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GAO Spotlights Ethanol Production as Prime Carbon Capture Opportunity

by Ann Lewis (Renewable Fuels Association) Late last week, the U.S. Government Accountability Office published a technology assessment on carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), drawing on findings from peer-reviewed literature, a

October 4, 2022 Read Full Article

SIAM Hosts Virtual Seminar for Promoting Biofuels on World Biofuel Day 2022

(Express Mobility) The seminar aimed to disseminate knowledge, experience, and learning on biofuels ecosystem, especially Ethanol. The conference deliberated various aspects of ethanol production and use including shared industry best

August 11, 2022 Read Full Article

PM: Malaysia to Be Positioned as Biomass Hub

by Nuradzimmah Daim (New Straits Times) Malaysia will step up efforts to use materials derived from commodity by-product to reduce waste and generate more revenue. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob

July 27, 2022 Read Full Article

Paraguay Wants to Build South America’s Largest Biofuels Plant

by Karina Godoy (Diálogo Chino) US$1 billion Omega Green plant is expected to be completed in 2025. Communities and environmental organisations have raised concerns — In Paraguay, the announcement of

July 20, 2022 Read Full Article

Sky’s the Limit as UK Sets out Strategy to Reach Net Zero Aviation and Deliver Guilt-Free Flying

(U.K. Department for Transport, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, and The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP) Jet Zero strategy commits UK domestic

July 20, 2022 Read Full Article

Eni Launches the First Production of Vegetable Oil for Biorefining in Kenya

(Eni) The initiative in Kenya represents the first integrated project in the world to bring Africa into the vertical bio-refinery supply chain by providing income opportunities and market access to

July 19, 2022 Read Full Article

SGP BioEnergy Announces World’s Largest Advanced Biofuel Production Facility

(SGP BioEnergy/PR Newswire) Partnership with Government of Panama provides key global logistics hub serving over 1,000 ports; Sustainable Aviation Fuel and advanced biofuels key to decarbonization of transportation and industry

May 19, 2022 Read Full Article

Union Cabinet Clears Amendments to National Policy on Biofuels-2018

by P. C. Thomas (News Track Live) Union Cabinet chaired by Pm Modi adopted revisions to the National Policy on Biofuels 2018 on Wednesday. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

May 18, 2022 Read Full Article

Summit Carbon Solutions Launches Radio Ad

(Summit Carbon Solutions/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Summit Carbon Solutions announced May 12 the start of a new five-state radio ad campaign highlighting how the company’s proposed carbon capture and storage project will

May 17, 2022 Read Full Article

EverWind Fuels to Establish a Regional Green Hydrogen Hub in Nova Scotia Reducing Carbon Emissions and Bringing Clean Energy Jobs to Nova Scotia

(EverWind Fuels/CISION PR Newswire) Production of green hydrogen to begin in 2025 at former NuStar Storage Terminal in Point Tupper — EverWind Fuels LLC (“EverWind”), a private developer of green hydrogen

May 9, 2022 Read Full Article

World Energy Secures Permits; Will Completely Convert Its Southern Calif. Refinery to Create North America’s Largest SAF Hub

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In a sweet SAF switcheroo, huge news arrived from California-based World Energy, a carbon-net-zero solutions provider, that it secured the critical permits required to completely convert

April 25, 2022 Read Full Article

New $500 Million Biorefinery Planned for Gladstone

(The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory) Gladstone has been selected as the location for a new $500 million renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel biorefinery. Acting Premier Steven Miles said Oceania

April 14, 2022 Read Full Article

Triveni Engineering and Industries Ltd. Announced the Commencement of a New 160 KPLD Multi-Feed Distillery in Uttar Pradesh

(Triveni Engineering) The new distillery will increase TEIL’s production capacity from the current 320 KLPD to 480 KLPD; The expansion plan is in line with the Government’s vision of achieving

April 7, 2022 Read Full Article

Scaling Up™ 2022 — Further and Faster: A Sustainable Economy beyond Oil, Gas and Coal — November 7-9, 2022 — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

If you heard Canada is sitting on an untapped $200 billion per year sustainable economic development opportunity for forestry, agriculture and municipal organic waste, would you not want to hear

April 5, 2022 Read Full Article

Sustainable Aviation Fuel — Accelerating a New Industry to Drive Down Emisions and Drive Up the Economy

