(Argus Media) President Jair Bolsonaro blamed Brazil's anhydrous ethanol blend for high gasoline prices, hinting that he could push to reduce the blend, in yet another potential blow to the biofuels industry. In his weekly broadcast on social media, Bolsonaro said that
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Back TO HOMEIndia's Fuel Ethanol Consumption to Rise to Meet E20 Target: Fitch
(ANI/Hindustan Times Auto) The government is targeting a motor fuel blending rate of E10 by 2022. It has also brought forward its ethanol E20 target to 2023 from earlier target of 2025. -- Fitch Solutions said on Tuesday that India's
September 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Brazil: Adecoagro & Galileo Embark on Biomethane for Vehicles Project
(Galileo Technologies/NGV Journal) Starting this month, Adecoagro, one of the main food and renewable energy producers in South America, replaces fossil fuels with bio-CNG in 13 fleet vehicles in its sugar processing facility in Ivinhema (Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil): seven
September 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Brazil’s Biofuel Program Sputters on Weak Emissions Accounting
by Sibélia Zanon (Mongabay; Translated by Maya Johnson) • The RenovaBio program has been encouraging biofuel producers in Brazil to emit less carbon dioxide since the end of 2019. The program survived a rocky first year brought on by the
September 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Offering Biofuel Vehicles Will Be Mandatory for Auto Makers within 6 Months: Nitin Gadkari
(The Print) Consumers will have a choice between petrol & bioethanol. The switch to alternative is due to the surplus production of crops in India, from which bioethanol is made, Gadkari said. -- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said India will
September 01, 2021 Read Full Article
IFC and Cocal Team to Drive Renewable Energy and Improve Energy Efficiency in Brazil
(International Finance Corporation (Google Translation)) The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is supporting a new project in Brazil to strengthen the diversification of the country's energy matrix. The US$ 70 million (about R$ 350 million) financing for the Cocal Group will expand
August 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Spotlight: Brazil Sugarcane Harvest Failure Hampers Biofuels Growth, Raises Refinery Runs
(S&P Global) Weather disruptions reduce sugarcane harvest in CS Brazil to 10-year low, ethanol output to 4-year low S&P Global Platts ethanol price assessment reaches new record high despite peak of the crop Reduced E100 demand increases the call on gasoline Raizen, Brazil's
August 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Sugar, Renewables, Fuel: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Raízen
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Earlier this week,The Digest covered Raízen’s big IPO and now here’s the latest slide guide from this renewables and sugar focused Brazil-based company. From their strong EBITDA expansion to improved sugarcane agro-industrial operations, commercialization strategy, and more.
August 19, 2021 Read Full Article
With the Climate Crisis On, E10 Might Be India’s Ethanol-Blending Sweet Spot
by Ramya Natarajan ( Science The Wire) •India has to reduce fossil-fuel use and use carbon mitigation strategies asap, as the first part of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report recommends. •The government’s Roadmap for Ethanol Blending in India 2020-2025 lays
August 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Raízen Raises $1.15B in Biggest Brazil IPO of the Year
Helena Taveres Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) hares have started trading in Raízen’s IPO – which also happens to be the largest Brazilian IPO of 2021. They raised $1.15 billion and even though shares are priced at the bottom of the suggested range, this
August 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuels to play a big role in reduction of GHG emissions: Shishir Joshipura, Praj Industries
(Economic Times) "The most important fact is that ethanol is a green fuel. It reduces the carbon footprint for the country and the GHG emission reduction is absolutely priority for us now as global citizens." I do not think we can continue
August 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Enzyme from Amazon Fungus Could Enhance Efficiency of Second-Generation Ethanol Production
by Maria Fernanda Ziegler (Agência FAPESP) Researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil have found an enzyme from the Amazon fungus Trichoderma harzianum to be capable of breaking down biomass. Fungi of the genus Trichoderma are present
August 11, 2021 Read Full Article
Malawi’s Ethanol Distillery to Generate Renewable Electricity and Heat from Biogas with Help from Clarke Energy
(Clarke Energy) • Malawi’s Ethanol Distillery – PressCane Limited, to generate renewable power and heat from biogas generated from wastewater treatment plant. • Clarke Energy has supplied two INNIO Jenbacher biogas engines capable of generating 2.1 MW of renewable power
August 10, 2021 Read Full Article
State Cabinet Approves Assam Ethanol Production Promotion Policy 2021
by Jahnobi Boruah (Northeast Now) The State Cabinet has approved the Assam Ethanol Production Promotion Policy 2021, said Assam industry and commerce minister Chandra Mohan Patowary on Thursday. While addressing a press conference in a city hotel, minister Patowary said: “The State Cabinet has
August 06, 2021 Read Full Article
CE+P to Partner with the U.S. Joint BioEnergy Institute on Advanced Biofuels Research
(California Energy + Power/Business Wire) California Ethanol + Power (CE+P) announced today (August 3, 3021) that it is partnering with the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), a Bioenergy Research Center of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop scalable next-generation renewable
August 04, 2021 Read Full Article
More of the Fuel, Twice the Food: Microbiogen’s Yeast Breakthrough
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) For years, it’s been ‘food vs fuel,” a claim that has plagued ethanol producers, that somehow producing fuel from crops would lead to less food production, and anti-ethanol forces painted pictures of mass starvation and land
August 04, 2021 Read Full Article
The Sky’s the Limit for South Africa’s Sugar Industry if It Finds the Aviation Biofuels Sweet Spot
by Andrew Russell (Daily Maverick) ... All these moves show that the transition to sustainable aviation fuels is accelerating quickly. As the sector takes off, the only question is whether South Africa will ride the trend on the way up. The South
August 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Chhattisgarh Plans Biofuel Production from Paddy
(Mongabay/MoneyControl) Prasad said that the Bastar region is suitable for setting up rice-based biofuel plants, and even though biofuel can be made from any type of carbohydrate there should be a regular and assured supply of raw materials. -- Chhattisgarh had
July 30, 2021 Read Full Article
25 % Subsidy for Investors for Ethanol Production
(The Pioneer) In a bid to attract investors for ethanol production in the State, Department of Industries organised a Stakeholders’ Meet on the draft Jharkhand Ethanol Production and Promotion Policy 2021 on Tuesday during which the department announced that the State
July 28, 2021 Read Full Article
The Biofuels Revolution Coming to the Friendly Skies
by Leticia Phillips (UNICA/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Sugarcane is the most energy efficient plant in the world and will play a vital role in the jet fuel revolution. With air travel expected to skyrocket in the coming decades, and carbon reduction
July 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Ethanol to Electrons: Beyond Transportation Fuel, Ethanol Could Contribute to Greener Electricity.
