Archive for 2020

Industry teams with policymakers and NGOs calling for a Green Recovery post-COVID-19

Industry teams with policymakers and NGOs calling for a Green Recovery post-COVID-19

April 14, 2020 |

In Finland, Neste has joined an alliance of cross-party political decision-makers, businesses, NGOs and other stakeholders in a call for a Green Recovery after the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in Europe. The alliance places the fight against climate change at the core of the economic strategy in contributing to the quick recovery of the economies and […]

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Valero idles ethanol plants and reduces corn purchases at remaining six plants

Valero idles ethanol plants and reduces corn purchases at remaining six plants

April 14, 2020 |

In Texas, Valero said in an SEC 8-K filing that it has temporarily idled eight of its ethanol plants and reduced the amount of corn feedstock processed at its remaining six ethanol plants to address the decreased demand for ethanol. It said demand for renewable diesel is consistent with the demand for diesel as a […]

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FAPRI sees ethanol production falling to 14.8B gallons

FAPRI sees ethanol production falling to 14.8B gallons

April 14, 2020 |

In Washington, Reuters reports that the FAPRI think tank at the University of Missouri believes ethanol production could drop 1.4 billion gallons this year to 14.8 billion gallons as drivers stay off the road in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. That cut in production would lead to demand destruction for 500 million […]

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UNICA says 72.5% of cane went to ethanol production during H1 March

UNICA says 72.5% of cane went to ethanol production during H1 March

April 14, 2020 |

In Brazil, Reuters reports that UNICA data shows sugar mills allocated 72.5% of cane juice towards ethanol production rather than sugar during the second half of March, down from the 79.5% allotment during the same period last year but still a high percentage compared to the last several years. Hydrous ethanol sales during the period […]

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Biofuels Caucus calls for USDA to fund biofuel industry support measures

Biofuels Caucus calls for USDA to fund biofuel industry support measures

April 14, 2020 |

In Washington, Representative Collin Peterson, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, led fellow members of the Biofuels Caucus in urging Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to direct funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to support the biofuels industry. Biofuels plants across the nation have idled production as stay at home orders reduce […]

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Argentina’s 2019 biodiesel exports to Europe well below 1.2 million ton quota

Argentina’s 2019 biodiesel exports to Europe well below 1.2 million ton quota

April 14, 2020 |

In Argentina, La Nación newspaper reports that biodiesel exports reached 1.029 million metric tons in 2019 with nearly all of it going to Europe, yet the country’s has a European export quota of 1.2 million tons it wasn’t able to completely fill due to low petroleum prices that have weighed on demand for biodiesel blendstock, […]

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Queensland University of Technology researcher using plants to battle COVID-19

Queensland University of Technology researcher using plants to battle COVID-19

April 14, 2020 |

In Australia, a top researcher from the Queensland University of Technology has developed a roadmap for biologists and biotechnologists who are turning to the new technique of producing antibodies, vaccines and therapeutics, including those for COVID-19, in plants. He said aid an international biotech company had already been given fast-tracked access to the entire chromosome-level […]

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European researchers say post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy must safeguard peatlands

European researchers say post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy must safeguard peatlands

April 14, 2020 |

In Finland, post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) must safeguard and stimulate the preservation of carbon-rich soils through protection of peatlands. Functional peatlands are the most space efficient long-term carbon store and sink in our planet’s biosphere. A group of leading peatland experts compiled recommendations for climate smart actions based on their recent studies on cultivated […]

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Harvesting Data to Maximize Crop Yields

Harvesting Data to Maximize Crop Yields

April 14, 2020 |

By Alfredo Patron, executive vice president of business development, TeamViewer Special to The Digest In 1850, approximately six out of every ten Americans worked in agriculture,1 much of it for their own consumption.  During that era, even people holding other jobs understood just about everything that had to do with farming.  Food products sold from […]

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Converting Biomass Plant into RNG – Site Layout, Catalysts Requirements: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Low-Carbon Renewable Natural Gas from Wood Wastes – Part 1

Converting Biomass Plant into RNG – Site Layout, Catalysts Requirements: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Low-Carbon Renewable Natural Gas from Wood Wastes – Part 1

April 14, 2020 |

California needs facilities that can dramatically reduce GHG emissions and black carbon production by using wood waste, according to GTI. The closing of biomass power plants is leading to open burning of the excess of these wastes. Dive into the details and graphics of the resource analysis, site and equipment layout, the chemicals and catalysts […]

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