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Mar 17, 2017
Senators press President Trump not to change Renewable Fuel Standard point of obligation
Bioethanol News
Mar 20, 2017
Spanish ethanol producer Abengoa has agreed to sell its bioethanol operations in Spain and France to private equity company Trilantic Europe for €140m.
The bioethanol plants are located in the Spanish locations of Cartagena, La Coruña and Salamanca, and the France-based Lacq.
The deal value includes debt to be assumed by the buyer, as well as the minority interests.
The... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 20, 2017
The Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance, a non-profit organisation, has announced that it has given a sustainability certificate to US biodiesel producer SeQuential for its “innovative and nearly zero-waste production of renewable fuel”.
The SBA has developed and implemented an objective certification standard for measuring the sustainability of biodiesel production... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 20, 2017
Petrochemical specialist Honeywell UOP announced that the Diamond Green Diesel facility in Norco, Louisiana, US, will expand its annual production capacity of renewable diesel from 10,000 barrels per day to 18,000 bpd, using Honeywell UOP’s Ecofining process technology.
Diamond Green Diesel, which is owned by Valero Energy Corp. and Darling Ingredients.,... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 20, 2017
US President Donald Trump unveiled a $1.1 trillion budget outline last week that makes good on a series of campaign promises, including cutting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by about one-third.
According to CNN, Trump’s budget director made clear the administration has no intention of going back.
Asked at the White House about the cuts to climate change-related... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 20, 2017
Indonesia plans to file a World Trade Organisation (WTO) complaint this month against European Union anti-dumping duties on biodiesel exports from the Southeast Asian country, according to a report from Reuters.
Indonesian trade officials said in a statement the EU duties on biodiesel were inconsistent with the WTO's Anti-Dumping Agreement and disputed the calculations... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 21, 2017
Total US crude oil production in 2016 was below its 2015 level, despite increasing crude oil prices throughout most of 2016, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
However, according to the organisation, monthly production began growing in the fourth quarter of the year after declining over the first three quarters.
Total 2016 production remained... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 21, 2017
The Governor’s Biofuels Coalition has written a letter to President Trump urging him to enforce the renewable fuel standard (RFS) approved by Congress and helps to advance biofuels production in the US.
In the letter, they wrote: “Our states are the home to over 200 biorefineries that are producing tens of thousands of jobs, sequestering tons of carbon, saving... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 21, 2017
Greenbelt Resources Corp., an innovator of sustainable energy production systems, announced that it has commissioned the first waste-to-ethanol system for Standard Ethanol, an Australian company that intends to deliver end-to-end, commercial-scale advanced biofuel systems to the Australian market.
This important milestone demonstrates the ability of Greenbelt's commercial-scale... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 21, 2017
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to implement renewable fuel volume requirements for 2017 as decided in November 2016.
According to a press statement from Finnish renewable energy specialist Neste, the Regulatory Freeze Pending Review by the new US administration, which was applied to the renewable fuel volume requirements for 2017, has expired.
Hence, the... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 22, 2017
US imports of biomass-based diesel, which include biodiesel and renewable diesel, increased by 65% in 2016 to reach a record level of 916 million gallons, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Increasing Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) targets and the recently expired biodiesel blender’s tax credit were strong drivers of biomass-based... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 23, 2017
US officials have confirmed that biodiesel has been spilled into the Columbia River, based in the state of Washington, Wenatchee.
According to the Associated Press (AP), tests revealed evidence of a spill.
The Department of Ecology said that investigators can now narrow their search for the source of the spill. The oil sheen stretched about a mile-long and 20-feet... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 24, 2017
Edeniq, a well-known US cellulosic and biorefining technology company, announced that it has filed a cross-complaint against California-based biorefining company Aemetis for fraud and negligent misrepresentation among other claims.
In a statement, Edeniq said that it Edeniq lawfully terminated its merger agreement with Aemetis in August 2016 and is vigorously defending... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 24, 2017
US ethanol trade body Growth Energy’s CEO, Emily Skor, has released a statement in relation to the Senate Agriculture Committee’s confirmation hearing for President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Agriculture, former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue.
Skor said: “The role played by the Secretary of Agriculture is of critical importance to the biofuels... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 24, 2017
The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) said it has filed an antidumping and countervailing duty petition with the US government to investigate imports from Argentina and Indonesia, saying the countries have violated trade laws by flooding the US market with dumped, subsidised biodiesel.
The petition was filed with the US Department of Commerce and the US International... [Read More]
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