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Beyond transportation fuel, ethanol could contribute to greener electricity. From large-scale power generation to support the grid to small and decentralized applications that provide renewable energy for remote electric vehicle charging. Electrification may just
July 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Shipping Applications Expected to Open New Revenue Gates for Biofuel Manufacturers, Reveals Fact.MR
(Fact.MR) As per a new report published by Fact.MR, a market research and competitive intelligence provider, the global biofuels market is anticipated to exceed a valuation of around US$ 141 Bn by 2021. Under the likely scenario, the market can register a CAGR
July 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Increase in Ethanol Capacities to Improve Credit Profile of Sugar Mills in FY23: Report
(Outlook India) Higher ethanol supplies due to enhanced distillery capacities and improving inventory position are likely to improve the credit profile of integrated sugar mills in 2022-23, according to a report. Advancement of Ethanol Blended Petrol-EBP20 along with favourable policies such as
July 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Why Brazil Is Expected to See a Corn Ethanol Boom
(BN Americas) Brazil’s corn ethanol production is expected to triple by 2030, according to Beatriz Pupo (pictured, left), biofuel senior analyst of S&P Global Platts Analytics. The projected growth reflects the stagnation of the availability of sugarcane as raw material for ethanol
July 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Central Tuber Crop Research Institute Bets on Cassava as Feedstock for Bioethanol Production
by V Sajeev Kumar (The Hindu Business Line) As a biofuel crop, cassava has comparative advantages vis-a-vis sugarcane -- As the search for alternate feedstock sources for ethanol production gathers pace, ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI) finds cassava (tapioca)
July 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuel Content Hike Closer to 10% Blend Seen Reducing Fuel Consumption by 80 Million Liters
by Angelica Y. Yang (MSN/Business World) THE ENERGY Department’s revised guidelines on biofuel accreditation will help the Philippines reduce its fuel consumption by 80 million liters while helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the foreign agriculture unit of US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
July 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Agreements between YPFB, Sugar Mills and the Sugarcane Sector Will Maximize the Purchase of Ethanol
(BNamericas) Yacimientos Petrolifos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) will gradually maximize the volumes of ethanol purchases from mills that receive raw material from the sugarcane sector, YPFB President Wilson Zelaya reported at a press conference after a meeting with representatives of the
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Energycane Produces More Biodiesel than Soybean at a Lower Cost
(University of Illinois/EurekAlert!) Bioenergy from crops is a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. New crops such as energycane can produce several times more fuel per acre than soybeans. Yet, challenges remain in processing the crops to extract fuel efficiently. Four new studies
July 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Delta Biofuel Proposes $70 Million Renewable Fuel Plant in Jeanerette
(Office of the Governor of Louisiana) Gov. John Bel Edwards and Delta Biofuel CEO Philip Keating announced the company is evaluating Iberia Parish, Louisiana, for a planned $70 million renewable fuel plant. The planned production facility would produce biomass fuel pellets
June 29, 2021 Read Full Article
India Ethanol Push Cheers Brazilian Sugar Producers
(Argus Media) Brazil's sugar industry stands to benefit from India's decision to expand its ethanol market, converting more of the subcontinent's otherwise exportable sugar into biofuel and shifting more global demand for the sweetener onto Brazil's shoulders. Indian prime minister Narendra Modi
June 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Large Brazil Mill Favoring Ethanol Over Sugar This Season
(U.S. AgNet/Wisconsin Ag Connection) Sao Martinho SA SMTO3.SA, a large Brazilian maker of sugar and ethanol, said it plans to produce more of the cane-based biofuel and less sugar from its 2021/22 crop. Sao Martinho said late on Monday it intends
June 24, 2021 Read Full Article
United States, Brazil Expected to Constrain Ethanol Output in Coming Months
(GrainNet/Reuters) The United States and Brazil, the world’s top two ethanol producers, are expected to hold down production in coming months because of the surging cost of corn and sugar. Tight corn and sugar supplies are passing through to ethanol costs, making
June 22, 2021 Read Full Article
India Set to Make Flex-Fuel Engines Mandatory, Decision to Be Taken in 8-10 Days' Time
(Press Trust of India/First Post) The government will take a decision over flex-fuel engines in the next 8-10 days as it is considering making these engines mandatory for the automobile industry, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Sunday while asserting that
June 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Sugar Valley Energy Project to Issue Green Bonds
(California Ethanol + Power/Ethanol Producer Magazine) California Ethanol + Power (CE+P) on June 7 announced that its Sugar Valley Energy advanced biofuel project has been verified for Green Bond Financing through the alignment of the project with the Green Bond Principles
June 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Are Bacterial Probiotics a Game-Changer for the Biofuels Industry?
