Bioethanol News

China New Energy (CNE), a bioenergy technology solutions provider, has invested €250,000 to acquire a 24% stake in the Hungary-based Visontai Bioetanol Fejlesztő Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság (Visontai) bioethanol plant. In November 2013, CNE was contracted by Visontai to design and construct a biorefinery for the production of 150,000 litres per day of…
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Borregaard, operator of the world's largest biorefinery, and Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM), a supplier of cellulose specialties natural polymers for the chemical industry, have entered into a non-binding letter of intent regarding the establishment of a new lignin operation adjacent to RYAM's Fernandina Beach pulp mill in Florida. The new company will be owned 55% by Borregaard and 45% by…
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Renewable energy targets are now a defining feature of the global energy landscape, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Renewable Energy Target Setting has found 164 countries have adopted at least one type of renewable energy target, up from just 43 countries in 2005. Two more countries – Canada and the United Arab Emirates – have set…
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Ergon Biofuels has announced that its ethanol plant in Vicksburg, Mississippi is back to full operation following a brief suspension in services to facilitate renovations and upgrades. The plant was originally established in 2007. On 31 December 2013 the facility became a wholly owned subsidiary of Ergon BioSciences and was rebranded as Ergon Biofuels. The installation of processing upgrades has…
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Renewable energy accounted for 9.8% of total domestic energy consumption in 2014, report the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). This marks the highest renewable energy share since the 1930s, when wood was a much larger contributor to domestic energy supply. Renewable energy use grew an average of 5% per year over 2001-2014 from its most recent low in 2001. The increase over the past 14…
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The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA), together with other producer syndicates and associations and Brazil's Cane Technology Center (CTC), has announced a projection for the 2015/2016 South Central sugarcane harvest of 590 million tonnes. This would represent an increase of 18.66 million tonnes from the 571.34 million tonnes processed in 2014/2015. The higher year-on-year estimate…
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US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest up to $100 million (€91 million) in a Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership to support the infrastructure needed to make more renewable fuel options available to American consumers. Specifically, USDA will administer competitive grants to match funding for state-led efforts to test and evaluate innovative and comprehensive approaches to market…
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CHS, North American farmer-owned cooperative and a global energy, grains and foods company, has acquired the Patriot Renewable Fuels ethanol plant from Patriot Holdings. The Annawan, Illinois facility produces 125 million gallons of ethanol annually, and is the second ethanol plant that CHS has purchased; in June 2014 it acquired the former Illinois River Energy plant at Rochelle, Illinois. 'CHS…
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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 to develop,…
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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 patented and…
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CropEnergies AG, Mannheim, was able to increase revenues by 6% to €827 million (previous year: €780 million) in the financial year 2014/15 (1 March 2014 - 28 February 2015). The main reason for the growth in revenues was the increase in bioethanol production. However, very low bioethanol prices which could not be offset by lower raw material prices put a strain on the result. EBITDA…
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Joule has announced the successful results from third-party testing of its ethanol fuel, setting the stage to obtain certification for commercial use. Initiated by AUDI, Joule's strategic partner in the automotive space, the test results confirm that Joule's ethanol meets the following standards in the US and Europe, respectively: - American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D4806 –…
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Ethanol producer Poet has selected Aras PLM Solution Suite to drive product development and engineering best practices, improve processes and product tracking, and improve visibility into product-related data throughout the enterprise and extended supply chain. Technology company Aras is a manufacturer of enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software. Poet will implement Aras as an…
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Sweden-based Taurus Energy and Canadian yeast and bacteria specialist Lallemand have signed a collaboration agreement to develop, market, sell and distribute Taurus' Gen 2 XyloFerm yeast platform on the US market. 'It has been our goal from the beginning to market our yeast technology globally,' says Lars Welin, CEO, Taurus Energy. 'Partnering with Lallemand with its experience in production and…
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