In Canada, Reuters reports that Louis Dreyfus plans to double its canola crushing capacity at its Yorkton, Saskatchewan facility to more than 2 million metric tons by 2025 as part of the global drive to boost renewable diesel production. The company’s main competitors including Cargill and Viterra have already announced canola crushing capacity. Most canola […]
In Portugal, the Portugal News reports 53 vehicles will participate in a Repsol pilot test with 100% renewable diesel. The objective is to evaluate its performance and its capacity to reduce CO2 emissions. According to the announcement, the pilot test is carried out in collaboration with companies such as LIDL, Coca-Cola and Elis, and the […]
In Indiana, North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) and RMI have released a new Guidance Report, Hydrogen Trucks: Long Haul’s Future? The report focuses on using hydrogen-based powertrains for heavy-duty Class 8 long-haul freight routes pulling van trailers. These powertrains include a range of fuel cell battery electric types and internal combustion engines (ICE) […]
In Utah, five individuals were sentenced this week to prison for their roles in a $1 billion biofuel tax conspiracy: Lev Aslan Dermen, aka Levon Termendzhyan, 56, was sentenced to 40 years; Jacob Kingston, 46, was sentenced to 18 years; Isaiah Kingston, 42, was sentenced to 12 years; Rachel Kingston, 67, was sentenced to seven […]
In Italy, Versalis, Eni’s chemical company and 36% shareholder of Novamont, and Mater-Bi, a company controlled by Investitori Associati II and NB Renaissance, shareholder of Novamont’s remaining 64%, announce exclusive negotiations to finalise the acquisition by Versalis of Novamont’s entire share package. Novamont is one of the leading international companies in the chemistry from renewables […]
In India, the Bowenpally Vegetable Market has caught Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attention for its innovative waste management system. PM praised the one-of-its-kind bioelectricity, biofuel and bio-manure generation project during one of Mann Ki Baat episodes. Stating that the market’s waste is now being turned into wealth, PM said, “We have observed that in sabzi […]
In Egypt, the Egypt Independent newspaper reports that the contract has been signed for the country’s first biogas project that will produce electricity as well. The 1MW facility in Sadat City will be supplied with 85,000 metric tons of cattle manure annually, which will also produce 80,000 tons of fertilizer. GHG emissions reductions are expected […]
In India, the Indian Express Newspaper reports ethanol supplies in Maharashtra are expected to fall this season due to lower sugarcane yields and production, with just 1.27 million liters produced compared to the 1.32 million liters expected. As such, sugarcane mills are not expected to meet their contracted volume commitments for ethanol supply, but there […]
In Malaysia, Bernama news agency reports that Malaysian Palm Oil Board data shows the country’s palm oil stocks shrank by a whopping 21% in March to 1.67 million metric tons while crude palm oil stocks fell even further, by 23% to under 900,000 tons. Stocks fell sharply due to a more than 31% increase in […]
In India, The Meghalayan Bureau reported that Assam state will start exporting methanol to Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal last this month as the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the methanol plant of the state-run Assam Petrochemicals Ltd (APL) at Namrup in Upper Assam’s Dibrugarh district on April 14. “The quantity of methanol to […]
