Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Minnesota have developed a technology combining fermentation and chemical refining that converts glucose into hydrocarbons found in gasoline.
Brazil – FS invests US$420 million for new corn-ethanol plant in Matto Grosso [Full subscriber]
FS, a market leader in low carbon biofuel and animal nutrition production, recently announced plans to construct its third biofuels facility in Primavera do Leste, Mato Grosso.
India – Ethanol price increases incentivises the sector [Full subscriber]
Indian government raised the price at which oil marketing companies will buy ethanol from sugar mills on November 10, Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur said.
R. palustris engineered to produce carbon-neutral n-butanol [Full subscriber]
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have engineered a microbe Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1 (TIE-1) to produce biofuel from carbon dioxide, solar panel-generated electricity and light.
ADM partners with Gevo to produce jet fuel from ethanol [Full subscriber]
Agribusiness ADM and the biotech start-up Gevo recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other low-carbon fuels.
India – LanzaTech partners with SED to produce bagasse-based ethanol [Full subscriber]
Spray Engineering Devices (SED), a multidisciplinary engineering company, is partnering with LanzaTech in the first-of-its-kind bagasse to ethanol project in India.
Gevo and Axens partner to produce sustainable aviation fuel [Full subscriber]
Gevo and Axens North America are partnering to accelerate the commercialization of sustainable ethanol-to-jet (ETJ) projects in the United States.
France – Drivers opt for ethanol amidst rising petrol prices [Full subscriber]
Ethanol sales will hit record highs in France this year and next, supported by strong demand for fuel blend E85 as car owners seek cheaper alternatives to gasoline, reported Reuters.
Romania – Construction of €140 million cellulosic ethanol plant completed [Full subscriber]
Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant said on 15th October that it had completed the construction of a cellulosic ethanol plant in the southern Romanian county of Dolj.
India – Government injected US$4.65 billion over last six years to incentivise ethanol production [Full subscriber]
Over the last six years, this Government has successfully injected INR350 billion (US$4.65 billion) to drive ethanol production, according to the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.
Monthly Snapshot
March raw sugar closed down at 20.18 cents per lb on 18th November, after peaking at 20.69 cents, the highest level for the front month since February 2017. White sugar, […]
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