Ethanol industry mission offers fuel market support in Brazil

A delegation from the U.S. ethanol industry recently met with Brazilian government and private sector officials to learn more about the current dynamics of the Brazilian fuel market and its ethanol production and to offer support for the country’s effort to reduce the impact of high fuel prices on consumers. During the week of Oct.

Elenger’s optimus LNG bunker vessel up and running

Elenger’s 6,000 cbm-capacity LNG bunker vessel, Optimus, has conducted its first refuelling operation – bunkering Tallink’s shuttle ferry, Megastar. As previously reported, Elenger took delivery of the vessel, which was built at Damen Shipyards Yichang, last month. The LNG bunker operation also represented the first refuelling of its kind in Estonia. ‘Ship-to-ship bunkering of LNG

COP26 climate pledges could help limit global warming to 1.8 °C

At the COP26 Climate Change Conference taking place in Glasgow, a key question is what do all the new pledges by different countries to reduce emissions mean for global warming? This was a central question we addressed in the IEA’s recent World Energy Outlook 2021 (WEO-2021), and we are continuing to update that analysis. By

UAE targets 25% of global hydrogen fuel market by 2030

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) aims to capture 25 per cent of the global hydrogen fuel market by 2030, state news agency WAM reported. The major oil producer also said that it was implementing more than seven ambitious hydrogen projects, targeting main export markets including Japan, South Korea, Germany and India, in addition to other

US governors explore state-level way to expand biofuel sales

A bipartisan group of US governors sent a letter to the on Thursday to ask for guidance on an action that could expand sales of a fuel with a higher ethanol blend. The letter sent to the Environmental Protection Agency comes after an appeals court in July struck down a U.S. action from 2019 that

EU biofuel demand to halve by 2050

The decarbonization of EU road transportation will increasingly impact the demand for fossil and biofuel, especially after 2030. The long-term outlook for biofuels, beyond 2045, does not look promising, as the expected decline in demand is likely to encourage biofuel companies to look for alternative uses for their products, according to a new research report

Nacero to invest $6B in low- and zero-carbon fuels plant in PA

Texas-based fuel company Nacero will build its second low- and zero-carbon fuels plant in Newport Township, Pennsylvania. The $6-billion investment will bring approximately 4,000 construction jobs to the area. The completed facility will employ approximately 450 workers. The new manufacturing facility will produce low- and zero-lifecycle carbon footprint gasoline blendstock made from natural gas and

20 countries at COP26 promise to end financing for international fossil fuel projects

The international climate conference’s “energy day” dawned with fresh efforts to block the flow of money to fossil fuel companies, as activists brushed aside arguments from corporate leaders of coal, oil and gas firms that they need to help meet the energy needs of consumers over the next three decades. The United States and 20

Biofuel demand in road transport to fall as electrification gathers pace

The decarbonisation of EU road transportation will increasingly impact the demand for fossil and biofuel in the decades to come, according to a new study by Rabobank. The long-term outlook for biofuels, beyond 2045, does not look promising, as the expected decline in demand is likely to encourage biofuel companies to look for alternative uses

Ethanol production in the US reaches near record levels

The US Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.107 million barrels a day, the second-highest average on record, and an increase of 1,000 barrels on the week and 56,000 on the year. The high of 1.108 million barrels a day was set in early December 2017. Margins have improved recently and plant capacity is reportedly