(Bioenergy Australia) A report released today by the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Alliance of Australia and New Zealand (SAFAANZ) titled Bridging the price gap for Sustainable Aviation Fuel, has identified, amongst a

March 25, 2022 Read Full Article

15 Mgy Biodiesel Plant Using BDI’s RepCat Technology Comes Online in Hungary

by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Rossi Biofuel, a 25/75 joint venture between MOL Group and Envien Group, cut the ribbon for its new biodiesel plant in Komárom, Hungary, March

March 12, 2022 Read Full Article

Repsol Starts Construction of Spain’s First Advanced Biofuels Plant at Its Cartagena Refinery

(Repsol) • Repsol’s Chairman, Antonio Brufau, visited the facilities of the Cartagena refinery where construction work has begun on Spain’s first advanced biofuels plant. During the visit Brufau was accompanied

March 8, 2022 Read Full Article

Eni, Mozambique Government Partner on Biofuel Feedstocks

(Eni/Biomass Magazine) Eni and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Mozambique (MADER) on Feb. 28 signed an agreement for the cooperation and development of agricultural projects

March 3, 2022 Read Full Article

Platinum Crush Mulls Renewable Diesel Feedstock Deals with Oil Refiners, but May Forgo Option

by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Platinum Crush LLC, a $350 million soybean-crush project under development in Buena Vista County, Iowa, is prepared to start moving dirt next month for

February 23, 2022 Read Full Article

USA BioEnergy Selects Bon Wier, Texas in Newton County for $1.7B Advanced Biorefinery

(USA BioEnergy) USA BioEnergy receives over $150M in State and Local incentives to develop an advanced biorefinery in Newton County, Texas — USA BioEnergy through its subsidiary, Texas Renewable Fuels (TRF),

February 15, 2022 Read Full Article

A Field of Dreams – Why Growing Sugar Beet Is Critical to Scotland’s Future

by Ian Archer (Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre/Biofuels Digest) … Sugar beet is already grown in relatively small amounts in Scotland as a feedstock for heavily subsidised biogas production. But growing the

February 9, 2022 Read Full Article

Botswana Launches Biofuels Guidelines

(Xinhua) Botswana, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), launched the Biofuels Guidelines in the capital city of Gaborone on Thursday. The guidelines were created as a tool to

January 29, 2022 Read Full Article

Cepsa and the Iberia Group Seal an Ambitious Strtegic Alliance to Decarbonize Air Transport on a Large Scale

(Crepsa) º The two major Spanish companies are joining forces to develop and produce sustainable aviation biofuels (SAF) on a large scale from waste, recycled used oils, and other sustainable

January 26, 2022 Read Full Article

Port of Columbia Approved for $15 Million Grant in Support of Strategic Biofuels Project

(Strategic Biofuels/Business Wire) Infrastructure improvement grant from the Louisiana Port Construction and Development Priority Program will fund carbon negative site improvements — Strategic Biofuels, the leader in developing negative carbon

January 19, 2022 Read Full Article

Moving Emerging Tech and Rural Development Forward: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to USDA RBCS

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) USDA’s Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS) loan guarantees, grants, and technical assistance support the bioeconomy and rural economic development, so what are some of these programs?

December 24, 2021 Read Full Article

Government Announces Biofuel Mandate for Transport Sector

by Kate Green (Stuff) A new biofuel mandate means fuel wholesalers – those who first import or refine fuels – must cut their total greenhouse gas emissions for transport fuels

December 15, 2021 Read Full Article

Getting Biobased Investments Going: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Ecostrat & BDO Zone Initiative

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Everyone talks about “moving the needle” on jobs, decarbonization and social justice, but how do you tackle all 3 at once? Check out Ecostrat’s slide

December 10, 2021 Read Full Article

South African “TONGAAT” Invests in Ethanol Production in Xinavane

( Intelegencia Empresorial) South African company Tongaat Hulett, the majority shareholder in the Xinavane and Mafambisse sugar factories, in the southern Mozambican provinces of Maputo and central Sofala, respectively, will

December 9, 2021 Read Full Article

bp Plans Major Green Hydrogen Project in Teesside

(bp) HyGreen Teesside project targets 60MWe of ‘green’ hydrogen production by 2025‎; Together with bp’s already-proposed ‘blue’ hydrogen project (H2Teesside), HyGreen ‎Teesside strengthens Teesside as the UK’s leading hydrogen hub

