In Nigeria, Chinimandi reports that cassava prices are soaring as demand increases for ethanol production. Although ethanol uses cassava varieties with high levels of starch rather than the low starch varieties that are used for staple foods, food staples have seen prices rise 50% in recent months along with ethanol feedstock. Farmers are expanding crop […]
In Thailand, the Korea Times reports GS C&E has teamed with St1 to develop ethanol production from waste cassava pulp. If successful, the plant they develop together will be the first of such kind in the world. As the third-largest producer of cassava in the world, Thailand has an abundant supply of the pulp which […]
In Thailand, the Korea Times reports GS C&E has teamed with St1 to develop ethanol production from waste cassava pulp. If successful, the plant they develop together will be the first of such kind in the world. As the third-largest producer of cassava in the world, Thailand has an abundant supply of the pulp which […]
In Zambia, the Lusaka Times newspaper reports the government plans to start building cassava-based ethanol plants in provincial centers from next year to facilitate local ethanol blending. Corn had been discussed as a potential feedstock but was later discarded due to food security concerns. The first $40 million, 7-million-liter fuel depot in Kasenengwa District was […]
In Zambia, Bioenergy Insight reports that Sunbird Bioenergy expects to test its cassava-based ethanol blended into gasoline at a rate of 10% in August. The trial will be done by Indeni Petroleum Refinery in Ndola. With most of the company’s 5,000 outgrowers expected to start harvesting their cassava in the next few weeks, the intention […]
In Nigeria, Punch Newspapers reports that the Kebbi State Government signed a partnership agreement with Contec Global Energy Limited for investment into the Cassava Biofuel Ethanol project in the State as the country as a whole pushes for biofuels throughout Nigeria. Governor of Kebbi State, Abubakar Bagudu, who is also the chairman of the Progressives […]
In India, the Hindu newspaper reports researchers from ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute are looking at cassava as a potential ethanol feedstock as the country diversifies the crops it uses for ethanol to include more starches such as rice and cereals rather than just sugarcane-based. In the late 1990s, a cassava-based ethanol plant was set […]
In Nigeria, This Day newspaper reports the state of Plateau has signed a memorandum of understanding with CONTEC Global to develop a cassava-based biorefinery in the state. The new facility will take advantage of the region’s strong agricultural production to produce ethanol, biogas, animal feed, dry ice from CO2 capture and bio-fertilizer, creating 3,000 direct […]
In Ghana, the Ghana News Agency reports that a Chinese entrepreneur is investing $10 million in a cassava-based ethanol plant that should be online in early 2021. The facility that will produce 10,000 metric tons of ethanol annually is expected to create employment for 700 youth, of which 500 will be for farming cassava feedstock. […]
In Nigeria, The Street Journal reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation moved to cultivate 2,675 hectares of cassava plantations in Kebbi State mainly for the processing of biofuels (bioethanol) in their quest for cleaner, renewable energy. This statement by the Kebbi state government committee on Biofuels, through its Chairman, Prof. Mohammad Ka’oje said that […]
