
Mar 30, 2017
Global bioethanol market to rise to $9,544 million by 2022
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Mar 30, 2017
China has opened the world’s first production line that converts coal into ethanol, the main chemical ingredient in alcohol, the Chinese Academy of Sciences has announced.
The facility in Xingping, Shaanxi province, which went into service in January, was developed by the academy’s Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics and the State-owned Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum... [Read More]
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Mar 29, 2017
A key economic advisor to Australia’s federal government has claimed motorists in Queensland are paying more for petrol because of the state government’s biofuel mandate.
The Productivity Commission has urged Queensland, New South Wales and the Commonwealth governments to stop supporting the biofuels industry by the end of next year. It’s also dismissed... [Read More]
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Mar 24, 2017
US ethanol trade body Growth Energy’s CEO, Emily Skor, has released a statement in relation to the Senate Agriculture Committee’s confirmation hearing for President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Agriculture, former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue.
Skor said: “The role played by the Secretary of Agriculture is of critical importance to the biofuels... [Read More]
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Mar 24, 2017
Edeniq, a well-known US cellulosic and biorefining technology company, announced that it has filed a cross-complaint against California-based biorefining company Aemetis for fraud and negligent misrepresentation among other claims.
In a statement, Edeniq said that it Edeniq lawfully terminated its merger agreement with Aemetis in August 2016 and is vigorously defending... [Read More]
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Mar 21, 2017
Greenbelt Resources Corp., an innovator of sustainable energy production systems, announced that it has commissioned the first waste-to-ethanol system for Standard Ethanol, an Australian company that intends to deliver end-to-end, commercial-scale advanced biofuel systems to the Australian market.
This important milestone demonstrates the ability of Greenbelt's commercial-scale... [Read More]
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Mar 20, 2017
Spanish ethanol producer Abengoa has agreed to sell its bioethanol operations in Spain and France to private equity company Trilantic Europe for €140m.
The bioethanol plants are located in the Spanish locations of Cartagena, La Coruña and Salamanca, and the France-based Lacq.
The deal value includes debt to be assumed by the buyer, as well as the minority interests.
The... [Read More]
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Mar 14, 2017
US bioethanol producer Poet has filed a lawsuit in US District Court of Sioux Falls alleging that the Sioux Falls-based company Nelson Engineering has misappropriated Poet’s trade secrets.
The lawsuit is captioned “POET, LLC and POET Research, Inc. v. Nelson Engineering and Jerry Baker,” Case No. CIV 17-4029. The trade secret in question is known at... [Read More]
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Mar 14, 2017
US trade body Growth Energy has praised a new ASTM standard and said it is a “major victory for the ethanol industry”.
Last week, ASTM International published an important new high-octane fuel standard, ASTM D8076 – 17, Standard Specification for 100 Research Octane Number Test Fuel for Automotive Spark-Ignition Engines.
This new specification intends... [Read More]
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Mar 14, 2017
Investment in ethanol production from waste biomass could have great economic environmental benefits, according to a new study from researchers from the Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory.
In this study, the researchers found that ethanol produced using waste biomass, such as dead or dying trees, is more cost-effective and could achieve higher benefits... [Read More]
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Mar 13, 2017
Bellona, a non-profit environmental organisation, has published a new report on the potential and challenges of using seaweed biofuels in aviation.
According to the organisation, the report provides comprehensive recommendations for researchers, public authorities and consumers.
By mapping existing knowledge and practice, sustainability and development of the technology,... [Read More]
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Mar 10, 2017
In 2016, the US was again the world’s largest net exporter of ethanol, according to US Department of Agriculture (USDA) trade data.
Net exports are calculated as the difference between exports and imports, and the 2016 calendar year concluded with US net exports at 838 million gallons, the second highest level ever, exceeded only in 2011.
US ethanol shipments exceeded... [Read More]
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Mar 8, 2017
Vivergo Fuels, the UK’s largest producer of bioethanol, is warning that the UK’s bioethanol industry and the thousands of jobs it supports are at risk, unless the Government backtracks on a recent recommendation.
Vivergo welcomes the UK government’s recent proposal to increase renewables in transport, but it has major concerns around proposals to limit... [Read More]
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Mar 7, 2017
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad has said that he has been assured President Donald Trump’s administration will support producers of ethanol and biodiesel fuels, according to media reports.
According to the Des Moines Reporter, Branstad was aware of reports to change the point of obligation in relation to the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS).
"I know the rumors and I can... [Read More]
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Mar 7, 2017
Renewable Fuels Nebraska, a trade body for the US ethanol industry, has issued a statement stating that it is “strongly opposed to any change in the point of obligation”.
The statement follows last week’s news of rumours from the Trump administration that it would remove oil refiner’s obligation to blend ethanol with petro under the Renewable Fuel... [Read More]
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Mar 3, 2017
California-based sustainable energy production company Greenbelt Resources Corp. has unveiled a new waste-to-energy interconnected system designed to produce half a million gallons of bioethanol from a variety of feedstocks.
The system is called Paso Robles ECOsystem (PRECO). PRECO utilises such feedstocks as waste trub from the nearby Firestone Brewery and winery wastes... [Read More]
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Mar 3, 2017
US biofuels technology company ICM will build a biorefinery showcasing its technology.
The company said its plant will be called ICM Element.
In a statement, ICM said: “We see every individual as an integral element to the success of the planned 70 MMGY revolutionary plant estimated at a cost of $175 million (€166m) to build. ICM plans to be the majority... [Read More]