December 8, 2021 Read Full Article

Indian Bio-Jet Fuel Technology Receives Formal Military Certification

(India Ministry of Science and Technology) CSIR-IIP Dehradun’s home-grown technology to produce bio-jet fuel has been formally approved for use on military aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF). The provisional

November 30, 2021 Read Full Article

ARENA to Lead Australia-Germany’s HyGATE Initiative

(Australian Renewable Energy Agency) The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today (November 23, 2021) announced that it will play a key role in the development and delivery of the German-Australian

November 30, 2021 Read Full Article

FCL Secures Land Option for Renewable Diesel Plant

(Federated Co-operatives Limited/CISION) Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) is pleased that Regina City Council has officially approved an offer to purchase land north of the Co-op Refinery Complex (CRC). The land

November 12, 2021 Read Full Article

Carbon Market Negotiations Continue at COP

by Ashira Morris (World War Zero) … or years, global climate negotiators have been trying to craft a carbon market that encourages a green transition. Europe has relied on carbon markets — through cap

November 8, 2021 Read Full Article

Biofuel Can Power Agriculture Revenue Streams and a Transitioning Transport Sector

by Emille Giddings (Stabroek News) … We do not have to deforest. We have the Demerara lowlands, primed and ready and since we would not deforest, one might be safe to

November 8, 2021 Read Full Article

Sasol Announces Lead Role in Feasibility Study for the Boegoebaai Green Hydrogen Project

(Electric Energy Online) The Boegoebaai “green hydrogen” development has been designated a Strategic Integrated Project (SIP) in the South African National Development Plan and is located in the Namakwa Special

October 8, 2021 Read Full Article

The Guijuelo Biofactory Transforms Waste from the Agri-Food Industry into Biofuel to Travel to the Moon

(Aqualia (Google Translation)) • Aqualia has presented this morning (September 16, 20212) at the Guijuelo (Salamanca) treatment plant the biofactory project in which the waste generated by the agri-food industry,

September 22, 2021 Read Full Article

Iowa Anaerobic Digester Resource Guide Now Available!

(EcoEngineers) Guide gives Iowans a glimpse into emerging RNG industry and its opportunities — The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) and Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) have spent several years talking about and exploring biogas potential

September 22, 2021 Read Full Article

Local View: Bright Future for Ethanol

by Scott McPheeters (Lincoln Journal Star) … Ethanol infrastructure is already in place (unlike electric), and it doesn’t cost the American taxpayer anything. In fact, when you choose ethanol at

September 15, 2021 Read Full Article

Job Creation, Decarbonization, Social Justice: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to BDO Zones

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Ecostrat’s President & CEO, Jordan Solomon, shared this illuminating slide guide at ABLC Digital on accelerating biobased investment and infrastructure development in economically distressed areas.

September 10, 2021 Read Full Article

£4 Million Funding to Boost UK Biomass Production

(U.K. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and Lord Callanan) 24 projects receive government funding of up to £200,000 to increase UK production of biomass that can be used

August 27, 2021 Read Full Article

Unicane Expands, to Begin Ethanol Export from Nigeria

by Dayo Adenubi (The Punch) Unicane Industries Limited has announced the completion of the second phase of its plant extension, making it the largest ethanol producer on the continent. Unicane, a

May 20, 2021 Read Full Article

America’s Cultivation Corridor: Inspiring Ingenuity among International Innovators

by Mark Laurenzo (Iowa Economic Development Authority/Biofuels Digest) … Coupled with homegrown advancements in precision agriculture that continue to revolutionize the industry, Iowa stands as not only a premier destination

March 30, 2021 Read Full Article

Story County Plant Getting Iowa Tax Incentives to Resume Cellulosic Ethanol Production

by Tyler Jett (Des Moines Register/The Hawk Eye) Ethanol production is coming back to a Story County renewable fuels plants. Verbio North American Corp. received $2.6 million in tax incentives from the

March 22, 2021 Read Full Article

IEDA Board Approves Projects from Seven Established and Three Startup Companies in Iowa

(Iowa Economic Development) Today, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved awards for seven established companies, which will assist in the creation of 179 jobs and result in almost $105

