In Singapore, Platts reports that it expects China and the Philippines to be key drivers for increased ethanol demand in the global market next year. Impacts from COVID-19 have forced the Philippines to reduce its requirement for domestic ethanol blending and in turn boost imports to cover its ethanol blending mandate. China, on the other […]
In Nigeria, This Day newspaper reports the state of Plateau has signed a memorandum of understanding with CONTEC Global to develop a cassava-based biorefinery in the state. The new facility will take advantage of the region’s strong agricultural production to produce ethanol, biogas, animal feed, dry ice from CO2 capture and bio-fertilizer, creating 3,000 direct […]
In Indiana, four diesel fleets in Indiana were recently inducted as inaugural members of the newly-formed B20 Club of Indiana, a collaboration between the Indiana Soybean Alliance and the American Lung Association© that showcases exceptional green fleets with experience using B20. The first of the four fleets includes The City of Fort Wayne. The City […]
In Iowa, Flint Hills Resources’ Shell Rock ethanol plant has installed Fluid Quip Technologies’ Maximized Stillage Co-products process, allowing it to produce a 50% protein feed for livestock, aquaculture and pets while continuing to produce ethanol. After the upgrade, the volume of ethanol produced remains the same but about a quarter of the DDGS produced […]
In Denmark, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a $122 million loan with Novozymes. The financing will support the company’s R&D investment plans for the coming years, and will mainly benefit R&D activities for discovering and producing enzymes that can be used in both industrial and home activities, reducing the need for traditional chemical products. […]
In Brazil, the FAPESP news agency reports that the International Energy Agency plans to do a deep dive into the Brazilian biofuel policies in an effort to figure out improvements to further support the expansion of renewable fuels across the country. The IEA analysis will look for ways to improve efficiencies amongst six different areas […]
We recently held a DigestConnect webinar on “The Science of Yes” and talked about how we persuade customers, partners, investors, reviewers, employers to join us in industrial biotechnology through messaging and positioning. We were joined by GreyHeron principal Steve Weiss and Amyris Chief Engagement Officer Beth Bannerman. In today’s Slide Guide, we look at what […]
As we wrap up 2020 this week, The Digest brings you the hottest Top 10 slide guides from this crazy year where we tried our best to make lemonade from lemons! So what did you click on the most this year? What slide guides did you find the most intriguing? In today’s Digest, we look […]
In the United Kingdom, Autsport reports that Red Bull team principal Christian Horner and Mercedes chief Toto Wolff would both back a delay of Formula 1’s increased use of biofuels planned for 2022. F1 is currently pushing to increase the sustainability of its fuels, with the existing level of biofuel components required to be used […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production expanded 2.0%, or 18,000 barrels per day (b/d), to 976,000 b/d—equivalent to 40.99 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Production remained 9.9% below the same week last year. The four-week average ethanol production rate ticked 0.4% lower to 974,000 b/d, equivalent to an […]
