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Nov 9, 2016
Brazil to boost sugar output, ethanol imports next season
Policy News
Nov 9, 2016
The US biofuels industry is voicing its support for Presidential-elect Donald Trump, saying he “understands” the needs of the renewable fuels industry.
Trump took the world by surprise on Wednesday by decisively beating his competitor Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House.
Several US biofuels companies have come out congratulating the presidential... [Read More]
Policy News
Nov 10, 2016
US President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the country’s presidential election sent biofuels shares tumbling on Wednesday, while propping up oil refiners’ stocks.
Shares of US independent refiners jumped, including CVR Refining, which saw the largest upturn (26% to $8.55) in its share prices in the company’s history.
Renewable fuel producers,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 10, 2016
South Korean Pukyong National University’s graduate student Seonwoo In-young has succeeded in producing bioethanol using dead seaweed that washed ashore after a tropical storm.
Seaweed plays an essential role as a food source, habitat, and spawning ground for marine organisms, but only when it is alive underwater.
Dead seaweed, frequently found on beaches, has so... [Read More]
Policy News
Nov 11, 2016
Several European beet and cereal producers have voiced their opposition to phasing out conventional biofuels in Europe, coinciding with the World Ethanol & Biofuels conference in Brussels.
The European Association of Sugar Manufacturers (CEFS), the European Confederation of Maize Production (CEPM), the International Confederation of European Beet Growers (CIBE), and... [Read More]
Policy News
Nov 11, 2016
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed denying a petition by a group of merchant oil refiners to change the point of obligation (PO) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
Under the current RFS structure, oil refiners are the parties obligated to blend more renewable fuel into the nation’s transportation fuel supply.
The petition, filed by Valero... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 11, 2016
UK bioethanol giant Vivergo Fuels is calling on the UK government to provide greater certainty to UK farmers by pushing forward with the introduction of E10 fuel, which will cultivate an alternative domestic market for their produce.
In a statement, the company said: “On the back of the harvest, the UK’s major wheat buyer, Vivergo is boosting the fortunes of... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 11, 2016
US biofuels technology company ICM has announced that it has commenced a process to explore the option of revamping its recently-purchased Abengoa Bioenergy plant in Colwich, Kansas.
In a statement the company said it was considering revitalising the plant and turning it into a larger scale state-of-the-art energy efficient biorefinery plant.
If it proceeds, the plant... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 11, 2016
US biofuels firm Renewable Energy Group (REG) has broken ground at its Ralston, Iowa biorefinery to start a $24 million (€21.7m) expansion.
The company intends to increase the annual nameplate capacity of the plant from 12 million to 30 million gallons.
”REG Ralston has been an efficient biorefinery with an ample supply of lower cost, lower carbon intensity... [Read More]
Other News
Nov 14, 2016
Global carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels have seen "almost no growth" for three years in a row, despite economic growth, scientists have said.
Emissions did not increase in 2015 and are expected to rise only 0.2% in 2016, according to new data from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Global Carbon Project.
The figures, which come after a rise of just 0.7%... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 21, 2016
A significant portion of US-produced corn ethanol will likely meet Japan's 50% greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction threshold over petrol, a recently released US Grains Council (USGC) study finds.
The study, USGC says, supports the case for ethanol's competitiveness and sustainability compared to other fuel sources.
The results will help the USGC and its industry partners dispel... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 21, 2016
In Thailand, the government’s Pollution Control Department (PCD) is suing Rajburi Ethanol Co. for allowing molasses wastewater to leak into the Mae Klon River, devastating the waterway’s giant stingray population.
According to the PCD, tests have indicated that wastewater leaked into the river in Ban Pong district of Ratchaburi, polluting it and killing aquatic... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 21, 2016
Scientists at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have turned lignin into a source of biofuel by simply adding a common chemical
The patent-pending method that converts up to 80% of lignin into valuable molecules for biofuel and plastics and can be scaled up to industrial levels has been published in Science.
Lignin is an enormously... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 24, 2016
Brazil-based oil company Petrobras said it is discussions to sell its stake in sugar and ethanol producer Guarani SA to France’s Tereos Internacional.
Petrobras is planning to sell its 45.9% stake in the company, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The proposed sale is part of Petrobras’ plan to sell certain assets to reduce debt.
The company is planning... [Read More]
Policy News
Oct 24, 2016
The Swedish Bioenergy Association (Svebio) estimates that the August tax cuts given to biofuels in Sweden had a large effect on commercial transport, but the impact on E85 in private transport was more meagre.
“Private motorists seem to not be aware that after 1 August it’s become cheaper for them to fuel their cars with E85 ethanol than petrol if they have... [Read More]
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