In India, Business Today reports that the country’s Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said an estimated investment of $66 billion is lined up in developing natural gas infrastructure, which includes pipelines, city gas distribution, and LNG regasification terminals and that the government is pushing for generating gas from municipal and agri waste and 5000 compressed biogas […]
In Washington, D.C., U.S. ethanol exports in October rocketed 64% higher to 126.5 million gallons (mg), the largest volume since March, according to the Renewable Fuels Association, but global year-to-date exports of U.S. ethanol totaled 1.109 billion gallons, or 9% less than this time a year ago. Shipments crossing the border to Canada rebounded by […]
In Finland, Stora Enso is investing EUR 14 million to build a granulation and packing plant for lignin, allowing easier packing and handling of lignin compared to powder and wet form. The construction of the granulation plant is estimated to begin by the end of the second quarter of 2021 and to be complete in […]
In Canada, Greenlane Renewables said its wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenlane Biogas North America Ltd., signed a $10 million (US$7.7 million) contract for a new renewable natural gas project in the United States owned by an international energy company. This project will utilize Greenlane’s membrane separation biogas upgrading system. The project owner and location have been withheld […]
In Washington, D.C., the Renewable Fuels Association notes the ethanol industry’s important role when it comes to capturing and supplying carbon dioxide (CO2), which is used in everything from beverage bottling and food preservation to wastewater treatment and medical applications – and now the CO2 captured by ethanol plants will play an important role in […]
In the United Kingdom, Reuters reports that energy trader Gunvor Group closed a new $540 million borrowing base facility to support biodiesel trading as it focuses more on promoting cleaner products in line with EU climate goals. The bookrunners for the deal were Credit Agricole and Rabobank. The loan is structured around the company’s biofuel […]
In Sweden, the FMV project, which evaluates biofuels in bilateral cooperation with the United States, has taken another step. This time it was a biofuel produced by Swedish Biofuels that was tested in the Gripen engine RM12 at GKN in Trollhättan. No change in traction and fuel consumption was detected. Prior to the test, FMV, […]
Isn’t it fantastic, recycling plastic? The Barbie Girl song reminds us, “Imagination, life is your creation” and we couldn’t agree more especially with all the recent bioplastic and plastic recycling news. Like Braskem’s news that they are expanding their post-consumer resin portfolio and investing $67 million in the construction of a recycling line with capacity […]
This week is filled with ‘Gouda ideas’ like San Francisco animal-free cheesemaker that uses precision fermentation to produce casein, a protein present in cow’s milk, or cell-based meat company that developed cultivated chicken mince that it hopes will address both an increasing appetite for chicken and concerns for the environmental impact of meat consumption. In […]
In Japan, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries completed a capital investment in Monolith Materials, which has innovative technology enabling the production of hydrogen and carbon black from methane via methane pyrolysis. Monolith Materials is the first U.S. manufacturer to produce a clean, industry-transforming hydrogen known as “turquoise hydrogen” on a commercial scale. Earlier this fall, Monolith Materials […]
