Ethanol
Brazil mills boost sugar capacity, 'leave' ethanol to corn processors
Brazil cane mills will boost their sugar production capacity as much as 10% in the new season from April to take advantage of relatively high sugar prices and as increasing supplies of corn make the grain a cheap feedstock for ethanol output.
Nissan starts trial of stationary power generation system fueled by bio-ethanol
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. announced that it has developed a stationary, bio-ethanol-fueled system capable of high-efficiency power generation.
Ethanol's dwindling discount to gasoline could slow U.S. biofuel demand
Ethanol's smallest discount to gasoline in seven months could reduce demand for U.S. biofuels and make higher ethanol blends such as E85 less profitable.
OQEMA and BASF collaborate on amines in the UK and Ireland
BASF has strengthened its partnership with OQEMA, one of Europe’s leading chemical distributors, with regard to BASF’s standard amines portfolio excluding ethanolamines in the UK and Ireland, effective January 1, 2024.
U.S. biofuel credit prices hit 3-year low, expected to stay weak, EIA says
U.S. biomass-based diesel and ethanol compliance credit prices have slumped to three-year lows on declining feedstock costs and are set to stay low as renewable diesel output rises.
Biomass-based diesel and ethanol compliance credit prices decline 45% from start of year
The price of compliance credits for biomass-based diesel and ethanol has decreased about 45% since the start of the year, when prices were already the lowest in about three years.
Biden administration (U.S.) to approve E15 gasoline expansion starting in 2025
The White House (U.S.) will approve a request from a group of Midwest governors to allow year-round sales of gasoline with higher blends of ethanol, but will push the start date into next year.
India sugar industry wants more sugar used for ethanol as supply improves
The Indian sugar industry urged the government to allow more sugar to be diverted for the production of ethanol, citing improved supply after unseasonable rainfall in key cane-growing states in 2023.
POET's U.S. Midwest ethanol plants to join Summit Carbon pipeline project
POET LLC, the world's largest ethanol producer, said it will partner with Summit Carbon Solutions to capture carbon dioxide emissions at 17 of POET's U.S. Midwest ethanol plants as part of Summit's multi-state pipeline project.
LanzaJet celebrates grand opening of Freedom Pines Fuels Plant, the world’s first ethanol to SAF production facility
LanzaJet, a leading sustainable fuels technology company and sustainable fuels producer, joined government officials, industry leaders, partners, and supporters to open LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels, the world’s first ethanol to SAF production facility.
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