Feb 18, 2021
Carbon capture project to lower ‘footprint’ of biorefineries
Bioethanol News
Feb 18, 2021
Agri-tech company Green Plains recorded a fourth quarter 2020 loss of $49.6 million (€40 million).
CEO and president Todd Becker described the past year as “full of challenging events” as the COVID-19 pandemic hit petroleum prices and demand.
Among the developments in the past 12 months included the sale of its ethanol plant in Hereford, Texas, for $39 million... [Read More]
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Feb 17, 2021
Further research is under way to look into expanding E15 ethanol use in California.
Tests will be carried out to determine what long-term use in California will bring and if west coast ethanol will be US corn-based or Brazilian sugarcane-based ethanol.
Sugarcane-based ethanol has an advantage as it generates more carbon credits than corn-based ethanol under California’s... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 17, 2021
A new US study released has further emphasised the need and benefits of corn ethanol in the nation's fuel supply.
Scientists from Harvard University, Tufts University and Environmental Health & Engineering showed in their report, Carbon Intensity of Corn Ethanol in the United States: State of the Science, corn ethanol reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 46%, compared... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 17, 2021
Whitefox Technologies has revealed that BGW is to install its ICE® membrane dehydration system.
It will be installed at BGW’s 108 million litres per year plant in Rąbczyn, Poland. The project involves installing the Whitefox system designed to produce up to 400,000 litres per day of anhydrous ethanol.
The project is under construction and is due to start up towards... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 16, 2021
Ingenza has been awarded two Innovate UK Sustainable Innovation Fund grants amounting to £232,000 (€266,000).
The first grant will allow Ingenza to invest in the commercialisation of production technology targeting the bioethanol yeast market, which is worth over £300 million (€344 million) a year globally.
This project is based on REDOX chemistry manipulation... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 15, 2021
A new facility that will convert non-recyclable household waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for use by airlines operating at UK airports is to be built.
Essar Oil is joining forces with Fulcrum BioEnergy and Essar’s subsidiary company Stanlow Terminals Limited in the project.
Plans for Fulcrum NorthPoint are expected to be complete at the end of this year... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 15, 2021
The Iowa state legislature introduced new legislation to move the US state to overall higher biofuel blends.
This includes offering E15 statewide by 2025 and updating the E15 promotion tax credit to $0.03 per gallon year-round.
It is estimated that over the first five years, the legislation would increase ethanol demand by over 117 million gallons.
Growth Energy CEO... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 12, 2021
Europe’s aviation sector has unveiled its new sustainability initiative Destination 2050 – A Route to Net Zero European Aviation.
The new plan provides a vision and path for meaningful CO2 emission reduction efforts in Europe and globally.
According to the report, there is an opportunity to reach net zero CO2 emissions by 2050 through a combination of four key... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 12, 2021
Repsol has successfully produced the first batch of biofuel for aviation at its industrial complex in Tarragona in Spain.
Production of this biojet fuel took place at the Repsol Industrial Complex and more batches of biofuel for aviation will be manufactured at the group’s other industrial complexes in Spain.
The batch manufactured consists of 10,000 tonnes of aviation... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 11, 2021
Growth Energy has welcomed the introduction of legislation to fast-track infrastructure investments designed to open new markets for higher ethanol blends like E15.
The Renewable Fuel Infrastructure Investment and Market Expansion Act would authorise $500 million (€411 million) over five years for infrastructure grants, building on successful programmes like the US... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 10, 2021
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released the latest information regarding ethanol exports for the last 12 months.
The USDA revealed that 1.334 billion gallons were exported in 2020 - down 9.8% from 2019 and hovering around 2017 levels.
Canada took over as the top export market for US ethanol, with 326.4 million gallons (mg) for the year.
The country continues... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 10, 2021
Neste’s renewable products helped customers in several geographic markets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 10 million tonnes.
The company said the method used to calculate emission reduction complied with the EU Renewable Energy Directive.
This amount equalled the annual carbon footprint of 1.5 million average EU citizens, or the removal of 3.7 million passenger... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 10, 2021
Finnish company Fintoil plans to build a €100 million biorefinery in Hamina.
The plant has recently been granted environmental and construction permits, with construction work starting this month. This will lead to the erection of the world’s third largest crude tall oil (CTO) refinery.
Fintoil is due to start its commercial operations in the summer of next year.... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 9, 2021
British Airways (BA) has revealed it will operate transatlantic flights partially powered by sustainable fuels as early as next year.
BA is investing in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology provider and SAF producer LanzaJet as the company builds its first commercial scale plant in Georgia, US.
BA will purchase SAF from LanzaJet’s US plant to power a number of... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 8, 2021
Neste’s renewable products helped customers in several geographic markets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 10 million tonnes altogether last year.
According to the company, this amounted to the annual carbon footprint of 1.5 million average EU citizens or the removal of 3.7 million passenger cars from the roads for a full year.
“We are committed to help customers... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 8, 2021
The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act legislation to incentivise the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and help the aviation sector reduce carbon emissions has been introduced in the US.
The bill would create a new blender’s tax credit for SAF, linked to carbon reductions, as well as an Investment Tax Credit to help finance new SAF facilities and infrastructure.... [Read More]
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