In the United Kingdom, ICIS reports that changes in antidumping regulations in the biodiesel market globally in the past year have left the outlook for European biodiesel murky for 2018, with concerns raised about a possible drop in production in the region as a result of the new antidumping landscape. ICIS also reports that Europe’s […]
In Illinois, researchers from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are engineering sugarcane plants, called lipidcane, to produce more oil as well as sugar. Growing lipidcane containing 20 percent oil would be five times more profitable per acre than soybeans, the main feedstock currently used to make biodiesel in the United States, and twice as profitable […]
2017 was a roller coaster year. There was a paradigm shift in biofuels, technology advancements, innovations abounded, politics chaotic. Some companies shut down and disappeared like the Hobo vanishing in the snow atop the Polar Express. Some companies showed leadership and stayed strong getting through any challenge, like the Hero Girl who proved to be […]
In Washington, D.C., Alaska Airlines continued to be the most fuel-efficient domestic carrier for the seventh year running, according to a study published by the International Council on Clean Transport. Frontier and Spirit were in second place in 2016 and 2015, respectively. Meanwhile, Virgin America was the least efficient carrier in both years, according to […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that expansion of the South American soybean production area continues, as does that of palm oil plantations in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia. The continuous growth in population and changes in eating habits due to higher incomes are the drivers of intensification of, and increases in agricultural production. Most of these […]
In Washington, D.C., renewable fuel groups are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which expanded the Renewable Fuel Standard and called for an even bigger commitment to renewable fuels. CEO of Growth Energy, Emily Skor, told The Fence Post, “Ten years ago, Congress altered the […]
In Alberta, Eco-Growth Environmental Inc. is setting up its first office in Cochrane and making it their new headquarters location. The move is expected to help push forward environmental causes in Cochrane as well as boost the economy by creating local jobs there. The company takes organic waste brought into their facility and converts it […]
In Florida, Amazon Hemp Ltd. reported that consumer product testing is advancing on schedule for completion this week. Results thus far have been positive and the company continues on time for the launching of the first products in January 2018. Amazonas Hemp also reported receipt of its first substantial purchase order for $100,000 to deliver […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production is down 12,000 b/d from the week before, but enough to post the third-highest volume on record, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Ethanol production averaged 1.077 million barrels per day (b/d)—or 45.23 million gallons daily. The four-week average for ethanol production ticked higher to a […]
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published their notice of proposed rulemaking for sorghum oil pathways which allows an opportunity to comment on the lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with biofuels that are produced from grain sorghum oil extracted at dry mill ethanol plants. The notice says that the “EPA’s evaluation of […]
