(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
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Back TO HOMEFluid 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
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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
Ethanol Plants to Be Set up at Kawardha, Pandaria, Balod and Ambikapur
(The Pioneer) The state cabinet in a meeting on Tuesday gave nod for establishing ethanol plants at cooperative sugar mills of Kawardha, Pandaria, Balod and Ambikapur. The plants will be set up under a public-private-partnership mode, an official sources said. READ MORE Chhattisgarh
March 25, 2020 Read Full Article
The Competitive Edge: Vertimass LLC
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Vertimass seeks to commercialize novel catalytic technology for low cost conversion of ethanol into hydrocarbon fuels to overcome obstacles that limit ethanol use in gasoline for light duty vehicles and open up new ethanol markets for
March 20, 2020 Read Full Article
Oil’s Plunge Is an Existential Threat to a Far Cleaner Biofuel
by Fabiana Batista and Tatiana Freitas (Bloomberg/Yahoo! Finance) ... The spectacular plunge in the crude market is sparking unprecedented reverberations across commodities and economies, with Brazil’s corn-ethanol producers standing out as a concentration of the pain.It goes to show how
March 17, 2020 Read Full Article
Petrobras Cuts Brazil Gasoline Prices by Near 10%; Sugar Prices Tumble
by Marta Nogueira, Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras cut gasoline prices at refineries in the country by almost 10% on Thursday, the first cut since this week’s oil price collapse, a move that could boost sugar production and
March 16, 2020 Read Full Article
Nova Pangaea Partners with Pakistan’s JS Group to Licence Biofuel Technology
(Biofuels International) Teeside, UK-based Nova Pangaea Technologies (NPT) has signed a partnership contract with Pakistan’s JS Group to licence NPT’s technology, which converts waste plant biomass into natural platform chemicals and biofuels. The deal includes a licence for the use of
March 12, 2020 Read Full Article
Promotion of Ethanol to Have Positive Impacts on Energy Security
(The International News) The Embassy of Brazil in Islamabad organised a seminar ‘Sustainable Mobility: Ethanol Talks – Pakistan’, to promote ethanol as a modern and sustainable option for mobility, capable of generating immediate positive impacts on energy security, health, reduction of
March 11, 2020 Read Full Article
Could Biofuels Answer Zimbabwe’s Fuel Headache?
by Shingirai Huni (The Herald) Zimbabwe is facing fuel shortages, with long queues now the order of the day at fuel stations. Many motorists now leave their cars at home and use public transport to save money on fuel as prices keep
March 05, 2020 Read Full Article
Government Plans to Double Ethanol Output, Increase Blending to Cut Oil Imports
by Rituraj Tiwari (Economic Times) The enhanced capacity will help meet the government’s target of 10% ethanol blending by 2022. This is likely to reduce the country’s oil imports by 2 million tonnes annually and reduce the oil import bill
March 04, 2020 Read Full Article
Gevo Secures Funding from Queensland Waste to Biofutures (W2B) Fund
(Gevo) Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) has been awarded part of The Queensland Waste to Biofutures (W2B) Fund to support the development of waste to biofutures projects in Queensland, Australia. The W2B fund provides targeted funding for pilot, demonstration or commercially scalable biorefinery
March 03, 2020 Read Full Article
New Framework for Biofuels Leaves Many Questions Unanswered
by (Business Maverick) The recently published Biofuels Regulatory Framework is an important step in the attempt to develop a national biofuel industry, but it is far from sufficient to ensure the full benefits of biofuels while minimising the risks. -- On
February 20, 2020 Read Full Article
World's Largest Sugarcane Plant Mulls Using Corn to Boost Ethanol Output
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) The world’s largest plant to process sugarcane, Brazil’s Sao Martinho mill in Pradopolis, Sao Paulo state, could add corn as a second source of raw material to be able to boost its ethanol production, the company
February 13, 2020 Read Full Article
NNPC Begins Construction of Kogi Biofuel Refinery
(Punch) The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation for its interest in establishing a biofuel refinery in the state. The governor gave the commendation when he received the delegation from the Renewable Energy Department of
February 11, 2020 Read Full Article
2020 Bioeconomy M&A Deal Review & Outlook
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Digest published today a 2020 Deal Review and Outlook Bioeconomy M&A visual guide that looks at the slurry of recent mergers and acquisitions in the bioeconomy like Lygos and Librede, NuSeed and Agrisoma, FinCo Fuels
