Aug 15, 2025
Talks to save Britain’s bioethanol industry ends in failure
Bioethanol News
Aug 15, 2025
Conestoga Energy has announced the acquisition of SAFFiRE Renewables, a process technology company that enables production of ultra-low carbon intensity ethanol and intermediates.
The acquisition includes all intellectual property, certain related technologies, the proposed pilot production facility, as well as key leadership team members, enabling Conestoga to further... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 15, 2025
Associated British Foods plc has announced the closure of Vivergo Fuels, its bioethanol production plant in Hull, UK, which also produces high-quality animal feed for UK farms.
The Government will not support a business that would be profitable under a sensible regulatory environment, and which underpins billions of green investment into the region.
The plant’s viability... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 14, 2025
Government fuels UK SAF industry with further investment in Alfanar’s Lighthouse Green Fuels project
Alfanar has secured £8 million (€9.2 million) in the third round of the UK Government’s Advanced Fuel Fund (AFF), marking another key milestone as the company’s Lighthouse Green Fuels (LGF) sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project moves towards construction.
The AFF competition provides grant funding to commercial and demonstration-scale projects in the UK at development... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 13, 2025
MEDAS, an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company specialising in distillery, brewery and food processing solutions has been awarded a biofuels contract by NSL Sugars.
The contract pertains to NSL Sugars’ Jai Mahesh Unit, located in Mazalgaon, District Beed,
Maharashtra, where MEDAS will serve as the technology, engineering and equipment partner... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 12, 2025
Bioethanol utilises biological materials like plants to extract sugar for fermentation. The type of biomass determines the biofuel generation.
Algae which are associated with third generation have advantageous characteristics that can be more efficient and sustainable compared to first and second generation biofuels.
Pretreatment of third generation has gained attention.... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 11, 2025
Allowing Vivergo Fuels to close would jeopardise billions of pounds worth of green investment and derail the Humber’s ambitions to lead the UK’s future fuels sector, industry leaders have warned.
In a joint call to government, major players across the chemicals and renewables industries, including Ineos, said urgent intervention is needed to protect Saltend Chemicals... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 11, 2025
Wizz Air UK’s managing director, Yvonne Moynihan, visited the facilities of Firefly Green Fuels, a key strategic partner in the airline’s journey to net-zero emissions by 2050.
The visit showcases ongoing successful collaboration between the two organisations and underlines commitment to scaling up the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the UK.
During the... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 11, 2025
LanzaTech Global has received a grant of £6.4 million (€7.3 million) from the UK government's Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF), operated by the Department for Transport (DfT).
The grant will accelerate the development of LanzaTech’s innovative DRAGON 1 & 2 projects, each playing a crucial role in the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the UK. Project... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 30, 2025
Indian Oil Corp plans to shut the diesel desulphuriser unit at its 300,000 barrel-per-day Panipat refinery for an upgrade aimed at producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) next year.
The overhaul of the diesel unit is scheduled for late this year or early next year, Reuters reported.
India aims to have 1% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in aviation fuel by 2027, doubling... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 29, 2025
KATZEN International, Inc., a U.S. pioneer in bioethanol technology and engineering, has announced its selection by Be8 S.A. to supply process technology and design for the second phase of Be8’s flagship wheat-based ethanol facility in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul.
Scheduled for launch in late 2026, the plant will integrate the production of high-value wheat gluten,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 25, 2025
Growth Energy, the nation’s leading biofuel trade association, hailed final passage of the President’s ‘Big Beautiful’ budget reconciliation bill, which includes a 45Z extension to support ethanol and clean fuel production.
“The president wants to go big on American energy dominance, and this legislation delivers,” said Emily Skor, CEO of Growth Energy.
“An... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 24, 2025
The Lufthansa Group is entering into an agreement with Airbus in the field of more sustainable business travel.
Since June 1, the Sustainable Corporate Value Fare has been used by Airbus for all Lufthansa flights taken by its employees within Germany.
This Lufthansa Group business fare enables offsetting of parts of the calculated CO2 emissions through the subsequent... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 23, 2025
The rapid growth of Brazil’s corn ethanol sector has become essential to meeting rising demand for renewable fuel under a new government mandate to increase ethanol content in gasoline.
While ethanol production from sugarcane—historically Brazil’s main source—has stagnated in recent years, corn-based ethanol output has surged, Reuters reported.
According to... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 22, 2025
Bangkok Airways has officially announced the adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on its commercial flights.
The initiative took effect starting on July 1.
Captain Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, president of Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited, said: “The official use of SAF on commercial flights marks a significant milestone in the airline’s transition... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 21, 2025
Domestic production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to meet 30% of New Zealand's jet fuel needs by 2050 could generate $1.3 billion (€0.67 billion) in Gross Value Added (GVA) and create 5,700 jobs, while also strengthening fuel security, according to a Cyan Ventures studyopens in a new tab supported by Boeing.
“The opportunity to secure New Zealand’s long-term... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 18, 2025
Syzygy Plasmonics is developing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production with a first-of-its-kind commercial project in Uruguay — now supported by Fischer-Tropsch technology leader Velocys.
The NovaSAF 1 facility will convert dairy waste and biogas into drop-in jet fuel with a nameplate capacity of 500,000 gallons annually, using only renewable electricity and waste... [Read More]
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