In Belgium, Euractiv reports that the waste-based biofuel industry is concerned about the European Commission’s promotion of sustainable aviation fuels, saying that measures such as an aviation blending mandate would have negative implications for their road-based fuels businesses. The policies currently being drafted could potentially look to have waste feedstocks diverted from road-based biofuels to […]
In Finland, Neste launched a new research project which aims at developing sustainable and globally scalable raw materials and technology solutions for transportation fuels and the production of chemicals and polymers. These new solutions decrease the use of crude oil and tackle climate change. The new technologies will be based on scalable renewable and circular […]
In Washington, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) introduced legislation to approve certain advanced biofuel registrations that have languished before the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) despite the fuels being successfully used in at least one state. EPA would also be required to render a decision within 90 days on any registration application that has been pending for at […]
Q: What was the reason for founding your organization – what was the open niche you saw that could be addressed with a new product or service? What was the problem, or gap, or opportunity? Green Cell Technologies (GCT) is a biotechnology and intellectual property development company in extract technology for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, cosmoceutical, […]
From planning, people and performance, Renewable Energy Group is on top of things with the coronavirus. Since biodiesel and renewable diesel production has been considered essential business, REG was still working, maintaining full operations of all refineries, and while there was lower diesel demand due to the shut down of the economy, demand for REG’s products […]
In Brazil, Platts reports that despite the country seeking to have the biodiesel blending mandate raised to 13% to make up for lost demand from COVID-19, the ANP fuel regulator has instead cut it to 10% from the current 12%. The cut in blending is only going to be for five days, however, saying the […]
In Maine, local press reports that $14.7 million in loans from bondholders for the Fiberight plant fell through the end of May which forced the facility to shut down. Coastal Resources of Maine, the company that runs the facility, says it is behind on its bills and was relying on the funding to make ends […]
In Germany, Chemical Engineering Online reports that Clariant has teamed up with Ineratec, a spinoff of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, to commercialize the latter’s gas-to-liquid technology. Clariant brings to the partnership extensive catalysis expertise as well as syngas upgrading and conditioning technology. Ineratec’s containerized technology is adept for decentralized installations producing liquid fuels from green […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that Senator Chuck Grassley has clearly said that if the Environmental Protection Agency chooses to accept the “gap” waiver requests that have been submitted by oil refiners, then President Trump will risk losing voters in Iowa and the Midwest. He said it was concerning that the EPA hadn’t rejected the requests […]
In Brazil, Platts reports that data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock shows ethanol stocks soared by more than 82% in May to a record high of 4.63 billion liters. The COVID-19 pandemic has kept many people home which negatively impacts hydrous ethanol demand for flex-fuel cars as well as anhydrous ethanol that is […]
