In Belgium, Jan De Nul Group has begun to carry out dredging work in the Benelux with 100% renewable fuel. With this, the world player is further committing itself to immediately and considerably reducing its CO₂ emissions. Trailing suction hopper dredger Alexander von Humboldt will from now on sail on renewable biofuel from certified and […]
In California, NBC reports that following the major fire at NuStar’s ethanol tanks caused by an explosion that may have been the result of earthquakes earlier in the day is prompting the county supervisors to look at stronger oversight of petrochemical tank farms. There are six such tank farms in Contra Costa County where NuStar’s […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports that the national biodiesel association expects increased demand during the first half of the year to result in “very little” exports during the period compared to the 2 million metric tons expected to be exported in 2019, but production and therefore exports could increase during the second half of the year […]
In Illinois, ethanol plants typically use dry grind processing methods; however, implementing fractionation techniques that separate corn components prior to fermentation can improve profitability, a University of Illinois study shows. The researchers found that wet fractionation techniques designed for separating germ (containing maximum oil) and pericarp (the outer layer of the corn seed, containing mostly […]
In Brazil, Argentina’s Clarín newspaper reports that the country’s biodiesel industry needs to invest $500 million in order to achieve B15 by 2023 as planned. The country’s oil and renewable energy agency recently released a study confirming the shift to B15 from the current B11 following technical studies that tested the fuel’s stability and impacts […]
It was ABLC Week last week and the semi-annual State of the Industry Address was a highlight at the opening of the on-stage presentations — known as a networking event but also featuring a slide deck and commentary on US and international bioeconomy trends.
Stora Enso has a new CEO coming in as of December 1st, Annica Bresky, and they saw sales decrease by 7.1% compared with Q3 last year, and their outlook for the rest of 2019 is not that great thanks to deteriorating trading conditions and slow demand forecasts, but they are ready to handle it with […]
Renewable chemicals are electrifying lately, and becoming more mainstream. Like skydiving, you take a leap of faith. You prepare. You have a parachute. You check your buckles, straps, pulls, and go through all the necessary safety procedures. You check and double check and triple check. And you don’t go alone. That’s just what today’s renewable companies are […]
In Germany, researchers at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have succeeded in equipping a catalyst with an extremely thin protective film of molecular building blocks, which shields it from oxygen and thus makes its life practically infinite. The catalyst still works efficiently. Oxygen threatens sustainable catalysts that convert hydrogen into fuel cells but researchers have developed a […]