February 05, 2020 Read Full Article
Ethanol Production in the Philippines Expected to Increase
by Matt Thompson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service’s annual biofuels report for the Philippines says the country is poised to produce more ethanol in 2019 and 2020 than it did in 2018. The increase, the report says, is
February 03, 2020 Read Full Article
Manuelita, the First Ethanol Producer in Brazil to Obtain RenovaBio Certification
(Manuelita (Google Translation)) Vale do Paraná, our subsidiary in partnership with Pantaleón de Guatemala, is the first mill among 370 ethanol producers in Brazil to obtain RenovaBio sustainability certification for 100% of the area cultivated in sugar cane. This certification accredits our
January 31, 2020 Read Full Article
The Versatile Ethanol Molecule: Ethylene, with a Similar Molecular Structure to that of Ethanol, Has Enormous Market Opportunity around the World.
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Knock a water molecule off ethanol and you’ll get ethylene, C2H4—the most widely produced organic chemical globally that is the basis for scores of other chemicals and hundreds (maybe thousands) of products, from
January 30, 2020 Read Full Article
Utt’khand Co-op Sugar Mills to Set up Ethanol Plant
by Rohit Gupta (Indian Cooperative) With an objective to improve the conditions of cooperative sugar mills in Uttarakhand, the state government is planning to install ethanol plants in the cooperative sugar mills of the state. This was announced in a meeting chaired by
January 30, 2020 Read Full Article
Industry Seeks Long-Term Ethanol Pricing Formula
by Preeti Bhagat (Cogensis) The sugar industry has asked the Prime Minister's Office to announce a long-term pricing formula for ethanol to attract more investment. It has also asked the government to announce the method used to calculate ethanol prices, which will
January 29, 2020 Read Full Article
Plan to Make E20 Fundamental Petrol
by Yuthana Praiwan (Bangkok Post) The Energy Ministry plans to promote gasohol E20 as the fundamental petrol in the third quarter in a bid to become the first country in Asia to use ethanol as a core fuel. This enforcement will make
January 28, 2020 Read Full Article
Peru’s Ethanol Consumption, Production Expected to Increase
by Matt Thompson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) According to a USDA Foreign Agricultural Service report, filed with the Global Agricultural Information Network, Peru is expected to produce and consume more ethanol in 2019 than it did in 2018. “Peruvian ethanol production in
January 23, 2020 Read Full Article
Balrampur Chini Sees Government Push for Ethanol Bringing Stability for Sugar Suppliers
by Chandrakant Mahapatra (Bloomberg Quint) The government’s ethanol push will bring about predictability for sugar suppliers as a glut has forced them to keep prices low, according to Vivek Saraogi, managing director of Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.—one of the nation’s
January 23, 2020 Read Full Article
They Do Not Deliver Biodiesel and the Oil Companies Do Not Comply with a Mixture in the Diesel
by Gabriela Origlia (La Nacion (Google Translation)) The Bioenergetic League, which brings together representatives of the biofuel producing provinces, said that the sector is going through a very complex situation. Biodiesel producing companies are not delivering their product due to the price
January 21, 2020 Read Full Article
Mexico's Supreme Court Rules against Hiking Ethanol Fuel Content
by David Alire Garcia and Sharay Angulo (Reuters) The Mexican Supreme Court ruled against the modification of a fuel rule on Wednesday that would have allowed higher ethanol content in gasoline, similar to content rules in the United States, arguing that
January 16, 2020 Read Full Article
Mumias Sugar Set to Revive Ethanol Factory Friday
by Benson Amadala (Business Daily Africa) The cash-strapped Mumias Sugar Company is expected to resume ethanol production Friday after reconnection of power supply to the factory. Mr Ponangipalli Venkata Ramana Rao, the receiver-manager appointed by Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) to oversee
January 16, 2020 Read Full Article
Three Firms Eye Ethanol Licences
(Herald/George Maponga Masvingo Bureau) Three companies have applied for land irrigated by the new Tugwi-Mukosi Dam to grow sugar cane to make ethanol for blending into fuels. Greenfuel in Chisumbanje and Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe in Chiredzi are the only two
January 14, 2020 Read Full Article
Biofuels Take up Little Space
(Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP)) Although the share of the area for biofuels production increased by 1 percentage point in 2018, it is still very small. Cultivated plants such as cereals, oilseeds, protein, sugar and fiber plants,
January 08, 2020 Read Full Article
Who Is Driving Our Ethanol Policy? And Why Does It Matter?
