Leading renewable energy company Drax Group and Japanese shipping company MOL Drybulk Ltd. are working together to reduce the emissions and fuel costs associated with shipping biomass by deploying wind power technology on its vessels.
Ahead of a USDA agricultural trade mission to the U.K., U.S. Grains Council staff met with government and industry officials in Paris and Brussels to assess the status of ethanol in the EU and to further share the benefits of U.S. ethanol.
The USDA maintained its forecast for 2022-'23 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released July 12. The 2022-'23 soybean outlook is for lower production and lower prices.
The USDA maintained its forecast for 2022-'23 corn use in ethanol in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released July 12. The 2022-'23 corn outlook is for increased supplies and higher ending stocks.
In a move designed to provide additional, efficacious solutions for growers of traditional row crops, Certis Biologicals and Novozymes are jointly developing their technologies as solutions for highly effective control of fungal disease.
Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc. on July 12 announced a $20 million equity investment in by SK Innovation, the energy arm of South Korea's SK Group. The two companies will also work together to enter into an exclusive licensing agreement.
For the first time in aviation history a CORSIA certified batch of SAF was delivered to a commercial airline. Neste delivered a batch of its Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to American Airlines at San Francisco International Airport.
Michael Lu, U.S. Grains Council's director in Taiwan, discussed the benefits of ethanol blended fuels at the International Trend of Net Zero and Low-Carbon Technology Development Forum, an event organized by the Taiwan EPA and EDF in June.
The Michigan Soybean Committee has announced formation of the Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition (MiABC), which promotes the use of advanced biofuels, including biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Neste and World Fuel Services (World Fuel) announce that World Fuel is now an authorized branded distributor of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel. Paris-Le Bourget Airport is the first location in France where World Fuel delivered Neste's SAF.
European ethanol producer CropEnergies AG on July 6 released financial results for its fiscal first quarter, reporting higher ethanol production volumes, increased revenues and improved operating profit.
Drax on July 6 announced it is continuing to optimize its biomass generation and logistics and will temporarily extend the life of its coal generation assets in response to increased pressure on European gas markets.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released data showing U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 920,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in March, with sales reaching 880,000 tons.
A new corn germplasm resource developed by Agricultural Research Service scientists in Wooster, Ohio, is now available to use for breeding commercially grown varieties that can withstand the synergistic viral disease, maize lethal necrosis (MLN).
Local safety personnel, emergency responders and all others in the Akron, Ohio, area are invited to an ethanol safety training course on their choice of July 20, 21, or 22, according to the Renewable Fuels Association.
The European Parliament on July 7 voted 334 to 95 to adopt draft rules for the ReFuelEU initiative, which aims to require sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to account for at least 85 percent of EU aviation fuel by 2050.
The European Commission on July 7 announced charges against Belgium-based Alcogroup SA, and Sweden-based Lantmännen ek för, along with their relevant subsidiaries, over alleged ethanol benchmarks cartel.
Aemetis Inc., an RNG and renewable fuels company, on July 8 announced the purchase of 24 acres, known as “Parcel B� on the Riverbank Industrial Complex site, to develop a carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) injection well.
Aemetis Inc., an RNG and renewable fuels company, on July 8 announced the purchase of 24 acres, known as “Parcel B� on the Riverbank Industrial Complex site, to develop a carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) injection well.
The European Parliament on July 7 voted 334 to 95 to adopt draft rules for the ReFuelEU initiative, which aims to require sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to account for at least 85 percent of EU aviation fuel by 2050.
U.S. fuel ethanol production fell by nearly 1 percent the week ending July 1, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on July 7. Ethanol stocks were up more than 3 percent.
The U.S. exported 147.06 million gallons of ethanol and 966,108 metric tons of distillers grains in May, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on July 7. Exports of ethanol were up when compared to May 2021.
The U.S. exported 740,605 metric tons of wood pellets in May, up from both 659,071 metric tons the previous month and 513,608 metric tons in May 2021, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on July 7.
Labor organizers and unions in Oregon have rallied together to endorse Next Renewable Fuels' proposed $2 billion renewable diesel project at Port Westward. The project is expected to create 3,500 construction jobs and 240 permanent jobs.
Decarbonizing agriculture is critical for the U.S. to reach net zero emissions by 2050. A new data-driven approach looks at practices that are good for the earth and profitable for farmers, according to Argonne National Laboratory.
Decarbonizing agriculture is critical for the U.S. to reach net zero emissions by 2050. A new data-driven approach looks at practices that are good for the earth and profitable for farmers, according to Argonne National Laboratory.
ORIX Corp. USA in June announced it has invested in three anaerobic digestion projects located in Iowa and South Dakota that will produce RNG from dairy manure. The projects were developed by Dynamic Renewables.
U.S. operable production capacity for ethanol and renewable diesel expanded in April, while biodiesel capacity fell slightly, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on July 5. Feedstock consumption was up when compared to April 2021.
The government of India on July 4 announced it is expanding the excise duty exemption on ethanol and biodiesel to encourage higher biofuel blends, according to a notice published by the Ministry of Finance.
U.S. operable production capacity for ethanol and renewable diesel expanded in April, while biodiesel capacity fell slightly, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on July 5. Feedstock consumption was up when compared to April 2021.
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