In Washington, Platts reports that increased ethanol demand as a result of year-round E15 is expected to be slow with the real growth starting in 2020 when fueling stations implement the infrastructure the will allow for the higher blend year-round. It appears that many stations did not expect the Environmental Protection Agency to get the […]
In California, Greenbelt Resources Corporation has utilized its Commercial Scale Feedstock Testing Facility (CSTF) to conduct feedstock feasibility testing as a service to third party customers. While the CSTF backend capabilities are currently being expanded with funding received as part of a recent agreement to produce bioethanol for the hemp and CBD extraction process, last […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that the Advanced Biofuels Association has filed documents in federal court in Washington alleging that the Environmental Protection Agency reduced the threshold to grant hardship waivers to smaller refiners under the Renewable Fuel Standard which made way for billions of gallons in lost demand while oil companies profited from lower obligations […]
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In India, local press reports that the Indian Sugar Mills Association says 510 million liters of ethanol have been produced from B-heavy molasses and straight sugarcane juice for the first time ever, reducing sugar availability by about 500,000 metric tons. Of that, about 120 million liters has been supplied for blending by oil marketing companies […]
In Belgium, a high-level Malaysian government delegation is currently in Brussels to participate in the Stakeholder Meeting On High And Low Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) Risk Biofuels Under The Recast Of The Renewable Energy Directive (EU RED II) in an effort to provide clear, accurate and scientific based information to stakeholders with regard to […]
In Canada, research into how poor-quality, marginal land can be used to produce biomass as a potential revenue stream for farmers underway at Saint Mary’s University received C$1.2 million in funding from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s AgriScience program and the Nova Scotia Innovation Hub Fund. The project receiving funding is called “Purpose-Grown Biomass Crops: Efficient […]
In the Netherlands, Platts reports that the crush margin for European T2 ethanol produced from wheat reached an 18-month high at near EUR100 per metric ton thanks to wheat prices easing to eight-month lows. Margins have jumped from negative margins during much of last year. Aggressive bidding in the spot market for T2 ethanol over […]
In Washington, new government data released Wednesday show that U.S. ethanol exports achieved a new record in 2018, as an astonishing 1.70 billion gallons of ethanol were shipped to more than 80 countries around the world. The 2018 export total beat the previous export record set in 2017 by 25%, and the data show that […]
In the Philippines, Business World reports that Congressional Oversight Committee on Biofuels plans to look at the proposal brought forward by agriculture department to raise coconut-based biodiesel blending to 5% from the current 2% in an effort to support farmers who are suffering from low prices. There is concern among some, including a committee member […]
