Ethanol industry poised to play major role in net-zero emissions

After a couple of years of more downs than ups, there’s optimistic news on the ethanol front looking toward 2022 and beyond. Geoff Cooper, Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO, sees opportunities for the industry in a net-zero carbon emissions future, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to return the Renewable Fuels Standard

Portland-area buses now fuelled with renewable diesel

All TriMet buses running on routes throughout the tri-county Portland metro area located in Oregon, USA, are powered by a much cleaner-burning fuel – renewable diesel. TriMet is using a blend of 99 per cent renewable diesel and 1 per cent petroleum. The change in fuels will reduce the carbon dioxide equivalent emissions coming from

Chart awarded $120m worth of hydrogen and small-scale LNG liquefaction orders

2021 ended on a positive note for cryogenic equipment manufacturer Chart Industries which celebrated four hydrogen and small-scale LNG liquefaction orders totalling over $120m. Within the four orders was a 15-tonnes-per-day hydrogen liquefier to be built in North America, marking the company’s fourth hydrogen/helium liquefaction order for last year. Further to that 60,000 tonne bioLNG

Environment panel meet to approve ethanol plants

The expert appraisal committee of the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) will consider a dozen applications on January 6-7 from companies to set up grain-based ethanol distillery units across India. The interest to set up fresh units for ethanol production comes at a time when the government is going all out to

More than one lakh over-aged diesel vehicles de-registered in Delhi

As many as one lakh over-aged diesel vehicles have been de-registered in Delhi, said Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gehlot. Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gehlot informed today that so far about one lakh such diesel vehicles have been de-registered, which are more than 10-year-old. Apart from this, petrol vehicles older than 15 years are also being

China Ramps Up LSFO Production 30%, backing Bunker Fuel Hub Ambitions

China more than halved the volume of export quotas for refined fuel, predominantly gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel, under the first allotment for 2022, while raising the allowances for low-sulphur fuel oil by 30%, industry sources said on Tuesday. The deep cuts to refined fuel, largely expected by the market, was in line with the

South Korea chided for declaring gas a sustainable investment

South Korea’s government is being criticized for including natural gas in a category of activities that it deems will help cut emissions. Liquefied natural gas was included in a taxonomy to accelerate green goals released by the Environment Ministry on Dec. 30, while nuclear energy was left out. LNG is in the transition section, so

European biofuel mandates to structurally shift ethanol demand higher

Following a year in which the European ethanol market experienced extreme volatility caused by lockdown restrictions, 2022 is expected to offer relatively more stability in a post-lockdown environment, supported by European biofuel mandates. While S&P Global Platts Analytics forecasts a global fuel grade ethanol surplus of 1.667 billion liters in 2022 following an estimated deficit

The conservative plot against green investment

The American Legislative Exchange Council is pushing cookie-cutter laws that could lock pension funds and taxpayers into losing deals—while propping up coal and other fossil fuel firms. It all starts with an innocuous bit of jargon. “ESG pressures by national environmental groups is driving banks, insurance companies and investment managers to abandoned fossil fuels,” argues

Spain rejects Brussels’ plan to classify nuclear power and natural gas as green energy

Spain is rejecting the European Commission’s proposal to classify nuclear energy and natural gas-powered plants as green technology. In a statement released on Saturday, the Commission said it had begun consulting with EU member states on a text that will later be sent to the European Parliament and Council for scrutiny. The document is part