You may not believe it with everything else going on in the world today, but there were 5 big scale-up projects announced over the past week or so that caught The Digest’s attention. From different ends of the supply chain ranging from feedstock all the way to facility technology, these projects show that scale-up is […]
If you missed last week’s DigestConnect webinar, have no fear, the full deck is here! From 11 pathways on who’s doing what, how and with what, 21 projects and who’s running them and where, 13 fast emerging projects and who’s converting, constructing, planning and where, this is one slide guide you won’t want to miss! From […]
In the Netherlands, a new USDA GAIN report says the COVID-19 pandemic will slash European bioethanol and biodiesel use by approximately ten and six percent, respectively. EU biofuel demand is driven by the Renewable Energy Directives I and II, the former of which demand 10% renewable content in transportation by 2020 while the latter has […]
In Missouri, ambition for a sustainable future by the U.S. soybean industry, ADM and one other U.S. exporter have partnered with the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) to certify U.S. Soy as part of the SSAP-RED (U.S. Soy Sustainability Assurance Protocol-Renewable Energy Directive) program. This voluntary program, with support from the United Soybean Board, meets […]
In Argentina, the Clarin newspaper the Chamber of Regional SMEs Biofuel Manufacturing (Cepreb) says SMEs that emerged in recent years to produce biodiesel are paralyzed and in a scenario of imminent bankruptcy. “Small and medium producers are affected, once again, by the unilateral and arbitrary decision of the National Energy Secretariat not to publish the […]
In Indiana, Hoosier Today reports ethanol plants in the state are currently running at between 60% and 65% production capacity as they ramp back up after the COVID-19 pandemic slashed demand. There are still a lot of questions regarding how demand will respond as pandemic restrictions ease but mills are erring on the side of […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports Pertamina is preparing to test its 3% palm oil-based jet fuel by the end of the year as part of its wider push to increase palm oil fuel production in line with the government’s policy. The palm oil will be co-refined with fossil fuel to produce the greener jet fuel at […]
In the UK, Insider Magazine reports Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has launched an GBP8 million Bioeconomy Cluster Builder together with the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) in an effort to bring to market more than 100 Scottish bioeconomy start-ups over the next three years. The six value chains the cluster builder will focus on are […]
In Illinois, Argonne researchers have quantified how to reduce emissions by farms changing their practices and adopting novel technologies. A recent study by researchers in the Energy Systems division at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Argonne National Laboratory quantified how much farms might reduce emissions by changing their practices and adopting novel technologies. The […]
In Canada, Advanced Biofuels Canada (ABFC) released its response to the June design update by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) for the proposed Clean Fuel Standard (CFS). The update increases the 2030 target by 20% but provides an easing of 2022-2025 requirements. Together, the changes will increase cumulative liquid fuel emission reductions by 6% […]