March 22, 2021 Read Full Article

Council Approves Grant to Study Renewable Fuel Refinery

(CJME News) A company is eyeing the Regina area to build a refinery that would produce billions of litres of renewable fuel each year. The proposal is from True North Renewable Fuels

March 13, 2021 Read Full Article

Praj Wins Breakthrough Order to Set up Compressed Biogas Plant from HPCL

(Praj) Praj Industries bags the prestigious breakthrough order from Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) for setting up Compressed Biogas (CBG) project at Badaun in Uttar Pradesh. Praj is offering its State

March 9, 2021 Read Full Article

Ecostrat Submits “The Bioeconomy Development Opportunity Zone Initiative” Proposal to CLEEN Project

by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Ecostrat has submitted a proposal, to be included in the CLEEN Project database. The Clean Economy Employment Now Project provides federal leaders with easy

March 2, 2021 Read Full Article

A Force Multiplier for Bio-Investment in Federal Opportunity Zones: The BDOZ Initiative

by Jordan Solomon (Ecostrat Inc./Biofuels Digest) Fifty-two million Americans live in economically distressed communities—many of which are in rural areas. These communities are plagued by a lack of investment capital. In

February 3, 2021 Read Full Article

Sugar Valley Energy Announces Sugarcane Feedstock Production Program for Imperial Valley Farmers

(California Ethanol + Power) Commitment Process Underway for 20,000-Acre First Phase of “Sugar Valley Growers” Program — California Ethanol + Power today announced it will engage with the local Imperial Valley

February 2, 2021 Read Full Article

Continental Refining Company Unveils Transformational “AgriTech” Plan for Refinery Plant in Somerset

(Continental Refining Company) New Soybean Crushing Plant and Biodiesel Production Facility would be on the Cutting Edge of Food and Energy Production — Hemisphere Limited, the parent company of Continental Refining

November 19, 2020 Read Full Article

European Climate Policy and the Bioeconomy – Missed Opportunities or Muddling Through?

by Gerard J. Ostheimer, Douglas L. Faulkner and Philippe Marchand (Biofuels Digest) … But as we scan the globe for bio-economy green shoots, we are noticing some interesting – and disconcerting

September 30, 2020 Read Full Article

NACSAA Submits Policy Recommendations to Senate Climate Crisis Panel

(North America Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance) The North America Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance (NACSAA) submitted last week a detailed set of policy and program recommendations to the Senate Democrats’ Special

June 22, 2020 Read Full Article

BC Low Carbon Fuel Standard Is Key to Attracting over $885 Million in Advanced Biofuels Projects

(Advanced Biofuels Canada/EIN Presswire) A study conducted by Advanced Biofuels Canada (ABFC) shows BC leading the nation in ‘shovel-ready, shovel-worthy’ clean fuel investment projects. “A recent study of our members’ and other

June 17, 2020 Read Full Article

Assam: NRL’s Bio Refinery Plant to Use 5 Lakh MT Bamboo as Raw Material Annually

(Northeast Now News) Sonowal lauds NRL authority for regularly making monthly payment to its workers to the tune of Rs. 1.20 cr during lockdown period — The Bio Refinery Plant, which

May 26, 2020 Read Full Article

New Iowa State Web Hub Offers Resources to Track COVID-19’s Economic Impacts

(Iowa State University) Tracking COVID-19’s economic impacts, especially in the state of Iowa, is now possible thanks to resources on a new web hub. The webpage “COVID-19 Pandemic: Research and Resources” developed by

May 26, 2020 Read Full Article

BD Zones and BDO Zones: Weaponizing Biomass to Support a Bio-Fueled Economic Recovery

by Jordan Solomon (Ecostrat Inc./Biofuels Digest) The US has over a billion tons of biomass which can be used as a key lever to drive economic recovery. USDA estimates that

May 21, 2020 Read Full Article

Biofuel Bolsters Economy and Environment – Humber LEP Responds to E10 Consultation

by David Laister (Business Live) Department for Transport gets response from home of UK’s largest bioethanol plant — … Biofuels are being explored as Net Zero commitments loom large, with

May 19, 2020 Read Full Article

Greenprint for Biomanufacturing and Sustainable Supply Chains: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Biostrategy 2020 in a Post-COVID World

