
Aug 27, 2014
Coal mining company to invest $239 million in ethanol plant
Bioethanol News
Aug 20, 2014
In the US Energy Information Administration's August issue of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, ethanol production has averaged approximately 940,000 barrels per day over the past three months.
This level is amongst the highest monthly levels ever recorded. The highest weekly level ever recorded was 972,000 barrels per day during the week ending June 13. Ethanol production... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 20, 2014
North European Bio Tech Oy (NEB) is investing in a bioethanol plant on the Renforsin Ranta industrial estate in Kajaani, Finland.
The plant, which has a production capacity of 10 million litres per year of bioethanol, will be leased to oil and bioproduct traders North European Oil Trade Oy (NEOT).
St1 Biofuels Oy, which is responsible for design, permits and coordination... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 20, 2014
Renewable Energy Group (REG) plans to spend $15 million (€11.3 million) in the next 12 months on its Geismar facility.
The biofuels plant, which makes diesel from animal fat, will soon be able to use an increased variety of feedstocks.
Although the timescale is still unknown, REG's Geismar plant hasn't operated since October 2012.... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 18, 2014
Mahtani Group has partnered with UK-based Sunbird Group to develop a $150 million (€112 million) bioethanol plant in the Luapula Province, Zambia.
The plant will produce bioethanol and will use cassava as its by-product. The feedstock is widely grown in the province with most of it going to waste.
The project is going to be 'the first to use cassava to extract bioethanol... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 13, 2014
Poet-DSM has announced that the grand opening ceremony for its commercial-scale second generation ethanol plant, Project Liberty, will take place on 3 September.
When it comes online, the Emmetsburg, Iowa-based plant will process 770 tonnes of corn cobs, leaves and husk to produce 20 million gallons a year of cellulosic ethanol. This annual production capacity will later... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 13, 2014
Vancouver, Canada-based Arcade Station has become the first filling station in the region to sell E85 fuel – an ethanol-petrol blend comprising 85% ethanol.
The site now sells regular and diesel fuel in addition to E85.
Arcade Station is a member of the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA). 'Canadian consumers need and deserve more choices at the fuel pump,'... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 5, 2014
Egypt is looking to invest $250 million (€187 million) in a bioethanol plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The Ministry of Petroleum in Egypt has plans to construct a bioethanol plant in UAE that will process 100,000 tonnes of molasses annually.
Machinery and other related infrastructure will be installed at the molasses plant, which will also contain a processing... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 4, 2014
On 31 July, Amyris, partnered with Brazilian airline GOL, completed the aviation industry's first commercial flight with farnesane.
The recently approved renewable jet fuel was used in the duo's first flight, which left Orlando, Florida, on 30 July and flew to Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The partnership committed to using up to a 10% blend of the renewable farnesane fuel, which... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 4, 2014
Quad County Corn Processors has added a 'bolt on' biorefinery that to its plant that turns corn kernel fibres into cellulosic ethanol.
'After four years of research and development, financing hurdles, waiting on EPA rule clarifications and construction, we are excited to see the ACE project working and are proud to be producing the world's first corn kernel fibre cellulosic... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 30, 2014
M&G Chemicals' subsidiary M&G International has entered into a joint venture with Anhui Guozhen to build the world's largest cellulosic ethanol biorefinery in Fuyang City, Anhui, China.
The company, Anhui M&G Guozhen Green Refinery, will use Proesa technology licensed by Beta Renewables to convert between 970,000-1,300,000 metric tonnes per year of agricultural... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 28, 2014
The US' NASCAR race has now seen 6 million miles of competitive racing completed using an ethanol blend.
For more than three years, NASCAR has run its races on a fuel blended with 15% American Ethanol, Sunoco Green E15 and on 27 July at the Brickyard in Indianapolis, the race reached the 6 million mile mark.
'For nearly six million miles, NASCAR has highlighted the incredible... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 24, 2014
Aemetis has received a $3 million (€2.2 million) matching grant award from the California Energy Commission (CEC) Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Programme.
Industrial biotech company Aemetis received this award following the company's 'low-carbon sorghum ethanol project application to the 'pilot-scale and commercial-scale advanced biofuels production... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 23, 2014
Following the launch of its new business unit Leaf Technologies, Lesaffre has announced the acquisition of start-up company Butalco.
Research company Butalco focuses on yeast technology and the development of yeast strains for second generation biofuels.
The move follows the establishment of Leaf Technologies, which concentrates on the development and sale of fermentation... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 22, 2014
Genscape's LandViewer website offers an insight into current corn crop condition and price correlation.
The data, which covers over 1,400 counties, provides information of pricing at a national, state and county level.
Genscape's new LandViewer platform offers dual-level, real-time images of developing variables, which allows growers, traders, and grain buyers to correlate... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 21, 2014
A multi-billion naira ethanol plant has opened at Igbesa, Ogun State, Africa.
Allied Atlantic Distilleries is the first ever cassava-based ethanol plant to produce extra neutral alcohol in Africa (ENA).
The ethanol facility was built as a result of a government-backed initiative to supply raw material to a number of distillers and industries. Along with ethanol, the plant... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 21, 2014
A senior official at the Ministry of Petroleum reports that Egypt is currently evaluating the proposal of three petrochemical projects to the UAE, two of which focus on bioethanol production totalling $490 million (€362 million).
One project involves the construction of a factory to produce bioethanol from molasses, with a capacity of 100,000 tonnes per year and an... [Read More]