In Brazil, Platts reports that hydrous ethanol prices in Brazil’s center-south region have collapsed to two-year lows following record highs just a month ago as oil prices, and therefore gasoline prices, crumble while supplies begin to pick up as mills kick of the crush. Producers were in a race to the bottom in attempt to […]
In Colorado, for the past four years, researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have collaborated with other top U.S. scientists, engineers, and analysts on the Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines (Co-Optima) initiative. A new report summarizes findings from this first phase of the initiative, which has focused primarily on turbocharged (or “boosted”) spark-ignition […]
In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says its mission is to protect human health and the environment, and during this time of unprecedented public health concerns, that mission is even more critical. On March 26, EPA released a temporary policy regarding the agency’s enforcement of environmental legal obligations during the COVID-19 pandemic. This temporary policy is not […]
Using the latest data available, The Digest published this “Crisis Dashboard” visual guide showing what’s going on with ethanol retail prices, liquid energy commodity prices, biodiesel operating margins, ethanol operating margins, retail fuel prices, RIN prices and volumes, equities, crop prices, low carbon fuel standard price and credit data, and more.
Having been in the news recently for its launching of hand sanitizer and receiving initial positive result for vaccine adjuvant during the COVID-19 pandemic, Amyris also happens to be the fastest growing skin care brand in North America. Check out this Slide Guide from their latest investor meeting on how the world’s leading synthetic biology platform […]
Here are our 34 Takes. In all, 4 Crises, 10 Macro Trends, and 20 Emerging Trends we’d like to point your attention to.
In the Netherlands, during the coming weeks Stena Bulk will perform a test running an MR tanker on 100% biofuel. The fuel is the MR1-100 bio-fuel oil, produced from used cooking oil and supplied by GoodFuels in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. It has been bunkered onto the Stena Immortal and will be used to power the main engine in normal […]
In Iowa, Bloomberg reports that Green Plains expects as much as 4 billion gallons of ethanol production to come offline by the end of April, twice as much as the Renewable Fuels Association predicted would shut down by the end of March. With oil prices falling to $20 a barrel and COVID-19 keeping drivers off […]
In Finland, Neste has been ranked as the most sustainable brand within the fuel industry according to Finnish consumers. The Sustainable Brand Index™ study interviewed a total of 9,480 Finnish consumers, aged 16 to 75, on several brands. The ranking shows how sustainable a brand is perceived to be by consumers, and why. The respondents evaluated […]
In Nebraska, Siouxland Ethanol will be suspending ethanol production in April 2020 on the back of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gasoline and ethanol demand in the United States. The company anticipates that total U.S. fuel ethanol production needs to be reduced by at least 50% until gasoline demand recovers. While we […]