by Jeffrey T. Manuel and Thomas D. Rogers (The Hill/Changing America) To prepare America for a green future, you have to understand the power politics of the present. -- ... But the real drivers of biofuel policy in both
December 28, 2019 Read Full Article
Pakistan’s Competition Commission Calls for Alternatives to Wheat Straw for Power Due to Scarcity
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Pakistan, the Tribune newspaper reports that the national competition commission has ordered an end to the use of wheat straw as feedstock for power generation because the demand for use in biofuel has led to
December 28, 2019 Read Full Article
More May Be Needed to Sell Rice to Ethanol Makers
by Sampad Nandy (Cogencis) The government's plan to divert excess rice from the central pool towards ethanol production may run into a rough weather as higher price at the government's auction could just prompt distillers to move to spot markets. The government
December 27, 2019 Read Full Article
Coop Sugar Mills Seek Restructure of Soft Loans to Factories in Maharashtra
(Financial Express) Maharashtra has not be able to take advantage of the Rs 15,000-crore loan scheme of the government given for sugar mills since the balance sheets of mills are not healthy, Naiknavare said. The National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories
December 27, 2019 Read Full Article
Autothermal Pyrolysis: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Rethinking Thermochemical Processing
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Iowa State University is working on fast pyrolysis, and Robert Brown, Director of the university’s Bioeconomy Institute looks at how their work is making us rethink thermochemical processing. By looking at autothermal pyrolysis, and more, Brown
December 27, 2019 Read Full Article
Indian Cabinet Green Lights Bioenergy MOU with Brazil
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In India, All India Radio reports that the cabinet has given the green light to sign a memorandum of understanding with Brazil to further develop bioenergy. The Brazilian president is set to visit the country soon
December 26, 2019 Read Full Article
Oil Majors Bet on Compact Bio-gas to Tackle Emission Woes in India
by Shahkar Abidi (Auto Car Pro) Over 500 letters of intent (LoIs) have been issued to entrepreneurs by three government-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) for setting up of Compact Bio-Gas (CBG) plants, claims a top official from the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.
