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... [Read More]

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.... [Read More]

Figures published by the German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) revealed oil mills processed more rapeseed in March compared with the previous month. The total is reported at 737,000 tonnes, up approximately 10,000 tonnes from the previous month. However, it is not so much the tonnage as the origin of rapeseed processed that is noteworthy. According to... [Read More]

HollyFrontier Corporation has announced plans to convert the Cheyenne Refinery to renewable diesel production. The company also plans to construct a pre-treatment unit (PTU) located at the Artesia Refinery. HollyFrontier is expected to have a combined capacity to produce over 200 million gallons per year of renewable diesel and pre-treat over 80% of its feedstock. It... [Read More]

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)... [Read More]

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... [Read More]

Leading ship owner UECC and the GoodShipping Programme have partnered with BMW to continue to test marine Bio Fuel-Oil (BFO) on car carrying vessels. BMW joins UECC and the GoodShipping Programme where BFO is being tested on UECC’s 140 metre long 2,080-vehicle carrier M/V Autosky - a roll on, roll off (ro-ro) vessel. The car company will be able to claim an emissions... [Read More]

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... [Read More]

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... [Read More]

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... [Read More]

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... [Read More]

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... [Read More]

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... [Read More]

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... [Read More]

New Energy Farms (NEF) and Sugar Research Australia (SRA) have entered into an agreement to undertake research into crop expansion technology (CEEDS) in 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 like sugarcane. NEF developed and patented the... [Read More]

At the Neutral Fuels India refinery in India biofuel is not the only thing being manufactured these days – it is producing its own brand of hand sanitiser Neutralizer. This is part of the company’s effort in Haryana, just outside Delhi, to help meet the national demand for sanitiser in response to COVID-19. Neutralizer contains 80% pure ethyl alcohol, the active... [Read More]