Sep 7, 2021
Korean Air partners with SK Energy to adopt carbon-neutral jet fuel
Bioethanol News
Sep 6, 2021
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air cargo markets showing that demand continued its strong growth trend.
Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs), was up 8.6% compared to July 2019.
Overall growth remained strong compared to the long-term average growth trend of around 4.7%.
The pace of growth slowed slightly... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 6, 2021
The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) unveiled a vehicle demonstration project at its conference to show how low to net-zero-carbon vehicles powered by ethanol have cleaner lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than plug-in electrics.
There has been a push to net-zero vehicles over the next 10 to 30 years with “net zero” being understood as electric vehicles... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 3, 2021
US senators are urging Congressional leaders to include support for homegrown renewable fuels in the upcoming reconciliation package.
Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representatives Cindy Axne (D-IA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), and Mark Pocan (D-WI) sent a letter to... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 1, 2021
Velocys will receive up to £2.4 million (2.8 million) from the UK Department for Transport (DfT) under the Green Fuels, Green Skies competition.
A total of £1.2 million (€1.4 million) of the total grant awarded is subject to progress by the DfT in developing policy support for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
The Altalto project is a collaboration between Velocys... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 1, 2021
Waste from milk factories and breweries could be put to good use in fighting climate change, according to scientists at Green Fuels Research.
The Gloucestershire-based company in the UK has won funding under the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Programme for its Microalgae Biomass Sustainability project (MISTY).
The... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 31, 2021
Velocys has revealed that its collaboration partner, Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO), is starting the advanced engineering and design phase of a commercial scale biofuel refinery in Japan.
TOYO’s engineering study will start to establish commercial-scale production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the country.
During this phase of the project, TOYO will integrate... [Read More]
Policy News
Aug 27, 2021
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recommended retroactively lowering biofuel blending mandates for 2020, Reuters reported.
According to Reuters, two sources familiar with the matter shared the details after the agency sent a proposal on the mandates to the White House for review.
The move could provide immediate relief to oil refiners that have to... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 26, 2021
Repsol has completed its first batch of biojet fuel produced from waste on the Spanish market at its Petronor Industrial Complex in Bilbao, Spain.
The batch consists of 5,300 tons of fuel and meets strict product quality requirements and sustainability conditions in the production, logistics, and marketing chain. Its use prevents 300 tons of CO2 emissions, equivalent... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 25, 2021
Aviation firm Jetex has started offering sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) derived from used cooking oil produced by TotalEnergies at Jetex Le Bourget, Paris.
SAF provides a reduction of up to 90% in carbon emissions over the lifecycle of the fuel compared to traditional jet fuel and complies with RED sustainability criteria. Fuelling at Jetex Le Bourget in Paris is facilitated... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 25, 2021
TotalEnergies is developing a 100% renewable fuel for motorsport competition, which will be introduced from next season at the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), including the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2022, and at the European Le Mans Series (ELMS).
The 100% renewable fuel will be produced on bioethanol basis, made from wine residues from French agricultural industry,... [Read More]
Policy News
Aug 24, 2021
Sixteen US Senators have written to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan, urging the EPA to mitigate the harm imposed on consumers and refiners by the Renewable Fuel Standard’s (RFS) ‘unachievable mandates’.
In the letter, the Senators requested that the EPA waive or significantly reduce the volume of requirements for 2020,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 23, 2021
Tennessee-based Harvestone Group has acquired Gateway Terminals, a bulk liquid terminal complex on the banks of the Mississippi River in Sauget, Illinois.
The terminal was originally built in 2006 and includes 400,000 barrels of tank capacity. The facility is multimodal with truck, rail, and barge loading and unloading capabilities with access to several Class 1 railroads.
Harvestone... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 20, 2021
Gevo has published IMPACT, a sustainability report which demonstrates its mission to be transparent on its environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) performance.
In addition to disclosing Gevo’s progress in 2020 and future goals, IMPACT shares details about the firm’s holistic approach to commercialising high-value nutritional products and ‘ground-breaking’... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 20, 2021
Epitome Energy has awarded Fagen the EPC contract to build a 42 million-bushel soybean crush facility in Minnesota.
Fagen is a major industrial contractor and green energy design-builder. Headquartered in Granite Falls, the company has built 60% of the US’s ethanol production capacity, as well as multiple biodiesel, wind and power projects.
The $300 million (€257... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 20, 2021
A new study commissioned by Aemetis has concluded that more than two million tonnes of CO2 per year can be removed from the atmosphere and safely injected into the earth at two ethanol plant sites in California.
The carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) geologic formatting and drilling study was completed by Aemetis Carbon Capture, a subsidiary of Aemetis, and was... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 20, 2021
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $26 million (€22.2 million) to build infrastructure to expand the availability of higher-blend renewable biofuels.
Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development, Justin Maxson, said the investment will increase biofuel availability by 822 million gallons annually in 23 states.
The USDA is making the awards under... [Read More]
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