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As biology ravages the global economy, we have a once-in-a-lifetime, trillion-dollar opportunity to help shape how biology will also rebuild it, reports Synbiobeta. We can redefine

May 18, 2020 Read Full Article

Newton, Ill., Jasper County Seek to Stimulate Southern Illinois Economy via $400 Million Renewable Fuels Plant; Add HealthcheckIn Protocol for COVID-19-Free Workplaces for City, County, State, Country

(Business Wire) The City of Newton, Ill., Jasper County, and St. Joseph Renewable Fuels, LLC announced plans to build a $400 million renewable diesel plant in Southern Illinois that envisions

May 13, 2020 Read Full Article

USGC Solicits Applications for Ethanol A-Team

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Grains Council is soliciting applications for seven advisory teams (A-Teams), including the Ethanol A-Team. According to the USGC, A-Team members gain expertise on

April 14, 2020 Read Full Article

Iowa’s Renewable Energy Portfolio & Opportunity: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to All Things Iowa

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) At last week’s Digest webinar, Mark Laurenzo from the Iowa Economic Development Authority shared this

April 7, 2020 Read Full Article

Agriculture and Bioeconomy: EIB Approves €700 Million of Financing under the Investment Plan for Europe Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

(European Investment Bank) Financing is guaranteed by the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and will help make the sector more

April 3, 2020 Read Full Article

Safran to Study Biofuels Production in Southwest France

(Safran) Safran Helicopter Engines is joining Euralis, Teréga, ACD (Aquitaine Chimie Durable), Chemparc, Agri Sud Ouest Innovation, Xylofutur, CCI Pau Béarn,

March 11, 2020 Read Full Article

Paraguayan Government Grants ‘Free Zone Regime’ for Omega Green Biofuel Plant

(Biofuels International) The government of Paraguay has recently granted a Free Zone regime for the Omega Green project, which is

January 30, 2020 Read Full Article

Ethanol Could Be a ‘Bridge’ toward Transport Electrification, US Farmers Say

by Sarantis Michalopoulos (EURACTIV.com) This article is part of our special report COP25: Is transport decarbonisation pragmatic enough?. Until electrification of transport

December 3, 2019 Read Full Article

BIO Partners with LCFC to Drive Adoption of Low Carbon Fuel Policies

(Biofuels International) The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) has teamed up with the Low Carbon Fuels Coalition (LCFC) to drive adoption

November 25, 2019 Read Full Article

USDA, DOE Sign Major MOU to Promote Rural Energy, Advance Rural Communities, Domestic Manufacturing.

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary Donald “DJ” LaVoy and U.S. Department of

October 25, 2019 Read Full Article

MN Commissioners Tour Guardian Energy

(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Seven Minnesota state agency commissioners toured Guardian Energy yesterday to learn about the plant’s state-of-the-art production capabilities and

October 24, 2019 Read Full Article

A ‘Golden Triangle’: In Nebraska, Ethanol, Cattle and Agriculture Are Intertwined, with Major Impacts on the State’s Economy.

by Matt Thompson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) It’s fitting that the Cornhusker State should be an important player in the nation’s ethanol

August 6, 2019 Read Full Article

Lyonsdale Biomass to Be Dismantled; Lewis County IDA to Acquire Title

(Naturally Lewis) The Lyonsdale Biomass energy facility at 3823 Marmon Road in Lyonsdale will be dismantled this summer and the vacant

July 23, 2019 Read Full Article

Biofuels Can Help Reduce Current Account Deficit

by Syed Akhtar Ali (The Express Tribune) Pakistan’s current account deficit has created many problems for the economy. Major imports are

July 11, 2019 Read Full Article

DA Says Urgent Task Team Needed to Support KZN’s Biofuel Industry

(African News Agency/The Citizen) It accused the African National Congress-led provincial government of doing little to aid the company — The Democratic

July 10, 2019 Read Full Article

Towards Sustainable Bioeconomy – Lessons Learned from Case Studies

by Marta Gomez San Juan, Anne Bogdanski and Olivier Dubois (Food and Agricultural Organization) … )T)his report offers lessons from 26 case

June 11, 2019 Read Full Article

IEA Bioenergy Annual Report 2018

(IEA Bioenergy) This document contains the report of the IEA Bioenergy Executive Committee for 2018. This year, we have presented a special feature

