by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Brazil cane mills will boost their sugar production capacity as much as 10% in the new season from April to take advantage of relatively high sugar prices and as increasing supplies of corn make the grain a
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Back TO HOMEFueling the Future: Biofuels Driving Progress on Net Zero
(S&P Global) The role of biofuels in energy transition is growing, as they can help decarbonize hard-to-abate transport sectors, but more supply is needed to keep the world on track with net-zero goals. S&P Global Commodity Insights explores how regional policies
March 07, 2024 Read Full Article
Casterra Announces New Agreements with Seed Producers in Brazil and Africa to Meet Growing Demand for its Elite Castor Seed Varieties
(Casterra Ag/PR Newswire) The new agreements are expected to support additional production of approximately 400 tons of Casterra's elite castor seeds in 2024 and establish long-term production infrastructure -- Casterra Ag Ltd., an integrated solutions company for growing castor seeds for bio-based
March 07, 2024 Read Full Article
Stellantis Spending $6 Billion on New Gasoline Engines that Run on Ethanol
by Adrian Padeanu (Motor 1) ... Stellantis is the next auto juggernaut to signal it has no intention of abandoning piston-powered cars anytime soon. The automotive conglomerate that owns 14 brands is spending the equivalent of $6 billion in South America
March 07, 2024 Read Full Article
JBS Program Transforms 26 Million Liters of Used Cooking Oil into Biodiesel
(JBS (Google Translation)) The collection of 4.5 million liters of used cooking oil last year promoted a 15% growth in the company's shares -- With the aim of promoting environmental education and encouraging the circular economy, an Óleo Amigo program, created by
March 06, 2024 Read Full Article
Toyota Ups Its Bet on Hybrids in Brazil With $2.2 Billion Plan
by Leonardo Lara (Bloomberg) Japanese carmaker joins global peers GM and Volkswagen; Flex-fuel models boom in Latin America’s biggest economy -- ... The Japanese automaker will use the money to expand production capacity in Latin America’s largest economy for models that use
March 06, 2024 Read Full Article
ISCC Clears Brazil's FS Corn Ethanol for SAF
by Vinicius Damazio and Laura Guedes (Argus Media) Brazilian corn-based ethanol producer FS has received certification that its corn-based ethanol complies with international requirements to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The International Sustainability Carbon Certification (ISCC) Corsia applies to its Lucas do
March 05, 2024 Read Full Article
Raízen and Wärtsilä Sign Bioethanol Agreement to Cut Emissions in the Maritime Sector
(Biofuels International) Raízen and Wärtsilä have signed an agreement in order to advance decarbonisation of the marine sector. By studying the effects of ethanol application as a marine fuel, the new initiative aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), provide novel
February 29, 2024 Read Full Article
Shell-Backed Ethanol Firm Considers Making Sustainable Jet Fuel in Brazil
by Dayanne Sousa (BNN Bloomberg) The world’s biggest supplier of ethanol made from sugar cane is considering building a sustainable jet fuel plant in its home country of Brazil. “We truly believe that there is a structural advantage to producing in Brazil,”
February 29, 2024 Read Full Article
Petrobras and ArcelorMittal Sign Agreement for Low Carbon Business Studies and Assessments
(ArcelorMittal) The partnership involves assessing potential business models for low-carbon fuels, hydrogen and its products, renewable energy production and CCS (carbon capture and storage) Petrobras and ArcelorMittal Brasil signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the purpose of studying potential mutually beneficial
February 28, 2024 Read Full Article
Environmental Protection and Sustainable Food Production in the Cerrado Could Create $72bn for Brazil, Says New Report
(World Economic Forum) - Transforming how land is used in the Cerrado could generate an additional $72 billion a year for Brazil’s economy, a new World Economic Forum report reveals. - Deforestation rates in the Cerrado surged by 43% in 2023
February 28, 2024 Read Full Article
U.S. Crop Sector Insulates Itself from World Market with Biofuels, Says Analyst
by Chuck Abbott (Successful Farming) Exports have been the lodestar of U.S. agriculture since the big Soviet grain deals of the Carter and Reagan years. One-fifth of U.S. farm production is exported. -- After decades of pursuing sales to foreign buyers, the
February 23, 2024 Read Full Article
USTR Ag Negotiator Provides Ethanol Trade Outlook
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) The Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative spoke to attendees at the National Ethanol Conference this week about the trade outlook for ethanol. Ambassador Doug McKalip said had just returned from Guatemala where he spoke with government officials
February 22, 2024 Read Full Article
Are First-Generation Biofuels Sustainable?
(World Bio Market Insights) The sustainability of first-generation biofuels have attracted controversy, with questions around their true emissions savings and their impacts on other environmental metrics like water pollution and water consumption. We look at recent scientific evidence on whether and how
February 14, 2024 Read Full Article
Brazil in the Presidency of the Financial G20: Agendas, Dynamics and Challenges
by Jefferson Estevo [1] and Alina Ribeiro [2] (Boletim Lua Nova (Google Translation)) Brazil assumed the presidency of the Financial G20 on December 1, 2023 with the motto “Building a fair world and a sustainable planet”. Created in 1999, the group is made up of the nineteen
February 07, 2024 Read Full Article
India Could Triple Its Biofuel Use and Accelerate Global Deployment
by Jeremy Moorhouse and Astha Gupta (IEA) India has quickly joined the ranks of major biofuel producer and consumer thanks to a set of coordinated policies, high-level political support, and an abundance of feedstocks. Over the next five years it has the
February 07, 2024 Read Full Article
Bolivia-Brazil Biofuels Agreement Could Bolster Corn, Soybeans
by Ben Hernandez (ETF Trends) When it comes to corn and soybeans, Bolivia and especially Brazil are top producers globally. The governments of both countries agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding that focuses on expanding cooperation in biofuels, biotechnology, and fertilizer
February 02, 2024 Read Full Article
EU Parliament’s Environmental Committee Supports Relaxing Rules on Genetically Modified Plants
by Samuel Petrequin (Associated Press) Lawmakers on the European Parliament’s environment committee on Wednesday backed a proposal to relax rules on genetically modified plants produced using so-called new genomic techniques, prompting strong criticism from environmental groups. The issue of genetically modified organisms
January 31, 2024 Read Full Article
Can Second-Generation Ethanol Production Help Decarbonize the World?
