May 20, 2015
Joule’s CO2-recycled ethanol meets US and European specifications
Bioethanol News
May 14, 2015
Biotechnology company Dyadic International has announced details regarding 2G Biopic, a new advanced biofuels project funded by the European Commission's Horizon 2020 programme.
In the 2G Biopic project, Dyadic's subsidiary Dyadic Netherlands will work in collaboration with Compagnie Industrielle de Matière Végétale (CIMV) and five other industry partners... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 14, 2015
SJC Bioenergia, a joint venture between Cargill and Group USJ, has purchased technology from Fluid Quip Process Technologies (FQPT) 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 systems. The combined... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 8, 2015
Renmatix, a technology licensor for the conversion of biomass into cellulosic sugar, has acquired existing assets of the former Mascoma 56,000ft2 manufacturing facility in Rome, New York.
The new feedstock processing facility is dedicated to the first step in conversion to cellulosic sugar (from different types of biomass materials) utilising proprietary Plantrose process... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 8, 2015
Pacific Ethanol, a producer and marketer of low-carbon renewable fuels in the western United States, has begun commercial production of corn oil at its Madera, California plant.
The corn oil production process utilises Valicor's proprietary VFRAC corn oil recovery system.
Neil Koehler, the company's president and CEO, says: 'We are pleased to be producing corn oil at our... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 8, 2015
Associated British Foods (ABF) has completed a contract with BP to acquire its 47% stake in Vivergo Fuels. ABF is now the majority shareholder with 94%.
Mark Chesworth, MD of Vivergo, says: 'With our shareholder's support, we've steadily ramped up production and are now operating at full capacity, producing enough bioethanol to meet around half of the UK's current demand... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 6, 2015
Novozymes has announced a deal to supply enzyme technology to a new biorefinery that will be built by St1 Biofuels in Kajaani, Finland.
The facility will be co-located at a sawmill site, and will be the first facility in the world to use sawdust from softwood as feedstock to produce cellulosic ethanol at commercial scale.
The process uses steam-explosion to open up the... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 6, 2015
In the US, Cargill has acquired Colorado-based OPX Biotechnologies' proprietary fermentation-based processes and systems. These technologies are used to produce bio-based chemicals from sugars for use in non-food applications such as lubricants, detergents, plastics, agrichemicals and personal care products.
Cargill is already a large supplier of carbohydrates and other... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 5, 2015
The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) has released a new draft standard which is an 'add-on certification module' to the RSB standard for biofuels and bio-products.
Entitled 'Low iLUC Risk Biomass Criteria and Compliance Indicators', compliance with this new standard means producers will be able to demonstrate that biomass was produced with no indirect impact... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 1, 2015
Agribusiness company Thompsons Limited has announced an agreement with IGPC Ethanol to partner for sourcing corn for IGPC's 50MM gal/yr. ethanol facility in Aylmer, Ontario effective 1 October 2015.
IGPC Ethanol commenced operations in the fall of 2007. Since that time, it has used the services of Cargill to source local corn. 'This change in no way reflects upon the performance... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 29, 2015
Agrisoma Biosciences, the agriculture technology company that commercialised Resonance Carinata – a non-food sustainable crop for renewable energy – has announced that a group led by its management team has made an equity investment in the company that gives it a 22% stake in the company. The group includes key members of Agrisoma's senior management, board... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 29, 2015
Croda International, manufacturer of speciality chemical ingredients that enhance everyday consumer and industrial products, is creating the first North American plant that will lead to 100% sustainable non-ionic surfactants, active emulsifying agents that help keep oil and water together, which are used in a range of products from face creams to toothpaste to paint to... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 29, 2015
Sweetwater Energy, a New York, US-based renewable biochemicals producer, has closed on a $10 million (€9 million) bridge loan. The loan closed as Sweetwater readies to open its Series B investor round later this quarter to begin construction of its first commercial facility.
'We're very pleased to have closed this loan, which secures our operations as we begin building... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 29, 2015
Kum & Go has announced that it will begin offering E15 as a fuel option. The first station, located in Iowa, US will open on 30 April.
Over the next two years, Kum & Go plans to make E15 available at more than 65 stores across Iowa, Nebraska, Arkansas, Colorado, Missouri, Oklahoma, and South Dakota. The EPA approved E15 for use in vehicles manufactured since 2001,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 29, 2015
Verbio Vereinigte BioEnergie AG has successfully commissioned a site for the production of biomethane at Schwedt, Germany. The new plant uses a new internally generated technology to manufacture biomethane from 100% straw.
The development of this technology is supported by the European Union's NER 300 subsidy project, providing funding of up to €22.3 million over... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 24, 2015
Pearson Fuels and G&M Oil Company plan to open 13 E85 fuel stations in southern California, US within the next year.
The company made the announcement at the ribbon cutting of their latest ethanol flex fuel location in Calimesa, California, which was opened on 15 April.
There are approximately 1 million vehicles on the road in California that are capable of using blends... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 24, 2015
ZeaChem, a biorefining project developer and operator, has launched its Technology Institute & Processing Services in Boardman, Oregon.
The company has been operating its 250,000 gallon per year demonstration biorefinery in Boardman, Oregon since 2012. The company is now developing a commercial facility and, having realised the challenges involved in scaling up technology,... [Read More]
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