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,...
View ArticleViewpoint: 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...
View ArticleThailand 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...
View ArticleE20 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....
View ArticleByogy Commissions Sustainable Low Carbon Jet Fuel Plant in Japan Advancing...
(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...
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Potential Biofuel Production Pathways in Indonesia: Overview of Processes,...
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...
View ArticleUnicane Expands, to Begin Ethanol Export from Nigeria
by Dayo Adenubi (The Punch) Unicane Industries Limited has announced the completion of the second phase of its plant extension, making it the largest ethanol producer on the continent. Unicane, a...
View ArticleActive 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...
View ArticleCentral Tuber Crop Research Institute Bets on Cassava as Feedstock for...
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...
View ArticleFrom a Nuisance to a Benefit, ‘World’s Worst Weed’ Finds New Use as Biofuel
(South Africa Today) • A startup in western Kenya has developed a process of making bioethanol from water hyacinths, addressing both the need for a clean fuel alternative to charcoal and fuelwood, and...
View ArticleKebbi Partners Contec Global Energy for Biofuel Project
by John Alechenu (Punch) The Kebbi State Government on Thursday signed a partnership agreement with Contec Global Energy Limited for investment into the Cassava Biofuel Ethanol project in the State....
View ArticleChina Backs away from Ethanol Commitment
by Sean Pratt (Western Producer) Corn is the top feedstock for China’s ethanol sector, followed by rice, cassava and wheat. The country’s production plants are expected to consume 4.07 million tonnes...
View ArticleBiofuels, the World’s Energy Past and Future
by Mario Osava (Inter Press Service) The biofuel from this mini biogas power plant in the municipality of Entre Rios do Oeste, in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná, is supplied by local pig...
View ArticleEthanol, Petrol Blending to Start In 2022
by Michael Kaumba, Lucky Phiri (ZNBC) Government says plans are underway to start blending locally produced ethanol with petrol to in 2022. And Energy Minister Peter Kapala says Indeni Oil Refinery...
View ArticleThe Key to a Successful Cellulosic Ethanol Project
by Mallikarjun Navalgund (Praj Industries/Biofuels Digest) … Ethanol is a currently available solution and is being deployed to mitigate emissions from the transportation sector via the legacy energy...
View ArticlePalm Oil for Biodiesel in the Amazon: Sustainable Fuel or Deforestation Risk?
Monica Prestes (Dialogo Chino) A planned biorefinery will require the cultivation of 120,000 hectares of oil palm, increasing the area planted in Brazil by 60%. An all too familiar debate is underway...
View ArticleSugar & Ethanol Asia — September 20-22, 2022 — Bangkok, Thailand
Market insights and projections: Hear from and connect with sugar and cassava millers, ethanol producers and buyers from across Asia-Pacific to identify key growth drivers. Demand for biofuels on the...
View ArticleOffo to Postpone End of Biofuel Subsidy
(Bangkok Post) The Oil Fuel Fund Office (Offo) expects to delay a plan to end the biofuel subsidy for two years to give sugar cane, cassava and palm famers more time to manage their output. The...
View ArticleSunbird Bioenergy Zambia in Kawambwa Is Set to Start Ethanol Processing in...
(Lusaka Times) Sunbird Bioenergy Zambia in Kawambwa district in Luapula Province has disclosed that the company is scheduled to have its first-ever ethanol produced from cassava feedstock, blended with...
View ArticleImee: Higher Biofuel Content Can Reduce Pump Prices
(Biofuel Industry Today) … The Biofuels Act of 2006 requires oil companies to produce a gasoline blend with at least 10% bioethanol, but Marcos (Senator Imee Marcos) said the National Biofuels Board...
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