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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
