Jul 31, 2020
COVID concerns sees Clariant sales decrease in first part of year
Bioethanol News
Jul 31, 2020
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... [Read More]
Other News
Jul 31, 2020
Biofuels International’s recent online poll on whether readers thought RED II was a good thing attracted more than 700 responses.
A new topic on our website to be discussed and voted on will appear very shortly. Is the European Union's proposal to phase out palm oil-based biofuels by 2030 right?
A total of 465 people voted in favour of RED II with 272 individuals against... [Read More]
Features
Jul 30, 2020
According to the World Wildlife Fund, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) once had the largest ecological footprint per capita in the world.
Today it has become a regional role model for clean and renewable energy and the green economy. Neutral Fuels stated that its actions have resulted in over 15 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) savings in the region since... [Read More]
Policy News
Jul 29, 2020
A UK government consultation has begun to ensure the continued decarbonisation of road transport fuels through the supply of renewable fuels under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO).
According to the Department for Transport, biofuels supported under the RTFO have successfully reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transport over the last 12 years and... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 29, 2020
The German rapeseed harvest will probably be lower than average this year.
But according to the Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP) this was not due to shrinking demand in the biodiesel industry's feedstock requirements.
In 2019, the industry produced 3.4 million tonnes of biodiesel.
Due to the poor growing conditions, the latest estimate of the... [Read More]
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]
Features
Jul 27, 2020
Although corn has a wide-ranging climatic adaptability, it shows considerably higher yield in hot regions.
Ideally, corn requires higher day and night temperatures, but the temperature should not be excessively high, because it will lead to root rot. Corn also requires sufficient moisture in the soil because its root system is shallow and the roots cannot traverse very... [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]
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