Hot Spots Around the World: Who’s Adding What, Where in Biofuels

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February 20, 2018

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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) South America — In Brazil, ICM has completed startup and commissioning of the FS Bioenergia dry-mill corn ethanol plant.

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The driver for corn ethanol in Brazil? In part, the country’s new RenovaBio policy, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 43%, driven by the commitment made at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference.

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Brazil’s recent increase on taxation of imported ethanol will stimulate growth in local production.

The wave could move beyond Brazil and into Argentina and Indonesia.

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South Asia — In India, India’s flagship oil company Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited has given a Letter of Acceptance and $2.5M milestone payment to Praj Industries for its proprietary technology, basic engineering and design package. It’s a major milestone towards commencement of work a 9.6 million gallon per year (36.5 million liter) 2nd Generation ethanol biorefinery at Bargarh, Odisha. The biomass feedstock will be sourced from the local farming community.

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Europe — In Finland, UPM is studying biofuels development opportunities by starting an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for a possible biorefinery in Mussalo, Kotka, in south-eastern Finland. A Kotka Biorefinery would produce approximately 500,000 tonnes of advanced biofuels for transportation, made from several renewable and sustainable feedstocks — and a different raw material base and technology than in the current UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery. READ MORE

Ethanol Plant In Bargarh To Take Off Soon: Dharmendra Pradhan (Odishatv)

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