Sugar production in Brazil up by 15%, but ethanol output down

Sugar output in the 2022/23 season in Brazil, the world’s largest producer and exporter, is seen growing 15% to 40.28 million tonnes as fields partially recover from the harsh 2021 drought, government agency Conab said. In its first projection for the new season that started in April, Conab said it expects a total sugarcane crop

Nebraska in the US incentivizes higher ethanol blends

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts last week signed into law a bill that will provide incentives to retailers who sell higher blends of ethanol. Gov. Ricketts says the legislation will help to grow Nebraska agriculture and attract investment in our rural communities. “Increasing the use of ethanol saves drivers money at the pump, cleans up our

Gasum to distribute LNG in Belgium

Gasum is expanding the outreach and quality of its maritime LNG offering and further improving the service to its shipping customers. As part of this strategy, Gasum has now obtained a license to deliver LNG for maritime customers in Belgium. The new LNG distribution license obtained on 17 March 2022 will allow Gasum to deliver

India can produce green hydrogen cheaper than China

India can be the cheapest producer of Green Hydrogen in the world due to its enabling climatic conditions, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said. In an interactive session at the Raisina Dialogue, Kant pointed out that India has brought down the cost of renewable energy. While noting that China does not have climatic conditions to

NTPC invites bids for future green hydrogen tenders

NTPC Renewable Energy has recently invited online bids from electrolyser technology providers to help the employer bag the upcoming tenders on green hydrogen. The tender reads further, “This tender intends to select electrolyser technology provider(s) for a period of two years for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) technology of 400 megawatts (MW) and non-PEM technology of

World’s largest hydrogen hub with $504mn in the offing

The US is backing a project to create the world’s largest hydrogen production and storage facility in Utah in a push to bring the clean-burning fuel into the mainstream. The Energy Department issued a conditional commitment for up to $504.4 million in debt financing for a hydrogen hub planned for Delta, Utah that is designed

Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen bags NASA contract

Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc., a global leader in hydrogen fuel cells and electrolyzers for aerospace applications, announced signing a contract add-on with NASA’s Game Changing Development program and NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The NASA funding will be dedicated to continued risk reduction activities and testing of Infinity’s zero-gravity, air-independent fuel

MAN awards ‘no objection’ to cylinder oils

Shell Marine’s Alexia 40 XC cylinder oil, Chevron Marine Lubricants’ Taro Ultra Advanced 40 and ExxonMobil’s Mobilgard 540 AC 40BN marine cylinder oil have all received a no objection letter (NOL) from Man Energy Solutions (MAN ES) for use with the OEM’s marine engines. MAN ES awarded the NOLs after the oils successfully completed MAN’s

Wärtsilä builds major plant for the production of REEFUEL

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply equipment for the world’s second-largest plant capable of liquefying bio-methane and synthetic methane from renewable energy sources to produce carbon-neutral transportation fuel. When operational it will have a capacity of approximately 63,000 tons Bio-LNG per year. The contract was placed in March 2022 by the German energy company REEFUELERY

EPA recognizes canola for its GHG emissions reduction

Canola’s contribution as a solutions-provider in helping to address climate change was recently recognized, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed decision that canola oil-derived renewable diesel, jet fuel and other biofuels qualify as “advanced biofuels” under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. The proposed decision found that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from renewable