December 26, 2019 Read Full Article
Biobased Barbies, Pineapple Waste Paper, 3D Printed Fruit, Super Bowl’s Fiber Food Packaging, and More: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the Week of December 25th
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) It’s Christmas morning for many and biobased Barbies are on the horizon with Mattel’s promise to use only recycled, recyclable, or renewable plastics in all products by 2030, starting with the Fisher-Price Rock-a-Stack made from sugarcane
December 26, 2019 Read Full Article
LEGO Bioplastic Bricks, Castor Bean Coats, World’s First Hydrogen Powered Ferry and Carrier Ship, and More: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the Week of December 20th
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) For some, it’s holiday shopping season and now LEGO’s first bioplastic block set is an option! The kit—appropriately designed to make a treehouse—uses sugarcane-based polyethylene. Another great gift Top 10 Innovation from this week is French
December 20, 2019 Read Full Article
Exclusive - Brazil Corn Ethanol Push Gains Momentum as COFCO, AMaggi, Raizen Weigh Entry
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Chinese commodities trader COFCO, Brazilian grains group AMaggi and a Shell-Cosan joint venture are working on plans to build their first corn ethanol plants in Brazil, according to their suppliers, breaking sugarcane’s lock on the biofuel locally. The
December 19, 2019 Read Full Article
Zambia Looks to Brazil for Help in Biofuel Industry
(Lusaka Times) Zambia’s Ambassador to Brazil, Dr. Alfreda Kansembe has held bilateral talks with Brazil’s Sugar, Ethanol and Energy companies in an effort to find partners to help establish the Biofuel industry in Zambia. In the Brazilian city of Pirajuba shortly
December 16, 2019 Read Full Article
Changing Process of Bio-diesel Production Would Help Reduce Emission of Dangerous Nanoparticles: TERI
(TERI) Airborne nanoparticles from diesel vehicles are even more harmful to human health than PM2.5 and PM10. TERI has suggested modifications to India's bio-diesel policy to reduce nanoparticle emissions -- Changing the process of producing bio-diesel could help reduce tailpipe emissions
December 06, 2019 Read Full Article
Research Announcement: Moody's: Higher Demand for Ethanol and RenovaBio Will Benefit Brazilian Sugarcane Producers
(Moody's Investor Service) -Increasing demand for ethanol will help producers to sustain margins; -Implementation of RenovaBio in 2020 will increase Brazil´s ethanol price competitiveness -- Rising ethanol consumption and the implementation in 2020 of RenovaBio, a federal program to curb carbon
December 05, 2019 Read Full Article
Informal Ethanol Market Thrives in Mexico
by Sergio Meana (Argus Media) Drivers in Mexico are using high concentrations of ethanol in their tanks as a direct, cheaper substitute of gasoline despite blends over 10pc being illegal, conventional fuel retailers said. Retailers in often informal street-side outlets advertise ethanol on
December 04, 2019 Read Full Article
UP Sugar Mills Not Interested in Converting Old Sugar to Ethanol
by Jayashree Bhosale (Economic Times) The food ministry’s latest notification allowing India’s sugar producers to convert surplus stocks into ethanol to be blended with petrol comes as an additional support measure for the industry. However, mills in Uttar Pradesh, the
December 04, 2019 Read Full Article
Biofuels Could Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 96%
by Steve Hanley (Clean Technica) There is nothing inherently wrong with internal combustion engines. The problem is the fuels we use to run them emit billions of tons of greenhouse gases every year, gases which cause the Earth to get hotter.
December 04, 2019 Read Full Article
Report: Thailand Could Benefit from Ethanol Imports
by Matt Thompson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A recently released report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service says that while Thailand has relied on domestic ethanol production, the country could benefit from importing ethanol and other biofuels. While the country
December 03, 2019 Read Full Article
Commerce Min Turns down US Proposal to Reduce Import Duty on Ethanol
by Preeti Bhagat and Sampad Nandy (Cogencis) he commerce ministry has turned down a request by the US to reduce the import duty on de-natured ethanol entering the country to protect the domestic sugar and potable industry, as well as farmers,
December 03, 2019 Read Full Article
BP and Bunge Complete Formation of BP Bunge Bioenergia Joint Venture in Brazil
(BP Bunge Bioenergia/WebWire) BP and Bunge today announced that they have completed the formation of BP Bunge Bioenergia, the Brazilian bioenergy joint venture that combines their Brazilian bioenergy and sugarcane ethanol businesses The continued growth of biofuels will be a key enabler
