Nov 20, 2015
Deinove successfully reaches 2G bioethanol pre-industrial scale in a 300l fermenter
Bioethanol News
Nov 19, 2015
A committee of the Parliament of Queensland has decided not to suggest increasing the Australian state’s biofuel mandate.
The committee chose not to recommend increasing the mandate despite admitting that the current 2% blending level is ‘unlikely’ to drive industry growth.
AgForce, a lobbying organisation for Queensland agriculture, and a Member of Parliament... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 17, 2015
Construction of a long-awaited Pentland Bio-Energy bioethanol plant in northeastern Australia could finally be set to begin.
The plant project, to be located on a 66,152 hectare plot in Pentland, Queensland, has been in development since 2004 but now it could at long last see building begin in June 2016.
With commissioning scheduled for June 2018, planned production at... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 3, 2015
Green Plains and petrol retailer Murphy USA have signed a definitive agreement regarding the purchase by Green Plains of Murphy USA's ethanol production facility located in Hereford, Texas.
Under the terms of the agreement, Green Plains will acquire Hereford Renewable Energy for approximately $93.8 million (€85 million), subject to customary closing adjustments. The... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 2, 2015
In India, the government of the state of Punjab has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a consortium of Beta Renewables, Novozymes, and CVC India Infrastructure to set up a bioethanol refinery in the state.
The INR9.5 billion (€131 million) facility is expected to begin operation in 2017, and it is projected to make Punjab the Indian state... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 30, 2015
DuPont has celebrated the opening of its cellulosic biofuel facility in Nevada, Iowa, US with a ceremony attended by the state's governor Terry Brandstad and other dignitaries.
With the capacity to produce 30 mgy of clean fuel that offers a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to petrol, this biorefinery is the world's largest cellulosic ethanol plant.
The... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 28, 2015
In the US, Green Plains has acquired an ethanol production facility located in Hopewell, Virginia, from FutureFuels.
Operating at full capacity, Green Plains says the dry mill ethanol plant will increase its annual production capacity by approximately 60 million gallons to nearly 1.1 billion gallons per year.
'We are confident in our ability to significantly improve the... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 27, 2015
Biological solutions provider Novozymes has launched Avantec Amp, an advanced enzyme product that improves yield and throughput in corn ethanol production, while increasing corn oil extraction and reducing the need for several harsh chemicals used in ethanol production.
By switching from standard enzyme technology to Avantec Amp, a typical ethanol plant with a capacity... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 20, 2015
UK-based Sunbird Bioenergy has entered into an agreement with the Republic of Zimbabwe to develop a 120 million litre cassava-to-bioethanol plant in the country.
Announcing the agreement on Friday, biorefineries builder China New Energy (CNE) said it expected to shortly sign a memorandum of understanding with Sunbird, with which it is partnering on projects... [Read More]
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Oct 19, 2015
LT Group, owned by the tobacco and airline tycoon Lucio Tan, is set to expand its investment in the renewable energy sector with the opening of a new bioethanol facility in Lian, Philippines.
The 30 million litre capacity plant will be a part of LT Group’s Absolut Distillers (ADI) project.
The ceremony for the opening of the bioethanol facility is expected... [Read More]
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Oct 15, 2015
DuPont Industrial Biosciences (DuPont) and Quad County Corn Processors (QCCP) have signed a multi-year contract to supply the enzymes that enable QCCP’s Cellerate process in the production of cellulosic biofuel from corn kernel fibre.
In 2014, QCCP produced the US’ first cellulosic ethanol gallons and the world's first gallons from corn kernel fibre with a... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 13, 2015
Clariant, a Swiss specialty chemicals company, expects the Volkswagen diesel engine emissions scandal to give a boost to biofuels.
Hariolf Kottmann, CEO of Clariant, says the company is spending €30 million each year to expand it bioethanol-from-straw production capacity and expects its profits from the business to grow over the next four years.
‘And if in a... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 7, 2015
Swiss agribusiness Syngenta has reached agreements with 16 ethanol plants to use its bioengineered Enogen corn.
Together, all ethanol plants using Enogen now have a combined production capacity of more than 1 billion gallons, and Syngenta is in discussions for further expansion.
Enogen corn enzyme technology is currently the only biotech corn designed... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 6, 2015
Malaysia is planning plans to limit Indonesian palm oil imports to curb rising domestic inventory.
Malaysia's Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas says the country intends to control the import volume of palm oil from Indonesia instead of banning the product.
‘If we don't do anything now, it is expected... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 5, 2015
Platts, a global provider of energy and commodities information, has begun publishing price assessments for a key ethanol by-product increasingly used as animal feed in the US and globally.
The new references are for dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) and reflect values for the Midwest, the key corn, wheat, and grains producing region in the US, and exportable... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 5, 2015
Alliance BioEnergy Plus (ABEP) has announced that its subsidiary Ek Laboratories in Longwood, Florida, US, has achieved 63% conversion of coastal hay into fermentable sugars at a commercial scale in less than 30 minutes.
The process, developed under the direction of Dr. Richard Blair, Dr. Peter Cohen, and Dr. Zhilin Xie, uses ABEP’s licensed and patented mechanical/chemical... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 2, 2015
Belgian researchers believe the leavings of the giant panda may unlock secrets to more efficient biofuel production.
A research team from Ghent University is the first to examine the potential of the micro-organisms in the pandas’ digestive track, which may lead to the development of new generations of biofuels.
Pandas have a unique digestive system, as despite having... [Read More]
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