In Sweden, India’s Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met with Swedish government officials to work out plans on using Swedish biogas technology to make urban transportation in Mumbai compliant with emission standards. If it works in Mumbai, it will be expanded to public transportation in Nagpur. The sewage treatment plants in Mumbai will be able to […]
In New Jersey, ExxonMobil broke ground on the expansion of its research facility which will focus on research and development for algae biofuel and carbon capture technologies. It is expected to be completed in 2019 and will include a new engine testing center, a lubricant research and development blend plant, and enhancements to existing facilities […]
Sweet sorghum stardom! In possibly one of the largest government grants given to anyone for research on a single feedstock, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is receiving a 5-year $16 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for research on the model grass green foxtail (Setaria viridis), to speed up the development […]
In Massachusetts, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution was awarded $5.7 million for two projects that develop tools and technology to advance the mass production of seaweed for biofuels and bio-based chemicals. The funding came from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)’s Macroalgae Research Inspiring Novel Energy Resources (MARINER) Program. With $3.7 million, […]
In Brazil, Petrobras was informed that it was exempt from complying with local content requirements for all parts of the hull and some parts of the plant for their Libra Pilot project. Petrobras is the operator of the Libra consortium and was notified by the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP) of its […]
In Wyoming, University of Wyoming agricultural economists will generate models of what economies in the Upper Missouri River Basin might look like if raising biofuels and carbon capture technologies were implemented. UW is part of the four-year, $6 million National Science Foundation project working with Montana State University and the University of South Dakota to […]
In Washington, D.C., soy oil prices are declining after the U.S. government proposed drops in biodiesel mandates for 2018 and 2019. Downward pressure on soy oil prices is expected and possible canola as well due to the lower biodiesel mandate. “It’s certainly getting the trade’s attention here, especially after the market had been feeling that […]
In Washington, D.C., the Renewable Fuels Association reports that according to EIA data, ethanol production averaged 1.010 million barrels per day (b/d)—or 42.42 million gallons daily. That is up 13,000 b/d from the week before. The four-week average for ethanol production decreased to 1.021 million b/d for an annualized rate of 15.65 billion gallons)—the lowest […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that German exports of rapeseed oil hit a record high in the 2016/17 marketing year. Both EU member states and third countries purchased considerably more rapeseed oil than a year earlier. Germany’s exports of rapeseed oil saw a significant rise for the third consecutive year in 2016/17, the Federal Statistical Office […]
In Europe, the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive for 2021-2030 (RED II) proposed biofuels reduction on first-generation biofuels made from food crops from 7% in 2020 to 3.8% in 2030 is being debated in the European Parliament’s committees in preparation for a January 2018 vote. While some say the move will reduce pressure on food prices, […]
