In Brazil, ANP made the Dynamic Methanol Monitoring Panel available. The tool aims to make public the data that the Agency uses to monitor movements of this type of solvent and identify possible signs of diversion of the product for irregular purposes (such as, for example, the adulteration of fuels). Internally, this data was already […]
In Brazil, Canal Energia reports that two decrees signed by governor Carlos Massa Ratinho Junior on Monday should further stimulate the energy transition agenda in Paraná. Both change ICMS application and collection rules, with a focus on taxi drivers and the biogas and biomethane industry. State Decree 4,446/2023 establishes the rules in relation to three […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports Brazil’s energy policy council CNPE has temporarily halted biodiesel imports while raising the biodiesel blending mandate to 14% from March 2024 compared to the current 12% and will increase again to 15% from 2025. With every 1% increase representing about a billion liters of demand, the move is an important one […]
In Brazil, BiodieselBR reports the CNPE (National Energy Policy Council) will hold an extraordinary meeting in December to discuss bringing forward the schedule to increase biodiesel blending. The meeting may also veto a resolution from the ANP (National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels) that authorized the import of up to 20% of the […]
In Brazil, agribusiness giant ADM is expanding its ability to supply renewable feedstocks by expanding its oilseed crush capacity at multiple facilities and acquiring a producer of refined glycerin. ADM expects to add 400,000 metric tons of crush capacity per year across its Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul; Porto Franco, Maranhão; and Uberlandia, Minas […]
In Brazil, the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) adds around R$230 million in two new financings for biomethane production. In the Essencis Biometano SA project, the Bank contracted financing of R$93.8 million for the construction of a biomethane plant in the largest landfill in Latin America and the 3rd largest in the […]
In Brazil, with a deadline of March 2023 to meet the goals for 2023, distributors with obligations to RenovaBio would already be able to meet the program’s objectives – at least, technically. According to the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP), 5.5 million decarbonization credits (CBios) relating to the 2023 target were retired […]
In Brazil, Vale, working in partnership with Oldendorff Carriers, have just commenced their first biofuel voyage on a bulk vessel. The trial is taking place on an Oldendorff vessel performing a laden Vale voyage from Brazil to Asia, carrying a full cargo of iron ore. The Hinrich Oldendorff (209,113 deadweight built 2016) loaded the biofuel […]
In Brazil, publications on sugarcane have increased exponentially since 2006 worldwide, and Brazil has had more articles published on the topic than any other country in the period, according to a review in BioEnergy Research. The number of articles on the subject averaged about five per year between 1999 and 2006 but had reached 327 by 2021. Brazil […]
In Brazil, Petrobras signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Danish company European Energy, to investigate the business opportunities for developing an e-methanol plant in Brazil. Petrobras said that e-methanol is a low-carbon substance that can be used in various industrial processes and as a fuel, especially for maritime transport. It is produced from various […]
