Bioethanol News

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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Investment in ethanol production from waste biomass could have great economic environmental benefits, according to a new study from researchers from the Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory. In this study, the researchers found that ethanol produced using waste biomass, such as dead or dying trees, is more cost-effective and could achieve higher benefits in the long term than…
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Renewable Fuels Nebraska, a trade body for the US ethanol industry, has issued a statement stating that it is “strongly opposed to any change in the point of obligation”. The statement follows last week’s news of rumours from the Trump administration that it would remove oil refiner’s obligation to blend ethanol with petro under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)…
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Vivergo Fuels, the UK’s largest producer of bioethanol, is warning that the UK’s bioethanol industry and the thousands of jobs it supports are at risk, unless the Government backtracks on a recent recommendation. Vivergo welcomes the UK government’s recent proposal to increase renewables in transport, but it has major concerns around proposals to limit the amount of crops used…
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In 2016, the US was again the world’s largest net exporter of ethanol, according to US Department of Agriculture (USDA) trade data. Net exports are calculated as the difference between exports and imports, and the 2016 calendar year concluded with US net exports at 838 million gallons, the second highest level ever, exceeded only in 2011. US ethanol shipments exceeded 1 billion gallons, and…
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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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Alliance BioEnergy Plus has submitted an offer to purchase an over 145 acre ethanol plant previously owned by Ineos New Planet Bioenergy in Florida. If successful, Alliance will begin to retrofit the front end of the facility, located in Vero Beach, immediately with its patented CTS process and will quickly be converting local yard waste into cellulosic ethanol through an option agreement with…
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Growth Energy has released economic analysis that it says “identifies numerous problems” associated with changing the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) point of obligation. The US ethanol trade body strongly supports EPA’s proposed denial to move the point of obligation. “Changing the point of obligation would have a disastrous impact on the industry, retailers, and…
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