Jul 15, 2015
UNICA joins GRFA
Bioethanol News
Jul 14, 2015
Carbon recycling company LanzaTech has entered into a letter of intent with steel and mining company ArcelorMittal, and Primetals Technologies, a technology and service provider to the iron and steel industry, for the construction of Europe's first-ever commercial scale production facility to produce bioethanol from waste gases generated during the steelmaking process.
The... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 14, 2015
Vecoplan has executed a fixed-price contract with Fulcrum BioEnergy, to design, engineer, install and commission a municipal solid waste (MSW) feedstock processing system for Fulcrum's Sierra BioFuels Plant.
Fulcrum has developed a reliable and efficient process for converting MSW, or household garbage that would otherwise be landfilled, into low-cost, low-carbon renewable... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 9, 2015
In Kansas, US, an ethanol producers group, formerly known as the Kansas Association of Ethanol Processors (KAEP), has changed its name to Renew Kansas.
According to the company, the name change better reflects the group's mission to promote ethanol as a renewable fuel that is good for the state's consumers, the environment and the economy.
'Changing our name to Renew Kansas... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 6, 2015
Green Plains Partners has closed its initial public offering (IPO) of 11,500,000 common units representing limited partner interests at $15 (€13.5) per common unit. The number of common units issued at closing included 1,500,000 common units that were issued pursuant to the full exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional common units.
The common units... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 3, 2015
Pacific Ethanol, a producer and marketer of renewable fuels in the western US, has completed its merger with Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings.
Neil Koehler, the company's president and CEO, says: 'We are pleased to complete this acquisition, establishing Pacific Ethanol as the sixth largest producer of ethanol in the US. In addition to more than doubling our ethanol... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 26, 2015
Microvi Biotechnologies, an innovator of biocatalytic processes, working with the Advanced Biofuels Process Demonstration Unit (ABPDU) at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), has demonstrated improvements to biological ethanol production.
Microvi's technology uses engineered biocatalyst composites which have been synthetically designed to alleviate... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 25, 2015
Following Cascades' announcement of major investments in a biorefinery project at its Norampac-Cabano facility, biorefinery technology developer American Process (API) has implemented its GreenBox+ technology in this project.
Cascades works to recover recyclable materials and manufacture green packaging products and tissue paper. The GreenBox+ thermomechanical process... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 25, 2015
Gevo has received an endorsement for the use of its renewable isobutanol by the marine industry, following support and recommendation for the use of isobutanol by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) as an effective, less damaging, more suitable biofuel alternative than ethanol for powering various types of marine and recreational boat engines.
The NMMA... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 25, 2015
The European Renewable Ethanol Association (ePure) has released its annual 2015 State of the Industry Report.
The report offers a comprehensive look at the European ethanol industry, its market and policy environment, and is accompanied by a key facts sheet, which presents a concise overview of industry data, and a map of ethanol biorefineries in Europe.
The report also... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 24, 2015
SynSel Energi AS, a member of SynSel Energy Inc. (SynSel), has entered into an IH2 process demonstration license agreement with CRI/Criterion Catalyst Company, a member of the CRI Catalyst group (CRI), a global group of catalyst technology companies.
IH2 technology is a continuous catalytic thermo-chemical process which converts a broad range of forestry/agricultural residues... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 24, 2015
Pacific Ethanol, a producer and marketer of low-carbon renewable fuels in the US, has acquired the final 4% ownership interest in PE Op Co., the sole owner of the Pacific Ethanol plants, bringing the company's total ownership interest in PE Op Co. to 100%.
Neil Koehler, the company's president and CEO, says: 'We achieved our major milestone of regaining 100% ownership... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 23, 2015
Ergon Biofuels has announced that its ethanol plant in Vicksburg, Mississippi is back to full operation following a brief suspension in services to facilitate renovations and upgrades.
The plant was originally established in 2007. On 31 December 2013 the facility became a wholly owned subsidiary of Ergon BioSciences and was rebranded as Ergon Biofuels.
The installation... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 12, 2015
Renewable energy targets are now a defining feature of the global energy landscape, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Renewable Energy Target Setting has found 164 countries have adopted at least one type of renewable energy target, up from just 43 countries in 2005. Two more countries – Canada and the United Arab Emirates... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 11, 2015
Borregaard, operator of the world's largest biorefinery, and Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM), a supplier of cellulose specialties natural polymers for the chemical industry, have entered into a non-binding letter of intent regarding the establishment of a new lignin operation adjacent to RYAM's Fernandina Beach pulp mill in Florida.
The new company will be owned 55%... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 8, 2015
China New Energy (CNE), a bioenergy technology solutions provider, has invested €250,000 to acquire a 24% stake in the Hungary-based Visontai Bioetanol Fejlesztő Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság (Visontai) bioethanol plant.
In November 2013, CNE was contracted by Visontai to design and construct a biorefinery for the production of 150,000... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 8, 2015
FCStone Merchant Services is to originate and supply corn for Gevo's plant in Luverne, Minnesota after the two companies entered into an agreement.
Engaging FCStone to conduct Gevo's corn purchasing at Luverne is expected to free up more than $1 million (€900,000) of working capital, which has previously been tied up in corn inventory.
By leveraging FCStone's scale... [Read More]
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