The Germany-based International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) recently revoked the certification based on audit documents for two Chinese companies indicate that some of their raw materials are sourced from Indonesia and Malaysia include palm oil. The suspension was implemented as part of ISCC’s verification process for fuel sustainability due to inaccuracy of records, lack […]
Shell’s growing bet on biofuels
Shell’s $1.6 billion investment http:in Brazil’s Cosan to create a $12 billion joint venture indicates the company’s growing comfort with the economics of biofuels. Of course, sugarcane-based ethanol has always been far more viable economically than the U.S. focus on corn ethanol. Nevertheless, creating a separate JV integrating a variety of biofuels routes with an […]