In Washington, Reuters reports an Environmental Protection Agency memo shows the agency approved full hardship waivers for small refineries even though the Department of Energy recommended only 50% relief for some of the applicants. The corn and biofuel industry is expected to push back further against the White House who promised a month ago for […]
With Climate Week on many minds this week, it’s good to see innovations being developed to take a step in a better direction. Take CPI Card Group which is launching credit cards made from waste plastic recovered from the ocean. Or researchers who have created a strong composite bioplastic from wood cellulose fibers and silk […]
In Indonesia, in a welcome “good news” story for the world’s carbon stocks and biodiversity, the felling of old-growth forest for oil palm plantations on the island of Borneo has tracked a steady decline since its 2012 peak. That is according to the revamped Borneo Atlas, a new tool which combines annual satellite data from […]
In India, the Press Trust of India reports that the government plans to use lands attached to mothballed sugarcane mills to grow more cane as feedstock for expanding ethanol production. The national transportation minister says the ethanol industry has the capacity to grow four-fold to more than $14 billion. He said the government has already […]
In Washington, a new study shows that the Renewable Fuel Standard not only saves drivers money at the gas pump every day, but also enhances energy security by greatly reducing or even eliminating the blow to our nation’s drivers when global oil production is disrupted. The analysis confirms that the growing supply of ethanol significantly […]
In Indonesia, local press reports that state-owned plantation company PTPN III has scored $309.6 million in syndicated loans from 19 international and domestic banks in order to renew 4% of its half million hectares of palm oil plantations, among other activities. The loan was paid out in two tranches in July and August. The company […]
In New York state, the CEO of India’s SpiceJet announced the airline will fly 100 million passengers on aviation biofuels by 2030. That is the same number of passengers the airline flew in 2015 alone. Of the 150,000 flights that have so far flown on aviation biofuels, the company has only flown one flight, but […]
In Washington, DTN reports that Energy Information Administration data shows that through mid-September, ethanol production capacity was running at an average of 93.8%, while the June-September period saw an average run rate of 95.6%. As of January 1, installed production capacity was up 2% on the year, about 300 million gallons, at 1.1 million barrels […]
In Spain, a team from the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department at the University of Cordoba has been searching for ways to increase hydrogen production by using microorganisms, specifically microalgae and bacteria. In this vein, researchers were able to increase hydrogen production by combining unicellular green alga called Chlamydomonas reinhardtii with Escherichia coli bacteria. The […]
In Washington, Platts reports that the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency told the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology that there has been no demand destruction for ethanol as a result of his agency approving recently 31 hardship waivers for small refineries. Platts analysts expect ethanol demand to fall by 34 million gallons […]
