Volume 13, Issue 5
Published: October 15, 2019
Moving beyond the RFS
The global biofuels community is without a doubt watching the developments in the US with the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and might be understandably confused. How is a programme that was passed by the...
Changing export markets provide challenges, opportunities
As demand for ethanol in the US has been pummeled by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) small refinery exemptions (SREs) over the past two years, ethanol marketers have focused increasing attention...
Joining forces to fight for biodiesel
We have expressed our frustration, made alliances, and called on the White House to make real change in the biodiesel industry. While we won’t stop fighting, we keep receiving the short end of the...
What will the EU's Green Deal mean for biofuels?
The new European Commission begins its mandate at a crucial time in the fight against climate change. Right from the start there have been some promising signs, with incoming Commission President Ursula...
Gold rush in Asia?
There are plenty of positives to be found when assessing the state of the biofuels industry in Asia, with blending commitments past and present helping to drive production and usage forward across the...
From waste to jet fuel
In August, Velocys subsidiary Altalto Immingham, a collaboration between Velocys, British Airways and Shell, submitted a planning application to develop the first commercial scale household and commercial...
Feedstock to flight to food
In the last 60 years, jet travel has changed the world. Travellers with the willingness and resources can get anywhere they want in relative comfort in a reasonable amount of time. Recently, a new twist...
Decarbonising the aviation sector
As every business and leisure traveller experiences at crowded airports and aircrafts operating at full capacity, air travel is booming. While the International Air Transport Association (IATA) counted...
Improving the bottom line
Bacterial issues in a fuel ethanol production plant can have expensive consequences, including increased chemical costs and, eventually, revenue lost. It is common practice for plants to employ a clean-in-place...
Revisiting the $500 million problem
Readers of Biofuels International may recall an article from September/October 2018 titled ‘A $500 million problem flying under the radar’. Figure 1 shows the weekly Midwestern US ethanol production...
On the road to supreme sustainability
When Panu Routasalo began his career as an oil company engineer, there was very little talk about climate change or biofuels. Today, 13 years later, with global warming recognised as the gravest threat...
A feedstock in the spotlight
As the bioeconomy expands and begins to impact more aspects of our daily lives, one previously novel feedstock is getting unprecedented attention: carbon dioxide (CO2). Technologies that capture carbon...
Flexible and efficient membranes
External factors not directly linked to ethanol production, such as weather, policies and export conditions, continue to remain a challenge for the US biofuels market. Each factor can lead to financial...
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