Jun 14, 2017
Brazil's Raízen offers Tonon Bioenergia $248m for two ethanol mills
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Jun 14, 2017
Alliance BioEnergy Plus has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, AMG Energy Group, has entered into a sublicensing agreement with California-based Earth's Renewable Energy.
The sublicense agreement permits Earth's Renewable Energy to use the company's patented cellulose to sugar (CTS) technology at a soon-to-be-built plant in Bakersfield, California.
Alliance... [Read More]
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Jun 13, 2017
The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced up to $6 million (€5.35m) in available funding for research to support the next generation of sustainable biofuels and biomaterials. Funding is made through USDA’s Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI), a joint initiative... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 13, 2017
US ethanol trade body Growth Energy has released a new survey showing that US small engine owners are pleased with the performance of their fuel and find it easy to pick the best option, including regular unleaded blends of 10% ethanol (E10).
Conducted by Quadrant Strategies, the random poll of 500 owners of lawnmowers, snow blowers, leaf blowers, weed whackers,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 13, 2017
Renewable European ethanol achieved its highest greenhouse gas (GHG) savings yet in 2016, according to the latest producer data. A European association of renewable ethanol producers, ePure says that the new figures mark “another increase in ethanol’s EU decarbonisation performance.”
European renewable ethanol delivered an average of more than 66% greenhouse... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 13, 2017
Researchers from the University of Minnesota are piloting a new plant which can convert by-products of wastewater treatment into biodiesel.
A white, muddy substance produced during wastewater treatment, scum presents a significant waste disposal challenge. In general it is either sent to anaerobic digestion facilities to produce biogas, or disposed of in landfill.
The... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 13, 2017
Edeniq, a US-based cellulosic technology company, and Siouxland Energy have announced that the US Environmental Protection Agency has approved Siouxland Energy’s registration of its 60 million gallon per year (MGPY) corn ethanol plant for generation of D3 RINs from cellulosic ethanol.
Siouxland Energy is the fourth plant to receive a cellulosic ethanol registration... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 12, 2017
A senior official from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations has said sugar cane cultivation can supply both food and fuel without harming the environment.
Speaking at a 7 June EURACTIV event, Olivier Dubois said Brazil shows that biofuel production doesn’t necessarily have to raise food prices or damage the environment. In particular, he stressed... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 12, 2017
Biofuels have the potential to improve the carbon footprint of the aviation industry and make the sector more environmentally friendly, according to a new study from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Lufthansa Technik.
The DLR and Lufthansa investigated the chemical and physical properties of “promising” biofuels. The European Union-funded High Biofuel... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 9, 2017
Scientists in Texas have found that a product of bioethanol production can be used as a suitable cattle feed supplement.
Feeding cattle can be a surprisingly complex task, the animals requiring specific diets for nutrition and weight gain. The new research found that as the seasons progress, cattle find it increasingly difficult to digest a type of Bermuda grass - Tifton... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 9, 2017
The government of Queensland, Australia has announced it will inject $8.64 million (€5.8 million) into a proposed $50 million (€33.7 million) biorefinery, in a bid to help accelerate the project’s development and construction.
It is hoped the new biorefinery could create up to 115 jobs, positioning Queensland’s Mackay region as an emerging bio-industry... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 8, 2017
Avril, Europe’s largest biodiesel producer, says a rebound in oil prices since early 2016 has improved the industry outlook. However, the company also warned that an EU proposal to cap crop-based ‘first generation’ biofuels could harm the biodiesel sector in the long term, according to Reuters.
Following a steep drop in orders, the French company said... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 8, 2017
The National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) has announced that it will give $500,000 in funding to Renaissance BioScience Corp (RSBC). The non-repayable contribution will support RSBC’s research and development of a proprietary, non GMO yeast strain development platform.
A global yeast technology company based in Vancouver,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 7, 2017
Newly discovered enzyme complexes in the digestive tracts of herbivores could hold promise for the future of sustainable fuels, according to new research from the University of California – Santa Barbara.
Assistant engineering professor Michelle O’Malley from UCSB and 20 other scientists have collaborated on a study describing a new complex of enzymes discovered... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 7, 2017
A ground-breaking new study has characterised the molecular features that make cellulose resistant to degradation. The findings could be hugely significant in the quest to develop cost-effective means of producing biofuels, as well as various valuable chemicals.
A vital structural component of plant cell walls, cellulose is highly resistant to degradation. This means significant... [Read More]
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Jun 6, 2017
MEP Bas Eickhout has proposed sweeping reforms to EU legislation regarding bioenergy and biofuels.
They come amid the Dutch politician’s proposals for increasing the EU’s renewable energy share target for 2030 from 27% to 45%.
"The entire energy sector must be sustainable by 2040 one hundred percent." Eickhout said, according to Groen Links. Just as significantly,... [Read More]
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Jun 6, 2017
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) has said it is not investigating biofuels credits, despite eight Democrat senators having called for Carl Icahn’s activity in the market to be scrutinised.
According to an article from Reuters, the news agency gained access to a letter saying the CFTC was not looking to investigate Icahn.
Icahn, an adviser to US... [Read More]
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