by Brian Kenny (Cold Call/Harvard Business Review) How Brazil’s green energy champion, Raízen, is expanding the market for second-generation ethanol and other sugar-cane waste biofuels. -- Raízen, a bioenergy company headquartered in São Paulo, is Brazil’s leader in sugar and ethanol
January 31, 2024 Read Full Article
CEM14/MI-8 Minister – CEO Biofuels Roundtable
(Biofuture Platform) The CEM14/MI-8 closed door Minister – The CEM14/MI-8 closed door Minister – CEO Roundtable on Biofuels was held on 21st July. The Roundtable was organized by the CEM Biofuture Platform Initiative and the Co-leads of the MI Integrated Biorefineries (India
January 30, 2024 Read Full Article
The Risks of Betting on Biofuels with Flex-Fuel Plug-in Hybrid Cars in Brazil
by André Cieplinski (International Council on Clean Transportation) As the world’s largest vehicle markets move toward electric vehicles to decarbonize road transportation, many legacy automakers support doubling down on existing efforts to use biofuels in Brazil, and they’re focusing on using them in plug-in
January 30, 2024 Read Full Article
Acelen Renewables Selects Honeywell For SAF And Renewable Diesel Fuel Production
(Honeywell) Honeywell now surpasses 50 licenses for its renewable fuel processing solutions -- Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) announced that Acelen Renewables has selected its Ecofining™ technology to help support the efficient production of a targeted 20,000 barrels per day of sustainable aviation fuel
January 27, 2024 Read Full Article
Massive Expansion of Renewable Power Opens Door to Achieving Global Tripling Goal Set at COP28
(International Energy Agency) ... The report also provides a reality check on the momentum behind renewable-based hydrogen, assessing how many announced projects are likely to go ahead. Of all the projects announced worldwide to use renewables to produce hydrogen this decade,
January 24, 2024 Read Full Article
LanzaJet Celebrates Grand Opening of Freedom Pines Fuels Plant, the World's First Ethanol to Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Facility Government, Corporate, and Community
(LanzaJet/PR Newswire) Leaders Mark Historic Milestone as LanzaJet Launches Ground-breaking Next-Gen SAF Technology -- LanzaJet, a leading sustainable fuels technology company and sustainable fuels producer, today joined government officials, industry leaders, partners, and supporters to open LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels, the world's
January 24, 2024 Read Full Article
As Sustainable Aviation Fuel Plant Opens, Get US Ethanol into the Game
by Monte Shaw (Iowa Renewable Fuels Association/Des Moines Register) Carbon capture and sequestration cuts U.S. ethanol’s carbon score by more than half. Carbon capture and sequestration alone gets us in the game. ... Ready to go, but sitting on the bench, is
January 24, 2024 Read Full Article
Law Library of Congress Publishes Report on Selected Issues in Biotechnology Regulation
by Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton (Bergeson & Campbell) The Law Library of Congress published a November 2023 report entitled Selected Issues in Biotechnology Regulation: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, England, European Union, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore,
January 22, 2024 Read Full Article
Joint Venture with CompactGTL towards New Business in Renewable Synthetic Fuels, Including Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(EQTEC/Polaris.Brighterir.com/RNS) EQTEC plc (AIM: EQT), a global technology innovator powering distributed, decarbonised, new energy infrastructure through its waste-to-value solutions for hydrogen, biofuels, and energy generation, is pleased to announce that it has set up a new joint venture company (the "JV") with CompactGTL Limited ("CompactGTL")
January 18, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Sustainable Aviation Fuel 2024
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This week on ABLC CONNECT, we networked and exchanged information about the world of Sustainable Aviation Fuel, and as part of the proceedings, we had the State of Sustainable Aviation Fuel presentation. The slides are here.
January 17, 2024 Read Full Article
Obtaining Hydrogen from Vine Shoots for Biofuel Production
(Fundación Descubre/Phys.Org) A research team from the universities of Jaén and São Paulo in Brazil has confirmed that hydrogen can be obtained from vine shoots through a process that does not require fossil fuels and does not emit pollutants. With their
January 16, 2024 Read Full Article
India in Talks with Brazil for Tech Partnership to Expand Ethanol Usage
(Press Trust of India/Business Standard) India is in talks with Brazil for a technological partnership to expand usage of ethanol, amid a push for alternative fuels to cut carbon emission -- ... Brazil has been using ethanol for a very long time
January 16, 2024 Read Full Article
As 40B GREET Deadline Looms, RFA Offers Recommendations for SAF Emissions Modeling
(Renewable Fuels Association) In a letter submitted to the Biden administration today, the Renewable Fuels Association laid out recommendations for ensuring that the best available science and data are used in determining eligibility for the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax credit established in
January 16, 2024 Read Full Article
Government Wants 50% of Biofuel to Come from Family Farming
(Informa Araguaia (Google Translation)) According to the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), the new text seeks more transparency and strengthens the requirements for the granting and maintenance of the seal by biofuel producers -- The federal government will nationalize the rules
January 12, 2024 Read Full Article
HIF Global and Enap Sign Agreement to Accelerate Use of eFuels in Chile
(HIF Global and Enap) First collaboration for carbon-neutral eFuels in the Chilean market eFuels can be used in today’s cars without any changes to engines or infrastructure -- - HIF Global, the world’s leading eFuels company, and Chile’s state-owned petroleum company Enap signed
January 11, 2024 Read Full Article
HIF Global and Enap Sign Agreement to Accelerate Use of eFuels in Chile
(HIF Global and Enap) First collaboration for carbon-neutral eFuels in the Chilean market eFuels can be used in today’s cars without any changes to engines or infrastructure -- - HIF Global, the world’s leading eFuels company, and Chile’s state-owned petroleum company Enap signed
January 11, 2024 Read Full Article
AMAGGI Will Have Its First 100% Biodiesel B100 Farm
(AMAGGI) AMAGGI will take yet another important and innovative step towards the decarbonization of its operations. As of March 2024, the company will have its first farm where biodiesel (B100) will be the sole fuel used in machinery for operations. B100
January 03, 2024 Read Full Article
Kraftstock, Feedstock, Comstock: The Unleashing of Kraft Lignin as an Abundant, Affordable Feedstock for Drop-in Renewable Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... First, Comstock has made an investment in RenFuel technology, the focus is to assure that RenFuel has the resources to complete some additional R&D that will broaden the applications of the technology they have already brought to
January 03, 2024 Read Full Article
Viewpoint: Brazil Biofuel Policy under Pressure in 2024
