These days, in the world of carbon policy, you call it the Climate Hoax if you don’t want to do anything, the Climate Crisis if you want to do something that no one could possibly afford. And if you would like to look to the Left you’re doing something, and to the Right as if […]
In Washington, the White House hosted the Summit on America’s Bioeconomy earlier this month, and the summary of the remarks is now available. The White House opined, “the Summit marked the first gathering at The White House of our Nation’s foremost bioeconomy experts, Federal officials, and industry leaders to discuss U.S. bioeconomy leadership, challenges, and […]
In Denmark, a study by A.P. Moller – Maersk and Lloyds Register confirms that the best opportunities for decarbonizing shipping lie in finding new sustainable energy sources. Based on market projections, the best positioned fuels for research and development into net zero fuels for shipping are alcohol, biomethane, and ammonia. “The main challenge is not […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that local newspaper Valor Economico says Petrobras’ fuel distribution arm BR Distribuidora is looking to widen its product offering to clients by exploring the creation of trading desks for electricity, natural gas and ethanol. The distribution arm saw 30% of its shareholding sold in a share offering three months ago, raising […]
In Washington, Growth Energy, the U.S. Grains Council, and the Renewable Fuels Association expressed their disappointment with the news that the Brazilian government amended the recent August 31st rule that raised the quota on U.S. ethanol imports under the tariff rate quote (TRQ) from 600 million liters per year to nearly 750 million liters per […]
In the UK, SIMEC, part of Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance, has accelerated plans for the deployment of its biodiesel generators through the acquisition of Fleetsolve, an award-winning company with 17 years of experience developing, operating and maintaining biofueled combined heat and power (CHP) generation equipment. In a deal agreed this week, SIMEC is taking full […]
In Nebraska, DTN reports that crush margins for ethanol plants have improved significantly since August 1 on the back of producers cutting back their own production to help support the market as a whole. Prices have risen in response, leaving debt-free plants able to start moving into profit although those still carrying a debt-load remain […]
In Belgium, RetailDetail reports that Ecover has teamed up with InBev, creating detergents from the alcohol removed from InBev’s alcohol-free beers. Both the water and ethanol in Ecover’s “Too Good to Waste” detergent line come from InBev’s beer making process, making up at least a quarter of the overall content. Ecover sees waste as a […]
In Indiana, a team led by Purdue University has built on success in removing the lignin barrier to solve other cellular obstacles. Their findings, reported in the journals Plant Biotechnology Journal and Biotechnology for Biofuels, offer opportunities to significantly increase renewable biofuel production from crop waste products and biofeedstocks that could be grown on marginal […]
In Washington, the House Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change of the Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a legislative hearing on Tuesday, October 29 at 10:30 a.m. in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Protecting the RFS: The Trump Administration’s Abuse of Secret […]
