In Illinois, local press reports that REG’s dreams of setting up direct retail sales of diesel are about to come true with the installation of a diesel fueling station at its Seneca biorefinery. With more than 17,000 trucks coming through the facility annually, the facility will have a ready market and will also be open […]
In Malaysia, documents have been signed between three Chinese companies and four Malaysian companies for the trade of palm oil as part of the Malaysia-China Palm Oil Business Forum held this week: (i) The first document signed between China’s Yantai Tianmao Edible Ltd. Co.. and Sime Darby Plantation Berhad for the purchase of refined, bleached […]
The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of March 6th. In today’s Digest, super corn microbe, self-healing concrete, jute gene tweak, mushroom root Styrofoam replacement, biodegradable food packaging. #1 Mushroom-root Styrofoam replacement wins Lebanon Student Startup competition In Lebanon, a team from […]
In Sweden, the Local reports that a proposal to introduce a biofuel blending mandate for aviation by 2025 is being weakened by the lack of available supplies that keeps a mandate with any teeth from being brought into place, according to local press. Though a mandate is likely for 2021, it will only be for […]
In Utah, biofuel experts have long sought a more economically-viable way to turn algae into biocrude oil to power vehicles, ships and even jets. University of Utah researchers believe they have found an answer. They have developed an unusually rapid method to deliver cost-effective algal biocrude in large quantities using a specially-designed jet mixer that […]
In China, Xinhua news agency reports that 10% ethanol blending will be piloted in the cities of Taiyuan, Yangquan, Changzhi and Jincheng in the coal-rich region of Shanxi province in an effort to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Once the trial phase is passed, the local government expects to implement ethanol blending across the province […]
In Malaysia, FatHopes Energy has teamed with the local franchise holder of KFC and Pizza Hut to collect used cooking oil that will then be processed into biodiesel. The memorandum of understanding between the two companies marks the first time a KFC franchisee in the Asia-Pacific region has turned to biodiesel production to treat its […]
In Mexico, Reuters reports that in mid-February a court overruled the 2017 E10 blending mandate, arguing it would increase air pollution rather than reduce it as advocates contend. Environmental activists have been pushing for the law to be overturned. The case must now go to a higher court for decision, but the E10 mandate will […]
In Thailand, the Bangkok Post reports that PTG Energy plans to increase its biodiesel production to as high as 700,000 liters per day by the third quarter compared to 450,000 liters currently in an effort to supply the B20 mandate for heavy vehicles and B7 mandate for automobiles. The company plans to invest as much […]
In Malaysia, Reuters reports that Oil World believes palm oil production will see a big jump to nearly 75 million metric tons this year compared to 70.5 million tons during 2017/18, but even so, the analyst expects prices to rise over the next six to 10 months because the vegetable oil is very undervalued. Indonesian […]
