Sep 2, 2015
Vireol shutters ethanol plant due to weak oil
Bioethanol News
Sep 2, 2015
Scientists have mutated variants of a certain fungus to double the production of endoxylanase enzymes, which are used in bioethanol production.
The discovery comes as part of a hunt for more cost effective methods to convert biomass into ethanol, particularly in the form of easier production of enzymes used to fire the conversion process.
These enzymatic catalysts are... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 26, 2015
Gevo and Butamax Advanced Biofuels, a joint venture between BP and DuPont, have entered into worldwide patent cross-license and settlement agreements, ending a patent dispute related to technologies for the production of bio-based isobutanol.
This settlement ends all of the lawsuits and creates a new relationship between the companies, aimed at leveraging each other's... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 21, 2015
US ethanol exports are expected to be the second largest on record this year, as ethanol export promotion efforts ramp up by the US Grains Council (USGC) and its partners Growth Energy, the Renewable Fuels Association, and USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service.
‘Efforts to promote increased exports of US ethanol are showing progress, with global ethanol exports... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 19, 2015
Strong hydrous ethanol prices in the southeast Brazilian market have led to a higher parity against gasoline for the first time in six months, the latest data from Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency (ANP) shows.
According to the data, the southeast region hydrous ethanol prices averaged 61.5% of the price of gasoline, up from 61.3% in the previous week. The fuel's... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 18, 2015
Poplars may soon be harvested as a new source of biofuels in the US Pacific Northwest.
The Advanced Hardwood Biofuels (AHB) Northwest Project is hoping to build the world's first biorefinery for trees.
Other trees often grown for harvest, such as Douglas fir and red cedar take 50 years to grow, while poplar will typically ready for harvest in just 3 years.
Tree farmer... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 14, 2015
Ethanol producer Poet has made a positive impact on the US economy, the company’s first published economic impact study suggests.
The study, published yesterday, reports Poet has generated a total of $13.5 billion (appr. €12bln) in sales for US businesses, added $5.4 billion in national gross domestic product, supported an estimated 39,978 full time jobs, and... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 12, 2015
The Philippines' National Bioethanol Board (NBB) says the future of the bioethanol industry in the country looks promising, as local and foreign direct investments in the sector have grown from $206 million in 2012 to $386 million in 2015.
Investments are projected to double to $770 million in 2016.
‘When the policy guidelines on the utilization of locally-produced... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 7, 2015
SJC Bioenergia, a joint venture between Cargill and Group USJ, has purchased equipment Fluid Quip Process Technologies to integrate corn ethanol production at its sugarcane ethanol facility located in Quirinopolis, Brazil.
SJC Bioenergia will utilise FQPT's SGT milling, BOS front-end corn oil, Fiber Separation, and MSC Protein Recovery technologies. The combined patented... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 6, 2015
Brazilian biofuel company Gratt Industria de Maquinas has entered negotiations to build an experimental plant to produce ethanol from sweet potato crops.
Gratt has held meetings with local regulators in the state of Roraima and says production could start within a year if regulatory approval is granted.
The plant is projected to produce approximately 5,000 litres of ethanol... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 4, 2015
The first commercial-scale UK seaweed farm is scheduled to be scheduled in Argyll off the coast of Scotland in late summer 2015.
The new facility, planned by scientists at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban, will be run as a demonstration project that will help shape the UK’s fledling seaweed cultivation sector.
Seven native seaweed varieties... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 30, 2015
Pacific Ethanol, a producer and marketer of low-carbon renewable fuels in the US, has begun commercial production of corn oil utilising Valicor's corn oil recovery system at its Columbia ethanol plant located in Boardman, Oregon.
With the completion of this two-year initiative, all four of the western Pacific Ethanol plants are now producing corn oil.
Neil Koehler, the... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 28, 2015
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff launched Iogen Energy's cellulosic ethanol technology at the official opening of Raizen's newly expanded Costa Pinto sugar cane mill in Piracicaba, Brazil.
Iogen, a cellulosic biofuel technology developer, and Raizen, one of the world's largest producers of sugarcane ethanol, completed construction of the $105 million (appr. €95... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 22, 2015
Blume Distillation, a biorefinery systems provider for bioethanol production, has announced the sale of its first Africa-based biorefinery.
The Blume biorefinery system has been purchased by Numbitrax, based in Touwsriver, Western Cape, South Africa, which has completed a purchase agreement and fund transfer.
The purchase represents an investment worth several million... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 16, 2015
DuPont and Jilin Province New Tianlong Industry (NTL) have announced a licensing agreement to begin the development of China's largest cellulosic ethanol manufacturing plant, located in Siping City, Jilin Province, China.
The agreement allows NTL to license DuPont's cellulosic ethanol technology and use DuPont Accellerase enzymes, to produce renewable biofuel from the... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 15, 2015
EU Ministers have officially approved new rules to address indirect land use change (ILUC) impacts associated with biofuels.
According to the European Renewable Ethanol Association (ePURE), these new rules – which have been discussed by the EU institutions for three years – must now be transposed and implemented quickly to ensure Europe meets its climate and... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 15, 2015
The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA), a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting biofuel friendly policies internationally, has welcomed the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) as its newest member.
'Brazil is truly a trailblazer in the global biofuels industry, not only as one of the world's largest producers of biofuels, but one of the first,'... [Read More]
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