In Mexico, students from the National Autonomous University of Mexico have developed a method to produce a gluten-free, high fiber flour from agave waste pulp. The tequila and mezcal industries produce about 2 million metric tons of the waste per year and is considered a pollutant, but the students have developed a way to make […]
In India, the president of the national Congress party has shown his ignorance in public by mocking the Prime Minister at rally, ridiculing the PM’s vision for biogas produced from sewage. On Biofuels Day in August 2018, the PM related a story about a tea seller who had captured gas from sewage pipes and used […]
In the Netherlands, Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) has officially launched the third edition of its Imagine Chemistry collaborative innovation challenge. Through this program, the company invites startups, scale-ups, university spin-outs, and other potential partners to tackle chemistry-related challenges and uncover new ways to create value for customers. Unilever on board this year To increase […]
Neste produces a drop-in renewable diesel fuel that is refined from a mix of more than 10 different wastes and residues and various vegetable oils. Matt Leuck, Technical Manager, North America at Neste MY Renewable Diesel gave this illuminating overview of how renewable diesel is different than biodiesel and the benefits of renewable diesel in […]
In California, Greenbelt Resources Corporation (Greenbelt), announced that Biofuels and Energy, LLC (B&E), a New Mexico based project development company planning to leverage and advance Greenbelt’s proprietary ECOsystem model for its SLV Biopro Project, has selected a site location in the San Luis Valley region of Colorado – Center, Colorado – on which to locate […]
In Belgium, Reuters reports that the European Commission has approved US-produced soybeans under its low ILUC policy, opening the door for imports of soybeans as biofuel feedstock. It’s good news for US farmers who have suffered from the US’s ongoing trade war with China but upset others in Europe. Already since a temporary agreement in […]
In Texas, Platts reports that crush margins of corn-based ethanol in the US continues to be in negative territory, estimating a loss of 9.63 cents for every gallon produced. That’s 77 cents lower than a week prior. Ethanol production has been going in a seesaw movement in recent weeks, dropping and increasing from one week […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that the Environmental Protection Agency is still pretty confident that it can get the rulemaking done for year-round E15 before the summer driving season despite the government shutdown and the delays caused by it. The language used by the deputy administrator when pressed by reporters at an event in Washington last […]
In Minnesota, a local entrepreneur is fundraising to secure $10 million in order to take the first steps in developing a biodiesel production facility in Crookston that would absorb some of the area’s soybean surplus that once went to China or is processed far away. The proposed $150 million project in the northwest part of […]
In Iowa, the Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Stores of Iowa (PMCI) is launching a new brand, name, and logo. Effective immediately, PMCI is now FUELIowa. The statewide association represents fuel distributors, cooperatives, convenience and grocery stores, refiners, biofuel producers and other industry firms. According to association representatives, the new branding strategy succinctly captures the important […]
