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Mar 30, 2017
Gevo reports Q4 loss of $0.33 per share
Bioethanol News
Mar 30, 2017
China has opened the world’s first production line that converts coal into ethanol, the main chemical ingredient in alcohol, the Chinese Academy of Sciences has announced.
The facility in Xingping, Shaanxi province, which went into service in January, was developed by the academy’s Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics and the State-owned Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 30, 2017
The global bioethanol market will rise to $9,544 million by 2022, according to a report by Big Market Research.
Valued at $5,652 million in 2015, the bioethanol market is forecast to have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.6% up until 2022.
The report identifies a number of factors which are driving the growth of the bioethanol market. The rise in environmental... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 31, 2017
The Biofuels Association of Australia (BAA) has strongly rejected claims from the Federal Productivity Commission that the biofuels industry fails to support the agriculture sector or the community.
In a recent report to Australia’s government, the Productivity Commission urged Queensland, New South Wales and the Commonwealth governments to stop supporting the biofuels... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 31, 2017
A new study may have found a solution to the negative effects biofuel production can have on food production.
The use of sequential cropping – one crop sown after another has been harvested – may be able to provide foodstock for biofuel production without adversely affecting food production, according to the study by Ecofys.
Support for the biofuels industry... [Read More]
Other News
Apr 3, 2017
The long running controversy regarding palm oil is coming to a climax, with members of the European Parliament (MEPs) set to debate a report calling on the European Commission to phase out palm oil in biofuels. The controversial report also calls for a single certification scheme for the commodity to enter the EU market.
Czech GUE (Confederal Group of the European United... [Read More]
Other News
Apr 3, 2017
Butamax Advanced Biofuels, a 50/50 joint venture between BP and DuPont, has announced the acquisition of Nesika Energy and its ethanol facility in Scandia, Kansas. Butamax will now start engineering work to add bio-isobutanol capacity to the facility.
A cost-effective alternative to isobutanol, bio-isobutanol is derived from renewable feedstocks. It provides an option... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 4, 2017
A plant manager in Mississippi has launched a petition to reform US biodiesel tax law. Phillip Harden, manager at Scott Petroleum, hopes to draw attention to the growing campaign to reinstate the expired $1 per gallon biodiesel tax credit, and reform it to assist domestic producers, according to Biodiesel Magazine.
The US’ biodiesel tax incentive lapsed on 31... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 4, 2017
The emergency clean-up of a biofuels plant in Ferndale, Washington, could cost $1 million (EUR 939,000), according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The cleaning operation was started after regulators found hazardous substances leaking from containers at the abandoned biofuels processing plant.
TreOil Industries Biorefinery has long been a source of concern. It has... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 4, 2017
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have approved a resolution calling on the European Commission to phase out the use of vegetable oil for biofuels, ideally by 2020.
The resolution has received support from MEPs across the political spectrum. It calls for an end to incentives for rapeseed, palm oil and soy based biofuels, claiming the ingredients cause deforestation... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 4, 2017
Growth Energy, a trade association for US ethanol producers and supporters, welcomed Bushmills Ethanol as its newest member. Bushmills Ethanol is located in Atwater, Minnesota and produces 49 million gallons of ethanol per year.
In response to the announcement, Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor, said: “Growth Energy’s membership is comprised of men and women who... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 4, 2017
SOURCE: Renewable Fuels Association.
A new Department of Energy (DOE) study on employment in the US energy sector shows that America’s ethanol industry employs a significantly larger share of military veterans than any other segment of the energy industry.
Nearly one in five ethanol industry employees is a veteran (18.9%), compared to a national average of 7% across... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 4, 2017
Ensus’ commercial director Grant Pearson is scheduled to speak at the tenth Biofuels International Conference, which will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland.
He will be discussing UK policy uncertainty, reintroducing E10 and the future of the bioethanol market.
Grant joined the bioethanol and animal feed producer shortly after the business formed and has responsibilities... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 5, 2017
Renewable diesel supplier Neste has published information about all of its crude palm oil suppliers on its website. The data provided covers the palm oil supply chain used by Neste, including all companies, mills and estates involved.
Available on the Neste website’s dashboard, the new site gives information on suppliers, certification systems used by the company,... [Read More]
Other News
Apr 5, 2017
A Ph.D. organic chemist and a sailboat captain report that they are developing a process to reuse certain plastics, transforming them from worthless trash into a valuable diesel fuel with a small mobile reactor.
They envision the technology could someday be implemented globally on land and possibly placed on boats to convert ocean waste plastic into fuel to power... [Read More]
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