Bioethanol News

China has opened the world’s first production line that converts coal into ethanol, the main chemical ingredient in alcohol, the Chinese Academy of Sciences has announced. The facility in Xingping, Shaanxi province, which went into service in January, was developed by the academy’s Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics and the State-owned Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group. The project…
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The global bioethanol market will rise to $9,544 million by 2022, according to a report by Big Market Research. Valued at $5,652 million in 2015, the bioethanol market is forecast to have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.6% up until 2022. The report identifies a number of factors which are driving the growth of the bioethanol market. The rise in environmental concerns and need to lower…
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The Biofuels Association of Australia (BAA) has strongly rejected claims from the Federal Productivity Commission that the biofuels industry fails to support the agriculture sector or the community. In a recent report to Australia’s government, the Productivity Commission urged Queensland, New South Wales and the Commonwealth governments to stop supporting the biofuels industry by the end…
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Growth Energy, a trade association for US ethanol producers and supporters, welcomed Bushmills Ethanol as its newest member. Bushmills Ethanol is located in Atwater, Minnesota and produces 49 million gallons of ethanol per year. In response to the announcement, Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor, said: “Growth Energy’s membership is comprised of men and women who are passionate about…
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SOURCE: Renewable Fuels Association. A new Department of Energy (DOE) study on employment in the US energy sector shows that America’s ethanol industry employs a significantly larger share of military veterans than any other segment of the energy industry. Nearly one in five ethanol industry employees is a veteran (18.9%), compared to a national average of 7% across all sectors of the…
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Ensus’ commercial director Grant Pearson is scheduled to speak at the tenth Biofuels International Conference, which will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland. He will be discussing UK policy uncertainty, reintroducing E10 and the future of the bioethanol market. Grant joined the bioethanol and animal feed producer shortly after the business formed and has responsibilities for all commercial…
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A team of chemical and biological engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has found a way to produce from biomass a valuable compound used in plastic production that they estimate could lower the cost of ethanol produced from plant material by more than two dollars per gallon. The development is the latest in an ongoing effort at UW–Madison to create commodity chemicals…
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Spanish ethanol producer Abengoa has agreed to sell its bioethanol operations in Spain and France to private equity company Trilantic Europe for €140m. The bioethanol plants are located in the Spanish locations of Cartagena, La Coruña and Salamanca, and the France-based Lacq. The deal value includes debt to be assumed by the buyer, as well as the minority interests. The transaction is…
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Greenbelt Resources Corp., an innovator of sustainable energy production systems, announced that it has commissioned the first waste-to-ethanol system for Standard Ethanol, an Australian company that intends to deliver end-to-end, commercial-scale advanced biofuel systems to the Australian market. This important milestone demonstrates the ability of Greenbelt's commercial-scale technology and…
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Edeniq, a well-known US cellulosic and biorefining technology company, announced that it has filed a cross-complaint against California-based biorefining company Aemetis for fraud and negligent misrepresentation among other claims. In a statement, Edeniq said that it Edeniq lawfully terminated its merger agreement with Aemetis in August 2016 and is vigorously defending itself against a meritless…
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US ethanol trade body Growth Energy’s CEO, Emily Skor, has released a statement in relation to the Senate Agriculture Committee’s confirmation hearing for President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Agriculture, former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue. Skor said: “The role played by the Secretary of Agriculture is of critical importance to the biofuels industry and rural…
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Bellona, a non-profit environmental organisation, has published a new report on the potential and challenges of using seaweed biofuels in aviation. According to the organisation, the report provides comprehensive recommendations for researchers, public authorities and consumers. By mapping existing knowledge and practice, sustainability and development of the technology, Bellona comes to the…
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US trade body Growth Energy has praised a new ASTM standard and said it is a “major victory for the ethanol industry”. Last week, ASTM International published an important new high-octane fuel standard, ASTM D8076 – 17, Standard Specification for 100 Research Octane Number Test Fuel for Automotive Spark-Ignition Engines. This new specification intends to describe and align…
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US bioethanol producer Poet has filed a lawsuit in US District Court of Sioux Falls alleging that the Sioux Falls-based company Nelson Engineering has misappropriated Poet’s trade secrets. The lawsuit is captioned “POET, LLC and POET Research, Inc. v. Nelson Engineering and Jerry Baker,” Case No. CIV 17-4029. The trade secret in question is known at Poet as “Delayed…
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