In California, BASF has sold its bioenergy enzymes business based in San Diego to Lallemand’s subsidiaries, Danstar Ferment AG and Lallemand Specialties Inc. This includes the Spartec® product portfolio and related technologies in development. Lallemand will integrate the business and associated employees in its Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits (LBDS) business unit. As of June […]
In Ohio, Babcock & Wilcox has been granted a limited notice to proceed (LNTP) by NorthStar Clean Energy to begin work on a Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) conversion of a former coal-fired power plant in Filer City, Mich., using B&W’s biomass SolveBright™ post-combustion carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technology. B&W is working with […]
In Brazil, the Financial Express newspaper reports Praj has delivered its first grain-based ethanol plant in the country for Fermap Industria De Alcool in Ipiranga do Norte, Mato Grosso while it is currently in the engineering phase for a plant for Be8. The Fermpa facility will produce 63,000 liters of ethanol per day from corn […]
In the UK, Argus recently launched freight rates for biofuels and biofuels feedstocks in response to growing demand for price transparency in the energy transition fuel supply chain. The 60 new Argus weekly assessed “specialized” rates cover biofuels and biofuels feedstocks. These include biodiesel, hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO), ethanol, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), palm oil, […]
In Spain, Enilive Iberia announces the closing of the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Atenoil, a company operating in the service station sector. The transaction, which has been approved by the relevant authorities, comprises 21 service stations in the regions of Madrid, Andalusia and Castilla-La Mancha. The new stations will become part of […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports USDA data shows April corn use for ethanol production fell 12% to 416.92 million bushels in April from the month prior due to seasonal maintenance closures. Despite the temporary closures and lower ethanol and DDGS production as a result, corn usage for ethanol remains on track for the year. […]
In France, from the Energy Environment Process Center (CEEP) of Mines Paris-PSL, the deeptech startup SUBLIME Energie is revolutionizing the valorization of biogas by developing a unique technology in the world: the liquefaction of biogas. By efficiently transporting and pooling the biogas production of several farms, it reduces their initial investment and operating costs, thus […]
In Switzerland, researchers at ETH Zurich have engineered bacteria in the laboratory to efficiently use methanol. The metabolism of these bacteria can now be tapped into to produce valuable products currently made by the chemical industry from fossil fuels. Bacteria that feed on methanol, known as methylotrophs, are at the centre of these efforts. Containing […]
In Switzerland, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that its projections for a tripling of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) production in 2024 to 1.9 billion liters (1.5 million tons) are on track. This would account for 0.53% of aviation’s fuel need in 2024. To accelerate SAF use, there are several policy measures that governments […]
In Belgium, Pro Farmer reports that both Germany and France on calling on the European Commission to stop imports of used cooking oil-based biodiesel from China due to the potential that they could be fraudulent. The biodiesel industry had called on the EC previously to investigate the allegations due to significantly increased volumes of imports […]