(Biofuels International) In a study recently published in Nature Communications, scientists from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Centre for Biosustainability (DTU) and Yale University carried out research into how bacteria commonly found in sugarcane ethanol fermentation affects the industrial process. By closely
June 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Editorial: Tread Cautiously on Ethanol Drive: Focus Should Be on Raising Non-Cane Contribution to Ethanol Blended Petrol Programme to Protect Crop Diversity
(Telengana Today) In the midst of soaring fuel prices and growing concerns over the environment, India has given a big push for the ethanol blended petrol programme (EBP), designed to reduce the country’s fossil fuel dependence and also lessen the burden
June 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Opportunity for Regional Development
by Laís Forti Thomaz and Amanda Gondim (Estadão/neg.fcs.ufg.br/ (Google Translation)) In an article in Estadão, researchers from RBQAV state that Brazil needs to seek international partnerships to fulfill the agreement -- The global targets for emission reductions have stimulated the development
June 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Govt Should Give Tax Breaks on Ethanol: Expert Committee
by Yogima Seth Sharma (Economic Times) “In order to bring predictability and to encourage investment by entrepreneurs in expansion or setting up of new ethanol capacities, the government may devise and declare a floor price of ethanol for five years with
June 07, 2021 Read Full Article
India Brings forward by 2 Years 20% Ethanol Blend to Gasoline
(Reuters) India's government will bring forward to 2023 from 2025 the possibility of fuel companies selling gasoline containing up to 20% of ethanol (E20), according to brokers and a publication in the country's official gazette on Wednesday. It is the second time
June 03, 2021 Read Full Article
SAF Feedstock Availability: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Brazil
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Addressing the challenges of sustainable aviation fuel feedstock availability in Brazil, RSB, in collaboration with Agroicone and the University of Campinas, published the outcomes of research into non-crop feedstock availability and potential in Brazil for
June 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Active Ethanol Policy for Jobs Creation
by Tim Newbold (The Guardian) The global approach to energy is changing rapidly. The urgency of the challenge that climate change presents has focused significant attention and resources on renewable energy solutions, as countries and companies seek to reduce emissions. One
May 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Green-Fuel Push Stirs Food Inflation Fears in Rebound From Virus
by Kim Chipman (Bloomberg) Oil refiners’ attempt to clean up their act is bumping into growing concerns over food prices and supplies as nations seek to get back on their feet -- Soaring demand for crops has once again raised
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
India’s Ethanol Plan Seen Erasing Exportable Sugar Surplus
(Business Recorder/Reuters) India’s government plan to increase ethanol blending in gasoline will erase the country’s exportable sugar surplus in two to three years, according to the chairman of a large Indian company in the sector. Speaking during the Santander ISO Datagro New
May 20, 2021 Read Full Article
RFS: Can the Oil, Corn, and Biofuels Industries Find Middle Ground?
by Lisa Whitley Coleman (EHS Daily Advisor) The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) ends its current phase in 2022. The EPA has asked the oil, corn, and biofuels industries for input on the next phase of the biofuel policy, according to Reuters. ... “The
May 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Ethanol from B Heavy Molasses, Sugar Will Help the Industry, Says Gadkari
by Radheshyam Jadhav (Hindu Business Line) Massive surplus stock in Maharashtra can be used to produce ethanol and improve sugar mills’ financials -- Against the backdrop of massive sugar production this season the sugar industry wants the government to buy
May 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Update 1-Brazil Fuel Retailers Ask Govt to Cut Ethanol Blending in Gasoline
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Fuel retailers in Brazil have asked the government to reduce the amount of ethanol required to be blended into gasoline, saying a smaller production in the current season has reduced the biofuel’s supply and increased prices. Fecombustiveis, an association
May 17, 2021 Read Full Article
The 10 Biggest WOWs from Day 4 of ABLC
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, day 4 of ABLC is now complete, with 26 more speakers completing their trips to the digital stage. Thursday’s agenda included some of the hottest topics — The Department of Energy Horizons, the future
May 07, 2021 Read Full Article
First Trial on to Generate Oxygen from Ethanol Plants in Maha
by Mohammed Akhef (Times of India) The Dharashiv Sugar Mill in Osmanabad district has started the process to generate oxygen from the sugar mill based ethanol plant. ... If successful, this process could turn Maharashtra’s sugar bowl into an oxygen bowl amid
April 30, 2021 Read Full Article
UH Hilo Researches Whether Sugarcane Can Make Jet Fuel
(University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo) A groundbreaking study investigating the growth of selected varieties of sugarcane to convert into high-performance jet fuel is underway at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management (CAFNRM). Utilizing advanced technologies
April 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Potential Biofuel Production Pathways in Indonesia: Overview of Processes, Feedstocks, and Types of Fuel
by Tenny Kristiana and Chelsea Baldino (International Council on Clean Transportation) Because of its abundant biofuel feedstocks, Indonesia has the potential to produce biofuels via a number of pathways, including using different technologies and feedstocks to create different fuels. There is strong
April 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Praj to Set up Sugarcane Syrup Based Ethanol Plant for GBL
(ANI/Big News Network) Bio-based technologies and engineering firm Praj Industries said on Monday it has bagged an order to set up India's largest capacity syrup based ethanol plant for Godavari Biorefineries Ltd (GBL) in Karnataka. As a part of the project, Praj
April 12, 2021 Read Full Article
At 7.2%, India Blends Record Ethanol with Petrol in First 4 Months
by Sanjeeb Mukherjee (Business Standard) So far, the best ever ethanol blend with petrol has been around 5.2 per cent at all-India level. -- Ethanol blending in India has reached more than 7.2 per cent — the first time it has
April 05, 2021 Read Full Article
Feedstock Development, Production, Management: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to USDA’s Feedstock Innovations
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) From switchgrass, sorghum or sugarcane, feedstock development, genomics, and crops improvement abound with USDA’s help at the Biomass Research Center. Rob Mitchell, Research Leader and Research Agronomist at USDA ARS, shares all about the latest
March 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Byogy Commissions Sustainable Low Carbon Jet Fuel Plant in Japan Advancing 'Alcohol to Jet' to Zero Carbon
(Biogy/PR Newswire) Byogy Renewables Inc., the original architect of the "Alcohol to Jet" (ATJ) process for the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), has built, and is now commissioning, one of the world's largest ATJ demonstration facilities converting cellulosic bioethanol into
March 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Brazil’s Ethanol Producers Push Back on EVs
(Argus Media) Brazil's ethanol industry is working with the automotive industry to develop hybrid and hydrogen fuel-cell cars that run on the biofuel, bucking a global trend toward plug-in electric vehicles. "There's a lot of talk about electric cars – they have
March 23, 2021 Read Full Article
India to Release Order Allowing Direct Sale of E100
(ET Now) Sources tell ET NOW that the government will soon be releasing an order allowing the direct sale of E100 for use as a standalone fuel for compatible automobiles. Karishma Asoodani gets you the exclusive details! PMO India Nitin Gadkari Ministry
March 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Are ’Bacterial Probiotics’ a Game-Changer for the Biofuels Industry?