by Conrado Mazzoni (Argus Media) The prospect of a tighter market for Brazil's carbon credit Cbios could intensify struggles between fuel distributors and biofuel producers over compliance with Brazil's national biofuel policy Renovabio in 2024. A flurry of lawsuits filed by distributors opposing Cbio
January 02, 2024 Read Full Article
Biofuels Best Hope for Ag Markets: Hultman
by Tom C. Doran (AgriNews) The U.S. export share of world trade has declined over the years due to increased global competition, making the expansion of biofuels all the more important. Over the past 30 years, world soybean demand is up 190%
January 02, 2024 Read Full Article
Petrobras Begins New Round of Tests on Mixing Bunker and Biodiesel
(BiodieselBR (Google Translation)) Petrobras is advancing with tests of a new type of marine fuel oil (bunker) with 24% biodiesel. This Monday (11), a container ship operating on coastal shipping routes on the Brazilian coast was filled with 860 thousand liters
January 02, 2024 Read Full Article
Paraná’s Governor Signs into Law Changes to the ICMS Tax to Support Biogas and Biomethane
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Brazil, Canal Energia reports that two decrees signed by governor Carlos Massa Ratinho Junior on Monday should further stimulate the energy transition agenda in Paraná. Both change ICMS application and collection rules, with a focus on
December 22, 2023 Read Full Article
ANP Makes Public Tool to Monitor Methanol Movements in the Country
(Brazil National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (Google Translation)) Dynamic Methanol Monitoring Panel presents data used by the ANP to monitor this type of solvent and identify possible signs of product diversion for irregular purposes. The ANP made the Dynamic Methanol
December 22, 2023 Read Full Article
Standard Engines to Endure in Brazil Amid EV Growth
by Laura Guedes and Gabrielle Moreira (Argus Media) ... With a mature and structured biofuel market, the country is not likely to move away from alternatives linked to ethanol and biodiesel anytime soon, extending flex options and mixtures with fossil
December 22, 2023 Read Full Article
Brazil to Raise Mandatory Biodiesel Mix, Halt Imports
by Lisandra Paraguassu (Reuters) Brazil will increase the country's mandatory biodiesel mix into diesel from early next year, bringing forward previously set blending targets, the country's energy policy council CNPE decided on Tuesday, also halting biofuel imports until further notice. The measures
December 20, 2023 Read Full Article
RFA Welcomes Recognition of GREET Model in SAF Tax Credit Guidance
(Renewable Fuels Association) The U.S. Treasury Department today released guidance regarding the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax credit. The guidance clarifies that a soon-to-be-updated version of the Department of Energy’s GREET model will be among the methodologies used
December 15, 2023 Read Full Article
Boundless: Exporting to More Places
by Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Ed Hubbard, general counsel and vice president of government affairs at the Renewable Fuels Association, says a growing number of countries around the world are not only committed to using more ethanol but
December 14, 2023 Read Full Article
Government Will Discuss Increasing the Biodiesel Content in Diesel in 2023
by Eric Napoli (Poder360/biodieselbr (Google Translation)) The CNPE (National Energy Policy Council) will hold an extraordinary meeting in December to discuss bringing forward the schedule to increase the proportion of biodiesel in diesel. The meeting may also veto a resolution from the
December 14, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Whitefox
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Whitefox has been active over the past couple of months highlighting the opportunity for ethanol in the global bioeconomy via their “Ethanol as a Building Block” campaign, which was kicked off at the ABLC in San
December 14, 2023 Read Full Article
Brazilian Biofuels Look for an Opening at COP28
by Nick Ferris (Energy Monitor) Brazil's second-largest ethanol producer is looking to expand its sugarcane and biofuel business by exporting overseas. Nick Ferris reports from COP28 in Dubai. -- ... “There are certainly lots of people interested in talking about biofuels, but I
December 13, 2023 Read Full Article
Acelen Renewables Enters Market with Global-Scale Project Targeting over $2.5 Billion in Investment
(Acelen/Biobased Diesel Daily) While Acelen Renewables as a subsidiary was launched at COP28 in Dubai, Biobased Diesel Daily® shared in April Acelen's plans to convert its Mataripe Refinery in Bahia, Brazil, shown, to produce 264 mgy of renewable diesel and SAF
December 12, 2023 Read Full Article
U.S. Department of Energy Announces Clean Energy Achievements at COP28
(U.S. Department of Energy) This week, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy David M. Turk traveled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the 28th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), where he led the U.S.
December 12, 2023 Read Full Article
COP: Brazil to Invest $40bn in Biofuels by 2037
by y Vinicius Damazio (Argus Media) Brazil's range of clean energy initiatives under the Fuel of the Future program's umbrella should unlock R200bn ($40bn) in financing by 2037, mines and energy minister Alexandre Silveira said at the UN Cop 28 climate summit
December 06, 2023 Read Full Article
Measuring, Monitoring, Reporting and Verifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions across the International Supply Chain for Natural Gas: International Working Group Joint Statement
(U.S. Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) Public announcement of International Working Group to establish a greenhouse gas supply chain emissions measurement, monitoring, reporting, and verification (MMRV) framework for providing comparable and reliable information to natural gas market participants The UK
December 05, 2023 Read Full Article
More Acres, More Bushels: A 10-Year Look at How Corn and Soybean Production Has Exploded in Brazil
by Katie Humphreys (AgWeb) ... In 2014, Brazil produced 10% fewer soybeans than the U.S. Now, they produce 45% more, even with the U.S. increasing production by 10% during that time. Soybean yields in South America and the U.S. are comparable. Most
December 05, 2023 Read Full Article
COP: Brazil Pursues Global Ethanol Expansion
by Vinicius Damazio (Argus Media) Brazilian sugarcane industry association Unica and foreign trade agency ApexBrasil plan to invest R19.5mn ($3.9mn) to position ethanol as a key solution to decarbonize transportation globally and help countries reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Ethanol can provide the
December 05, 2023 Read Full Article
Biomass to Liquid Fuels: We Need Commercial Scale Gen 2 Success
by Doug Rivers (Lee Enterprise Consulting/Biofuels Digest) ... And while advances have been made in the materials handling and pretreatment of these feedstocks, commercial scale attempts produce ethanol have been met with multiple and highly visible failures measured in at least hundreds
December 04, 2023 Read Full Article
Vale Performs First Biofuel Voyage for Its Iron Ore Shipping
(Vale) The vessel Hinrich Oldendorff will be fuelled by blend of residual cooking oil and fuel oil -- Vale, working in partnership with Oldendorff Carriers, have just commenced their first biofuel voyage on a bulk vessel. The trial is taking place on an
December 01, 2023 Read Full Article
Brazil's Ceara Signs Pact for EUR 3.3bn Green Hydrogen Project
