In Guatemala, Central America Data reports that the country is looking to finish up its E5 and E10 trials this month with an eye on introducing ethanol blending legislation during the first quarter of 2021. The only country in the region to not currently blend ethanol despite being one of the largest sugar exporters in […]
In Guatemala, sugarcane and palm plantations for biofuels are blamed for clashes and “liberating rivers” efforts by the people affected by its production, according to Assistant Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of Regina, Simon Granovsky-Larsen. Granovsky-Larsen conducted research with the Comité Campesino del Altiplano (CCDA), a Guatemalan peasant social movement organization […]
In Guatemala, after a slow start, the capital city’s UCO collection program and biodiesel production trial has grown significantly, now with six collection units working to source the feedstock and more municipal departments requesting their vehicles to be part of the program. Now the Unidad de Innovación Ambiental is set to build a more commercial-scale […]
In the Netherlands, Europe could at last see some price relief for ethanol as 5,000 cubic meters heads to Rotterdam from Guatemala, but the shipment isn’t set until May and could still be diverted to the US if the price differential works out better by then. The shipment will be the last of the year […]
In Guatemala, an E5 pilot project held between April 9 and July 16 has demonstrated 30% lower GHG emissions while even slightly increasing octane and maintaining fuel performance in gasoline engines. The trial, funded by the US, Brazil and the Organization of American States, used 24 cars and 5 motorcycles and was supported by laboratory […]
In Guatemala, as much as 12,000 cubic meters of ethanol are headed to Europe from the port of Puerto Quetzal with the delivery arriving in Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp in June. Last week a shipment of 15,000 cubic meters was booked for the same route, arriving in mid-May.
In Guatemala, the country’s energy ministry is embarking on a pilot trial using E5 and E10 in 25 vehicles and five motorcycles during four months. The country mostly exports the 65 million gallons of ethanol its produces annually but introducing an E10 would consume 36 million gallons. The US and Brazilian governments along with the […]
The 2000s-era wonder crop went quiet as “plant anything, anywhere” gave way to the “develop genetics, boost yield” movement, led by SGB. Today, SGB moves forward again with new financing. In California, SGB announced an $11 million Series C financing to drive commercial rollout, after reducing the time to maturity from 5 years to 1-2 […]
In Guatemala, the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Government of Guatemala’s Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) program have signed an MOU for a pilot project to form a Technical Unit on Biofuels. The pilot plan establishes the use of biofuels to assess their environmental and mechanical performance using a sample of 20 […]
Today on Twitter: mdmerritt: WSJ: #Ethanol industry is “bullying” Big #Oil. I’d make a joke about the absurdity of that, but I think it speaks for itself… MaskAfrica Oxfam urges CFS govts to ensure biofuels don’t force poor farmers off the land SugarcaneBlog SG Biofuels Seeks $31 Million IDB Loan for Guatemala Jatropha – Bloomberg
