In Louisiana, Bia Energy Operating Company recently announced significant project updates for its low carbon methanol production facility at the 4,000-acre Port of Caddo-Bossier industrial multimodal facility in northwest Louisiana. The facility is designed to be able to reduce carbon emissions by over 92% compared to traditional methanol production by capturing CO2 and utilizing hydrogen […]
In Wisconsin, Marquis and United Cooperative announced the sale of Marquis’ Necedah, Wisconsin, ethanol facility to United Cooperative. The facility will operate under the new name of United Energy Necedah LLC. The asset sale will be effective May 31, 2024, ensuring a seamless transition for grain customers and staff. The Necedah facility, which procures 36,000,000 […]
In Canada, Renewable Industries Canada (RICanada) notes the announcement in Tuesday’s Federal Budget 2024-2025, which included C$776 million towards a retooled Clean Fuels Funding program to support renewable diesel (RD), sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and renewable natural gas (RNG). However, RICanada is issuing a serious concern over the apparent exclusion of ethanol among the supported […]
In Belgium, the Methanol Institute (MI) and SEA-LNG, key representatives of the methanol and liquefied natural gas (LNG) industries respectively, express their deep concerns following the recent announcement by the European Commission impacting the trade of biomethane and biomethane-based biofuels such as biomethanol. The Commission has noted the intention to exclude the automatic certification of […]
In Florida, Blue Biofuels Inc. commenced an FEL 1 & 2 engineering study for a 2.4-million-gallon cellulosic ethanol facility. This endeavor is grounded in the company’s innovative Cellulose-to-Sugar (CTS) system, which has undergone and is undergoing continuous refinement and optimization for the efficient conversion of cellulosic biomass into ethanol. The engineering study meticulously outlines each […]
In Brazil, Bloomberg reports that despite presure from the Biden Administration, Brazil will continue to apply tariffs on US origin ethanol to protect its ethanol producers. Brazil would be open to lower tariffs, however, if tariffs into the US market allowed for more Brazilian sugarcane-based ethanol for Sustainable Aviation Fuel. By “growing the pie”, there […]
In Germany, MAN Energy Solutions and Svitzer have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) focused on the development of a methanol-fuelled version of the MAN 175D engine. Designated 175DF-M (Dual Fuel-Methanol), the MoU targets the finalization of a field-test agreement based on which a dual-fuel engine and plant equipment will be installed on board one […]
In Iowa, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a 13-state coalition in a lawsuit to pull the plug on Biden’s electric vehicle handout and defend ethanol. In Biden’s most recent attack in the war on gas vehicles, she says Biden’ts is creating a rule that overstates the efficiency of electric cars by more than six-times. Biden’s […]
In China, Maersk said its methanol-enabled vessel “Astrid Mærsk” arrived at Yangshan port in Shanghai, for the first green methanol bunkering with simultaneous cargo and bunkering operations in China. This achievement was made possible in partnership with the Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG). “Astrid Mærsk” sailed from Yokohama, Japan to Shanghai after having its naming […]
In Florida, The Maritime Exclusive reported that Singapore-based X-Press Feeders was on track to launch green shipping corridors in Northern Europe during the third quarter of this year following the inking of a landmark agreement with six ports. The report noted that the company had sigmed memorandum of understanding with the ports of Antwerp Bruges […]
