Archive for 2020

RFA tells EPA its air quality modeling and analysis is flawed

RFA tells EPA its air quality modeling and analysis is flawed

July 8, 2020 |

In Washington, in comments submitted Tuesday to the Environmental Protection Agency, the Renewable Fuels Association expressed support for the Agency’s proposal to determine that no additional measures are necessary to mitigate “potential adverse air quality impacts” associated with the Renewable Fuel Standard. However, RFA’s comments also challenged the flawed air quality modeling and analysis conducted […]

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Upgrading Biogas to Renewable Natural Gas: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Greenlane Renewables

Upgrading Biogas to Renewable Natural Gas: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Greenlane Renewables

July 8, 2020 |

The transportation and utility/pipeline industries are ripe for decarbonizing and Greenlane Renewables are using their conversion of low-grade biogas to high-value renewable natural gas to decarbonize the natural gas grid and commercial transportation. RNG happens to be resilient during COVID-19 too according to Greenlane, and this slide guide gets into why that’s the case, key industry […]

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Heard on the Floor at ABLC: 1357 attendees, registrants crowd the opening day, sideline chat of ABLC Digital

Heard on the Floor at ABLC: 1357 attendees, registrants crowd the opening day, sideline chat of ABLC Digital

July 7, 2020 |

What the delegates were saying about CNG, fuel cells, and hydrogen, biogas as a platform, new markets, including EVs and succinic acid,  policy, methane, emissions, novel crops, and renewable diesel. In Florida, ABLC Digital opened for 583 registered delegates — and 774 additional viewers taking in the four hours of ABLC content that was streamed […]

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Greenlane Biogas to upgrade Brazilian sugar mill’s biogas to RNG

Greenlane Biogas to upgrade Brazilian sugar mill’s biogas to RNG

July 7, 2020 |

In Canada, Greenlane Biogas North America Ltd., has signed a $1.8 million contract with Grupo Cocal, a Brazilian sugar mill operator that refines sugar and produces ethanol biofuel from sugarcane. Greenlane will supply its Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) biogas upgrading system for this first-of-its-kind renewable natural gas (RNG) project. The Greenlane supplied system will process […]

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EU ethanol supplies seen tight later in the year due to feedstock challenges

EU ethanol supplies seen tight later in the year due to feedstock challenges

July 7, 2020 |

In the UK, ICIS reports that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant increases in ethanol demand for hand sanitizers, with some markets like France and Germany seeing demand rising 10-fold. As a result, there are concerns that industrial and beverage ethanol will be too tight through the end of 2020. With concerns about drought […]

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Alliance BioEnergy Plus installs 4th generation CTS prototype

Alliance BioEnergy Plus installs 4th generation CTS prototype

July 7, 2020 |

In Florida, Alliance BioEnergy Plus says its 4th generation Cellulose-to-Sugar (“CTS”) prototype is now completed and installed in its lab. Testing is in preparation and will begin this week. This 4th generation design of the Company’s revolutionary green renewable energy technology is 4 times the size and capable of running at 10 times the speed […]

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Neste delivers SAF to SFO via pipeline

Neste delivers SAF to SFO via pipeline

July 7, 2020 |

In Texas, Neste successfully delivered its first batch of sustainable aviation fuel to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) via pipeline, where it will be used by major airlines committed to reducing carbon emissions. Neste is the first company to deliver sustainable aviation fuel, under its brand name Neste MY Renewable Jet Fuel™, to SFO using the […]

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Report says maritime industry must follow aviation’s footsteps on switch to biofuels

Report says maritime industry must follow aviation’s footsteps on switch to biofuels

July 7, 2020 |

In the UK, the international shipping industry will fail to tackle their global greenhouse gas emissions unless they put in place rules that truly reflect the climate impact of shipping fuels, according to a report released by Environmental Defense Fund and University Maritime Advisory Services. As the International Maritime Organization meets for informal discussions on […]

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Tight Chicago Argo ethanol stocks pushes price to seven-month high

Tight Chicago Argo ethanol stocks pushes price to seven-month high

July 7, 2020 |

In Texas, Platts reports Chicago Argo ethanol prices high a seven-month high this week at $1.53/gal thanks to shrinking stock levels of perhaps just 20% at the Kinder Morgan terminal. The US Army Corps of Engineers is working on a river maintenance project that will limit barge traffic for the terminal, so buyers took additional […]

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Australian researchers develop electrochemical oxidation process to clean wastewater

Australian researchers develop electrochemical oxidation process to clean wastewater

July 7, 2020 |

In Australia, researchers from the University of Sydney’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering developed an electrochemical oxidation process with the aim of cleaning up complex wastewater that contained a toxic cocktail of chemical pollutants. The wastewater, which contained carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus, was generated in a pilot plant, designed by the team for the […]

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