Oct 6, 2017
EU risks making a sour ethanol deal with Mercosur, ePure states
Bioethanol News
Sep 29, 2017
The US Grains Council (USGC) has announced that it is looking to identify new market opportunities for US ethanol to be exported to Africa, which it says represents a significant potential source of demand.
According to the export-orientated trade body, efforts include promoting the development of ethanol supportive policies across the region. Brian... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 29, 2017
China’s plant to increase the use of bioethanol will not have a significant impact on the grain market, and it would be unrealistic for the country to import large amounts of corn for the industry’s development, a government official told Xinhua Net.
"The government plan to increase ethanol fuel production was for consuming corn stocks," said Han Jun, director... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 27, 2017
Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer Abengoa Bioenergia Brasil has filed for bankruptcy protection, according to Bloomberg.
This follows on from the country’s economic crisis and slump in commodity prices, according to the news agency.
The company, a unit of Spain’s Abengoa SA, requested judicial protection in a court in Santa Cruz das Palmeiras municipality,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 26, 2017
Gillian Harrison, CEO at Whitefox Technologies, will be speaking at this year’s Biofuels International Conference.
Harrison started her career as a finance lawyer at global law firm Clifford Chance in London, where she focused on corporate finance, infrastructure projects, and cross border mergers and acquisitions.
During her ten years working as a lawyer, she spent... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 19, 2017
Ethanol, a well-established biofuel additive for gasoline, is traditionally produced from biomass such as corn or sugar cane. New research however, claims to have developed a catalyst to produce the fuel directly from carbon dioxide.
Scientists from the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a new electrocatalyst made up of... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 19, 2017
Three years ago, scientists at the US’ National Renewable Energy Laboratory discovered an enzyme that proves adept at breaking down cellulose fibres regardless of whether their crystalline structure is simple or highly complex. According to the research, no other enzyme has shown this ability.
Now, in a follow-up paper, the researchers have looked at the significant... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 18, 2017
Clariant, a developer of specialty chemicals, and Enviral, Slovakia’s largest bioethanol producer, have announced a license agreement on sunliquid cellulosic ethanol technology. The move will see one of Europe’s first advanced biofuel plants built at the Enviral site in Leopoldov.
Enviral will use Clariant’s sunliquid technology to help construct a full-scale... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 18, 2017
Enerkem has announced that commercial production of cellulosic ethanol has started at its facility in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. According to a statement from the company, it is the first commerical scale plant in the world to produce cellulosic ethanol from non-recyclable, non-compostable mixed municipal waste.
“The commercial production of cellulosic ethanol at... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 15, 2017
UK bioethanol producer Vivergo Fuels has cautiously welcomed the government’s Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RFTO) proposal.
The UK government has made proposals to introduce a cap on crop-based biofuels in order to meet its renewable fuel obligations.
The maximum level for the use of fuels made from agricultural crops will begin at 4% in 2018 and reduce linearly... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 14, 2017
The UK government has made proposals to introduce a cap on crop-based biofuels in order to meet its renewable fuel obligations.
The maximum level for the use of fuels made from agricultural crops will begin at 4% in 2018 and reduce linearly year on year from 2021 to reach 3% in 2026 and 2% in 2032.
In a statement, the Department for Transport said: “The level is... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 14, 2017
A new computational method to rapidly screen the effects of point mutations in bacteria has the potential to make biofuel production more efficient.
The conversion of fibrous plant waste such as corn stalks and wood shavings into fermentable simple sugars is a basic requirement of biofuel production, but the process is far from simple. Bacteria must break down tough leaves,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 13, 2017
China is planning to extend its use of bioethanol as it seeks to intensify its anti-pollution efforts.
China plans to use an ethanol gasoline blend across the country by 2020, the National Development and Reform Commission and National Energy Administration (NEA) said on 13 September, 2017.
“The plan was unveiled as the country is pushing the use of biofuel, which... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 8, 2017
A newly published study is the first to link changes in rainfall and other conditions during crop growth to potential detrimental effects on biofuel production.
According to an article on Phys.org, the US Department of Energy led research underlines the need to develop production systems that can tolerate sugars produced under stress, and turn those sugars into the desired... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 6, 2017
A quirk in US federal gasoline volatility regulations means E15 sales to non-flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs) are usually halted from 1 June to 15 September. However, Hurricane Harvey means E15 sales have returned earlier than usual.
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) reports that in response to gasoline supply shortfalls and price hikes resulting from the devastation... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 5, 2017
French and Norwegian scientists have discovered a ground-breaking enzymatic mechanism that could revolutionise biorefining and biofuel production.
The research focuses on enzymes known as Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenases (LPMOs), which in recent years have drastically improved the conversion of cellulose into fermentable sugar (glucose), a pivotal step in the creation... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 4, 2017
A 20% tax on imported ethanol has taken effect in Brazil, according to Reuters.
The rules, which see the 20% penalty applied to volumes above a tax-free quota, came into force on 1 September.
Reuters reports that Brazil’s foreign trade chamber Camex has issued an official written resolution which states that the new rules will be valid for two years.
Brazil’s... [Read More]
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