(DTU Biosustain) New research suggests that the diversity of the microbial community involved in sugarcane ethanol fermentation processes plays a significant role in its performance. Selecting the right bacteria could increase ethanol production by more than a billion liters per
March 11, 2021 Read Full Article
Colombia Raises Biofuel Admixture
(BN Americas) Colombia's mines and energy ministry has established guidelines stipulating higher biofuel admixtures in fuel. The required percentage of ethanol in gasoline will rise to 10% from 5% in six departments on April 5 next year. The areas subject
March 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Fluid Quip Technologies Selected to Supply Flex Plant System to São Martinho
(Fluid Quip Technologies) -Fluid Quip Technologies® (Fluid Quip) today announced São Martinho SA (B3:SMTO3) has selected and contracted Fluid Quip’s Flex Plant Technology to be installed at its Boa Vista sugarcane ethanol facility. São Martinho owns the single largest sugarcane facility
March 05, 2021 Read Full Article
Q&A: BP Bunge Bioenergia Upbeat on Renovabio
(Argus Media) Brazil's Renovabio biofuels program is entering its second year with growing prospects for Cbio carbon credit trading. BP Bunge Bioenergia's commercial director Ricardo Busato Carvalho talked about the outlook for the program and the company's plans to further reduce
March 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Investing or Raising Capital in the Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to The Biotech Bull Market
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Today we look at the Biotech Bull Market — what’s up, and why. How can you get your fair share in investing or capital raising? We are hunting for Value at AMRS, CDXS, REGI, GEVO,
March 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Refugees in Sudan Reap Benefits of Clean Cooking Energy
by Sylvia Nabanoba and Vanessa Zola (UNHCR) A switch to ethanol reduces risky trips in search of firewood, slows reforestation and creates healthier home environments for refugees in White Nile state. -- The glow from a matchstick lights up Alisa Deng’s
March 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Brazil Is Growing Its Biofuel Industry
by Julio Bravo (Farm Futures) Brazil already has the largest fleet of cars driven by ethanol, mainly from sugarcane; now corn-based ethanol plants are on the rise. The ethanol produced by sugarcane and corn has have the potential to reduce up
February 24, 2021 Read Full Article
E20 Plan Put on Hold Due to Higher Biofuel Prices
(Bangkok Post) A plan to make gasohol E20 the primary fuel for motorists in July has been postponed indefinitely because of higher biofuel prices, creating a financial burden for the Oil Fuel Fund. The Oil Fuel Fund Administration Office (Offo), which
February 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuel Production Could Help Revive SA Sugar Industry
by Siyanda Sishuba (Farmer's Weekly) Establishing partnerships between government, the private sector and foreign investors is an important step to launching biofuels projects through innovative financing models in South Africa. This was according to Samukelisiwe Maphumulo, a sustainability officer at the
February 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Mumias Sugar to Resume Ethanol Production
by Benson Amadala (Nation Media Group) The management of the financially struggling Mumias Sugar Company is planning to restart ethanol production which was disrupted in the last one month due to a shortage of raw material. The miller has started the process
February 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Argentina Plans to Extend Biodiesel, Ethanol Blends
by Charles Newbery (S&P Global Platts) Requirement was to expire in May; Blends now at 10% in gasoline, 12% in diesel; Improvements planned for blend regime -- Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez said his administration is working on a bill to extend a mandatory
February 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Sugar Valley Energy Announces Sugarcane Feedstock Production Program for Imperial Valley Farmers
(California Ethanol + Power) Commitment Process Underway for 20,000-Acre First Phase of “Sugar Valley Growers” Program -- California Ethanol + Power today announced it will engage with the local Imperial Valley farming communities to secure formal commitments to grow the first
February 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Thailand to Push forward E20 Plans
(Biofuels International) A plan to make E20 a leading fuel for motorists in Thailand should eventually come into effect in July. According to the Department of Energy Business officials want E20, a mix of 20% ethanol and 80% unleaded petroleum
February 01, 2021 Read Full Article
India Moves Forward Target Of 20% Ethanol-Blending In Petrol By 5 Years
(PTI News/Bloomberg Quint) India has preponed the target of achieving 20% ethanol-blending with petrol by five years to 2025 as it looks to cut dependence on costly oil imports, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday. "In 2014, less than
January 28, 2021 Read Full Article
India Takes Action to Increase Use, Production of Ethanol
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) India is taking action to increase domestic production and use of ethanol. The government in December opened a comment period on draft automotive industry standards (AIS) related to the country’s plans to introduce E85 and
January 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Boeing Planning to Debut 100% Biofuel Planes by 2030
by Sarah George (edie.net/Eurative) Boeing has already completed one commercial flight using 100% biofuel in 2018 --Boeing Co has unveiled plans to deliver commercial aircraft capable of using 100% biofuel by 2030. Using existing technologies under current regulations, it can
January 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Govt Notifies Modified Scheme to Produce 1G Ethanol
(Indian Express News Service) “To increase production of fuel grade ethanol, Govt. is also encouraging distilleries to produce ethanol from maize; & rice available with Food Corporation of India,” the statement said. -- The government on Thursday notified the modified scheme
January 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Government Extends Interest Subvention for Ethanol to Grain-Based Units
by Sanjay Dutta (MSN/Times of India) The government on Wednesday approved interest subvention of Rs 4,573 crore to raise ethanol manufacturing capacity to 1,000 crore litres by including grain-based distilleries in addition to just molasses-based units. The government aims to use the
January 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Viewpoint: Pandemic Drives Asia-Pacific Ethanol Markets
by Lauren Moffitt (Argus Media) Weaker crude oil prices have eroded the competitiveness of biofuels as a transport fuel in a global economy battered by Covid-19, leaving any expansion of ethanol-gasoline blending in Asia-Pacific tightly tied to domestic feedstock availability in
December 31, 2020 Read Full Article
BSSUK, NKJ Biofuel Tie up to Set up Ethanol Plant in Chhattisgarh
(Economic Times) Bhoramdeo Sahakari Sakhar Utpadak Karkhana Maryadit (BSSUK), a cooperative sugar mill in Chhattisgarh, has signed a pact with NKJ Biofuel Ltd to set up an ethanol production unit on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis in the state's Kabirdham
December 30, 2020 Read Full Article
E20 Set to Be Leading Fuel by July 2021
(Bangkok Post/MSN) A long-delayed plan to make gasohol E20 a leading fuel for motorists should eventually come into effect in July next year to promote fuel with a higher level of ethanol blend, according to the Department of Energy Business. Officials want
December 30, 2020 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuels Are Taking off…but Can They Supply the Massive Demand?
