In Zambia, the national oil company teamed with Sunbird Bioenergy to successfully undergo a pilot project to trial 30% ethanol blending in five government-owned vehicles. Sunbird believes it will deliver the first ethanol for commercial blending during Q1 2021 when it starts production at its small-scale facility that is a first step towards its commercial […]
In Brazil, Safras & Mercado report that the economic returns for hydrous ethanol compared to sugar production are improving, in part thanks to some appreciation of the Brazilian Real against the dollar as well as tightness in the physical market. Sugar’s advantage over hydrous shifted to 17%, the same as seen in July, compared to […]
In Illinois, an international research team has sequenced the full genome of an ornamental variety of miscanthus, a wild perennial grass emerging as a prime candidate for sustainable bioenergy crops. The genome project—led by scientists at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), a Department of Energy (DOE) bioenergy research center—provides a road […]
In India, the ANI news agency reports the cabinet committee has agreed to boost the price paid by oil marketing companies for ethanol by a few rupees per liter. The price increase is only for ethanol from sugarcane juice, B-heavy molasses and C-heavy molasses feedstocks. The government is still looking at how to support grain-based […]
Keeping in line with our Halloween theme this fun Friday, algae is usually green, like witch’s brew, and while it may not cast a spell on you, it certainly is worth paying attention to for biofuels, CO2 consumption, improving crop yields, and more. Mark P. Allen, Vice President of Integrated Carbon Solutions at Accelergy, shared this […]
As we wrap up the month of October, we have lots of moves going on in the bioeconomy with a farewell to U.S. Grains Council’s Manager of Ethanol Trade Policy and Economics, a new Vice President of Business Development at Calyxt, and not one but two moves going on at BASF and another two moves […]
This week’s Top 8 Innovations are so good, it’s scary. From plant-based hair extensions that could come in handy for your Halloween costume, cultured meat so astronauts can enjoy steaks on Mars, and Barcardi making us feel a little less guilty about all the drinking we’ve been doing in 2020 with their biodegradable spirits bottle, […]
In Colorado, a Colorado resident was sentenced to 15 months in prison for his role in a biodiesel tax credit fraud scheme. According to court documents and statements made in court, from 2010 to 2013, Calvin Glover and his coconspirators defrauded the United States of $7.2 million by filing false claims with the IRS for […]
In Canada, Cenovus Energy Inc. and Husky Energy Inc. announced a transaction to create a new integrated Canadian oil and natural gas company with an advantaged upstream and downstream portfolio that is expected to provide enhanced free funds flow generation and superior return opportunities for investors. The companies have entered into a definitive arrangement agreement […]
In Nebraska, DTN reports ADM is trying to get a legal spat over alleged ethanol market manipulation brought by Green Plains in a Nebraska federal court shifted to Illinois where two similar cases with Midwest Renewable Energy and Switzerland-based AOT Holdings are currently underway. The class-action lawsuit filed in July by Green Plains accuses ADM […]
