In Germany, the UFOP reports that compared to the record levels shown in the quota year 2020, foreign trade in biodiesel declined only slightly in 2021. In both years, the export surplus was around 1 million tons. According to the UFOP, increases in exports were not to be expected in 2020, because the cap on […]
In Texas, Green Hydrogen International unveiled plans to create the world’s largest green hydrogen production and storage hub in South Texas. Hydrogen City, Texas will be an integrated green hydrogen production, storage, and transport hub growing to 60GW in size and producing over 2.5 billion kilograms of green hydrogen per year. The project is centered […]
In New York, the sustainable energy NGO Energy Vision released its latest assessment of the US renewable natural gas industry, performed on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory. The assessment compiles a database of current and projected RNG production facilities and shows rapid growth in RNG production nationwide. That growth is […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production slowed by 27,000 barrels per day (b/d), or 2.6%, to 997,000 b/d, equivalent to 41.87 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Production was 17.4% more than the same week last year, which was affected by the pandemic and the continued effects of adverse […]
In Washington, D.C., to provide relief at the pump in response to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis while simultaneously reducing carbon emissions from the transportation sector, six farm and biofuel organizations wrote to President Biden urging his administration to use existing authority to allow for the year-round sale of gasoline blended with up to 15 percent […]
In Canada, University of Saskatchewan researcher Dr. Ajay Dalai is working with Calgary-based industry, Tidewater Renewables, to develop a novel integrated process to produce renewable natural gas from the biomass. Dalai is developing a novel integrated process that uses both biochemical (anerobic digestion) and thermochemical (gasification) methods to produce RNG. With Saskatchewan’s north home to […]
Nova Pangaea Technologies, the UK cleantech company at the heart of the drive to Net Zero, started the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study for its first commercial plant in the UK. Aemetis, Gevo, USA BioEnergy, DG Fuels and others have also announced feedstock deals, loans, front-end engineering design, and projects that are ramping up and […]
The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research builds unique partnerships to support innovative science addressing today’s food and agriculture challenges. If you missed ABLC Connect last week, check out this slide guide on SARA – sustainable, affordable, reliable, available supply-chains and raw materials supplies through public-private partnerships for agricultural research and creating bioeconomy ecosystems that […]
Rebuilding in a more sustainable way is top of mind for this week’s Top 8 Innovations. From a composite reinforcing material made of hemp stalk and bioplastic to create a rebar as strong as steel for construction to a ‘gigacorn’ cement alternative using microbes and without emitting carbon dioxide, rebuilding is getting greener and more […]
By Fernanda Martins, Sr. Marketing Manager for Chemical and Process Industries at AVEVA Special to The Digest In a world transitioning away from fossil fuels, the business case for biofuels may soon become easier to make. But for biofuel producers to stay competitive in a burgeoning field right now, they need to keep watch over […]