December 03, 2019 Read Full Article
Low Carbon Biofuels and the New Brazilian National Biofuel Policy (RenovaBio): A Case Study for Sugarcane Mills and Integrated Sugarcane-Microalgae Biorefineries
by Bruno Colling Klein, Mateus Ferreira Chagas, Marcos Djun Barbosa Watanabe, Antonio Bonomia Rubens Maciel Filho (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews) RenovaBio Program is a promising policy for biofuels adoption in Brazil. • Economic and environmental assessment of co-located sugarcane-microalgae plants. • Microalgae biodiesel
November 30, 2019 Read Full Article
Brazil Sugarcane Growth Can Meet Biofuel Need and Not Drive Deforestation: Study
by Claire Asher (South Africa Today/Mongabay) -Sugarcane crop production in Brazil may need to expand by up to 5 million hectares by 2030 to meet a rising demand for ethanol biofuels, according to computer models that compared the impact of different
November 29, 2019 Read Full Article
Raizen Q&A: RenovaBio, Brazilian Corn Ethanol and the Importance of Alternative Markets
by Jacques Moss (knect365) Paulo Corte-Real Neves is Ethanol & Oil Products Trading Director at Raizen, a leading Brazilian sugarcane producer jointly owned by Cosan and Royal Dutch Shell. We sat down with him at the World Ethanol & Biofuels conference to
November 26, 2019 Read Full Article
Biotech Breakthrough Turns Waste Biomass into High Value Chemicals
(University of Manchester) A move towards a more sustainable bio-based economy has been given a new boost by researchers who have been able to simplify a process to transform waste materials into high value chemicals. A collaboration between the UK and
November 26, 2019 Read Full Article
In Surprise Move, Brazil Has Removed Restrictions on Amazon Sugarcane Production
by Naira Hofmeister (Mongabay) -Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has signed a decree revoking a zoning regulation for the sugarcane industry, effectively allowing for cultivation of the crop in the Amazon and other areas of primary forest. -The measure is controversial because
November 15, 2019 Read Full Article
Southern Hemisphere Spring Meetings in Brazil: Sugar, Ethanol, Biogas and Biodiesel—Whew!
by Cácia Pimentel* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Brazilian Biofuels Market players have been busy in the past days, with various seminars and forums organized to discuss the economic and technological development of the sector. Brazil is well known for its clean
November 13, 2019 Read Full Article
UNIDO Rolls out 500,000 Clean Cook Stoves in Dar es Salaam
(United Nations Industrial Development Organization) The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and its partners initiated the roll-out of 500,000 ethanol cook stoves to households in various wards of Dar es Salaam. Speaking on behalf of the District Commissioner for Ilala, the
November 13, 2019 Read Full Article
Chinese Demand Heats up Brazil’s Ethanol Industry
by Sarita Reed and Vincius Fontana (Future Fuel Strategies/China Dialogue) There are 332 million cars on the road in China, more than anywhere in the world. Most run on pure petrol, but from next year Chinese fuel companies will add 10% ethanol,
November 13, 2019 Read Full Article
IOC Gets Green Nod for 2G Ethanol Plant in Panipat
(Economic Times) The IOCL had submitted a proposal seeking environment clearance for its proposed 100 KLPD Ligno-Cellulosic 2G ethanol plant at Baholi in Panipat district of Haryana. ... He (Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar) also said that the project would help in achieving
November 12, 2019 Read Full Article
How Big Ethanol Plans Will Rock Global Corn and Sugar Markets
(Gro Intelligence) ... Today, a record amount of ethanol is produced globally, and expectations are for further growth as three of the world’s largest ethanol producing countries move ahead with expansion plans. US proposals, which are aimed at shoring up demand
November 08, 2019 Read Full Article
Ethanol Blending: UP Govt Distilleries to Supply 53 Million Litres to OMCs
by Virendra Singh Rawat (Business Standard) State-controlled cooperative federation to invest Rs 160 crore on ethanol roadmap -- To enhance the sugarcane value chain in Uttar Pradesh, government-controlled distilleries in the state have lined up investment of about Rs 160 crore to create fresh
October 24, 2019 Read Full Article
Interaction Encouraged
by Lisa Gibson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Jaime Finguerut, director of the Sugarcane Technology Institute in Brazil, showed a presentation slide titled, “EMERGENCY!” as he explained to his audience at The Alcohol School Sept. 10 that the climate crisis is the