(Renewables Now) The government of Brazil's Ceara state has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Grupo Jepri for the development of a green hydrogen project in the northeastern state. Specifically, the group plans to invest EUR 3.3 billion (USD 3.6bn) in
December 01, 2023 Read Full Article
Brazil: L’Oréal Announces the Construction of the First Dedicated Biomethane Station in Latin America
(L’Oréal/AltFuels) The L’Oréal Group in Brazil signed a contract with Gás Verde for the delivery of 3.6 million cubic meters of biomethane, which will be used to supply 100% of the company’s dedicated fleet. The objective is to “reaffirm its pioneering
November 29, 2023 Read Full Article
Review Article Shows Key Role of Brazil in Research on Sugarcane for Bioenergy
(EurekAlert!) The study by researchers at the University of São Paulo also shows that genetic engineering techniques need to be improved in order to increase ethanol production without expanding crop acreage, a strategy considered crucial to cope with climate change Peer-Reviewed Publication FUNDAÇÃO
November 29, 2023 Read Full Article
Lummus Launches Ethanol-Based SAF Technology
(Lummus/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced the commercial availability of its ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) process technology. The technology provides operators with a large-scale, commercially demonstrated solution to reduce
November 28, 2023 Read Full Article
Harvesting Hydrogen
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The largest ethanol producer in Brazil has teamed up with a hydrogen technology company, along with others, to build what is believed to be the world’s first ethanol-to-hydrogen fueling station. Located on Brazil’s University of
November 27, 2023 Read Full Article
Get to Know SAF: Innovative Fuel Can Be Produced in Brazil and Transform Global Aviation
by Fantástico (g1 Globo (Google Translation)) The third episode of the series "The Future of Energy" highlights that fuel is the industry's bet to reduce emissions. Brazil could become one of the largest producers of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) in the world. The
November 27, 2023 Read Full Article
Petrobras Signs an Agreement with European Energy to Assess the Business Opportunities for e-Methanol
(Petrobras) Petrobras agreed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Danish company, European Energy, this Thursday (11/16), to investigate the business opportunities for developing an e-methanol plant in Brazil, on a non-binding basis. The agreement was signed in Denmark, at European Energy’s
November 27, 2023 Read Full Article
You Can’t Put a RIN in Your Gas Tank
by Doug Durante (Clean Fuels Development Coalition/Biofuels Digest) ... When an obligated party such as a refiner turns in their report card to EPA to show they met the requirements of the RFS, the “currency of compliance” is a RIN. Every
November 27, 2023 Read Full Article
Partnership between Binatural, Volvo and BRG Tests the Use of B100 in Generators
by Fábio Rodrigues (BiodieselBR) A partnership that began around a year ago between Binatural and Brasil Geradores (BRG) validated the use of pure biodiesel to power electric generators equipped with Volvo Penta engines – a manufacturer of high-performance engines for the naval
November 25, 2023 Read Full Article
Accelerating the Deployment of Biofuels Is Crucial to Decarbonize Global Transport Sectors
(IEA Bioenergy) There are major challenges to reach a climate neutral society by 2050, as expressed in IEA’s Net Zero by 2050 roadmap. Among different sectors, transport is proving to be a very difficult sector to decarbonize. It implies moving away
November 25, 2023 Read Full Article
ANP Regulates the Import of Biodiesel
(Brazil National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels) The Agency's Board of Directors approved a resolution regulating the import of biodiesel for use in the mandatory mixture with diesel oil of fossil origin, amending ANP Resolutions No. 777/2019 and No. 857/2021. The
November 24, 2023 Read Full Article
Fluorescent Vomit and a Racism Row: Is This Europe’s Clean Energy Future?
by Gabriel Gavin (Politico) An international conference this week was meant to be a European showcase for "clean hydrogen," touted as an emissions-free fuel of the future. Instead, European Hydrogen Week descended into a bitter standoff between top EU officials, industry chiefs
November 22, 2023 Read Full Article
Biofuels in the Pan Amazon
by Timothy J. Killeen (Mongabay) ... The spikes in commodity prices in the first decade of the twenty-first century coincided with a global boom in biofuels. The interest in biofuels was motivated allegedly by a concern for global warming but other,
November 22, 2023 Read Full Article
23rd DATAGRO Discusses the Potential of the Sugar and Ethanol Industries, and How Ethanol Plays a Role in Addressing Climate Change.
by Jefferson Dos Santos Estevo* (Advanced Biofuels USA) The Grand Hyatt Hotel in São Paulo, Brazil, hosted the 23rd DATAGRO Conference from October 23rd to 24th. This event brought together several leaders from sugar and ethanol sectors, from the host
November 21, 2023 Read Full Article
Petrobras Technology Enables Riograndense Refinery to Process 100% Renewable Feedstocks
(Petrobras) Test Unveils Pioneering Advancements in Biorefining on a Global Scale -- The Riograndense Petroleum Refinery (RPR) has accomplished a historic achievement by successfully processing 100% soybean oil in a Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Unit at the Refinery. This milestone was made
November 09, 2023 Read Full Article
São Martinho Announces Construction of a Biomethane Plant and Expands Its Portfolio of Renewable Products
(Invest SP (Google Translation)) Natural gas of renewable origin, manufactured from the biodigestion of vinasse, will be produced at the Santa Cruz unit, located in Américo Brasiliense (SP); Investment will be R$250 million São Martinho, one of the largest sugar-energy companies in
November 07, 2023 Read Full Article
Low Carbon Fuels 2040: The Emerging Markets
(Biofuels Digest/Nuu Media) Low Carbon Fuels 2040: The Emerging Markets provides detailed case studies, updates and analysis of the key producers and developers participating in Renewable Diesel projects and Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) projects in the USA, Canada, Europe, Asia, and in South
November 07, 2023 Read Full Article
JBS Tests Trucks with 100pc of Biodiesel
by Laura Guedes (Argus Media (Google Translation)) Food company JBS is testing 100pc of biodiesel in its truck fleet to replace fossil diesel as part of energy transition efforts. The company is producing biofuel at its Lins unit, in the interior of
November 06, 2023 Read Full Article
Interview: Brazil's Raízen Sees Ethanol Producers Unable to Meet Demand
by Thomas Washington and Harry Clyne (S&P Global) New processing plants take 6-18 months to complete; Ethanol from sugarcane leaves is RED II-compliant -- Cellulosic ethanol supply is hampered by a shortage of plants to process EU-compliant biofuel from sugarcane leaves but several
November 03, 2023 Read Full Article
RenovaBio: ANP Will Hold Public Consultation on Standards for Biofuel Certification
(Brazil Ministry of Mines and Engineering) The objective is to improve Resolution 758/2018, after regulatory impact analysis (AIR). -- The ANP Board approved today (10/26) the holding of a public consultation and hearing on the review of ANP Resolution No. 758, of 2018.
