In Brazil, Petrobras reports that its wholly owned subsidiary Petrobras Biocombustíveis S.A. (PBio) has started the opportunity disclosure phase (teaser) related to the joint sale of all its shares in BSBios Indústria e Comércio de Biodiesel Sul Brasil S/A (“BSBios”). PBio holds a 50% stake in BSBios and will sell it together with its partner, […]
In Indonesia, the Antara news agency reports that while the president officially launched B30 on Monday, he announced his government that despite the moratorium on planting new palm oil plantations, it will continue to promote the replanting of existing plantations, seeking to replant 500,000 hectares by over the next three years. In an effort to […]
In Finland, researchers from the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science have published a review looking at how lifecycle assessments treat the accounting of multiple ecosystem service-related issues and the limitations they provide at both the land-use and supply chain levels in the forest-based bioeconomy in North America and Europe. Analysing more than 600 articles through […]
In India, All India Radio reports that the cabinet has given the green light to sign a memorandum of understanding with Brazil to further develop bioenergy. The Brazilian president is set to visit the country soon where ethanol will be among the main discussion points as well as how it can collaborate with India to […]
What’s up with green hydrogen in Germany? What’s the German Climate Change action plan for 2050, and the role of renewables and hydrogen in that mix? What’s the NIP in both its phases, the hydrogen refueling infrastructure and more? Jan Wegener, Programme Manager Europe at NOW gave this illuminating overview of green hydrogen’s horizons.
It’s Christmas morning for many and biobased Barbies are on the horizon with Mattel’s promise to use only recycled, recyclable, or renewable plastics in all products by 2030, starting with the Fisher-Price Rock-a-Stack made from sugarcane plastics. And soon you can write letters to Santa on paper made from waste pineapple leaves while munching on […]
What are the current opportunities in renewable natural gas? Mike McCurdy, Managing Director at ICF set out to answer that question at ABLC NEXT in San Francisco. Check out his illuminating presentation on their view of the LCFS, cellulosic RINs, how carbon intensity is driving innovation, and more.
Methane is proving to be a pretty valuable waste after all. iMicrobes is using their synthetic biology approach with industrial microorganisms to convert methane into methanol and their first product is 3HP, a key intermediate chemical. According to Noah Helman, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at iMicrobes, methane is far lower cost than sugar and […]
In Mozambique, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), through its public-private partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Standards Alliance, organized a one-day workshop on biofuel standards for household cooking and transportation in Maputo, Mozambique, on November 14, 2019. This event was led by the founders of Garner Advisors, and in […]
In California, Pacific Ethanol, Inc. entered into long-term amendments to its senior secured notes and to its term loans with CoBank and Compeer Financial for its Pekin and Illinois Corn Processing plants. Pacific Ethanol has entered into an amendment extending the final maturity of the company’s senior secured notes by two years to December 15, […]
