
Sep 6, 2022
ePURE: More feed than fuel produced by members
Bioethanol News
Sep 5, 2022
Shell plans to build a new sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel production facility in the US.
According to the Louisiana Economic Development body, the plant will be constructed at its shuttered Convent refinery.
Shell said it planned to convert the old Convent site into an alternative fuels complex in February this year.
The facility would source sugarcane... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 2, 2022
Plug-in flex-fuel hybrid vehicles running on E85 fuel with up to 85% renewable ethanol are just as climate-friendly as electric vehicles, according to a new study.
Research carried out by consultants at IFPEN – a French public research, innovation and training organization in the fields of energy, transport and the environment – measured and compared the greenhouse-gas... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 1, 2022
Delta and DG Fuels are to expand the availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which is critical to achieving a more sustainable future for aviation.
Under the new agreement, the low-emissions fuel company plans to establish a new SAF supply stream that could provide Delta with 385 million gallons of unblended sustainable aviation fuel.
“Achieving a sustainable... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 31, 2022
Northern Ireland motorists will be able to fill up with greener E10 fuel from November – a year after the rest of the UK moved to the cleaner fuel.
E10 is made from 10% bioethanol and is designed to have a lower carbon footprint than petrol made entirely from fossil fuels.
Its use in Northern Ireland was delayed because the shift to E10 was subject to the approval... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 31, 2022
Boeing and Alder Fuels announced a new partnership to expand production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The firms will test and qualify Alder-derived SAF, advance policies to expedite the transition to renewable energy in aviation and grow the amount of SAF for the global aerospace market.
Alder Fuels' proprietary technology enables the efficient conversion of abundant,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 31, 2022
Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc. has completed a $20 million (€20 million) equity investment in Fulcrum by SK innovation, the energy arm of South Korea's SK Group.
In addition, the clean energy company pioneering the creation of renewable, drop-in transportation fuels from landfill waste, and SK innovation will work together to enter into an exclusive licensing agreement to explore... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 30, 2022
Chevron Renewable Energy Group broke ground on the expansion of its Emden biorefinery during a ceremony on August 27.
The expansion project in Germany includes the addition of a pretreatment system at the facility, which is expected to allow the business to utilise a broader variety of feedstocks for the production of biodiesel.
Chevron Renewable Energy Group operates... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 26, 2022
Sulzer Chemtech and BASF have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the goal of advancing technologies for renewable fuels that will further expand the partners’ portfolio of sustainable solutions.
The companies are entering into a strategic partnership to reduce the carbon intensity of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel.
The collaboration combines... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 26, 2022
Renewable fuels company Aemetis has agreed to a multi-year agreement with International Airlines Group (IAG) to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to British Airways and Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus’ flights.
This supply will help fuel flights from San Francisco Airport from 2025.
IAG, parent company of both British Airways and Aer Lingus, will purchase a total... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 25, 2022
Hillsboro Aviation (KHIO) received its first load of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM this month in collaboration with Avfuel Corporation.
This has helped secure the first business aviation foothold for SAF in the US state of Oregon.
“The Pacific Northwest is more than just where we work,” said Ryan McCartney, vice president and chief operating officer of Hillsboro... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 23, 2022
Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi unveiled a new Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) 2G ethanol biorefinery at Panipat Haryana.
Praj was the technology licensor and EPCM partner behind this new project.
The project is based on Praj’s proprietary technology processing rice straw as feedstock for the production of ethanol.
PM Modi said: “Biofuel for us means... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 22, 2022
A major expansion in tax credits for companies that capture and store carbon emissions under the Inflation Reduction Act could be a boon to the ethanol industry as it seeks to meet its mid-century climate goals, Reuters reported.
When President Biden signed the law on Tuesday, Emily Skor, CEO of Growth Energy, a company that builds and runs ethanol plants, praised Biden... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 19, 2022
XFuel has secured €8.2 million in its latest round of investment, laying the foundation for the commercialisation of its next-generation synthetic diesel, marine and jet fuel technology.
XFuel’s patented technology efficiently converts biomass waste into low-cost, drop-in fuel that can be used in road, marine, and aviation applications.
It uses feedstock from sustainable... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 18, 2022
Anaergia has signed an agreement with European Energy. Under the terms of this agreement Anaergia is to supply European Energy with up to 60,000 tonnes per year of liquefied biogenic Carbon Dioxide for a period of 10 years.
Biogenic carbon dioxide is carbon dioxide that is released during the decomposition of organic matter such as food waste. All Anaergia plants use... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 16, 2022
XFuel has secured €8.2 million in its latest round of investment, laying the foundation for the commercialisation of its next-generation synthetic diesel, marine and jet fuel technology.
XFuel’s patented technology efficiently converts biomass waste into low-cost, drop-in fuel that can be used in road, marine, and aviation applications.
It uses feedstock from sustainable... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 15, 2022
United Arab Emirates state investor Mubadala Investment and energy company Raizen are in the final round to acquire Brazilian ethanol joint venture BP Bunge Bioenergia, according to Reuters.
Citing a source "with knowledge of the matter", Reuters reported there are no other bidders in the second round, and former proposals from other companies were disqualified.
Shareholders... [Read More]