November 01, 2023 Read Full Article
Global Biofuel Alliance to Aid Flex Fuel Vehicle Adoption
by Shashank Didmishe (Times of India) The Global Biofuel Alliance, formed during the recent G20 summit in India, aims to support the development and deployment of sustainable biofuels. The alliance will facilitate joint ventures between Indian companies and entities from other countries,
October 31, 2023 Read Full Article
Report from TECO: The Growing Corn Ethanol Industry in Latin America
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest/TECO) The current landscape and prospects of the corn ethanol industry was the focus of the 9th edition of TECO Latin America, hosted by Novozymes, the leader in biosolutions and producers of enzymes and yeast for the corn
October 30, 2023 Read Full Article
Mahle Establishes Global Bio-Mobility Center in Brazil to Develop Biofuel Engines
(Economic Times Auto) In close collaboration with its Tech Centers in Farmington Hills (USA) and Pune (India), Mahle experts from the Global Bio-Mobility Center in Jundiaí will bundle application engineering knowhow from more of two decades of ethanol and biodiesel engine development, the company
October 27, 2023 Read Full Article
After Signaling from the Government, Aprobio Defends B20 as Early as 2024
(Aprobio (Google Translation)) The Association of Biofuel Producers of Brazil (Aprobio) released a note this Tuesday (24/10) defending the adoption of the mandatory mixture of 20% of biodiesel with fossil diesel from 2024. The request was announced after the capacity
October 27, 2023 Read Full Article
Brazil Bucks Trend for EVs by Turning to Biofuels
(NHK) Electric vehicles are leading the charge to decarbonize the global auto industry, but Brazil is making a strong case for bioethanol. And some of the biggest names in the business are jumping on board. "I refueled with ethanol," says a driver
October 24, 2023 Read Full Article
Raízen and Wärtsilä Sign Agreement to Accelerate Sustainability in the Maritime Sector with Ethanol-Powered Ships
(Raízen (Google Translation)) The decarbonization agreement aims to explore the use of ethanol as a marine fuel to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and advance the development of the first ethanol-powered vessel -- Raízen, an integrated energy company with a broad portfolio
October 23, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Ensyn
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Ensyn’s current focus is on low-carbon fuels, including low-carbon heating and cooling solutions for institutional and industrial customers and low-carbon feedstock solutions for petroleum refineries for the production of renewable transportation fuels. Ensyn Chairman Robert Graham
October 23, 2023 Read Full Article
Penta Engines Power Biodiesel Production
by David Arminas (World Highways) Binatural’s three BRG Slim 625kVA gensets powered by Volvo Penta's TAD-1641GE engines have undergone rigorous testing in Brazil. -- In Brazil, Volvo Penta is working with BRG Brasil Geradores and Binatural in a trial to produce biodiesel
October 20, 2023 Read Full Article
Embraer’s Phenom 300E and Praetor 600 Complete 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Flight Tests
(Embraer) - Completion of the tests is a significant step towards achieving the aviation industry’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 and Embraer’s target of net-zero by 2040. - Tests provided significant knowledge on the systems' performance when utilizing fuel that has
October 17, 2023 Read Full Article
Exploring SAF Feedstock Markets
by Katie Schroeder (Biomass Magazine) ... Trip Jobe, vice president of sales with ResourceWise’s Forest Value Chain, explained the importance of doing a feedstock availability assessment to better understand the market dynamics around feedstocks SAF producers may be interested in utilizing.
October 12, 2023 Read Full Article
Biofuels Industry Advances and Arrives in Maranhão
(Brazil Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (Google Translatin)) Alckmin participates in the laying of the cornerstone of the Inpasa Brasil industrial complex, which is expected to produce 460 million liters of ethanol per year in the city of Balsas (MA)
October 12, 2023 Read Full Article
Boeing Opens Tech Center in Brazil, Touting Alternative Fuels Link
by Gabriel Araujo (Reuters) Boeing (BA.N) on Tuesday opened a technology and engineering center in Brazil, aiming to expand its global footprint and take advantage of expertise in a country it sees leading sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production. The move comes more than three
October 11, 2023 Read Full Article
Greenlane Renewables Announces $35.3 Million System Supply Contract in Brazil
(Greenlane Renewables) Greenlane to supply complete landfill gas-to-biomethane upgrading solution to repeat customer -- Greenlane Renewables Inc. (“Greenlane”) (TSX: GRN / FSE: 52G) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract valued at $35.3 million (US$26.2 million) by a
October 11, 2023 Read Full Article
Brazil Will Have the World's First Ethanol Hydrogen: Brazil to Test Ethanol-Based Green Hydrogen in a Vehicle in Mid-2024
by Thiago Bethônico (Folha de São Paulo) ... The first rounds with the ethanol-based product should only take place in mid-2024 when the pilot plant —under construction— will be able to produce the first kilograms of the sustainable fuel. Green hydrogen gets
October 10, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the Eco-Farewell to Bioplastics
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This week on the Digest webinar stage, we looked at The Next Chapter for Bioplastics, our title was the Eco-Friendly Farewell and my guest was Ashvini Shete, Technology Lead – Renewable Chemicals & Materials at Praj
October 10, 2023 Read Full Article
Be8 Launches New Biofuel to Accelerate Decarbonization
by Raphael Salomão (Valor International) Company has invested R$80m in research, development, and structure to process 150 million liters of the product per year -- Be8 (formerly BSBios) announced Monday the launch of a biofuel that promises to be an “immediate solution” to
October 06, 2023 Read Full Article
Public Policy Is Required to Promote the Production of SAF in Mexico
(Mexico Now) According to Javier Villazón Salem, general director of Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA), although Mexico has signed international commitments to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to zero in the aeronautical sector, the so-called sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is still
October 05, 2023 Read Full Article
Zilor’s Ethanol Gets Certification to Be Used in SAF Production
by Juan Pedro Tomas (Biofuels Digest) In Brazil, Nova Cana reported that local company Zilor announced that it has received certification for its ethanol to be used in low-carbon biofuels for aviation. The report noted that only four plants in the world
October 04, 2023 Read Full Article
Vale and Petrobras Sign Protocol of Intent to Accelerate the Development of Low-Carbon Solutions
