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May 20, 2021
Biorefinery to reopen on back on UK E10 plans
Bioethanol News
May 20, 2021
Essar hosted a visit to Stanlow Refinery by Andrew Stephenson – the UK Minister of State at the Department for Transport.
The Minister met senior company representatives and discussed plans to create a new facility to convert non-recyclable household waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for use by airlines operating at UK airports.
The project involves Essar... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 20, 2021
UPM has moved forward with its biofuels growth plans and has begun the basic engineering phase of a next generation biorefinery.
The potential biorefinery would have an annual capacity of 500,000 tonnes of high-quality renewable fuels including sustainable jet fuel (SAF).
The products will significantly reduce carbon footprint in the road transport and aviation, as... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 19, 2021
The biggest increases in soybean production this year were recorded in Italy and Romania, according to current figures published by the EU Commission.
These were the two major soy-producing countries, but soybean production in Germany has also risen strongly.
According to estimates, the soybean production area in the EU-27 for harvest in 2021 for the first time exceeded... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 19, 2021
CropEnergies generated revenues of €833 million in the 2020/21 financial year and an operating profit of €107 million, despite the challenging market environment.
This compared with revenues of €899 million and an operating profit of €104 million in the previous 12 months.
Despite the extended maintenance shutdown in Wanze at the beginning of the 2020/21 financial... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 19, 2021
Air France-KLM, Total, Groupe ADP and Airbus have joined forces to carry out the first long-haul flight powered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) produced in France.
Air France flight 342 took off from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport's Terminal 2E for Montreal with its tanks filled for the first time with SAF produced in Total's French plants.
The biofuel used for... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 18, 2021
A global effort to reduce sulphur and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships has researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and other Department of Energy facilities investigating the potential use of marine biofuels.
“Biofuels turned out to be very good options because they have zero or very, very low sulphur compared to fossil fuels,” said... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 18, 2021
London Oxford Airport has embarked on a major infrastructure development project that will include a new fuel farm that will quadruple the storage capacity of the original facility.
This will also provide future storage space for sustainable aviation fuel.
A centrally located fire station is under construction as well, while the centerpiece will be the airport's 15th... [Read More]
Policy News
May 18, 2021
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its net zero by 2050 roadmap.
The IEA said the world has a viable pathway to building a global energy sector with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in 2050, but it was narrow and required immediate action across all countries.
Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector was the world’s first comprehensive... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 17, 2021
Fuel retailers in Brazil have asked the government to reduce the amount of ethanol required to be blended into petrol.
They argue that a smaller production in the current season has reduced the biofuel’s supply and increased prices.
Fecombustiveis, an association representing around 40,000 petrol stations in Brazil, asked for the ethanol blend to be reduced from 27%... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 17, 2021
The US Department of Energy (DoE) is awarding $35 million (€29 million) to 15 research projects through the Energy and Carbon Optimised Synthesis for the Bioeconomy (ECOSynBio) programme to decarbonise biorefining processes across the transportation and agriculture sectors.
Many biofuels, including ethanol, biodiesel and other products derived from organic material... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 17, 2021
Lakeview Energy which owns Three Rivers Energy said the biorefinery was set to reopen later this summer.
Three Rivers Energy started as the Coshocton ethanol plant in 2008, but it shutdown after 10 months.
CE Acquisitions, a partnership of Lakeview Energy and Crestwood Energy of Illinois, acquired the biofuels refinery in 2013.
It previously produced ethanol, distillers... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 14, 2021
POET, the largest biofuels producer in the US, is in discussions with Flint Hills Resources to acquire the entirety of its ethanol assets.
A spokesman for POET said the deal will increase capacity for ethanol by more than a third to 3 billion gallons per year.
That could help the company tap into potential growth in the biofuels market as the Biden administration considers... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 14, 2021
Estimates show that as many as 600,000 cars on UK’s roads will not be compatible with E10.
According to the RAC, vehicles like the 2-2 litre direct petrol injection engines in the Vectra, Signum and Zafira will not be able to use E10 efficiently.
Current petrol grades in the UK contain 5% bioethanol and this will increase to 10% from September.
The motoring organisation... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 14, 2021
Topsoe will supply basic engineering, proprietary equipment, catalyst, and technical services for Seaboard Energy’s renewable fuels complex in Kansas.
The project in Hugoton is based on HydroFlex, an industry-proven technology to produce renewable fuels from a wide variety of renewable feedstocks.
Gary Louis, president and CEO of Seaboard Energy, said: “We chose... [Read More]
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