Bioethanol News

Neste and All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest airline, are entering a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply agreement. This partnership will see ANA become the first airline to use SAF on flights departing from Japan and also represents Neste’s first SAF supply to an Asian airline. ANA plans SAF-fuelled flights from both Haneda International Airport and Narita International Airport.…
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Energy company Repsol is constructing a new production plant for advanced biofuels in Spain. Repsol will be able to supply 250,000 tonnes of advanced biofuels for aircraft, trucks, and cars from its Cartagena refinery annually. The €188 million project is part of Repsol's commitment to the energy transition and its goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050. Repsol CEO Josu Jon Imaz…
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Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor joined veteran Iowa farm and biofuel leader Kelly Nieuwenhuis for a virtual conversation on the biofuel landscape and top priorities for the agricultural community leading into the new year. Nieuwenhuis is president of the board at Siouxland Energy, a member of Growth Energy, as well as a farmer near Primghar, Iowa, and chair of Iowa Corn Growers Association…
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Canada's largest fuel ethanol producer has revealed it will acquire the 182 million litre (48 million gallon) per-year Corn Plus ethanol facility. The Corn Plus facility in Winnebago, Minnesota, makes ethanol for blending into petroleum, but has been mothballed since last year. "This ushers in a new era of North American production for Greenfield," said Howard Field, president and CEO of…
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Brisk demand from China and dry weather conditions in Brazil have sent soybean prices on a sharp rise. Soybean prices at the Chicago Stock Exchange have soared since August, but this rally could soon be over as harvest pressure in the US increases. Prices have risen 20% to the equivalent of €325 per tonne - the highest level since May 2018. The driving factor in the past two-and-a-half…
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Members of the Clean Skies for Tomorrow initiative (CST) have developed a joint strategy for accelerating the transition to carbon neutrality in aviation in Europe by increasing uptake of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) over the next decade. CST is a coalition of leading airlines, airports, manufacturers and fuel providers working together to find solutions for reaching net-zero emissions from…
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European and US refineries face closure threats due to falling fuel demand - prompting some to produce biofuels instead. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit global demand and the International Energy Agency (IEA) said that by 2030 around 14% of current refining capacity in advanced economies “faces the risk of lower utilisation or closure”. Shutting down refineries is a costly process so some…
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Scandinavian carrier SAS took delivery of three Airbus aircraft that used 10% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The three A321LR are on lease from Air Lease Corporation and SAS becomes the newest operator of the most efficient long-haul single aisle aircraft. The A321LR is powered by CFM Leap-1A engines. The delivery flight from Airbus Hamburg to its home base in Copenhagen used a proportion…
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National Sorghum Producers shared a high-altitude view of a policy priority with an aerial photo of a farm plot emblazoned with #SupportEthanol spelt out in giant letters of sorghum. Rocky Ormiston, a farmer from Kismet, in Kansas, US, planted the message using the latest in precision agricultural tools and a mix of red and white/yellow sorghum varieties. “Innovative tools not only help US…
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Nova Pangaea Technologies has appointed Grant Thornton to help drive overseas expansion and technological development of its patented process REFNOVA. The UK-based bio cleantech company is using the Leeds-based corporate finance team to lead a Series A funding drive. CEO Sarah Ellerby said: “The funds raised in this round will be used to accelerate the licensing and commercialisation of the…
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Growth Energy welcomed the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) announcement of grants under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Programme (HBIIP). Growth Energy's network of both large and small retail partners secured nearly $30 million (€25 million) in grants for over 290 sites selling more than 400 million gallons of petroleum annually. "This announcement offers a welcome ray of…
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The CEO of Velocys has welcomed new research from Sustainable Aviation about the growth prospects of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the UK. The organisation announced this week that the country had the potential to be home to about 14 SAF production facilities in the coming years. The research added that a UK SAF industry could deliver billions of pounds annually to the UK economy, creating…
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