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Wisconsin-based Didion has modified its ethanol production facility to meet a growing demand for high-quality industrial alcohol in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Made from locally-grown Wisconsin corn, Didion will have the capacity to produce 50 million gallons of USP grade alcohol per year and will be available in the autumn.
Didion currently produces both a high-quality alcohol and a…
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The European Union is considering the use quotas to force airlines to use more sustainable aviation fuel as it seeks to reduce carbon emissions.
The European Commission said that flights within Europe had climbed every year from 2013-2019 and the sector was off track for the EU’s goal to become climate neutral by 2050.
However the COVID-19 pandemic has slashed CO2 emissions from air travel as…
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New Energy Farms (NEF) and Sugar Research Australia (SRA) have entered into a license agreement to introduce the NEF CEEDS technology into the Australian sugarcane industry.
NEF is a crop technology company, established in 2010, to develop artificial seeds for crops that do not produce conventional seeds, such as sugarcane.
NEF developed and patented the CEEDS technology for the multiplication…
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RSB is turning its attention to China as part of its global drive to support the aviation industry in achieving decarbonisation through the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
With a domestic aviation market that is predicted to be the world’s largest by 2028 and overall industry growth in the country anticipated to outpace global levels annually until at least 2038, China will be key to…
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Repsol has successfully completed the production of the Spanish market's first batch of aviation biofuels.
This milestone enables the company to advance in the production of low-carbon fuels for industries such as aviation, where alternatives like electrification are not viable today.
This biojet was produced at Repsol's Puertollano Industrial Complex and more batches of aviation biofuel will…
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POET has announced its commitment to scale up production of industrial and beverage-grade alcohol at two biorefineries.
The Sioux Falls-based US company said this will help meet growing demand due to market changes from COVID-19 while creating a new domestic market to boost the agricultural economy.
POET is making significant investments to enhance operations at its biorefinery in Leipsic,…
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Dutch airline KLM has been told to alter one of its advertising campaigns after it was ruled to have exaggerated the firm's use of biofuel during flights.
In the advert, the airline said its corporate biofuel programme enabled businesses with a corporate contract to ensure that some of their corporate travel was undertaken using sustainable biofuel.
Using sustainable biofuel in large quantities…
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Velocys, the sustainable fuels technology company, has announced it has completed the manufacturing and delivery of four reactors to Red Rock Biofuels (RRB).
RRB has a further option to purchase an additional two reactors by the end of 2020.
RRB was founded in 2011 and is a producer of drop-in, renewable, low-carbon jet and diesel fuels.
Henrik Wareborn, Velocys CEO, said: “We are very…
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The Canadian city of Calgary and Steeper Energy Canada have announced a new agreement to transform sewage sludge and waste for the production of sustainable biofuels like renewable diesel or jet fuel.
The agreement will see the development of a demonstration plant at the Pine Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in the city.
The city will supply a small portion of its primary and secondary sewage…
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Clariant has announced that continuing operations sales in the first half of the year amounted to CHF $1.945 billion compared to CHF $2.229 billion over the same period in 2019.
The sustainable and innovative speciality chemical company said the group was confronted with a significantly lower demand environment in several segments in the first six months of 2020 as a result of the COVID-19…
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Growth Energy has responded to the Senate statement concerning the next round of COVID-19 relief to producers.
This includes US biofuels producers who are eligible entities under the recently released agriculture assistance programme.
“This is a good first step towards healing the damage wrought by COVID-19, but falls short of providing the necessary clarity that would have been provided in…
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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, in terms of both volume…
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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 last week.
Chairman…
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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 a dominant role in the…
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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 license agreement keeps…
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