(Vale) Vale today signed a protocol of intent with Petrobras to develop low carbon solutions, taking advantage of the technical expertise of both companies and their synergies. The partnership is for a two-year period and will assess joint decarbonization opportunities,
October 03, 2023 Read Full Article
CNA Discusses Priority Actions for the Biodiesel Sector
(Noticias Agricolas (Google Translation)) The Brazilian Agriculture and Livestock Confederation (CNA) discussed, in a meeting with the Biodiesel Parliamentary Front, on Wednesday (27), the priority agendas for promoting the biodiesel sector. During the meeting, the agenda of predictability for the biodiesel industry,
October 03, 2023 Read Full Article
New Issue Brief on Next Generation Fuels Act
(Clean Fuels Development Coalition) CFDC has produced an Issue Brief clearly explaining the provisions of the Next Gen legislation and makes a compelling case for its passage. The new brief, the latest in CFDC’s highly successful Issue Brief and White Paper series,
October 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Opinion: A Future with Biofuels
by Nripendra Abhishek Nrip (Telangana Today) India should take a lesson from Brazil which has successfully scaled up its bioethanol marketing by focusing on flexible fuel vehicles -- The New Delhi Declaration adopted at the G20 Summit announced the setting up of
October 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Researchers Create Formula for First Synthetic Sugarcane Molasses with Fully Reproducible Composition
by Ricardo Muniz (Agência FAPESP) Molasses, a broad term used to describe concentrated sugarcane or sugarbeet juice solutions after removal of sucrose crystals, are an industrial byproduct of the raw sugar production process. Natural molasses have variable compositions that are
September 29, 2023 Read Full Article
Casterra Delivers First Shipment of Castor Seeds to Africa
(Casterra Ag/PR Newswire) This first shipment, valued at approximately US$1 million, is part of a framework agreement with a world-leading oil and gas company -- Casterra Ag Ltd. ("Casterra"), an integrated castor cultivation solution company and a subsidiary of Evogene Ltd. ("Evogene") (Nasdaq: EVGN) (TASE:
September 28, 2023 Read Full Article
Indian Standards on Biofuel to Support Greater Bay Area’s Clean Energy Goals
(India Education Diary) The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the National Standards Body of India commits to complement the green initiatives of the country through development of relevant standards. Through an official release, BIS also announced that the Indian Standards will
September 25, 2023 Read Full Article
Renault to Maintain Mixed Ethanol Combustion Engines in Brazil
by Alberto Alerigi Jr. and Carolina Pulice (Reuters) Renault (RENA.PA) will maintain production of ethanol-fueled combustion vehicles in Brazil, where nine in 10 cars are equipped to run on a mixture of gasoline and the biofuel as fully electric vehicles (EVs) need more
September 25, 2023 Read Full Article
The Global Sugar Shortage Is about to Ease Thanks to a Corn Supply Boom
by Dayanne Sousa (Bloomberg/Economic Times) For consumers fighting rampant food inflation, the plunging sugar prices will be a respite. The global sugar shortage had caused prices of the item to rise up to an 11-year-high. ... A global sugar crunch that drove
September 25, 2023 Read Full Article
African Nations Set to Visit India for Ethanol Blending, Biogas Studies
by Subhayan Chakraborty (Business Standard) Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda keen to replicate India's ethanol blending, biogas initiatives -- Close on the heels of its historic outreach to African nations and the successful launch of the Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA), India will soon welcome
September 21, 2023 Read Full Article
Stu Ellis: Biofuels Looking to Takeoff with Help from Lawmakers
by Stu Ellis (Herald & Review) ... And the U.S. Department of Agriculture's projections for exports ratchet down every time a new Supply and Demand report is issued. While this is occurring, Brazil announces increased exports of corn and soybeans —
September 20, 2023 Read Full Article
Scania and Flix Announce Long-Term Partnership to Make Sustainable Long-Distance Travel a Reality
(Scania) New long-term partnership between Flix and Scania will see the increased use of biogas vehicles in bus travel; Initially, Scania will supply up to 50 Bio-LNG (LBG) coaches to be run by Flix’s bus partners across its FlixBus network by
September 19, 2023 Read Full Article
Brazil Offers Ethanol Tech to India to Settle Sugar Dispute
by Mukesh Jagota (Financial Express) The development came about amid a few rounds of official level talks and a ministerial meeting between the two sides. -- India and Brazil are close to settling their long-standing disputes on the sugar industry, with the
September 18, 2023 Read Full Article
EU to Carry out Surveillance on Fuel Ethanol Imports amid Steep Increases Since 2021
by Harry Clyne and Phillip Herring (S&P Global) EC to retroactively monitor import statistics, trends; Initiative to protect EU producers from rapid increase in imports; EU ethanol imports for H1 2023 keep pace on the year: S&P Global The European Commission will introduce retroactive
September 18, 2023 Read Full Article
Brazil's Lula Launches 'Fuel of the Future' Program to Reduce Emissions
by Jeff Fick (S&P Global) Seeks to boost ethanol-gasoline blend; Implements national program for SAF; Will require airlines to cut emissions -- The administration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva launched its "Fuel of the Future" program in the government's latest effort to
September 18, 2023 Read Full Article
The Biggest Thing Anywhere Ever? The Story behind the Global Biofuels Alliance
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... What’s missing? The financial industry and investors in general. An actual scope of work. A leadership team. None of those impossible to produce, but none of those (yet) done — so, consider the Alliance to be
September 13, 2023 Read Full Article
Petrobras Evaluates Participation in Acelen Biofuel Project at Mataripe Refinery in Bahia, Brazil
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Petrobras announced Sept. 4 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with MIC Capital Partners (Brazil Strategic Opportunities), a multistrategy equity-investment fund of the Mubadala Capital Group, to develop studies covering future business
September 12, 2023 Read Full Article
Rastetter Testimony Sought for Evidence of Summit’s ‘Anticompetitive’ Agreements
by Jared Strong (Iowa Capital Dispatch) Bruce Rastetter, the influential co-founder of Summit Carbon Solutions, should be subpoenaed to testify to state regulators in support of his company’s carbon dioxide pipeline proposal, according to the daughter of a landowner who is
September 12, 2023 Read Full Article
PM Formally Launches Global Biofuels Alliance; 19 Countries, 12 Global Bodies Agree to Join
