In Pennsylvania, a $1 million investment by HERO BX, an Erie-based biodiesel company, will create research opportunities for students and faculty members in the School of Science at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Much of the work will be conducted in a new, 1,500-square-foot chemistry lab the company developed in the Advanced Manufacturing and […]
In New York, the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services announced that it will for the first time use renewable diesel to power over 1,000 City government vehicles. The renewable diesel will be produced by Renewable Energy Group and distributed by Sprague Energy. New York City will be one of the first fleets […]
In India, data gathered by the System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research shows that Mumbai’s air quality was worse in 2017 than 2016 and 2015, partially due to the burning of biofuels, as well as vehicular emissions. The SAFAR study showed that the contribution of the emissions from slums was 27.05%, 21.2% was […]
In Iowa, five Midwest biofuels associations sent a letter to the EPA asking the agency to shift administrative time and staff away from demand-destroying Renewable Fuel Standard exemptions and toward pathway approvals for cellulosic ethanol. The letter was signed by the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA), Renewable Fuels Nebraska, Wisconsin BioFuels Association, South Dakota Ethanol […]
In Washington, DC, ethanol production rebounded to an average of 1.032 million barrels per day (b/d)—or 43.34 million gallons daily – which is up 47,000 b/d from the week before, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. The four-week average for ethanol production eased to 1.015 million b/d for an annualized rate […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that the excessive EU rapeseed imports which previously characterized the marketing year have waned. At the beginning of April, the total volume stood at the previous year’s level. Extensive rapeseed imports from third countries were a major feature of the EU rapeseed market already early in the running marketing year. This […]
In Iowa, the Iowa Legislature voted to secure another year of funding for the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program (RFIP) – a move that will spur economic activity across the state and support Iowa farmers, according to the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association. RFIP provides cost-share dollars to fuel retailers to install blender pumps and other […]
In Japan, researchers at Japan’s Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute found a way to produce an alcoholic drink made from wood and hope to have their “wood alcohol” on shelves within three years. Using similar wood fermentation as what is used to produce biofuel, they were able to remove toxins and make it flavorful. […]
In Finland, oil refiner and biofuel producer, Neste, posted its highest ever quarterly result, helped by a U.S. tax break and profitable biofuel production, according to Reuters. Shares jumped more than 12% after the first-quarter report showed operating profit of 401 million Euros ($488 million), almost double from one year ago. Analysts forecasted 370 million […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol has played a key role in the success of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard and is poised to make even greater contributions to the state’s climate policy objectives if certain regulatory actions are taken to allow greater market access, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) said in comments submitted this week to […]
