Jul 31, 2020
Growth Energy reacts to Senate action on biofuel relief
Bioethanol News
Jul 28, 2020
Swedish agricultural cooperative Lantmännen has forecast that the annual harvest will amount to 6.1 million tonnes in total this year.
Lantmännen said the forecast for the annual harvest of grain, oilseed crops and pulses would be lower than last year’s bumper harvest but slightly above the five-year average.
“We are expecting a good harvest in Sweden this year,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 28, 2020
The inaugural meeting of the Jet Zero Council between the government and aviation industry partners has been praised by the Sustainable Aviation (SA) coalition.
Sustainable Aviation is a group of all the major UK-based airlines, airports and manufacturers that are committed to decarbonising aviation, and many SA members participated in the meeting of the Jet Zero Council... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 27, 2020
As policymakers and public health experts dig deeper into the human costs of air pollution, including heightened risk from COVID-19 among vulnerable communities, a rapidly growing body of research is raising awareness of the threat posed by toxic fuel additives, including benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX).
These petroleum-based aromatic compounds play... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 27, 2020
Clariant and Eta Bio, a leading business in the agricultural sector in Bulgaria, have announced that a license agreement for sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol technology has been signed.
Eta Bio is planning to construct and operate a full-scale commercial plant for the production of cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues.
For Clariant, the announcement of its fourth... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 24, 2020
The US Grains Council (USGC) has been engaging future export opportunities for distiller’s dried grains (DDG) to South East Asia.
Thanks to extensive technical education and trade servicing by USGC staff, DDG is expanding its footprint in countries throughout the region.
Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand all rank in the top 10 buyers for the co-product.
Other... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 24, 2020
Velocys has attended the inaugural meeting of the Government’s newly formed Jet Zero Council where the company was confirmed as a member.
The Jet Zero Council will bring together Government, representatives from the environmental sector and the aviation and aerospace industry to tackle aviation emissions in line with the Government’s ambition to achieve the first... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 23, 2020
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed emissions standards for aircraft used in commercial aviation and large business jets.
This action will align US standards with the international carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), making domestically manufactured aircraft competitive in the global... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 23, 2020
A study conducted by Advanced Biofuels Canada (ABFC) showed British Columbia (BC) to be leading the nation in clean fuel investment projects.
The study revealed that firms planning to increase feedstock and advanced biofuel/synthetic fuel production capacity in BC was equivalent to 40% of all Canadian projects identified.
In early June, ABFC joined with a broad group... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 22, 2020
Southwest Iowa Renewable Fuels (SIRE) has passed 250 days of operating the Whitefox ICE membrane dehydration system at its plant in Iowa.
The start‐up in September 2019 in Council Bluffs was Whitefox’s third last year.
Now Whitefox has completed its eighth installation in the US and its second installation in Iowa.
The first ICE installation in the leading ethanol... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 22, 2020
The Clean Energy Council and Bioenergy Australia have announced that a memorandum of understanding between the two organisations has been signed.
The aim of the collaboration is to drive an increased level of understanding, uptake and engagement in renewable energy generation in Australia.
“Bioenergy can operate across the entire energy system and supports domestic... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 21, 2020
Velocys has welcomed the publication of a letter to the UK Chancellor from a cross-party group of MPs, calling for the Government to enhance investment in aviation decarbonisation.
The letter stated the importance of synthetic fuels as the realistic practical solution to lower carbon emissions and meet net zero targets.
The letter, sponsored by Conservative MP Sir Graham... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 20, 2020
Air bp, the international aviation fuel products and service supplier, is collaborating with Airbus to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The SAF will be used in two Air Transat A321LR destined for Montreal, Canada, from Airbus’s facility at Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport.
To enable SAF to be used for these flights, Air bp established a supply route, including transportation... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 20, 2020
The US Department of Agriculture intends to make available up to $100 million (€87 million) in grants for activities designed to expand the availability and sale of renewable fuels.
The announcement was made by US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.
He said: “America’s energy independence is critical to our economic security, and President Trump fully recognises... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 17, 2020
The US Grains Council (USGC) connected key sorghum customers in China with industry stakeholders during a webinar focused on production, logistics and supply and demand factors.
About 50 industry stakeholders from China attended the event as well as USGC staff in China and the US and other sorghum industry representatives.
Attendees had a lively discussion on the... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 17, 2020
Germany exported the largest amount of rapeseed meal in five years from July 2019 to April 2020.
During this period, Germany exported around 1.5 million tonnes of rapeseed meal.
According to information published by the German Federal Statistical Office, this was up about 24% year on year and the largest tonnage in five years.
The Netherlands was the main recipient,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 15, 2020
Clariant has joined forces with Ineratec in the challenge for a greener future.
The companies have entered a partnership to develop and commercialise novel technologies for the production of renewable fuels and chemicals.
Clariant will provide its extensive catalysis expertise and broad portfolio of syngas conditioning and upgrading catalysts to support Ineratec’s... [Read More]
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