Dec 1, 2014
Corn protein plant on track for 2015
Bioethanol News
Dec 1, 2014
Brazil will raise the ethanol content of its petrol, with the expectation of creating demand for an additional 1 billion litres of biofuel per year and supply assistance for the Latin American country's sugar mills.
Earlier this year, the country passed a law to raise the required level of sugar-based ethanol in petrol from 25% to 27.5%.
Completed feasibility studies show... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 28, 2014
Ergil will provide 16 pontoon type internal floating roofs for Gulf Petrochem's Pipavav Terminal project in Pipavav, Gujarat, India.
The company, which engineers, constructs and manufactures storage tanks for the petroleum and chemical industries, will supply the oil and energy specialists with pontoon type internal floating roofs, which are fully compliant with API 650... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 27, 2014
A jury has ordered an Irish investor to pay $2 million in damages to an Iowa, US, doctor who was eliminated from an ethanol development in eastern Europe.
Branimir Catipovic, a doctor at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Iowa, claimed unjust enrichment against Mark Turley, which was proven following a long civil trial. Catipovic's claim of breach of contract was rejected.
After... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 27, 2014
Renewable fuel producer Pacific Ethanol has been awarded $3 million (€2.4 million) to develop grain sorghum as a low-carbon feedstock.
The research will take place at its plants in Stockton and Madera in a bid to replace a percentage of the corn that is used.
The renewable energy producer's award is part of $7.7 million awarded in grants by the California Energy Commission... [Read More]
Policy News
Nov 27, 2014
The Obama administration has further delayed its decision on whether to lower the amount of ethanol contained in the US's fuel supply.After months of delay, a final decision was due to be delivered by the end of the year, but the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has confirmed that this will not be made until 2015.In 2014 the EPA suggested reducing the amount of ethanol... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 26, 2014
Global energy producer Total is preparing to convert sugars from plant waste to operate as fuel in aircrafts while cutting greenhouse gases.
Commercial production of transportation fuel made from plant waste has been realised in the US, Brazil and Europe. As a result, Total is now searching for ways to develop technologies to extract maximum amounts of sugar from... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 26, 2014
China imported 51,507 tonnes of biodiesel in October, down 58.32% from September, data released by the General Administration of Customs shows.
The country's main source of palm methyl ester is exported from Indonesia. These figures fell 56% month on month to 46,500 tonnes in October, while UCO methyl ester exports from Hong Kong fell 28.17% to 4,972 tonnes.
PME shipments... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 26, 2014
Highlands EnviroFuels has signed a letter of intent with Gevo to become a licensee producing renewable isobutanol.
Ethanol producer Highlands Envirofuels will build a commercial-scale syrup mill in Highlands County, Florida. The plant will have a production capacity of approximately 200,000 tonnes per year of fermentable sugar. The facility will process locally grown sugarcane... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 25, 2014
Researchers at KU Leuven's Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, in Belgium, have found a way to turn sawdust into building blocks for petrol.
Adopting a new chemical process, the scientists can convert the cellulose in sawdust into hydrocarbon chains. These hydrocarbons are then used as an additive in petrol. These findings were then reported in the Energy &... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 25, 2014
Investor Brooke Renewables will provide up to $1 billion (€800,000) over a five-year period to build a facility that converts inedible crops into green fuel.
Brooke Renewables, a venture comprising of Hock Lee Group, Brooke Asia and Biochemtex, will build a second-generation bioethanol and biochemical plant in Sarawak.
The 'Sarawak biomass hub' will be the first commercial... [Read More]
Policy News
Nov 21, 2014
The American Soybean Association (ASA) emphasises the industry's support for the establishment of a tax extenders package.
It is calling for its members to contact their senators and representatives to extend the $1 (€0.80) per gallon biodiesel tax credit, bring back the maximum $500,000 expensing, which was available in 2013, and restore the expired 50% bonus... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 20, 2014
State-owned Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) is weighing up the possibility of replacing imported oil with biofuels from local crops.
PCJ has made agreements with Bodles Agricultural Research Station and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute to cultivate select crops for biofuel production.
'We are also procuring an oil press, which will press... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 19, 2014
Avinor's Oslo Gardermoen, Norway, is the first airport in the world to supply biofuels on a regular basis.
Through an agreement with Avinor, Statoil Aviation will deliver 2.5 million gallons of biofuels to tanks at Oslo Airport between March 2015 to March 2016. These 2.5 million gallons will be used to produce a 50% biofuel mix, which will fuel approximately 3,000 flights... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 18, 2014
The Fuels Institute, an expert non-profit organisation, has released a study that estimates a large increase in E85 sales over the next nine years.
E85 sales will at least double by 2023, the report states. How much these sales will rise depends on specific market circumstances, but the report predicts E85 sales could grow by 20 times over this period.
The Fuels Institute... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 18, 2014
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released the November issue of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, which expects ethanol production to average 934,000 barrels per day in 2015.
June's ethanol production matched the monthly average production record of 959,000 barrels per day set in December 2011. At present, the EIA anticipates 2014 production to average... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 17, 2014
India's government aims to include aviation turbine fuel (ATF) in the list of products within the proposed goods and services tax (GST).
Its inclusion will ensure a uniform tax on the aviation fuel across all states, which at present is particularly high, reaching the 30% mark.
The country's jet fuel is nearly 60% higher than others and represents 40-50% of an airline's... [Read More]
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