Biofuels leaders call on Biden to keep promise to support renewables program

With the Biden administration considering a possible cut in Renewable Fuel Standard  volumes to bring down gasoline prices, some say he is breaking a campaign promise. Congress created the renewable fuel standard program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and expand the nation’s renewable fuels sector and become less dependent on foreign oil. The idea of

The ethanol opportunity

Ethanol (chemical name: ethyl alcohol), a biofuel, has been a part of the government’s energy agenda for over two decades now. Of its several uses (chemical and pharma products), this organic chemical compound, which is produced from feedstock (sugarcane, sugar, molasses, maize and damaged food grains, etc.), also blends with petrol and power vehicles. The

Raizen, Shell to supply second-generation ethanol to Ferrari F-1 team

Brazilian energy company Raizen SA and its shareholder Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L) signed an agreement with the Ferrari Formula 1 team to supply second-generation, high-performance ethanol from next year, when the main motor racing category will begin using 10% ethanol blend in gasoline. Source: Reuters Tags: Biofuels, Ethanol, Ferrari F-1 team

US governors explore state-level way to expand biofuel sales

A bipartisan group of US governors sent a letter to the on Thursday to ask for guidance on an action that could expand sales of a fuel with a higher ethanol blend. The letter sent to the Environmental Protection Agency comes after an appeals court in July struck down a U.S. action from 2019 that

EU biofuel demand to halve by 2050

The decarbonization of EU road transportation will increasingly impact the demand for fossil and biofuel, especially after 2030. The long-term outlook for biofuels, beyond 2045, does not look promising, as the expected decline in demand is likely to encourage biofuel companies to look for alternative uses for their products, according to a new research report

Biofuel demand in road transport to fall as electrification gathers pace

The decarbonisation of EU road transportation will increasingly impact the demand for fossil and biofuel in the decades to come, according to a new study by Rabobank. The long-term outlook for biofuels, beyond 2045, does not look promising, as the expected decline in demand is likely to encourage biofuel companies to look for alternative uses

How whisky waste can replace fossil fuels on road to net-zero

As Glasgow welcomes leaders from around the world to the United Nations climate summit, COP26, the founder of a Scottish biotech company is calling for action, not targets. Professor Martin Tangney’s company, Celtic Renewables, turns left-over waste from whisky-making into the kind of everyday chemicals that are normally made in oil refineries, without drilling for

Sugar Prices Soar as Energy Crisis Boosts Ethanol Output

The global energy crunch is putting pressure on the sugar market as the world’s top exporters convert more cane into ethanol. Sugar hit a four-year high in October as energy supply shortages roiled commodity markets from magnesium to tomatoes. Facing rampant fuel inflation, Brazil and India are set to produce more ethanol from sugar cane,

Biofuels Would Receive $1 Bn Investment in Latest Biden Administration Proposal

The biofuels industry would receive a chunk of federal dollars as part of the latest draft of the Biden administration’s “Build Back Better Act” working its way through Congress The updated draft of the bill includes $1 billion in funding for the USDA to provide grants during the next 10 years to expand biofuel pump

Biofuel from pine needles a reality

Pine needles will no longer be a source of forest fires causing losses worth crores every year as scientists at Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry in Nauni have devised a method to convert these into enthanol, a green biofuel. The scientists of the Department of Basic Sciences had been on the mission