus on Fundamentals: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Byogy Renewables

July 24, 2019 |

Byogy Renewables is a biofuels organization, headquartered in San Jose, California that produces advanced biofuels, namely jet fuel and gasoline from any source of bio ethanol. Byogy’s fuels are direct renewable substitutes for petroleum based fuels. And they have a big mission – to become the low cost producer of the highest quality renewable jet […]

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