A team of energy industry companies led by SGP BioEnergy is joining the Government of Panama to develop the world’s largest biofuels production and distribution hub. Once complete in five years, Biorefineria Ciudad Dorada (Golden City Biorefinery), located in Colon and Balboa, Panama, will be the largest advanced biorefinery and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production […]
In addition to new hot technologies, Gevo has a goal of 1 billion gallons per year of capacity or more by 2030. How can they achieve this? What is the status with Net-Zero 1 and its expected operation in 2025? What are the feedstocks? How are they going beyond net zero? What’s their latest work […]
In Washington, D.C., following settlement discussions with Growth Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to file a notice in the Federal Register on Monday seeking comment on a proposed judicial consent decree that would require EPA to propose the 2023 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) by no later than September 16, 2022 and finalize […]
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) funds R&D of technologies necessary for deployment and production of cost-competitive bioenergy, primarily biofuels, and they just published the latest report with a status of those R&D efforts at the end of 2020 and the technical challenges and barriers facing the industry. This […]
In Spain, EuroWeekly News reports that gasoline prices have increased in Spain because of the recent change in the biofuels percentage. On May 18th, the government increased the percentage of biofuels in every liter by 0.5% each year for the years 2023-2026 (so 10% in 2022, 10.5% in 2023, 11% in 2024, 11.5% in 2025 […]
In Nebraska, DTN Progressive Farmer reports that Archer Daniels Midland alleges a federal court in Illinois erred when it released sealed company information as part of a May 3 ruling in an ethanol markets lawsuit. The U.S. District Court for the District of Central Illinois granted the plaintiffs, AOT Holding AG, access to documents and […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production remained even at 991,000 b/d (technically 1,000 b/d lower), equivalent to 41.62 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Production was 4.0% less than the same week last year but 3.1% above the five-year average for the week. The four-week average ethanol production volume […]
In The Netherlands, Avantium was awarded a $3.1 million (€3 million) grant by EU Horizon Europe for its participation in the 4-year research and development program WaterProof, which aims to demonstrate the value of electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into high-value chemicals and products. The €3 million grant will be paid out in tranches […]
In Norway, Circa and Valmet signed a Heads of Agreement to realize and optimize the Furacell production process at scale through the ReSolute project and future large-scale plants. Valmet will be the main process technology and equipment supplier, and actively contribute to accelerating the development of Circa’s large-scale production plants. The agreed long-term objective is […]
In Australia, Woodside merged with BHP Group, a mining, metals and petroleum company, and changed its name to Woodside Energy Group. Woodside has been in The Digest lately for their collaboration work on carbon re-use pilot projects with EMRC, ReCarbon and LanzaTech. Woodside also recently signed an agreement with Korea Gas Corporation to study the […]
