Jan 28, 2021
Air New Zealand backs country’s biofuel mandate
Bioethanol News
Jan 28, 2021
Qantas and bp have announced a strategic partnership to further advance their shared net zero ambitions.
Through the collaboration, the companies will work together on opportunities to reduce carbon emissions in the aviation sector and contribute to the development of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry in Australia.
The two companies have agreed to explore... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 27, 2021
ECB Group Paraguay and Shell have signed a multi-year contract for more than 500 million litres of renewable diesel and renewable jet fuel annually.
The contract is expected to run from 2024.
The renewable diesel Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), will be produced at ECB’s to-be-built Omega Green biorefinery with a total production... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 27, 2021
A new Harvard University study has provided an illustration of ethanol’s carbon footprint, but stressed there is more policy work to be done.
The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) CEO Brian Jennings recognised the study published by Harvard University, Tufts University and Environmental Health & Engineering Inc. scientists.
The study cites ACE’s 2018 White Paper... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 26, 2021
The start of a second wave of COVID-19 across Europe and the tightening of lockdown restrictions due to the new virus strain led to a slump in petrol consumption and ethanol demand and prices.
S&P Global Platts Analytics estimated EU petrol and distillate demand in the region for December was down 570,000 barrels per day year on year due to these factors.
Economic mobility... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 25, 2021
Boeing is committing to fly with 100% sustainable aviation fuels by 2030.
The company has conducted successful test flights replacing petroleum jet fuel with 100% sustainable fuels to address the urgent challenge of climate change.
According to the Air Transport Action Group, the US Department of Energy and several other scientific studies, sustainable aviation fuels... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 22, 2021
Advanced biofuels firm Gevo has entered a share issue agreement worth $350 million (€287 million).
The company has entered into definitive agreements with institutional and accredited investors for the sale of 43,750,000 at $8 per share (€6.5) in a registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules.
Gevo intends to use the net proceeds from the offering... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 21, 2021
Bolloré Logistics has joined the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programme of Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) for its latest shipments.
These deliveries will take place between Paris Charles de Gaulle and New York John F. Kennedy airports.
This latest development follows Kuehne+Nagel, which joined the Air France KLM Martinair Cargo SAF programme after... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 20, 2021
Shell has withdrawn from the Altalto Joint Development Agreement – a green jet fuel project on the South Humber bank in the UK.
Velocys and British Airways will continue to work together in order to secure finance for the Altalto Immingham plant, which has been under way for several months.
As the project progresses, Velocys, British Airways and potentially other... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 19, 2021
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it was proposing changes regarding E15 labelling on fuel dispensers.
The organisation was also proposing to modify underground storage tank (UST) regulations for the safe storage of E15 in existing tank systems.
In the proposed E15 rule, the EPA offered two paths forward on E15 labelling at the pump, while proposing... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 19, 2021
Bilfinger has been commissioned by the Swiss chemical company Clariant to help in the construction of their new cellulosic ethanol production plant.
The company will be involved in the engineering, procurement, overall project and construction management services for the project in south-west Romania.
The new production plant in Podari, which is expected to go onstream... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 18, 2021
Rolls-Royce has successfully completed the first engine run on its new Testbed 80, which will be the largest aerospace facility in the world.
With an internal area of 7,500m2, making it larger than a Premiership football pitch, the testbed conducted its first run on a Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine at the facility in Derby, UK.
The versatility of the testbed means it... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 18, 2021
Aemetis’ exclusively licensed technology for the production of below zero-carbon renewable fuel has been awarded a US patent.
With the US Patent No. 10907184, the company can now launch Aemetis Carbon Zero production plants to commercialise its technology.
The first Aemetis Carbon Zero production plant — Carbon Zero 1 — is planned for the 140-acre Riverbank Industrial... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 15, 2021
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it would propose to extend deadlines for refiners to prove compliance with biofuel laws.
However, the EPA said it would not decide on pending waiver requests submitted by the industry.
The agency’s proposal represented mixed news for refiners hit by slumping energy demand during COVID-19 and want to sidestep regulatory... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 15, 2021
US ethanol producers have lost $3.8 billion (€3.1 billion) since the start of the pandemic up to November last year, according to the Renewable Fuels Association.
With COVID-19 cases on the rise again, consumption of ethanol-blended petrol is rapidly falling again, threatening to derail the economic recovery in the ethanol industry.
In response to reduced travel and... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 14, 2021
The rising presence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is not a new problem and it is widely known. Last year in 2019, a new record amount of carbon dioxide was recorded in the atmosphere at around 409 ppm, and it will be increasing every year if past trends continue. Carbon dioxide emissions have also been increasing every year with an increase of approximately 12 billion... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 13, 2021
CropEnergies generated revenues of €625 million in the first nine months of 2020/21.
This was lower than the €668 million generated in the previous year by the Mannheim-based company.
Due to higher ethanol sales prices and lower raw material prices than in the previous year, profits increased in the first three quarters to €109 million, €102 million in the previous... [Read More]
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