Bioethanol News

Sasol has reached a major milestone in South Africa’s energy and industrial transition, with Natref becoming the first refinery in Africa to achieve product sustainability certification for key fuels production pathways, alongside certified sustainable chemicals production at Secunda Operations. The milestone follows the successful completion of an International Sustainability and Carbon…
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Lummus Technology has taken a major step in the global rollout of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) solutions after GPS Renewables selected its ethanol‑to‑jet (ETJ) technology for National Thermal Power Corporation’s (NTPC) flagship project at Pudimadaka, Andhra Pradesh. The deal marks the first commercial licence for Lummus’ integrated ETJ platform and will support the development of…
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Spain’s Repsol is preparing to raise jet fuel output by 15–20% in response to mounting supply disruptions caused by the Iran war, which has unsettled global energy markets and tightened aviation fuel availability. The company confirmed the plan as it posted a 57% rise in first‑quarter adjusted net profit to €873 million, supported by surging refining margins even as earnings fell…
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DHL Express has signed an agreement with Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), the parent company of Malaysia Airlines, for the use of DHL’s GoGreen Plus service. The partnership enables MAG to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions linked to its time-definite international shipments through investment in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) used within DHL’s air network. This is projected to decrease…
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Gevo is developing plans for a potential expansion at the site of its Gevo North Dakota facility in Richardton, North Dakota by adding a second ethanol production facility with targeted production capacity of up to 75 million gallons per year of low-carbon ethanol. “As we pursue strategic opportunities for accretive growth, the expansion of production at Gevo North Dakota is at the top of our…
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CropEnergies has welcomed the UK Government’s decision to provide substantial financial support its  British subsidiary Ensus. The UK Government has agreed a funding package worth around €115 millio to keep the plant in a ready to operate standby mode, ensuring long term stability of the country’s supply of biogenic CO₂, renewable ethanol for fuel applications and proteins. The plant…
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RCM Technologies and RCM Thermal Kinetics have announced the successful completion of the first project under its NEXT (New Ethanol eXpansion Technology) engineering programme, which was launched in early 2025. This inaugural project marks a historic milestone: a Midwestern ethanol facility originally designed for 40 million gallons per year (MMGY) has now been scaled to 105 MMGY, the first time…
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Celtic Renewables has secured £16.23 million (€18 million) in public and private funding to scale its production of high-demand green chemicals. The funding comprises £5 million (€5.75 million) in new investment from Scottish Enterprise, Scotland's national economic development agency, and £5 million from Celtic’s existing private investors, alongside £6.23 million (€7.1 million)…
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A leading US biofuels association is calling for permanent, nationwide access to E15 petrol as a means of easing the sharp rise in fuel prices triggered by escalating conflict in the Middle East. The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has urged Congress to authorise uninterrupted, year‑round sales of the 15% ethanol blend, arguing that the current oil price spike highlights the country’s…
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The European Commission’s decision to circumvent the democratic process by provisionally applying the EU-Mercosur trade agreement is yet another sign that the deal is a bad one for Europe, argued ePURE. This is especially for the strategically important EU renewable ethanol industry and the European agricultural sector, the organisation added. In addition to ignoring the vote by the European…
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NASCAR has announced a landmark partnership with POET, the world’s largest producer of biofuels, naming the company as its official bioethanol partner. Under the agreement, NASCAR will become the first major motorsport series to use zero-carbon bioethanol in combination with its existing fuel partner, Sunoco. Starting this season, POET will sponsor the “POET Restart Zone” at all…
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Cemvita and Radix  has made progress in front-end engineering for a circular bio-oil project in Brazil focused on converting crude glycerin, a biodiesel byproduct, into ultra-low carbon intensity bio-oil for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other advanced biofuels. Brazil has historically been a global leader in biofuel, primarily through bioethanol. Cemvita’s proprietary biomanufacturing…
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Brazil is accelerating its leadership in renewable energy with the expansion of second-generation ethanol (E2G) production, marked by the development of new advanced biofuel plants across the country. These facilities convert sugarcane bagasse and agricultural residues into low-carbon ethanol, significantly increasing fuel output while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and land use. As Brazil…
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Rapid policy shifts, sustainability targets, and process-level innovations have fundamentally reshaped the global biofuel landscape over the past three years, writes Dr Raj Shah, Diogo Moscato and Mathew Stephen Roshan. This review examines recent technological, regulatory, and market-driven developments in corn- and sugarcane-based ethanol production, with emphasis on advances realised between…
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