Jan 11, 2017
More than 80% of Trump voters support ethanol, survey finds
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Jan 11, 2017
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced the publication of a report, titled Biofuels and Bioproducts from Wet and Gaseous Waste Streams: Challenges and Opportunities.
According to the US department, the report is the first comprehensive assessment of the resource potential and technology opportunities provided... [Read More]
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Jan 11, 2017
Japanese brewer Sapporo Holding has licensed Thailand-based fuel retailer PTG Energy to manufacture cassava-based bioethanol.
The Nikkei Asian Review quoted Sapporo, when it said that “this will mark the world's first attempt at commercial production of ethanol from the pulp of the cassava, a plentiful Thai crop whose tuberous root is used to make tapioca”.
Innotech... [Read More]
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Jan 9, 2017
A Philippine-based institute has called for increased research into genomics to help improve the variety and yield of the country’s sugarcane, particularly by increasing its resistance to common diseases.
To sustain the industry’s growth, new and superior varieties of sugarcane should be developed, Dr. Liwayway M. Engle of the Philippine Sugar Research Institute... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 9, 2017
Neste has launched a renewable diesel made entirely from waste and residues under the brand name Neste MY Renewable Diesel at select service stations in the Helsinki region. The product enables up to 90% lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout the life cycle of the fuel compared to conventional fossil diesel.
"The launch of Neste MY is a long-expected opener in... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 9, 2017
Ethanol producer Abengoa has sold its 200,000tpy San Roque biodiesel operation to Spanish oil company Cepsa for €8 million.
According to media reports in El Economista, Abengoa sold its Spanish biodiesel operations via the courts.
In a ruling dated 22 December 2016, Judge Ana Marín Herrero has approved the liquidation plan proposed by Abengoa Bioenergía... [Read More]
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Jan 9, 2017
Martin McGuinness has stepped down as Northern Ireland's deputy first minister in protest against the handling of the renewable heat incentive (RHI) scheme that could cost taxpayers £490m, accoridng to media reports.
The Sinn Féin MLA's resignation took effect from 5pm GMT Monday, according to the BBC.
He cited the Democratic Unionist Party's (DUP) conduct... [Read More]
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Jan 6, 2017
US researchers have maintained that miscanthus, long speculated to be the top biofuel producer, yields more than twice as much as switchgrass in the US using an open-source bioenergy crop database gaining traction in plant science, climate change, and ecology research.
"To understand yield trends and variation across the country for our major food crops, extensive databases... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 6, 2017
Toray Industries, a Japanese synthetic fibres company, is looking to obtain sugarcane waste in Thailand to produce biofuels.
The company plans to spend 5 billion yen (€40m) to 6 billion yen on construction of one of the world's largest plants for processing bagasse, the fibrous remnant obtained from crushing sugar cane to extract juice for sugar production.
Thailand... [Read More]
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Jan 5, 2017
The BioAg Alliance, Monsanto’s and Novozymes’ collaboration to improve crop harvests through products containing naturally-occurring microbes, today announced results from its 2016 field trial program and shared an updated research pipeline.
Yield increases among top microbial strains averaged over 3 bushels per acre for corn and over 2 bushels per acre... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 5, 2017
US biofuels trade body Growth Energy recently announced that the most tested fuel in history, E15, has reached a “remarkable” milestone.
Based on sales and consumption data reported over the past twelve months by major gasoline retailers, drivers across the United States have more than 500 million miles driven on E15, highlighting the fuel’s performance,... [Read More]
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Jan 5, 2017
Crude oil prices ended the 2016 year above $50 per barrel, according to figures from the US Energy Information Administration.
Although the annual average West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil price in 2016 was $43/b—down $5/b from 2015—the WTI price ended 2016 at $53/b, $16/b higher than at the end of 2015. Similarly, Brent ended the year up $17 from the... [Read More]
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Jan 5, 2017
China will invest 2.5 trillion yuan ($361 billion) into renewable power generation by 2020, as it moves away from coal to renewable energy.
The investment will create more than 13 million jobs in the sector, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said in a document that lays out its plan to develop the nation's energy sector during the five-year 2016 to 2020 period.
The... [Read More]
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Jan 4, 2017
The ‘climate protection rate’ in Germany is set to rise this year from 3.5 to 4% and biofuels is set to benefit from this, according to Germany’s biofuels trade association Verband der Deutschen Biofuelindustrie (VDB).
According to this rise, oil companies will have to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their fuels by 4% from this year, for example,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 4, 2017
Petrobras Biocombustível has announced an agreement to sell its shares in Guarani, a Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer, to Tereos Participations, an arm of French group Tereos, for $202 million (€192m).
According to Petrobras Biocombustível, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brazil-based oil company Petrobras, Guarani is the third largest sugar producer... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 4, 2017
A group of students from Philippines-based St Louis University have created alternative fuel derived from the taro plant, locally known as gabi.
According to media reports in The Filipino Times, Joji Tateoka, John Cyril Paco, Gregory Jones Ochoada, John Paul Galong, and Keanu Verzosa received the Business and Idea Development Award 2016 in October 2016 from the Philippines... [Read More]
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Jan 4, 2017
Five palm oil mills at Cargill’s PT Hindoli and PT Harapan Sawit Lestari oil palm plantations in Indonesia were recently recognised for achievements in environmental management by the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry and Ministry of Industry.
Cargill’s Tanjung Dalam mill and Paku Juang and River View mills received Blue awards, while its Sungai... [Read More]
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Emerging Fuel Technology (#EFT) licensee Highbury Energy and #WBCEC are advancing a CAD $210 million (€129 million) indigenous-led biomass-to-fuels project in Fort Frances, #Ontario, after successfully completing a FEED study.
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#US #imports of #biodiesel and renewable diesel slumped to a decade low in the first half of 2025 after a change in tax credits for the fuels came into effect, the US Energy Information Administration (@EIA) said.
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