Bioethanol News

Ghent Bio-Economy Valley (GBEV) and Malaysian Biotechnology (BiotechCorp) have signed a collaboration agreement in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in support of companies and research institutes in the bio-economy business in Belgium and Malaysia. The main goal is to facilitate collaboration and the development of commercial applications in both countries. A non-profit and network organisation, GBEV…
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Byogy Renewables, a biofuels producer based in San Jose, CA, acting through its AusAgave Agricultural Division Headquartered in Aldgate, Australia, has executed an MoU and Work Plan with EMBRAPA, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, a Brazilian Government institution under the Ministry of Agriculture, to introduce adapted agave plants from Australia into Brazil to evaluate sugar and fibre…
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Evogene, a company working to improve crop productivity and economics for biofuel, food and feed industries, has signed a letter of intent with plans to establish an R&D facility in the Bio-Research and Development Growth (BRDG) Park, located on the campus of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The establishment of the facility is a key component of Evogene's…
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A bioethanol plant in Teesside, UK, has been taken offline amid reports of a downturn in the market. The Ensus facility, owned by Germany-based firm CropEnergies, uses wheat to produce bioethanol which is blended with transport fuel, dried animal feed and carbon dioxide for the drinks industry. The £250 million (€336.4 million) plant employs around 100 people and is one of the largest…
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BlueFire Renewable received a strong endorsement for its Fulton project from China Three Gorges (CTG) executive VP Lin Chuxue. Presented at The US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT), co-chaired by US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, US Trade Representative Michael Froman, and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang, Chuxue said: 'BlueFire's Fulton project is a renewable energy…
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Renewable isobutanol produced by biofuels company Gevo can be used in marine engines of up to 16.1% without deterioration of engine or boat performance. This was the conclusion following four years of tests on the company's isobutanol by a consortium of organisations from the recreational marine industry. The tests were performed in collaboration with the National Manufacturers Association…
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On 16 February, Iowa, US-based Golden Grain Energy reached a milestone when it produced its one billionth gallon of ethanol. The plant has been operating for around a decade. 'The one billion gallon mark is certainly a reason for celebration and we are proud of each of every gallon of high quality ethanol we produce,' says Jim Boeding, board member at Golden Grain Energy. 'The benefits have…
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Fluid recovery and regeneration solutions specialist Valicor has completed the acquisition of a patent that covers the extraction of protein from corn ethanol stillage and is designed to help ethanol producers maximise their coproduct recovery and value. The patent for invention number 7,829,680 is for a system and method that isolates gluten (protein) as a coproduct of the ethanol production.…
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Renewable energy producer Statkraft, and Södra, a forestry operations company with experience in paper pulp, sawn timber and bioenergy, have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to create a company that will produce biofuels from forest waste. The agreement will see Statkraft acquire Södra Cell Tofte, which owns the industrial site of the former Tofte pulp plant in Hurum, Norway, where the…
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Biofuel supply chain company Eco-Energy has opened its distribution facility located within the Knoxville, Tennessee terminal complex. The project, which is a joint venture between Eco-Energy and Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals, can receive tank cars daily from the CSX Railway for outbound ethanol distribution via pipeline connection and tank truck delivery to all area petrol blending…
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The Energy Department's Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has chosen seven projects across the US to receive up to $10 million (€8.8 million) to support innovative technologies and solutions to help advance bioenergy development. These projects will support BETO's work to develop renewable and cost-competitive biofuels from non-food biomass feedstocks by reducing the risk associated with…
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A semi-truck tanker carrying ethanol caught fire on 19 January. Surrounding roads had to be closed in both directions while firefighters put out the flames. It remained closed following the incident as a safety precaution while the tank cooled. The trailer's brakes caught fire and ignited the trailer's passenger side tires, where the fire was contained. There was no structural integrity lost in…
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Green Biologics (GBL) has secured a total of $76 million (€65 million) in debt and equity financing. The renewable chemicals company closed an internal follow-on equity round of $42 million co-led by Swire Pacific and Sofinnova Partners. Existing investors Capricorn Venture Partners, Oxford Capital Partners, Morningside Technology Partners and ConvergInce Holdings, also participated in the…
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Alkol Biotech has started shipment of its EUnergyCane sugarcane hybrid grown in Spain. A Danish provider of cellulosic ethanol technologies, who has bought the product and will receive it as dry bagasse, will use the hybrid to test its technologies. Its target audience is the increasingly large cellulosic ethanol market in Brazil. Al Costa, CEO, Alkol Biotech, says: 'There are over 380 ethanol…
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