Volume 11, Issue 1
Published: January 27, 2017
Current price index
The new year has seen increasing mandates andhigher greenhouse gas (GHG) requirementsacross many countries withinthe EU. Coupled with are surgent mineral oil sector,the year has started with enthusiasm....
US biodiesel in 2017: A market trumped?
The surprise election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States has sparked concern that the ten-year old Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) might come under attack by his administration, despite...
The land of possibilities
Brazil is committed to doubling its domestic usage of ethanol over the next 15 years,a goal which undoubtedly sounds good for investors in the sector. The big question, of course, is can such an expansion...
An end of an era
Production quotas for sugar and isoglucose will be eliminated in as of 1 October,2017. Sugar beet growers will no longer benefit from a guaranteed minimum purchase price for their crop and sugar...
The Brazilian experience
As the global ethanol industry works to expand production, tackle climate change challenges, and grow a sustainable economy, it should consider the“Brazilian experience” with biomass and biofuel....
What kind of year will 2017 be for biofuels?
Emily Skor, CEO At Growth Energy. 2016 was a game-changing year for America’s biofuel industry. From exports to the production of cellulosic biofuels, we set a new pace for success. And for the first...
Simulating success
Maximising profits by operating the most efficient process possible is the primary goal of all biofuel companies. To help create efficient operations,companies use process simulation, which is the application...
A taxing issue
As the 115th US Congress begins in Washington, DC, comprehensive tax reform is set to be one of the top priorities for congressional leadership and for the new Trump administration. There is a high likelihood...
Cracking the kernel
The 2017 growth edgef or the US ethanol industry will be the implementation of kernel fibre technology and product diversification to include D3 cellulosic ethanol. Kernel fibre technology has inherent...
Moving Thailand's biorefining forward
The Asia-Pacific regionis a large growth market for green energy consumption of biofuels. But Thailand, in particular, stands out. Due to existing capacity and its robust domestic ethanol market structure,...
All life is fermentation
Microbes can convert everything from agricultural waste to urban refuse into molecules of great value– food, medicines, useful chemicals, and, perhaps most ambitiously, fuels. Not very long ago,...
Industrial handling of straw bales
Plants using large quantities of straw as feedstock have existed for a while, and due to the CO2 reduction schemes around the world, more will come. Straw is a natural and non-uniform product, which is...
Nanoparticles under the spotlight
The world is shifting inexorably – ifat an uncertain speed – away from fossil fuels. One California headquarted company is aiming to help with bringing a low-cost solution to some of the world’s...
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