Bioethanol News

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 solutions in…
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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 facilities' grant…
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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 performance and…
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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 residues into…
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