In the UK, the government has opened a public consultation that seeks to ensure the continued decarbonization of road transport fuels through the supply of renewable fuels under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO). Biofuels supported under the RTFO have successfully reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transport over the last 12 years and will […]
In Washington, D.C. comes news from the U.S. Department of Energy that they gave more than $97 million in funding for 33 projects that will support high-impact technology research and development to accelerate the bioeconomy. These projects will improve the performance and lower the cost and risk of technologies that can be used to produce […]
NextChem was in the news yesterday with the big announcement that they will co-license GranBio’s patented technology for the production of second-generation ethanol, but at ABLC Digital, NextChem was also mentioned in Saola Energy’s presentation and their partnership too. Find out how a renewable diesel plant can be co-located with an ethanol biorefinery, renewable diesel’s economic value, how […]
News arrives from Sao Paulo and Rome that GranBio and NextChem have inked a strategic alliance and will co-license GranBio’s patented technology for the production of second-generation ethanol. NextChem is a subsidiary of Italian engineering giant Maire Tecnimont dedicated to the energy transition. The news follows the announcement last week that GranBio has retained Citigroup […]
In Germany, researchers at the University of Hohenheim would like to use biotechnological methods to produce modern surfactants from the hardwood raw material. These biosurfactants can not only meet special industrial requirements, but they can also be an alternative to the surfactants previously made from petroleum or vegetable oil. Classic surfactants are based on petroleum […]
In Washington, D.C., the Renewable Fuels Association responded to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s request for comment on its Agriculture Innovation Agenda (AIA). Regarding renewable fuels, the agenda calls for Increased biofuel feedstock production and biofuel production efficiency and competitiveness to achieve market-driven blend rates of E15 in 2030 and E30 in 2050. “Not only […]
In Germany, the Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants estimates the consumption of biodiesel at approx. 2.6 million t for 2020, compared to 2019, this would mean an increase of approx. 0.3 million tons. However, this sales volume can only be achieved if sustainably certified hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) or vegetable oil […]
In Indonesia, the Palm Oil Monitor reports that Indonesia has successfully pushed for the World Trade Organization to form a panel in its complaint against the EU’s revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED II). The Panel was announced Wednesday as part of a series of WTO meetings last week. The complaint was originally put forward by […]
In North Carolina, 8 Rivers Capital, LLC, was awarded 7 US Department of Energy grants worth over $30 Million to further develop its world-leading carbon capture technologies for flexible clean electricity that allows customers to achieve their net-zero ambitions. These projects will advance the Allam-Fetvedt Cycle, Lime Direct Air Capture, and the Carbon8 technologies invented […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production slowed by 5.5%, or 49,000 barrels per day (b/d), to 958,000 b/d—equivalent to 40.24 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Production remained 7.1% below the same week in 2019 as a result of the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The four-week average […]
