ePURE: EU Ethanol Production Helps Achieve Green Deal Goals

(ePURE/Ethanol Producer Magazine) European renewable ethanol association (ePURE) members produced 5.6 billion liters (1.48 billion gallons) of ethanol and 5.33 million metric tons of co-products in 2019, according to new audited data released on Sept. 1 by the industry group. The new figures confirm the importance of European renewable ethanol biorefineries to achieving EU Green Deal objectives for reducing emissions and sustainable domestic production of animal feed.

Of the total ethanol output from ePURE members in 2019 (the most recent year for which data have been compiled and audited), more than 82 percent was for fuel use, with an average of more than 72 percent greenhouse-gas savings compared to fossil petrol. Of the remaining ethanol production in 2019, 9.2 percent was for food and beverage uses and 8.5 percent was for industrial applications, including hand sanitizer.

Along with the renewable ethanol, ePURE members’ refineries produced 5.33 million metric tons of coproducts, including 3.83 million metric tons of high-protein, GMO-free animal feed and 0.8 million metric tons of captured CO₂.

More than 99 percent of the feedstock used to produce renewable ethanol by ePURE members – including cereals, sugars, wastes and residues – was grown or sourced in Europe. READ MORE