Bioethanol News

Chevron USA and Gevo plan to invest in building new facilities that will process inedible corn to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Through the proposed collaboration, Gevo will operate its proprietary technology to produce SAF and renewable blending components for blended petro. In addition to co-investing with Gevo in one or more projects, Chevron will have the right to offtake…
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An engineering professor will head new research into cellulosic biofuel production. Dartmouth Engineering Professor Daniel Olson will lead a team funded by a $1.2 million (€1.4 million), three-year grant from the US Department of Energy (DoE) to look into the next-generation biofuels and chemicals. The researchers' goal is to use C. thermocellum and to better understand similar organisms…
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European renewable ethanol association (ePURE) members produced 5.57 billion litres of ethanol and 6.16 million tonnes of co-products in 2020, according to new data. The figures showed a significant increase in production of ethanol for industrial use. The new statistics confirm the importance of European renewable ethanol biorefineries to achieving EU Green Deal objectives by reducing…
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British Airways (BA) said will source sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to transport delegates between London, Glasgow and Edinburgh during the COP26 climate conference. The COP26 conference in November will see world leaders discuss how to tackle climate change following the Paris Agreement that was signed in 2015. BA said that the SAF it intends to use provides a lifecycle carbon reduction of…
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UN Ambassador for the Convention on Migratory Species Sacha Dench touched down in Scotland where she visited Celtic Renewables. There she met with company founder Professor Martin Tangney OBE as part of her round Britain climate challenge to raise awareness of the effects of climate change, and shine a light on the innovators working to solve the crisis. The UN ambassador toured the Celtic…
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Korean Air has partnered with SK Energy to introduce carbon-neutral jet fuel to actively counter climate change. Through the partnership with the major petroleum and refinery company the airline will purchase a month’s worth of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for domestic flights departing from Jeju and Cheongju. In line with the global aviation industry’s efforts for sustainable growth,…
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US ethanol exports totalled 1.3 billion gallons valued at $2.3 billion in 2020, according to figures from the US Department of Agriculture. This total volume was 9% lower than 2019 due to reduced demand for fuel use, and 2% below the record 1.7 billion gallons shipped in 2018. Year-over-year value fell only 1% due to higher prices for fuel ethanol and increased shipments of higher-value,…
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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 (EVs). ACE senior vice…
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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 compared to June…
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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 Senate Majority Leader…
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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 project aims to boost…
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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 and British Airways and…
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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 Velocys’ Fischer…
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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 comply with the blending…
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