by Cameron Begley and Allan Green (Spiegare) In the accelerating push to decarbonise aviation and marine transport fuels, constraints around the sustained availability of fats and oils feedstocks are already emerging. Recent breakthroughs in feedstock engineering technology from Australia presents a promising
December 30, 2020 Read Full Article
California Ethanol + Power Finalizes Exclusive Purchase & Marketing Agreement With CHS for Imperial County Project
(California Ethanol + Power) Minnesota Firm to Market and Sell 68 Million Gallons Annually of Essential EthanolTM to Be Produced at Sugar Valley Energy Campus near Brawley, CA -- California Ethanol + Power announced today an exclusive 15-year contract was
December 15, 2020 Read Full Article
Brazil Tariff-Free Ethanol Imports to Expire as U.S Talks Break Down - Source
(Reuters) Brazil’s tariff-free ethanol import quota with the United States will end on Monday as talks between the two countries on opening up their ethanol and sugar markets have broken down, a Brazilian government source told Reuters on Friday. This means tariffs
December 14, 2020 Read Full Article
WEF’s ‘Clean Skies for Tomorrow’ Outlines Pathway to Net-Zero Aviation: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What is the World Economic Forum doing to help aviation meet net zero goals? First, they recognize that the most immediate action to achieve carbon-neutral flying is the investment in, and rapid scale-up, of sustainable
December 14, 2020 Read Full Article
Farmers Should Focus on Biofuel to Increase Earning Potential: Gadkari
(The Hindu Business Line) Must make ethanol from corn, sugarcane, biomass and rice husk, says Road Transport Minister -- Farmers in Bihar should diversify to produce biofuel in order to increase their earning potential, said Nitin Gadkari Minister for Road
December 10, 2020 Read Full Article
Govt's Ethanol Push Prompts Sugar Mills to Raise Production
(Economic Times) "The mills this year have decided to produce certain quantity of ethanol to be sold in the domestic market. It means that there will not be any glut of sugar in the market. There will be limited surplus stock
December 04, 2020 Read Full Article
ATM-Style Machines Used to Dispense Bioethanol in Kenya
(Biofuels International) Vending machines are being used to dispense liquid bioethanol to customers across Nairobi in Kenya. Designed and built by KOKO Networks, these machines are being installed inside local shops to provide fuel in small quantities for daily cooking. These
December 03, 2020 Read Full Article
Report: Japan’s Ethanol Blend Rate Expected at 1.9% in 2020
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Japan achieved an average ethanol blend rate of 1.6 percent in 2019. The blend rate is expected to increase to 1.9 percent this year due to an estimated 8 percent decrease in gasoline demand during
November 27, 2020 Read Full Article
Government Mulls Advancing 20% Ethanol Blending Target
(The Hindu Business Line) May also tap rice lying with FCI and maize from surplus States -- The Centre, which is trying to create an additional 468-crore litre ethanol capacities through loans for setting up distilleries, may advance the deadline for
November 23, 2020 Read Full Article
Chhattisgarh Seeks Centre’s Nod to Make Bio-Ethanol from Surplus Paddy
by Ritesh Mishra (Hindustan Times) Bhupesh Baghel informed Pradhan that an estimated 6 lakh tonnes of surplus paddy will be made available by the state government to ethanol plants for production. -- Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel met Union petroleum,
November 19, 2020 Read Full Article
Study Confirms Contribution of Bioenergy to Climate Change Mitigation
by Elton Alisson (Agência FAPESP) ... Some argue, for example, that biofuels are not sustainable because the conversion of non-agricultural land to grow energy crops could lead to a significant initial decrease in carbon storage, creating what is known as a
November 19, 2020 Read Full Article
In Search of Carbon Removal Offsets
(Carbon 180) What our (extremely arduous) journey to find carbon removal offsets tells us about the state of voluntary carbon markets today, and some ideas about how we can fix them. ... Others have explored the efficacy of existing carbon markets and offset frameworks, and found convincing
November 19, 2020 Read Full Article
Bharat Petroleum Confident of Meeting 10pc Ethanol Blending Target by 2022
(PTI/Outlook India) Bharat Petroleum, which is the national coordinator for ethanol blending by state-owned refiners, is confident of meeting the new government target of blending 10 per cent biofuel with petrol by 2022 with the latest addition of maze to
November 18, 2020 Read Full Article
Policymakers Urged to Support Biofuels to Meet Transport’s Green Goals
by Sarantis Michalopoulos (EURACTIV.com) Governments around the world need to urgently address this year’s 11.6% drop in biofuel output, caused by the pandemic, in order to meet transport’s decarbonisation goals, the head of the renewable energy division at the International Energy
November 17, 2020 Read Full Article
Nano Grain-Based Ethanol Unit Opened at NSI
(Times of India) A nano grain-based ethanol unit, installed at the National Sugar Institute-Kanpur, was inaugurated by the vice-chancellor of the Harcourt Butler Technological University Kampur, on Thursday This unit is integrated with existing molasses-based ethanol unit and thus now the
November 10, 2020 Read Full Article
CABBI Researchers Collaborate on Oilcane Pilot Project
by Jenna Kurtzweil (Brookhaven National Laboratory/Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation) From southeastern Florida to northern Mississippi to the Midwestern Corn Belt, CABBI scientists have struck sustainable oil with sugarcane. But the crop’s potential value to the renewable energy
November 03, 2020 Read Full Article
Promise and Peril: California’s EV-Only Policy
by Leticia Phillips (Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association, UNICA /Ethanol Producer Magazine) Any EV solution should consider a combined approach of the available alternatives and technologies. It is important to remember that vehicles powered by ethanol are already among the best
October 30, 2020 Read Full Article
Govt May Extend Soft Loans to Grain-Based Units to Spur Ethanol Output
(Business Standard/Trust of India) Under the scheme, the government has extended twice the interest subvention that comes up to Rs 4,600 crore for a loan amount of Rs 22,000 crore -- To boost ethanol production in the country, the government is considering extending
October 29, 2020 Read Full Article
Ethanol Use Seen Growing Quickly in India, Not as Much in Thailand
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Ethanol production and consumption in India, the world’s third largest fuel market, is expected to increase quickly in coming years as the government seems keen to push the industry to higher blend rates, an industry official said on
October 27, 2020 Read Full Article
Cellulosic Ethanol: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Clariant Chemtex Approach