by Sukalp Sharma (Indian Express) The alliance is aimed at facilitating international cooperation and intensifying the use of sustainable biofuels, along with facilitating global biofuels trade and technical support for national biofuel programmes. The Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA) was formally launched on
September 10, 2023 Read Full Article
15 Largest Biodiesel Producers in the World
by Zahaab Rehman (Insider Monkey) In this article, we take a look at the 15 largest biodiesel producers in the world. You can skip our detailed analysis of the biodiesel industry and go directly to the 5 Largest Biodiesel Producers in the World. The
September 08, 2023 Read Full Article
Lummus Launches Ethanol-based Sustainable Aviation Fuel Technology
(Lummus Technology) Ethanol to SAF technology commercially available using proven processes to meet demand for sustainable fuels -- Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced the commercial availability of its ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)
September 08, 2023 Read Full Article
Chevron Turns to Latin America to Feed US Green Fuel Plans
by Dayanne Sousa (Bloomberg) Region a source of used cooking oil, animal fats for biofuels; US expected to curb soybean exports partly on biofuel demand -- Chevron Corp. is planning to source feedstocks including animal fat from Latin America to feed its US
September 06, 2023 Read Full Article
PH, Brazil Eye Cooperation to Boost Sugarcane, Ethanol Industries
by Janine Alexis Miguel (Manila Times) The Philippines and Brazil are eyeing cooperation to boost sugarcane and ethanol production in the country. The Department of Agriculture (DA) said that delegates from the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) and the Embassy of Brazil in
September 04, 2023 Read Full Article
Airbus, LATAM Airlines Group Fund MIT Joint Program Study on Options for Decarbonizing Aviation in Latin America
(MIT Global Change/Airbus) Airbus and LATAM Airlines Group have funded a study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change (MIT Joint Program). The study, entitled "Options for Decarbonizing Aviation in Latin America in
September 01, 2023 Read Full Article
Brazil Eyes Tax Perks for Energy Sector, Sparking 'Green' vs Oil Debate
by Marcela Ayres (Reuters) Brazil's government aims to make more energy projects eligible for key tax benefits, however the main ministries involved disagree about whether to favor a "green" agenda or include oil projects and refineries, according to a senior official
August 31, 2023 Read Full Article
Researchers Track Yeast Population Dynamics in Fuel Bioethanol Production
by Julia Moióli (FAPESP/Phys.Org) Researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil, in collaboration with colleagues at Harvard University in the United States, conducted an innovative study of the DNA and population dynamics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the yeast used
August 31, 2023 Read Full Article
Sugar Body ISMA Seeks 5% GST on Flex-Fuel Vehicles in Line with EVs
(Press Trust of India/Business Standard) Sugar industry body ISMA on Monday sought GST rate of 5 per cent for vehicles using flex fuels, same as that on electric vehicles -- Sugar industry body ISMA on Monday sought GST rate of 5 per
August 30, 2023 Read Full Article
How a Bacterial Enzyme Could Revolutionize Aviation Biofuels
by Rizwan Choudhury (Interesting Engineering) A breakthrough discovery by a team of Brazilian researchers could open up new biotechnological pathways to produce renewable hydrocarbons for aviation from different feedstocks. Scientists have found an enzyme that can replace the traditional metal-based catalysts used in
August 28, 2023 Read Full Article
Nitin Gadkari to Launch 100pc Ethanol-Fueled Car on Aug 29
(Financial Times) Gadkari said that he started taking interest in biofuels in 2004 after the petrol price hike in the country and visited Brazil for this purpose. He opined that biofuels can do wonders and save a lot of forex
August 24, 2023 Read Full Article
GranBio Invests in the Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
By Andréia Vital (JornalCana (Google Translation)) Total value for this project will be US$ 220 million -- GranBio seeks to promote the use of energy cane for the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Brazil. During participation in a webinar held by Unicamp , last week, Bernardo Gradin , CEO of the
August 24, 2023 Read Full Article
Exclusive: India Set to Ban Sugar Exports for First Time in 7 Years
by Rajendra Jadhav and Mayank Bhardwaj (Reuters) India is expected to ban mills from exporting sugar in the next season beginning October, halting shipments for the first time in seven years, as a lack of rain has cut cane yields, three
August 23, 2023 Read Full Article
Brazil's Raizen Gets Certification for Ethanol-Based SAF
by Gabriel Araujo (Reuters/NASDAQ) Brazilian energy company Raizen RAIZ4.SA said on Monday it had become the world's first ethanol producer certified to make sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), key in the airline industry's search to reach net zero emissions by 2050. Raizen, a joint venture
August 22, 2023 Read Full Article
COFCO Brings Brazil's First Biodiesel Pipeline Online
by Roberto Samora (Reuters) The Brazilian unit of China’s COFCO International started operating the South American country’s first biodiesel pipeline connecting its plant in Rondonopolis, at the heart of Brazil’s farm country, to nearby distributors. According to a statement on Friday, the
August 21, 2023 Read Full Article
Brazil Studying Some $30 bBn in Low-Carbon Hydrogen Projects, Secretary Says
by Laticia Fucuchima (Reuters) Brazil is studying some $30 billion in projects looking to produce low-carbon hydrogen, an official from the country's mines and energy ministry said on Wednesday, estimating the country has a potential output of 1.8 billion metric tons. The South
August 18, 2023 Read Full Article
Shell, Raizen Push Ethanol-to-H2 in Brazil
by Flávia Pierry (Argus Media) Shell Energy Brazil has partnered with sugarcane miller Raizen to push the federal and Sao Paulo state governments to develop laws, regulations and incentives to produce hydrogen from ethanol. The companies teamed up with the University of
August 17, 2023 Read Full Article
Brazilian Grain Giant Begins Soybean-Based Ethanol Sales
(AgWeb/ProFarmer) Brazilian food and fuel processor Caramuru Alimentos, one of the country’s largest grain crushers, has started selling soybean-based ethanol at one of its plants in center-western Brazil. Caramuru is one of the first companies in the world to produce at
August 17, 2023 Read Full Article
Government Launches Pilot Plant for Renewable Hydrogen from Ethanol at USP
((São Paulo Governor's Office (Google Translation)) Governor Tarcísio de Freitas reinforces the state management's commitment to research and development of energy transition Technologies -- Governor Tarcísio de Freitas reinforced this Thursday (10th), in the capital, the commitment of the state administration to
August 15, 2023 Read Full Article
Mubadala Bets on Ethanol, Not Sugar, with New Brazil Cane Investment
