June 1st has come and gone and the E15 debate is hotter than ever as the weather also starts to heat up in most parts of the U.S. The influx of releases and news about E15 sales, recently allowed by the White House, and uproar that the EPA still has not lifted the outdated regulatory […]
In Washington, at its South Treatment Plant in Renton, King County is purifying the biogas into renewable natural gas, an alternative to fossil fuels that generates revenue for the county while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. King County — which has converted methane to natural gas for more than 30 years — is now a leading […]
In Finland, Neste, a producer of renewable fuels from waste and residues, and IH Demeter B.V., a trader of animal fats and proteins, have agreed that Neste acquires sole control and 51 % of the shares of IH Demeter B.V., making Neste the controlling shareholder. The current owners shall remain as co-owners. The transaction is […]
In Brazil, Centre-South ethanol producers have sold 759.75 million litres (200.70 million gallons) of hydrous ethanol in the domestic market in the first 15 days of May, which is a 34.68% year-on-year increase, according to Renewables Now. “Anhydrous ethanol sales amounted to 327.29 million litres for a 9.87% decrease from the volume registered in the […]
In Washington, DC, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, ethanol production averaged 1.028 million barrels per day (b/d)—or 43.18 million gallons daily. Output tightened by 30,000 b/d from the week before to a four-week low. The four-week average for ethanol production reached 1.040 million b/d for an annualized rate of 15.94 […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that asking prices for diesel fuel and palm oil have reached virtually the same level. The reason is contradictory price trends for crude and palm oil. Pointing to the fact that the vegetable oil markets face oversupply worldwide, UFOP expects that the preference for using palm oil as a feedstock in […]
In Canada, InnoTech Alberta, an applied research subsidiary of Alberta Innovates, announced the official opening of the Alberta Carbon Conversion Technology Centre (ACCTC). InnoTech Alberta is the owner and operator of this pioneering clean technology center. Users of the ACCTC will test and advance carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and conversion technologies that assist in greenhouse […]
In Tennessee, researchers with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture are getting $1.4 million from the U.S. Department of Energy over the next two years through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative. The projects are focused on the development of commercial applications for biofuels as well as biobased energy and biobased products. David Harper, […]
In Indonesia, the government is considering a stop on all palm oil exports to the European Union altogether, depending on results of a current study that looks at the impacts of doing so and based on their growing exports of palm oil to countries in Africa, the Middle East and China. The council has commissioned […]
Feeding the Fish Back in 2015, Fluid Quip Process Technologies made it to #149 on The Digest’s Hot 50 List, showing that it is worthy of attention, but it didn’t quite make it up to the actual top 50 that year. But here’s why we think they might be worth another look for next year’s […]