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Two world leaders in cellulosic deployment – Jeff Taylor from Chemtex and Paolo Corvo from Clariant – talked about how cellulosic fuels are on the march on last week’s DigestConnect. Check out this exclusive slide
October 26, 2020 Read Full Article
BIOFUEL INDUSTRY: New Ethanol Plant Opened in Masindi
(NTV) As Uganda's sugar production increases, leading to a surplus, new investments in the production of Bio Ethanol fuel, could strengthen value addition in the downstream side of the domestic petroleum industry once the biofuel law is in place. Speaker
October 20, 2020 Read Full Article
Brazil Opens First Commercial-Scale Factory for Biogas Made from Sugarcane-Based Ethanol Production
(Borneo Bulletin/Xinhua) Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro inaugurated on Friday the world’s first commercial-scale biogas factory that will use byproducts from sugarcane-based ethanol production in Guariba, Sao Paulo state. In his speech, the president talked about government incentives for agribusinesses in Brazil as
October 20, 2020 Read Full Article
Less Sugar and More Ethanol, the Survival Mantra for Maharashtra Sugar Mills
by Radheshyam Jadhav (The Hindu Business Line) As Maharashtra sugar mills start crushing season on Thursday they have a target to fulfil — not to produce excess sugar but produce 104 crore litres of ethanol. According to the Indian Sugar Mills
October 15, 2020 Read Full Article
PM Reviews Proposed Ethanol Policy to Ensure Timely Roll-out
by Timsy Jaipuria (CNBC) India is likely to roll out a comprehensive ethanol policy to ensure reduction in dependence on imported crude oil. Sources told CNBC-TV18, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior government officials on Tuesday reviewed the current status
October 14, 2020 Read Full Article
Zimbabwe Ethanol Production Plant to Generate Excess Electricity
(ESI Africa) Green Fuel’s ethanol facility in Chisumbanje, Zimbabwe is expanding its mill operations with a new high-pressure boiler to increase energy recovery. ... Leandro Magro, steam turbines manager at Zest WEG, said the equipment is destined for the new sugar
October 14, 2020 Read Full Article
New RIN Futures Launch Nodal, IncubEx to Launch 8 New Physically Delivered RIN Futures
(DTN Progressive Farmer) Nodal Exchange, a derivatives exchange, and IncubEx on Friday, Oct. 9, announced the upcoming launch of eight new Renewable Identification Number futures and options contracts. Pending regulatory review, Nodal will launch the first-ever physically delivered futures contracts on
October 09, 2020 Read Full Article
Cargill, Virent Collaborate on Biobased Fuels and Chemicals
(Cargill/Farm Progress) Goal is to open new markets for corn and expand opportunities for renewable fuels and chemicals. -- Cargill and Virent, Inc. are working together to evaluate the use of Cargill’s corn dextrose as a feedstock to Virent’s BioForming technology
October 07, 2020 Read Full Article
Biorefining of Sugarcane Bagasse to Fermentable Sugars and Surface Oxygen Group-Rich Hierarchical Porous Carbon for Supercapacitors
by Xiaoxiang Wang, Li Cao, Rosmala Lewis, Tubuxin Hreid, Zhanying Zhang, Hongxia Wang (Renewable Energy) Oxygen-rich porous carbon from sugarcane bagasse via facile biorefining process. Symmetric cell exhibits high energy density of 5.86 Wh kg−1 with 97% retention. Solid residue yield reached
October 05, 2020 Read Full Article
Brazil Agrees to Extend US Ethanol Quota for 90 Days
by Bill Tomson (Agri-Pulse) The U.S. and Brazil have agreed to revive for 90 days the expired tariff rate quota that allows some U.S. ethanol to flow to the South American country duty free, the two countries said in a joint
September 14, 2020 Read Full Article
Biofuels Annual Report: Brazil
(U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agriculture Service) Brazil's commitment to ethanol and biodiesel despite this year's market uncertainties is one focus of the "Brazil: Biofuels Annual" report released earlier this month by the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). The report also
September 10, 2020 Read Full Article
Ethanol Plant to Be Set up on PPP Model in Kawardha
(The Pioneer) In a first of its kind, an ethanol plant is to be set up soon on public–private partnership (PPP) model at the Bhoramdev Cooperative Sugar Factory in Chhattisgarh’s Kawardha district. The plant will generate employment opportunities and will financially benefit
September 08, 2020 Read Full Article
Lignocellulosic Platform Goes Beyond Biofuels: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Clariant’s Sunliquid
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Chemicals, catalysis, additives – At ABLC Digital this July, Clariant shared how they are working on advancing biofuels globally and details on their sunliquid technology to decarbonize transportation. A fully integrated and carbon negative process, sunliquid
September 06, 2020 Read Full Article
California Ethanol + Power Pursues 15-Year Agreement With CHS to Sell Ethanol Produced at Sugar Valley Energy Campus
(California Ethanol + Power) California Ethanol + Power announced its intention to enter into a 15-year marketing arrangement with global agribusiness leader CHS Inc. A letter of intent between the companies reflects their intent for CHS to be the exclusive
September 01, 2020 Read Full Article
Narrower Access Into Brazil
by Matt Thompson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) On top of the slowdown, the world’s No. 2 ethanol nation is holding strong on policies that check robust U.S. imports. In addition to its tariff rate quota, tough feedstock traceability requirements place another
August 28, 2020 Read Full Article
Biofuels for Cleaner Skies and Healthier People
by Goncalo Pereira (Times of India) ... We have long known that the burning of fossil fuels in vehicles is one of the major causes of atmospheric pollution. What have we done about it, though? And, more importantly, what can
August 21, 2020 Read Full Article
India Sets Ethanol Price for Five Years to Give Mills Stability but Raises Cane Price
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In India, the Business Standard newspaper reports that the government has agreed to set the ethanol price for five years, which is expected to give sugar mills stability and increase revenues. Yet at the same time,
August 21, 2020 Read Full Article
Enzyme Cocktail Developed in Brazil Powers Production of Second-Generation Ethanol
by Maria Fernanda Ziegler (Agência FAPESP/EurekAlert!) Brazilian researchers used genetic engineering to develop a low-cost platform for the production of enzymes that break down sugarcane trash and bagasse for conversion into biofuel. The novel molecules have many potential industrial applications. Researchers
August 19, 2020 Read Full Article
Gevo and Praj to Commercialize Sustainable Aviation Fuel in India
