In South Korea, Platts reports that buyers of US-origin B-grade ethanol in both South Korea and Japan are having problems finding cargoes beyond May. One trader said that though he was able to buy cargos for March and May that he sees purchases further out becoming more difficult. With US ethanol producers facing negative margins, […]
In Sweden, the new Volvo self-charging buses with hybrid power, the “S-Charge” model range have been upgraded with new capabilities and can now drive silently and emission-free on electricity at higher speeds and cover longer distances than before. This creates new possibilities to use self-charging hybrid-electric powered buses in city zero-emission zones and other sensitive […]
In Iowa, Fluid Quip Technologies (FQT) Maximum Stillage Co-Products MSC system start up commenced at the Green Plains Shenandoah, IA Ethanol Facility. The MSC protein separation system began operations producing 50% Still Pro 50 protein within 24 hours of startup. This marks the fifth MSC system operating, globally, with three additional MSC™ systems currently under […]
In Rhode Island, local press reports that Newport Biodiesel has taken a different take on helping the community through the COVID-19 crisis by fundraising to buy gift certificates for local restaurants offering delivery to homebound seniors. Newport Biodiesel collects used cooking oil for biodiesel production, but with many restaurants closed to sheltering in place, there […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports that biodiesel consumption will likely be hit as people are quarantined in their home and transportation demand falls drastically, although it is unclear how much demand destruction there will be. The director of bioenergy at the energy ministry said biodiesel consumption was at 2.1 billion liters between January and March. Annual […]
In North Dakota, AgWeek reports as negative margins compounded by falling demand and rock bottom petroleum prices force ethanol producers across the Midwest to shut down, Tharaldson Ethanol continues to produce 500,000 gallons of ethanol per day, not at full capacity but “pretty high,” and make good on its corn contracts, something which the company […]
In China, a research team from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) proposed a new strategy for improving the catalytic activity of transition metal catalysts for CO2 electrocatalytic reduction. The researchers found that directly coating the amino-functionalized carbon layer can effectively regulate the electronic structure […]
In Thailand, the National newspaper reports that in response to COVID-19 and the need to source as much ethanol for hand sanitizers as possible, the country is going to put on hold its ethanol blending program for the time being. The switch to E20 was meant to take place on June 1 but has been […]
Part 1 Slide Guide looked at the GTI study’s resource analysis, site layout catalysts requirements, but for today’s Part 2, we are focusing on the money and the charts. Dive into the details on project development costs and spend profile, CAPEX and OPEX, economic, operational and pricing assumptions used for the model, LCA inputs for […]
While the world may be at a standstill, there are still many projects going on and moving forward. But where are these projects? Who’s involved? How far along are they? What are they working on? From VTT BioFlex in Finland working on fuels oils and plastics from biomass and waste plastics, to several renewable natural […]
