In the Netherlands, Platts reports an oversupplied European biodiesel market together with a bearish fossil diesel market has pushed down European biodiesel prices over the past two weeks. FAME 0 prices down more than 13% since the start of the year, similar to RME that’s down 21% and UCO that is down 15% during the […]
In India, the ANI news agency reports Zuari Industries has teamed with Slovakian Envient Group to develop and own a greenfield 150,000 liter per day grain-based ethanol distillery in Uttar Pradesh. The distillery should be online by mid-2024 and already discussions are underway to expand production to 1 million liters per day. Zuari Industries already […]
In the UK, Ireland’s Agriland reports that 6% of Northern Ireland’s electricity currently comes from nearly 80 biogas plants in the region, but there is scope for that to increase to 65% or more. A recent conference looked at the use of silage as feedstock together with manure, with results showing that due to anaerobic […]
In the UK, the Foreign Office reported that four South African clean energy startups have been selected to pitch their products to investors from the City of London. The UK government said that each of these four firms has received support through the UK government’s Climate Finance Accelerator programs, which works to develop a sustainable […]
In the UK, CNH Industrial is expanding its alternative fuel capabilities by taking a majority stake in Bennamann – a UK-based expert in solutions to capture, repurpose and store fugitive methane emissions for energy use. In conjunction with CNH Industrial equipment, Bennamann’s infrastructure delivers a carbon negative system that fully supports a circular economy in […]
In Finland, Terntank ordered new wind and methanol powered 15,000 dwt hybrid tankers with 14 cargo tank segregation in November 2022. North European Oil Trade (NEOT) will have the first of these newbuildings for the time charter. The vessel will be delivered in March 2025. The major steps towards more sustainable shipping will be taken […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production rose slightly last week to 1.014 million barrels a day, helping to push stocks to the highest seen in 50 weeks at 26.394 million barrels. Stock build up was seen across the country, with expectation of exports on the way due to […]
In Italy, Anaergia Inc. has commissioned a new biomethane facility in northern Italy, expanding its extensive waste-to-biomethane platform in Europe. The plant, Ambiente & Risorse, is owned by Anaergia and has the capacity to anaerobically digest 40,000 metric tons of landfill-diverted food scraps, converting it to 3,900,000 cubic meters of renewable natural gas (biomethane) for […]
In India, to promote eco-friendly means of transportation and decarbonize the transport sector, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has notified mass emission standards to introduce alternate fuels via blends of ethanol with gasoline ( E-10, E-12, E-15, E-20), flex- fuel (E 85) or (E 100) and Ethanol blend for diesel vehicles (ED 95), Biodiesel, […]
In Sweden, Wärtsilä will supply a biogas upgrading solution to Transwaste, a British waste management and environmental services company. The plant, near Hull in the north of England, will produce biogas from municipal waste and will inject up to 6 million m3 of biomethane into the national gas grid each year. The order with Wärtsilä […]
