In Washington D.C., U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the introduction of his new bipartisan legislation to block taxpayer money from being used to subsidize biofuels produced using imported foreign feedstocks such as Chinese used cooking oil and Brazilian ethanol. The bill would also extend the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit. The 45Z Clean Fuel […]
In Ohio, Ohio University stated that Sarah Davis, a professor at Ohio University’s George Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service, is advancing biofuels research. In 2013, Davis planted a sterile hybrid of miscanthus grass on a patch of land at the Ridges area of OHIO’s Athens campus. More than 10 years later, Davis and […]
In Albania, See News reported that Albania’s energy ministry said it has launched a public consultation for a new EU-aligned regulation aiming to boost the share of biofuels and other renewable fuels in the country’s transportation sector to 1% by 2025 and to 7% by 2030. The report noted that the new regulation proposes setting […]
In Israel, JNS reported that an innovative development by a team of researchers at Tel Aviv University allows for the conversion of the wet raw waste thrown in the trash into liquid and solid biofuels without the need to dry the waste. The researchers assess that fuels produced from organic waste can meet about a […]
In North Carolina, Honeywell and Repsol announced a collaboration to create new production pathways for biofuels and circular materials. The two companies will also explore the possible integration of these methods into Repsol’s existing facilities. The companies plan to scale and commercialize Honeywell’s technologies, which use various wastes like fats, oils, greases, biomass and solids […]
In India, The Hindu reported that researchers at the Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry (IPC) of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have developed an enzymatic platform that can efficiently transform abundant and inexpensive fatty acids to valuable hydrocarbons called 1-alkenes, which are promising biofuels. “They show great potential as drop-in biofuels, which can […]
In the UK, Shell Nederland Raffinaderij B.V., a subsidiary of Shell, confirmed it will temporarily pause on-site construction work at its 820,000 tons a year biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, to address project delivery and ensure future competitiveness given current market conditions. As a result, contractor numbers […]
In Nevada, the University of Nevada reported that a research team led by University of Nevada, Reno researchers has identified several varieties of cactus pear that are particularly well-suited to producing biomass for fuels production. The new findings build on earlier research led by John Cushman, a professor in the University’s Department of Biochemistry & […]
In the UK, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a $64.4 million loan to Ukrainian limited liability company Lan-Oil LLC, in its first financing for the construction of a greenfield and privately owned biofuels project in Ukraine since Russia began its full-scale war on the country more than two years ago. […]
In Brazil, during the Biodiesel Forum in São Paulo, Brazil and Mozambique signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the joint development of biofuels. Signed by Ubrabio and the Mozambican economic stimulus package (PAE) office, represented by João Macaringue, the agreement aims to boost the production of biofuels, aligning with Mozambique’s energy aspirations presented at […]
