USDA predicts corn production will be up 10%

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released its latest Crop Production report predicts 2023 corn production will be up 10 per cent when compared to last year, reaching 15.1 billion bushels. Average corn yield is forecast at 175.1 bushels per acre, up 1.8 bushels from last year. NASS forecasts a record-high yield in Indiana. Area harvested

First Spanish passenger ships powered by 2G biofuels

Spanish energy company Cepsa has announced that Naviera Armas Trasmediterránea ferries will make 84 trips across the Strait of Gibraltar in August using Cepsa’s second-generation biofuels. This is the first time in Spain that passenger ships will use this type of sustainable fuel, produced at Cepsa’s San Roque Energy Park from agricultural waste and supplied

Exploring the role of technology in biofuel production

The increasing field of biofuel production from algae ponds is witnessing a significant boost, thanks to the transformative capabilities of the Internet of Things (IoT). As the world seeks sustainable and eco-friendly energy alternatives, the integration of IoT in biofuel production is emerging as a game-changer, enhancing efficiency, productivity, and environmental sustainability. Algae, a renewable

WSU researchers find new method to extract lignin

Washington State University researcher’s new and novel method to extract lignin could help spin wheat straw into cash. Lignin, a super tough biomaterial has been a problem in biofuel production. Lignin produced using the new method was color-neutral, odorless and homogenous, an advance that could make this carbon-neutral material a more viable candidate for development

Norden acquires minority stake in MASH Makes

Denmark’s Norden announced it has acquired a minority stake in MASH Makes, a Danish-Indian biofuel scale-up, which researches, develops and produces renewable fuels from biomass waste. The investment is a strategic partnership, where Norden secures access to renewable fuels, specifically biooil, at favourable pricing. Norden and MASH Makes have prior to the investment collaborated on

Enerkem to partner with Technip Energies for biofuels

Enerkem Inc. and Technip Energies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enter into a collaboration agreement aimed at accelerating the deployment of Enerkem’s technology platform for biofuels and circular chemical products from non-recyclable waste materials. Enerkem, based in Montreal, has one plant operating in Alberta and two projects in the construction phase: one

UC researchers make clean biofuels from CO2

A group of researchers from the University of Cambridge (UC) have developed a solar-powered reactor that converts captured CO2 and plastic waste into sustainable fuels and other valuable chemical products. In tests, CO2 was converted into syngas, a key building block for sustainable liquid fuels, and plastic bottles were converted into glycolic acid, which is

EQTEC partners with Domi Ost for biofuel production

The agreement will involve EQTEC and Domi Ost undertaking projects in Ireland that use EQTEC's technology to convert forestry, agricultural, and other waste materials into valuable renewable resources like natural gas, hydrogen, ethanol, and methanol.

U.S. and India Advance Partnership on Clean Energy

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri held the third ministerial meeting of the U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership, launched in September 2021. This effort focuses government, industry, and other stakeholder efforts to advance energy security, clean energy innovation, and decarbonization efforts to support

Indore-based agri scientist produces high biomass sorghum to blend with petrol

Agriculture scientist of Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (College of Agriculture Indore) has put the country on path to become a leading producer of Ethanol by developing a high biomass sorghum variety. This comes a few days after Union road and transport minister Nitin Gadkari had said “If an average of 60% ethanol and