(Gevo) Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) and Praj Industries Ltd. have announced that they have signed a binding, definitive Master Framework Agreement (MFA) to collaborate on providing renewable, low carbon, low particulate, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and renewable premium gasoline in India
August 19, 2020 Read Full Article
17 Projects with 4 Billion Gallons, 9 Fast Emerging Players: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to California’s Green Rush
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) At DigestConnect this past Thursday, we talked about the latest the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard, how the LCFS relates to the Renewable Fuel Standard and energy values, we compared the value stack for 5 popular
August 19, 2020 Read Full Article
Centre Sets Target of 362 Crore Litres of Ethanol for Sugar Mills in 2020-21
by Nanda Kasabe (MSN/Financial Express) The ministry of consumer affairs, food & public distribution has directed all sugar-producing states to ensure that 85% of the installed ethanol production capacity is used by the mills, as there are still huge sugarcane price
August 18, 2020 Read Full Article
How Low-Carbon Can You Go?: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to California Ethanol + Power’s Low-Carbon Sugarcane Project
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The $850 million California Ethanol + Power project has been years in the making – no wonder, there’s ultra low-carbon fuels, sugarcane and biomass-to-power in the complex value mix. Now, the California Green Rush is
August 17, 2020 Read Full Article
Frontiers in the Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj’s Bio-Mobility, 2G Ethanol & Renewable Chem
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) At ABLC Digital in July, Pramod Kumbhar, President and CTO at Praj Matrix’s R&D Center shared this illuminating slide guide on their Bio-Mobility platform, enfinity – Praj’s 2G ethanol technology, their latest work in marine
August 11, 2020 Read Full Article
Exploring the Sustainability of the Indian Sugar Industry
(Standford University/EurekAlert!) Generations of political support for sugar cultivation have helped India become the second-largest producer of sugar worldwide. Now, the country's commitment to renewable energy could create additional benefits, like conserving natural resources and providing better nutrition to the poor. Stanford
August 06, 2020 Read Full Article
Italy's Saras Eyes HVO, Ethanol Expansion at Sarroch
by Adam Porter (Argus Media) Italian refiner Saras is looking to boost production of biofuels, including hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO), at its 300,000 b/d Sarroch unit on Sardinia. -- Chief executive Dario Scaffardi said the refiner wants to increase co-processed HVO
August 03, 2020 Read Full Article
Praj and ARAI in Alliance to Drive Green Fuel Technologies for Transportation
(Praj Industries) Praj Industries (Praj) and Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) have entered into MoU to jointly drive application development of advanced biofuels that will find usage in industry and transportation. Biofuels developed for the mobility sector will have
July 29, 2020 Read Full Article
Axens’ Futurol Cellulosic Ethanol Tech: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Overcoming Cellulosic Ethanol Challenges
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Axens has a range of renewable biofuels and biochemicals from renewable diesel and biojet fuel to cellulosic ethanol, ethylene, butadiene, and aromatics. But there have been challenges in the past with cellulosic ethanol that Axens has
July 28, 2020 Read Full Article
Letter to the Advanced Bioeconomy: Advance off the Beach
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) There was always going to be a point when the advanced bioeconomy reached the end of the “R&D years” and transitioned into “the years of deployment”, and if you read the Biden plan here or the latest pushback from
July 28, 2020 Read Full Article
NNPC, Kebbi Cultivate 2,675 Hectares of Cassava for Bio-Ethanol Production – Official
(The Eagle Online) The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and the Kebbi State Government have cultivated cassava on 2,675 hectares of land for production of bio-ethanol in the state. The Chairman of the Kebbi State Standing Committee on Biofuel, Prof. Mohammad Ka’oje,
July 24, 2020 Read Full Article
Renewable Chemicals and Materials: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj’s Bioeconomy Perspective
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Praj Industries recently added renewable chemicals and materials to their portfolio of products going beyond biofuels and their Executive Chairman Dr. Pramod Chaudhari shared this illuminating presentation at ABLC Digital on the India story, the
July 23, 2020 Read Full Article
Greenlane Renewables Signs New $2.4 Million System Supply Contract with Grupo Cocal of Brazil
(Greenlane Renewables) Greenlane Renewables Inc. (Greenlane) (TSXV: GRN / FSE: 52G) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenlane Biogas North America Ltd., has signed a $2.4 million (US$1.8 million) contract with Grupo Cocal (Cocal), a Brazilian sugar mill operator that refines
July 08, 2020 Read Full Article
Goias State in Brazil Approves “When Filling Your Tank, Choose Ethanol” Policy
by André Luiz Cançado Motta* (Federal University of Goiás for Advanced Biofuels USA) The President of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Goiás, Deputy Lissauer Vieira (PSB, the Brazilian Socialist Party), approved, on June 18, at the Remote Ordinary Session, with 25
June 25, 2020 Read Full Article
The Science behind Brazilian Biofuels Policy – RenovaBio
by Marcelo A. Boechat Morandi (Embrapa Meio Ambiente/LinkedIn) Insights on how Brazil is innovating and investing in the low carbon economy, especially in agriculture and energy. RenovaBio is a market driven incentive mechanism, based on the economic theory of “Coase Market”
June 25, 2020 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuels Expansion: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo’s Next-Gen Renewable Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Gevo is developing a platform to fund expansion projects in the next phase of its unique, next generation renewable fuels business. Their commercial-scale facilities are converting agricultural, forestry and other feedstocks to high value, low
June 23, 2020 Read Full Article
IIT Madras Researchers Use Agri Waste, Plastic to Make Biofuel
(The Hindu) Team develops microwave-assisted pyrolysis process to achieve the goal -- Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras have developed a microwave process to produce biofuel from plastic waste, rice straw and sugarcane bagasse. A team of three researchers
June 17, 2020 Read Full Article
Brazil Avoids 515m Tonnes of CO2 Emissions with Ethanol
(Renewables Now) Brazil has avoided more than 515 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent emissions between March 2003 and May 2020 thanks to the use of ethanol, local sugarcane industry association Unica announced on Friday, analysing statistics by the National
