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New data from the Transport & Environment (T&E) shows the amount of palm oil used to make EU biodiesel increased 7% last year - hitting an all-time high of 4.5 million tonnes.
The use of palm oil to make everyday products such as bread, ice cream, hazelnut spread, chocolate, margarine, shampoo and detergent dropped to an all-time low of 2.8 million tonnes, according to the NGO.
This is because…
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Where do you source feedstock for the biofuel production process?
To start with, there is a vast potential for agricultural byproducts in several regions globally – in North and South America, Europe and Asia.
Numerous studies regarding the feedstock availability and potential have been published and if you take a closer look at some of the more conservative ones, they show that in Europe…
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Almost half of North America’s ethanol production facilities are either operating significantly below their normal capacity or shut down completely, all due to the devastating human and economic impact of COVID-19, writes Colin Ley.
Furthermore, while US President Donald Trump talks about the country heading for a strong fourth quarter and a great 2021, ethanol sector leaders are bracing…
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The EU’s transition to climate-neutrality will require every sustainable emissions-reduction tool we have.
Renewable ethanol – produced sustainably from crops and agricultural wastes and residues – is a decarbonisation solution that is already making a positive impact in the climate fight.
Renewable ethanol production opens new markets for Europe’s farmers and boosts rural economies,…
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COVID-19 has affected many companies in the ethanol industry around the world as production has been hit by the drop in demand.
However, this is not the case for Bulgarian company Essentica, which is the largest and one of the most high-tech companies in Southeastern Europe concerned with the production of bioethanol. Since the beginning of the crisis, the company has been working at full…
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The EU’s new Farm to Fork Strategy aims to build a more sustainable European agriculture and food system.
Importantly, it highlights the potential for a truly circular, bio-based economy in which advanced biorefineries produce bioenergy, protein feed for animals, sustainable fertilisers and bio-chemicals in “the transition to a climate-neutral European economy and the creation of new jobs in…
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In the port of Rotterdam the production, trade, storage and transhipment of biofuels come together.
The port is ideally situated for the supply of raw materials and biofuels from around the world. The same applies to the distribution of biofuels across Europe.
Four biofuel production facilities are located in the port (Alco Group, Biopetrol, LyondellBasell and Neste) and there is room for…
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As the global maritime industry continues to navigate the challenging effect of COVID-19, which is causing widespread delays across the entire supply chain, there has been speculation that, at a critical time for decarbonisation, the industry’s sustainable initiatives may be cut back, delayed, or outright suspended.
It is true that many companies within the maritime sector remain committed to…
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LanzaTech has successfully launched LanzaJet - a new company that will produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The leading biotech company and carbon recycler aims to produce SAF for a sector requiring climate friendly fuel options as it starts to recover from the impacts of COVID-19.
Canada’s leading integrated energy company, Suncor Energy, and leading Japanese trading and investment…
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Experts agree that achieving the EU Green Deal will require a massive increase in bioenergy, so it is important countries rely on renewable energy sources that are sustainable, preserving Europe’s biodiversity and protecting its food security, according to ePURE.
Fortunately, the EU has already gone through a long process of setting criteria to distinguish good from bad biofuels, added the…
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The US grain trade has continued supplying countries with much-needed commodities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As many parts of the world are on the verge of reopening, the US Grains Council president and CEO Ryan LeGrand sat down with the National Association of Farm Broadcasting to discuss how the movement of grain has continued.
He explained trains are continuing to move north to Canada…
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In this article, Hank A. Britain, director of optimisation and advanced control at OpX Control, reveals how the base control layer can be improved to reduce variability, and how many advanced process control (APC)-type functions can be done in the distributed control system (DCS), leading to improved control in ethanol plants.
Part I: Begin with the base layer
In a book published by the…
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The aviation industry requires effective and sustainable solutions to meet its commitments – at national and international level – in a global effort to reduce the impacts of climate change.
With the implementation of CORSIA, the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation, over 85% of global aviation activity will…
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Regulations driving mandatory blends of agricultural products into ground transport fuel makes for a heady cocktail of unintended consequences.
Despite the best laid plans of the European Union, companies have learned from the original Renewable Energy Directive (RED) throughout the 2010s, that there is a lot of room for things to go awry at the intersection of two huge and critical global…
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The challenge of compiling an overview of the current state of the European biofuels industry is as close to impossible as it gets at present, let alone delivering any degree of business accuracy to an analysis of the sector’s immediate future.
As Covid-19 continues to sweep the world, the everyday reality for business leaders and politicians alike is that each new morning brings something…
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