June 3, 2019 Read Full Article

Thermochemical Pulp Biorefinery Opens in Ontario

by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) FPInnovations and Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced May 27 the commissioning of a new pilot biorefinery

May 29, 2019 Read Full Article

Mobilizing for a Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to SEforALL and below50

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Sustainable Energy for All was created to drive the energy transition, particularly in developing countries. below50

May 28, 2019 Read Full Article

GST, Biofuels Push on the Wish List of Oil & Gas Companies in NDA’s Second Term

by Kalpana Pathak (Live Mint) Industry believes bringing natural gas under GST would make its transport across the country more efficient;

May 27, 2019 Read Full Article

In Oil-Rich North Dakota, Alternative Energy Advocates Tout Job Growth

by Dan Niepow (Grand Forks Herald) … To be sure, there have been some efforts among North Dakota leaders to

May 17, 2019 Read Full Article

Ethanol, the Fix the Ag Economy Needs

(WOWO News/Hoosier Ag Today) The key to improving the farm economy and raising grain prices is not trade, but renewable fuels.

May 15, 2019 Read Full Article

Canada’s First Bioeconomy Strategy Launched

(Bioenergy International) Canada’s first national Bioeconomy Strategy has been released by Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC). Produced by BIC in partnership with

May 15, 2019 Read Full Article

Letter to Editor: Using E30 Necessary to Support Ag Economy

by Dale Christensen (Farm Forum) … Unless we all use the products that come from our fields, such as higher ethanol

May 10, 2019 Read Full Article

Norway: More Advanced Biofuel in Aviation

(Government of Norway) From 1 January 2020, 0.5 per cent of aviation fuel sold in Norway will be advanced biofuels,

May 6, 2019 Read Full Article

Kenya’s Farmers Battle Drought through Biodiesel Made from Cotton Waste

by Sanjoy Sanyal and Esther Kahinga (World Resources Institute) … While irrigation systems could help provide a more stable source of

May 2, 2019 Read Full Article

Study Shows Ethanol’s Impact

by John Huthmacher (Hastings Tribune) Ethanol continues to be a driving force in Nebraska’s economy, affecting a sizable portion of the state’s

April 9, 2019 Read Full Article

Ivory Coast Hopes to Squeeze the Profits from Palm Oil

(BBC News) The palm oil industry originated in West Africa but is now dominated by massive plantations in South-East Asia. The

April 5, 2019 Read Full Article

Sustainable Chemicals Produced by Vertimass Now Eligible for Iowa Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit

(Vertimass/Cision/PR Newswire) Vertimass’ ethanol to renewable chemicals offers ethanol producers alternative product capability — The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) has approved

April 2, 2019 Read Full Article

Bolivia Allows Planting of GM Soy to Make Biodiesel

(Los Angeles Times) Soy producers in eastern Bolivia’s Santa Cruz region welcome the government’s decision to allow cultivation of genetically

March 22, 2019 Read Full Article

Farmers from Oltenia and Clariant to Partner for a Cleaner Environment

(Clariant) Opportunity for significant extra revenues for farmers in Oltenia by selling straw residue to the cellulosic ethanol plant built by

March 20, 2019 Read Full Article

Commitment to R&D is the Key

by Debi Durham (Iowa Economic Development Authority/Biofuels Digest) … Toward that end, Iowa offers incentives such as the Research Activities

March 20, 2019 Read Full Article

Global Bioenergies Greets the French Parliament’s Proposal Aiming to Promote a French Bio-Jet Fuel Industry

(Global Bioenergies) Global Bioenergies (Euronext Growth: ALGBE) greets the proposal made by France’s parliament to establish a public support programme to promote the

March 13, 2019 Read Full Article

Economic Development Board Approves Awards to Support 669 New Jobs and More Than $127 Million in Capital Investment in Iowa

(Iowa Economic Development Authority) ..(T)he Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board awarded tax benefits to five companies for job creation

February 26, 2019 Read Full Article

EIB’s Agriculture and Bioeconomy Programme Loan under Juncker Plan Will Support Close to EUR 1bn of Private Investment across Europe

(European Investment Bank) New financing initiative targets investments by private cooperatives and companies in the agriculture and bioeconomy sector; The EIB financing

April 18, 2018 Read Full Article