Bioethanol News

St1, a Finnish energy company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ubon Bio Ethanol to launch a pilot project of the production of bioethanol from cassava waste, with the aim of setting up a joint venture for ethanol production in Thailand. Thailand is a forerunner in use of renewable energy. The country uses over 3 million litres of ethanol per day as transport fuel, and the Thai…
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The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2017 biofuels programme faces a temporary halt as President Trump’s regulatory freeze kicks in this week (25 January, 2017). US regulators will delay implementation of this year's biofuels requirements along with 29 other regulations finalised in the last weeks of Barack Obama's presidency, according to a government notice. Last year, the…
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A Hawaii renewable energy company is planning to export biofuels to a South Korean company that supplies electricity to the island nation. According to West Hawaii Today, Hawaii-based Lamplighter Energy in Hawaii will announce the agreement with Hanbo Energy Korea at the state Capitol next week Tuesday (31 January, 2017). Lamplighter CEO Andre De Rosa said the company will export biofuel in…
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Rachel Gantz, communications director at the Renewable Fuels Association, gives her outlook for the year ahead. The industry experienced record demand for ethanol in 2016 and we expect that to continue into 2017. We expect ethanol demand to be driven by a host of factors, both domestically and abroad. Thanks to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fully implementing the 2017 conventional biofuel…
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Emily Skor, CEO at Growth Energy, gives her outlook for the year ahead. 2016 was a game-changing year for America’s biofuel industry. From exports to the production of cellulosic biofuels, we set a new pace for success. And for the first time in years, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced targets for conventional ethanol consumption that meet the goals set forth by Congress…
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A new ethanol mandate enacted by the Queensland Government has helped a bioethanol plant to expand its operations, according to a media report by ABC. The Dalby biorefinery, which was once under the threat of closure and is based on the state's Western Darling Downs, has been running at capacity since the Queensland Government's ethanol mandate came into effect this month. Under the new…
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Flint Hills Resources (FHR) is making a multimillion dollar investment into its Nebraska ethanol plant to upgrade its co-product processing technology. FHR will invest more than $50 million (€46.9m) in its Fairmont facility to install a new technology that will produce a high-protein animal and fish feed ingredient from a portion of the plant’s distiller’s grains, a co-product of…
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Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with corn-based ethanol in the US are about 43% lower than petrol when measured on an energy equivalent basis, a new study finds. Carried out by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the study – Life-Cycle Analysis of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Corn-Based Ethanol – reviewed how the industry and farm sectors performed over the past…
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied a request from oil refiners to waive some of their advanced biofuels use requirements from 2016. The denial was published on Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) on website. The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) programme was signed into law in 2005 and designed to boost a renewable fuel industry annually. It requires oil companies to use…
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Europeans overwhelmingly support the use of conventional biofuels made from crops and believe EU policy should encourage it, according to an EU-wide opinion survey released today (23 January, 2017). More than 69% of Europeans surveyed say conventional biofuels should be encouraged, while just 15% think they should not, according to the EuroPulse poll of 11,283 respondents in 28 EU countries. The…
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US biofuels trade body Growth Energy recently announced that the most tested fuel in history, E15, has reached a “remarkable” milestone. Based on sales and consumption data reported over the past twelve months by major gasoline retailers, drivers across the United States have more than 500 million miles driven on E15, highlighting the fuel’s performance, safety, and value for…
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Toray Industries, a Japanese synthetic fibres company, is looking to obtain sugarcane waste in Thailand to produce biofuels. The company plans to spend 5 billion yen (€40m) to 6 billion yen on construction of one of the world's largest plants for processing bagasse, the fibrous remnant obtained from crushing sugar cane to extract juice for sugar production. Thailand is one of the foremost…
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A new US post-election survey shows that decisive voters in the 2016 presidential election are staunch supporters of American ethanol, Growth Energy says. The survey of 3,000 Trump voters in the Midwestern battleground states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Iowa, Indiana, and Minnesota found that more than eight in 10 respondents agree with the President-elect's support for ethanol…
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China has increased the anti-dumping duties and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) enacted on imports of US distiller’s dried grains (DDGS) from the levels proposed last year. According to China’s Ministry of Commerce (MoC), the new anti-dumping duties will range from 42.2% to 53.7%, up from 38.8% proposed last September, while anti-subsidy tariffs will range from 11.2% to 12%. The move…
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