June 11, 2020 Read Full Article
Kebbi To Generate N388bn Revenues From Ethanol Production – Prof. Ka’oje
by Ibrahim Bello (The Herald) Prof. Muhammad Ka’oje, the Chairman, Kebbi State Standing Committee on Bio-Fuel, has said that the biofuel project will augment the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to the tune of N338 billion annually. Ka’oje, a former Minister of
June 09, 2020 Read Full Article
Govt Restores 20 Percent Ethanol Blending
(ZimEye) The mandatory percentage of ethanol blending has been restored to 20 percent after sitting at 10 percent after ethanol production fell below market requirements. Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi announced the restored percentage in a general notice gazetted as
June 09, 2020 Read Full Article
UP Govt to Amend Biofuel Policy to Augment State's Green Energy Resources
by Virendra Singh Rawat (Business Standard) The Uttar Pradesh government will promote the setting up of biofuel plants for augmenting the state's green energy resources. UP Chief Minister Adityanath has instructed officials to revisit the UP Biofuel Policy 2018 for effecting suitable amendments to boost the sector and
June 03, 2020 Read Full Article
Technical Report Comparison of Biofuel Life Cycle Analysis Tools Phase 2, Part 2: Biochemical 2G Ethanol Production and Distribution
by Antonio Bonomi, Otávio Cavalett, Bruno Colling Klein, Mateus Ferreira Chagas, and Nariê Rinke Dias Souza (Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR)/ National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)/IEA Bioenergy) Second-generation (2G) or lignocellulosic biofuels are deemed advanced in
May 29, 2020 Read Full Article
Q&A on Cellulosic Ethanol with Clariant
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) DigestConnect hosted a wildly popular webinar in late April with Clariant’s Head of Business Line, Biofuels & Derivatives at Clariant but there were so many fantastic audience questions we didn’t to, that we decided to follow
May 28, 2020 Read Full Article
Palm Biofuel, Agro-Based Pharmaceuticals, Others Can Replace Petroleum, Says Ikuenobe
(The Guardian) ... Oil palm can fetch Nigeria as much revenue as the crude oil can so said the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele. But self-inflicted challenges that de-ranked the country from the largest producer in
May 21, 2020 Read Full Article
Ethanol Production: Sugar Mills Pitch for Tripartite Contracts with Banks, OMCs
by Ty Jayan (The Hindu Business Line) Govt recently approved an additional ethanol capacity of 600 crore litres -- Sugar industry, which has been trying to augment ethanol production to meet the requirement for fuel blending in the country, has made
May 20, 2020 Read Full Article
Brazil's Bolsonaro Rejects Idea of Gasoline Tax to Support Ethanol Industry
by Roberto Samora, Ricardo Brito and Gram Slattery (Reuters) Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro effectively ruled out raising gasoline taxes on Thursday, a blow to the ethanol industry which had asked for a gasoline tax hike to boost its own competitiveness
May 11, 2020 Read Full Article
Using Damaged Grains to Make Ethanol: Oil Retailers Await Norms
by Richa Mishra, TV Jayan (The Hindu Business Line) Commitment to EBP scheme gives sugar industry confidence to set up distilleries -- To ensure that the country does not miss any opportunity to generate its own fuel and bring down import
May 07, 2020 Read Full Article
Brazil Agriculture Minister 'Frustrated' with Lack of Ethanol Supports
by Jake Spring and Nayara Figueiredo (Reuters) Brazil’s Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias said on Thursday she was “frustrated” that measures to help the country’s ethanol and sugarcane sector have not been announced yet, after predicting supports would be unveiled last
May 01, 2020 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels USA Starts "Just A Minute" Educational Series
(Advanced Biofuels USA) The first episode of "Just A Minute or So about Renewable Fuels" focuses on what might be used to make renewable fuels. Students, teachers, or anyone interested in renewable fuels can see in a 3-minute slide presentation
April 30, 2020 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuel Reduces Carbon Emissions: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Clariant’s Sunliquid and Lignocellulosic Ethanol
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Clariant takes us on a journey on how carbon emissions can be reduced by advanced biofuels, more specifically, how lignocellulosic ethanol made from agriculture residues like straw, non-food materials, and waste can make an immediate impact,
April 27, 2020 Read Full Article
Govt Approves Plan to Convert FCI's Surplus Rice into Ethanol
(Outlook The News Scroll) The government on Monday approved that surplus rice available with Food Corporation of India (FCI) can be converted into ethanol in order to manufacture alcohol-based hand sanitisers and also for blending with petrol. The decision was taken
April 21, 2020 Read Full Article
Biofuel Promotion Put off as Ethanol Needed for Sterilisation Products
(The Nation Thailand) he Energy Ministry has postponed plans to promote the use of biofuels until the Covid-19 outbreak is eased. The ministry had initially told oil refineries to stop producing gasohol 91 as of June 1 in a move to promote
April 15, 2020 Read Full Article
UPDATE 1-Brazil Aims to Announce Help for Ethanol Sector This Week -Minister
by Ana Mano and Roberto Samora (Reuters) Brazil plans to announce this week measures to support its ethanol sector, which has been battered by falling demand and a sharp drop in gasoline prices due to turmoil in oil markets, Agriculture Minister
April 14, 2020 Read Full Article
Indonesia’s Biofuel Plan in Limbo as Problems in Sugarcane Production Mount
by Norman Harsono & Wahyoe Boediwardhana (Jakarta Post) Indonesia's plan to roll out sugarcane-based biogasoline will miss another deadline this year as upstream problems in the country’s sugarcane heartland remain unsolved. The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry issued five years
April 09, 2020 Read Full Article
'Tequila' Powered Biofuels More Efficient than Corn or Sugar: Ethanol from Agave Could Be Used for Biofuels and Hand Sanitiser
by Marcus Storm (University of Sydney) The plant better known for making tequila requires no irrigation and produces comparable or better yields of ethanol than sugar or corn. Economic analysis shows a first-generation crop will need government support to kickstart
April 02, 2020 Read Full Article
Biofuels Industry Tackling Challenges
by Susan Reidy (World-Grain.com) Despite a challenging environment, the global biofuels industry is holding steady and driving ahead with new policies, innovations and legislation to promote more robust growth in the future. In the EU, 2020 marks the deadline for certain greenhouse
March 30, 2020 Read Full Article
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