Sep 18, 2015
Nigeria to produce bioethanol from cassava
Bioethanol News
Sep 17, 2015
Canadian farmers might one day grow sugar corn for a potentially huge alternative fuels market through a new project involving University of Guelph researchers.
Along with scientists from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), and Western University, the Guelph researchers will study sugar corn varieties... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 15, 2015
MBI, a US-based biotech company, has been granted a patent (patent no. 9,102,964) for its Afex biomass pre-treatment technology by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
The Afex technology enables energy producers to utilise the nearly 2 billion tonnes of biomass left on the fields annually after the harvest of crops such as corn, wheat, and rice and turn it into feedstock... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 15, 2015
Oakland Biofuels is looking to launch a new cellulosic ethanol production technology in Mid-Wales, UK, using bracken as a feedstock.
The facility will be the first of its kind in Europe to use the new technology in conjunction with bracken.
Jeremy Oakley, director of Oakland Biofuels, says the company has been looking for alternative uses for bracken already for some years,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 14, 2015
Biofuel production in Brazil grew by 28% in the January-May 2015 period when compared to the same time frame last year, according to the Brazilian TV channel NBR.
In July, the consumption of hydrous ethanol, used in Brazil as a standalone biofuel for flex-fuel vehicles, reached a record high of 1.55 billion litres sold.
The Brazilian government has taken steps to stimulate... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 14, 2015
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) has released data showing that global food prices have experienced the steepest monthly drop since 2008.
According to the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA), the decline in food prices has coincided with a period of record ethanol production expansion, reaching a high of 94 billion litres in 2014 from 83.5... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 11, 2015
The US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that 21 states will receive grants through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) programme to add infrastructure needed to supply more renewable fuel to US drivers.
Since announcing the programme in May 2015, the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) has received applications... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 10, 2015
Germany produced 370,484 tonnes of bioethanol in the first half (H1) of 2015, a 5.2% increase year-on-year, the German Bioethanol Industry Association (BDBe) data reveals.
However, while production grew, demand for bioethanol declined by 3.7% to 562,459 tonnes.
Food crops were the most used feedstock for bioethanol production with 63.4%.
There was also a 21.1% rise from... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 9, 2015
Enerkem, a Canadian waste-to-biofuels and chemicals producer, has raised CAD152.6 million (€103.7 million) in financing.
Simultaneously, the company announced it has initiated the production of biomethanol from non-recyclable household garbage at the Enerkem Alberta Biofuels facility in Edmonton, Canada.
‘I must say a huge thank you to our... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 7, 2015
US ethanol production hit a 16-week low last week, according to US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data analysed by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA).
In the past week, ethanol production averaged at 948,000 barrels per day, equalling 39.82 million gallons a day.
These numbers are down 4,000 barrels a day from the week before and the lowest in 16 weeks overall.
The... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 3, 2015
The Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung prompts the country’s relevant agencies to undertake measures to boost the production and consumption of E5 and E10 ethanol-blended petrol.
The Southeast Asian country has had an implementation plan in effect since 2012 to promote environmental protection and national energy security, but progress has been slow as consumers... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 2, 2015
Vireol Bio Energy has ceased production at its 62 million gpy ethanol plant in Hopewell, Virginia, US after the 48% plummet in crude oil prices in the past year dragged gasoline prices down with it and placed a cap on ethanol.
US Federal Standards require petrol producers to blend their final product with 10% ethanol.
EPA’s proposal earlier this year to reduce ethanol consumption... [Read More]
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]
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