
May 26, 2022
POET’s bioethanol plant in Indiana to restart
Bioethanol News
May 25, 2022
Worley has been awarded a contract by Heartwell Renewables LLC for a greenfield renewable fuels plant in Hastings, Nebraska.
The new US plant is a joint venture between The Love’s Family of Companies and Cargill.
The new plant will produce an estimated 80 million gallons (around 303 million litres) of renewable diesel per year from feedstocks such as vegetable oils... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 24, 2022
Growth Energy has welcomed Governor Kim Reynolds’s decision to sign the 2022 Biofuel Access Bill into law.
This makes Iowa the first state in the nation to implement statewide access to E15.
The legislation would provide Iowans access to E15 statewide by 2026 and update the E15 promotion tax credit to $0.09 per gallon year-round through 2025.
In a statement, Growth... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 23, 2022
Three Rivers Energy Plant in Conesville, Ohio, was rocked by an explosion on May 20.
It is understood that workers at the facility were commissioning a grain dryer prior to start up when the incident happened.
The cause of the explosion is being investigated and no one was injured.
The Coshocton Ethanol Plant began operations in 2008.
CE Acquisitions, a partnership... [Read More]
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May 23, 2022
A team of companies led by SGP BioEnergy joined the Government of Panama to announce the development of the world’s largest biofuels production and distribution hub.
Once complete in five years, Biorefineria Ciudad Dorada or Golden City Biorefinery, located in Colon and Balboa, Panama, will be the largest advanced biorefinery and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 20, 2022
Kuehne+Nagel to reduce emissions by purchasing eight million litres of sustainable aviation fuel.
The delivery will be over the course of the year and will remove approximately 18,300 tonnes of CO2 - equivalent of 350 British Airways flights between London and New York.
The SAF, manufactured from sustainable waste feedstocks, will be sourced from Phillips 66 Limited’s... [Read More]
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May 18, 2022
Rolls-Royce has taken a significant step towards meeting its net-zero goals with the approval by Power Systems of its Series 4000 and Series 1600 diesel engines for use with a range of EN15940-certified synthetic diesel fuels.
Following successful testing, both types of engines can use a range of sustainable fuels including biomass to liquid (BtL), hydrotreated vegetable... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 17, 2022
Super GT is the first championship in Asia to run on 100% biofuel.
With the decision to use the fully sustainable fuel Renewablaze GTA R100 from ETS Racing Fuels, the GT Association has achieved a major milestone in leading the motorsport industry towards a more sustainable future.
ETS Racing Fuels, a leading fuel development partner for the racing industry and a brand... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 16, 2022
Air France and KLM have taken part in a new Sustainable Flight Challenge. Organised under SkyTeam’s Alliance Umbrella, 17 of the 19 affiliated airlines and their partners joined forces to operate the most sustainable flight possible.
Inspired by Great Air Race – the pioneering long-distance flight from London to Melbourne in 1934 – the Sustainable Flight Challenge... [Read More]
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May 13, 2022
Valmet will deliver key technology areas for ORLEN Poludnie’s planned second generation bioethanol (B2G) plant in Jedlicze, Poland.
The engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) delivery includes a pretreatment BioTrac system with a capacity to process approximately 400 tons of dry straw per day, a BioPower 48 MWth lignin fired combined heat and power (CHP)... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 13, 2022
Australian airline Qantas has committed to a deal for 12 Trent XWB-97 powered Airbus A350-1000s that will support non-stop flights between London to Sydney and Melbourne.
The Trent XWB-97 is the world’s most efficient large aero engine in service, delivering a 15% fuel consumption advantage over the first Trent engine, enabling airlines to fly further on less fuel.... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 13, 2022
Airport operators Groupe ADP and GMR Airports alongside Airbus, Axens and Safran have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to conduct a joint study on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and their potential in India.
The objective of the study, conducted under the lead and coordination of Groupe ADP and GMR Airports is to understand and evaluate the demand, the challenges... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 12, 2022
Neste and United Airlines have signed an agreement that provides the airline the right to buy up to 160,000 metric tons (52.5 million gallons) of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ over the next three years.
This will help fuel United flights at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and potentially other airports as well.
With this agreement, United became the first US airline... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 9, 2022
VERBIO’s Nevada plant will begin operating as a biorefinery early next year.
The plant began producing renewable natural gas (RNG) on an industrial scale in December and is on track to achieve full scale production of 7 million ethanol gallons equivalent (EGE) of RNG annually by mid-summer.
Claus Sauter, VERBIO AG’s Founder and CEO, said: “This plant is a game... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 9, 2022
US ethanol exports declined 13% to 125.1 million gallons (mg) - the lowest March shipments in six years, according to the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA).
Canada logged its 12th consecutive month as the US’s top customer with a 10% increase to 34.2 mg (equivalent to 27% of total exports in March).
Sales to South Korea spiked 38% to a record high of 25.3 mg (20% of... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 6, 2022
Coldplay is partnering with Neste to take steps towards the band’s target of reducing CO2 emissions from its Music Of The Spheres World Tour by 50% compared to the band’s previous concerts.
Neste will provide Coldplay with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to help reduce emissions from air travel, while the company’s renewable diesel will help cut emissions from the... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 6, 2022
Green Fuels Research (GFR) has successfully demonstrated the use of its unblended sustainable marine fuel (SMF) from salmon waste.
The firm said this was an important stage on the voyage to marine transport decarbonisation after the successful trial at the Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir, near Port Talbot, South Wales.
The fuel was used in a Beta Marine B14 engine aboard a motor... [Read More]