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Brazilian ethanol stocks added 4.63 billion litres at the end of May, the latest information released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock showed.
The volume was the record high for any end of May since S&P Global Platts started to track this data back in 2010.
In the producing region of Central-South Brazil the total ethanol stocks were at 4.46 billion litres, exceeding in 77.4% the…
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Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor has thanked two US senators for introducing legislation to reduce Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) delays in the approval of applications to produce advanced biofuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
“We applaud Senators John Thune and Jeanne Shaheen for working on a bipartisan basis to break the regulatory logjam holding back cellulosic biofuels,”…
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Soybean production in the EU-27 more than doubled over the past 10 years, according to new figures published by the EU Commission.
The area planted with soybeans in 2020 is reported to amount to almost 1 million hectares. This is up around 11% year-on-year.
Italy, with a soybean area of presumably 306,000 hectares and a 12% increase in area, is likely to remain by far biggest soybean producer…
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The Renewable Fuels Association has called on President Trump to reject attempts to grant the oil industry more waivers from renewable fuel obligations.
The letter coincided with the President’s anniversary visit at an Iowa ethanol plant last year.
“One year ago today, you visited Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy in Council Bluffs to join us in celebrating a monumental achievement,” wrote…
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The sustainable fuels technology company Velocys has welcomed the announcement from UK Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, on the formation of a new Jet Zero Council.
Shapps used his appearance at the daily coronavirus press conference last week to announce the moves, which he said would support the government's vision of a “greener transport future”.
During his announcement at…
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US ethanol producer Flint Hills Resources will not resume production at its 120 million gallon a year ethanol plant in Camilla, Georgia.
The plant has been idle since May as the COVID-19 pandemic hit fuel ethanol demand as the world went into shutdown.
Demand for fuel ethanol has since shown some signs of recovering, but it still remains about 20-30% lower when compared to this period last…
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Five trainloads of US petrol pre-blended at an E10 rate arrived in Guadalajara in May – a direct success of the Grains Council’s (USGC’s) collaboration with the Mexican Association of Service Station Providers (AMPES).
The 14,500 gallons of ethanol (5,300 bushels in corn equivalent) helped to demonstrate the economic and environmental benefits of increased ethanol use.
According to the…
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Velocys, the sustainable fuels technology company, has revealed it has secured a further £500,000 (€557,000) grant funding for the Altalto waste-to-fuels project from the Department for Transport (DfT).
The proposed Altalto Immingham plant is planned to convert hundreds of thousands of tonnes per year of residual waste into sustainable fuels - mainly aviation fuel.
The funding comes under…
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Norsk e-Fuel has announced plans to industrialise power-to-liquid (PtL) technology in Norway to convert electricity into renewable fuels.
The joint venture, with the new European industry consortium headquartered in Oslo, consists of four partners - Sunfire, the world’s leading PtL technology provider; Climeworks, a pioneer in CO2 air capture technology; Paul Wurth SA (SMS group), a leading…
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Ethanol Europe has welcomed the prospect of E10 becoming the standard fuel grade at UK filling stations from 2021.
The proposals, currently under consultation, have the potential to reduce CO2 emissions in the UK by 750,000 tonnes per year – the equivalent of taking 350,000 vehicles of the road.
The move is seen as a logical next step for UK motorists who have come to trust E5 for its…
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US ethanol exports were 99.4 million gallons (mg) in April - a decline of 40.5 mg or 29% from March.
Lighter sales to its largest markets, Brazil (23.8 mg, -36%) and Canada (10.8 mg, -61% to the lowest volume since August 2010) accounted for the majority of that drop.
Exports to India also declined although to a lesser degree (15.8 mg, -19%).
However, shipments to Mexico experienced a…
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Irish owned ClonBio Group recorded a 143% increase in profits before tax in 2019, increasing from €39 million in 2018 to €95 million.
Turnover in the period increased 26% to €361 million. The Group's primary asset is a biorefinery, Pannonia Bio, located in Hungary.
The increase reflects a 22% rise in average ethanol prices in the period as well as volume growth and continuing innovation…
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Swiss company Cormo has developed and demonstrated a new process for the utilisation of corn stover.
The products, a peat substitute and a natural superabsorbent, have both been demonstrated for use in several applications.
The process can generate value and additional benefits to the corn industry.
Corn stover is an unused residue of corn production; it is globally available,…
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Romanian sunflower production in the EU-27 is expected to decline compared to the previous year, but the EU Commission projects an increase in overall output in the EU.
The high oil content of sunflower seed, often over 40%, makes it an excellent choice as a biofuel crop.
According to an EU Commission forecast, the EU-27 sunflower area to be harvested in 2020 will likely be around 4.4 million…
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Waste-based biodiesel producers and associations using lipid feedstocks such as used cooking oil (UCO) have reacted to the European Commission’s new legislative framework to promote sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) initiative.
The organisations said they believed this would play a significant role in the much-needed decarbonisation of the air transport sector.
But in the letter they said…
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