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters News/Zaway) Bruno Serapiao, CEO of Atvos said that a deal by the asset management arm of UAE's investor Mubadala Investment to acquire a 31.5% stake in Atvos should happen later this year or early next year --
August 14, 2023 Read Full Article
Ponta Grossa Starts Testing a Bus Powered by CNG
(Compagas (Google Translation)) Vehicle integrates municipal fleet from 8/1. Tests carried out previously prove competitiveness and lower emissions of pollutants in operations -- Compagas, together with the manufacturer Scania, and in partnership with the City Hall of Ponta Grossa, presented this Monday
August 03, 2023 Read Full Article
Keep Developing: New BDI Leadership Aptly Suited for Technology Advances
bu Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) For more than a quarter century, Austria-based BDI-BioEnergy International has been defining and redefining biodiesel process technology and, as a result, the industry and markets it serves. From the company’s early and progressive focus on converting
August 01, 2023 Read Full Article
Stellantis to Launch Hybrid Ethanol Cars in Brazil by 2024
by Leonardo Lara (Bloomberg) Automaker has prototypes combining electric, ethanol engines; New technology will respond for 60% of group’s sales by 2030 -- Stellantis NV plans to start producing its first flex-hybrid vehicles powered by ethanol and electricity in Brazil by 2024,
August 01, 2023 Read Full Article
New Holland Brings the Energy Independent Farm Concept to Brazil
(CNH Industrial/CSR Wire) CNH Industrial brand New Holland, a world leader in clean energy, announced its partnership on July 11th with leading companies in the biomethane sector in Brazil. This partnership will aid in creating an innovative ecosystem for gas production, generated from
July 28, 2023 Read Full Article
IEA Shares Recommendations for the Global Biofuel Alliance at G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial Meeting
(IEA) New report on biofuel policy in Brazil, India and the US presented to ministers from around the world as governments seek to step up co-operation -- The IEA recently presented key findings from its new report, Biofuel Policy in Brazil, India and
July 25, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Renewable Chemicals and Materials
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Here’s the State of Renewable Chemicals and Materials presentation from the ABLC CONNECT series episode.The Value Stack, planned capacity, mandates, incentives, major players and their recent activities, pathways, mandates around the world, molecules, and markets. It’s a comprehensive
July 25, 2023 Read Full Article
The Race to Invent a Greener Jet Fuel
by Ted Anton (Wall Street Journal) With airlines striving to reduce emissions, companies are working to turn beef fat, vegetable oil and carbon waste into sustainable fuels -- Sustainable aviation fuels are approaching a breakthrough moment. Made mostly from agricultural, food and industrial
July 24, 2023 Read Full Article
Plugging in an FFV? The Best of Both Worlds
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) Earlier this year, the Renewable Fuels Association unveiled our 2022 Ford Escape plug-in hybrid electric flex-fuel vehicle—the first of its kind anywhere in the world. While automakers have previously combined “mild hybrid” technology with flex-fuel
July 22, 2023 Read Full Article
Higher Brazil Ethanol Blend Would Take Extra 3.5% Sugar from Market -Citi
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) The Brazilian government’s proposal to increase ethanol blending in gasoline to 30% from 27% currently would lead to using an additional 3.5% of the country’s recoverable sugar to make ethanol, a study by Citi Research showed. The government is
July 20, 2023 Read Full Article
Brazil’s All-Powerful Sugar Industry Is Souring the Country on EVs
by Dayanne Sousa, Leonardo Lara and Simone Preissler Iglesias (Bloomberg) Its flexible-fuel cars — powered by a mix of gasoline and ethanol — are popular, affordable and locally made. That’s a problem for global auto giants peddling electric vehicles. For two decades,
July 20, 2023 Read Full Article
Vivek Ramaswamy Endorses Ethanol Subsidies: 'True Consumer Choice'
by Tiana Lowe Doescher (Washington Examiner) ... "There are other countries that have true consumer choice. In Brazil, and many countries, it's true that any consumer can choose what blend they want, and we know what choices they make. They do
July 14, 2023 Read Full Article
India Plans Global Biofuel Alliance with Eye on Opec+
by Utpal Bhaskar (Mint) India is working on a plan to allow bio-fuel exports and trading as it sews together a compact for Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA), whose foundation document is set for a launch later this month in Goa that will
July 13, 2023 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel’s Uncertain Future
by Jacqueline Holland (Farm Progress) Farmers and the rest of the world want green energy. Is the U.S. government standing in the way? -- Greg Anderson was disheartened when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced 2023-25 biofuel blending volumes in June. The
July 13, 2023 Read Full Article
The Urgent Need for Ethanol Cooking in Africa
by Douglas L. Faulkner (“The Cleantech Conservative”) and Gerard J. Ostheimer (Clean Energy Ministerial Biofuture Campaign) (Biofuels Digest) We have argued in the Digest that bio-based fuels, chemicals, and materials ought to be a cornerstone of the modern African economy. In
July 12, 2023 Read Full Article
Brazil Emerges as Corn-Ethanol Producer with Expansion of Second Crop Corn
by Joana Colussi, Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, and Jim Baltz (University of Illinois/FarmDocDaily) Brazil, the world’s second-largest producer of ethanol, has experienced a dramatic increase in the growth of ethanol processing plants in the nation’s Center-West. In contrast to the United
July 03, 2023 Read Full Article
Biofuels to Be 10% of Additional Oil Supply in 2022-28: IEA
by Manish Gupta (Financial Express) India, Brazil and Indonesia account for 70% of the increase as each country pursues domestic blending targets. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has forecast global oil demand to go up by 5.9 million barrels per day (mb/d)
June 16, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide Nanocellulose and Granbio Technology
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) GranBio Technologies has developed two patented BioPlus nanocellulose production technologies to cater to different end-use markets, BioPlus® with AVAP and BioPlus with GreenBox®. Both processes are demonstrated at the scale of 1/2 tpd at GranBio
June 15, 2023 Read Full Article
Commission Sees Crop Biofuels’ Clean Transport Value, but Outside EU
by Sarantis Michalopoulos (EURACTIV.com) ... At a G7 meeting in Hiroshima late last month, the world’s richest countries adopted a document, also signed by the EU, in which the value of biofuels – among other options – in decarbonising road transport
June 13, 2023 Read Full Article
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