There was always going to be a point when the advanced bioeconomy reached the end of the “R&D years” and transitioned into “the years of deployment”, and if you read the Biden plan here or the latest pushback from the bioeconomy here against the alleged misdeeds of the Trump Administration, you might realize that we have […]
Axens has a range of renewable biofuels and biochemicals from renewable diesel and biojet fuel to cellulosic ethanol, ethylene, butadiene, and aromatics. But there have been challenges in the past with cellulosic ethanol that Axens has learned to address. From feedstock flexibility to enzymes, check out this slide guide from Axens’ recent presentation at ABLC Digital […]
In Brazil, scientists from the Federal University of Espírito Santo produced biodiesels using an innovative source of catalysts, a mixture of metal hydroxides: lithium-sodium (LiOH + NaOH) or lithium-potassium (LiOH + KOH) and waste cooking oil from fast food chains and households as the oily raw feedstock. They used the lithium waste due to the […]
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed emissions standards for airplanes used in commercial aviation and large business jets. This action will align U.S. standards with the international carbon dioxide emissions standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization, but critics say aircraft have met those standards since 2016 making the EPA rule […]
In Nigeria, The Street Journal reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation moved to cultivate 2,675 hectares of cassava plantations in Kebbi State mainly for the processing of biofuels (bioethanol) in their quest for cleaner, renewable energy. This statement by the Kebbi state government committee on Biofuels, through its Chairman, Prof. Mohammad Ka’oje said that […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production slowed by 2.5%, or 23,000 barrels per day (b/d), to 908,000 b/d—equivalent to 38.14 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Production remains tempered due to COVID-19 disruptions, coming in 12.6% below the same week in 2019. The four-week average ethanol production rate ticked […]
In Moldova, the country will increase its energy security, employing British green technology with plans to upgrade 19 heat only boiler plants, which will run on home-grown Miscanthus biomass renewable fuel. The plants will generate 55000 MWh/year, providing thermal heat energy to 5500 flats, 110 houses, 40 businesses, 12 public kindergartens, 25 education facilities and […]
In Brazil, the country’s Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP) said that the country’s 73th complementary biodiesel auction contracted 72.75 million liters (19.21m gallons) in total. Brazil’s biodiesel auctions are organized to ensure the steady mandatory increase of biodiesel in diesel sold at the pump. The average price of BRL 4.578 per liter achieved […]
In Finland, Neste noted another strong quarter in Renewable Products with record-high sales volumes while Oil Products was hit by an unprecedentedly weak refining market and their scheduled Porvoo refinery unit maintenance in their half-year 2020 report. Their focus is to scale up faster and bolder, drive efficiency in operations and increase innovations especially in […]
In Canada, The City of Calgary and Steeper Energy Canada Ltd. signed a new cooperation agreement, by way of an MoU, to transform city sewage sludge and other urban generated bio-organic wastes for the production of sustainable biofuels such as renewable diesel or jet fuel. The MoU formalizes the intent of The City and Steeper […]
