Covanta Holding Corp. on Oct. 29 announced the launch of a comprehensive strategic review of the company's operations, growth priorities and capital structures. In the near term, that review is expected to focus on Covanta's waste-to-energy business.
LS Power has entered into a partnership with The Landfill Group LLC to jointly develop a portfolio of landfill gas-to-RNG projects throughout the U.S. and has acquired interest in a RNG project in Kansas operated by The Landfill Group.
Xebec Adsorption Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of The Titus Co. With this acquisition, Xebec's Cleantech Service Network coverage will increase to include Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey.
The 20 countries with which the United States has formal free trade agreements (FTAs) bought 41 percent of all U.S. ag exports and 61 percent of all U.S. coarse grains and co-products exports in 2019, according to the USGC.
Pellet manufacturers can save money in the short- and long-term via design, strategy and technology.
The North American renewable natural gas industry has boomed over the past decade and potential remains vast.
The Port of Rotterdam on Oct. 28 announced that RWE's Amercentrale power plant will soon be fueled with 80 percent biomass. The facility is working to convert the fifth of its six turbines from firing coal to firing wood pellets.
ADM released third quarter financial results on Oct. 29, reporting improved results for its ethanol operations. The company's dry mill ethanol plants in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Columbus, Nebraska, will likely remain idle through the winter.
A research project in Chautauqua County, New York, investigates the feasibility of straw/hay-to-energy facility development.
The U.S. Grains Council and Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) signed an official memorandum of understanding (MOU) in late October on expanding the use and availability of ethanol in Vietnam.
Hyliion Inc. and American Natural Gas Inc. announced on Oct. 15 a partnership agreement that offers Hyliion customers discounted pricing for renewable natural gas (RNG) at ANG fueling stations across the country.
Southern California Gas Co. on Oct. 29 announced it is for the first time dispensing California-produced RNG at many of the natural gas fueling stations it operates across the state. The RNG is being produced by Calgren Dairy Fuels.
Andrew Copley of Forisk Consulting LLC provides an overview of third quarter fiber prices in the U.S. South Central region.
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization on Oct. 27 announced a new, strategic direction that will help guide it to achieving long-term goals while maintaining responsiveness to changing political headwinds.
Husky Energy Inc.'s two Canadian ethanol plants will soon be under new ownership following the company's planned merger with Cenovus Energy Inc. The transaction is expected to close during the first quarter of 2021.
The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report for October, reporting that corn use for ethanol production in August was at 411 million bushels, down from both the previous month and August 2019.
Drax has spoken out in support of the recently announced Northern Endurance Partnership, which aims to develop offshore carbon dioxide infrastructure in the North Sea. The partnership will benefit Drax's plan to become carbon negative.
Gas car ban would have disproportionate impact on biofuels, ag
By Agricultural Retailers Association
October 29, 2020
On Oct. 27, the Agricultural Retailers Association, a member of the Transportation Fairness Alliance, released a new study that analyzes the impacts of increased electric vehicle penetration on U.S. biofuels, agriculture and the economy.
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization on Oct. 27 announced a new, strategic direction that will help guide it to achieving long-term goals while maintaining responsiveness to changing political headwinds.
Any EV solution should consider a combined approach of the available alternatives and technologies. It is important to remember that vehicles powered by ethanol are already among the best performers in the world and are helping to reduce GHG today.
Alfa Laval has won an order to supply a processing line to HollyFrontier Corp. to support the production of renewable diesel in the U.S. The order includes high speed separators, various compact heat exchangers, and other equipment.
Anyone who is part of the ethanol industry, especially those in market development, has been trying to fight off imaginary ethanol Freddy Kruegers, Jasons and Godzillas for decades. But there are no real technical or cost related reasons to fear E15.
Green Plains Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Optimal Aquafeed, on Oct. 27 announced the formation of an exclusive partnership with Hayashikane Sangyo of Japan, one of the oldest and most successful integrated aquafeed companies in the world.
Neste and All Nippon Airways, Japan's largest and a five-star airline, are entering a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply agreement. This groundbreaking partnership will see ANA become the first airline to use SAF on flights departing from Japan.
The DOE has announced more than $27 million in funding for 12 projects that will support the development of advanced plastics recycling technologies and new plastics that are recyclable by design. Several of the projects focus on biobased plastics.
BDI to supply technology for Cargill biodiesel plant in Belgium
By BDI-BioEnergy International GmbH
October 28, 2020
BDI-BioEnergy International GmbH has announced it will supply process technology to a multi waste- and residues-based biodiesel plant being developed by Cargill at its existing site in Ghent, Belgium.
Growth Energy has submitted comments to the USDA as part of USDA's Agriculture Innovation Agenda, regarding readily available technologies that enable our domestic agriculture sector to increase production while reducing its environmental footprint.
U.S. fuel ethanol production increased by 3 percent the week ending Oct. 23, while weekly ending stocks fell by nearly 1 percent, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Oct. 28.
DuPont's XCELIS® AI enhances ethanol plant operational assessment with data-driven analyses and predictive modeling driven by science and engineering fundamentals. The new tools will help de-risk decision making and enhance plant optimization.
Climate goals in the European Union place a 7% cap on crop-based biofuels, a standard that renewables organizations, both in Europe and the U.S., say is unnecessary and not backed by science.
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