In recent weeks we’ve seen transformation after transformation in Brazil. Certainly, though the biggest news is yet to come, because we do not know yet who will own the BP Bunge ethanol assets, which are up for sale. We reported last week that “UAE state investor Mubadala Investment Co and Raizen are the final bidders […]
In Brazil, Petrobras and Raízen signed an agreement to jointly evaluate potential businesses involving the production, purchase and sale of biomethane, a 100% renewable fuel produced by Raízen from sugarcane waste (vinasse and filter cake), generated in the agro-industrial operations of the company’s Energy Bioparks. The partnership also foresees studies for the development of logistics […]
In Malawi, the Maravi Post newspaper reports Ethco is investing $6.4 million to produce biogas from vinasse, with the energy produced going back into the facility’s ethanol production while the digestate will go to local farmers to improve their soil thanks to the potassium, nitrogen, phosphorous, zinc and sulfur. The facility produces 218 million liters […]
In Mozambique, Intelegencia Empresorial reports Tongaat Hulett, the majority shareholder in the Xinavane and Mafambisse sugar factories, in the southern Mozambican provinces of Maputo and central Sofala, respectively, will build an ethanol distillery with a capacity of 20 million liters. The molasses-based facility will be built at the Xinavane sugar factory and is expected to […]
In Brazil, Renewables Now reports that BNDES has approved a $23 million loan for a biogas project collocated at a sugar mill owned by Cocal Energia. The project will use sugarcane straw, filter cake and vinasse to produce 33 million cubic meters per year of biogas, half of which will be used for 40,000 MWh […]
In Finland, VTT’s deep-tech incubator teams come up with two solutions to meet the need for new sustainable fish feed. Enifer Bio’s solution is based on the use of dilute side streams from the agro- and forest industries, and Volare’s solution focuses on the valorisation of food-industry side streams. The forest industry previously produced large […]
By Paolo Corvo, Head of Sales & Marketing, Business Line Biofuels & Derivatives, Clariant Special to The Digest Clariant sunliquid technology delivers low carbon intensity score of 15 gCO2/MJ for the cellulosic ethanol produced using sunliquid technology from agricultural residues feedstock such as corn stover and wheat straw which is more than 6 times lower than the […]
When you first encounter the Clariant cellulosic ethanol technology, your nose tells you that you haven’t seen anything quite like this before. An ethanol plant smells like a Corn Flakes factory, you see — warm, toasty corn scent that’s pleasant and distinctive, but cellulosic ethanol project typically had a harsher smell when you first enter […]
What’s it worth? It’s the cry of a thousand fortune-hunters combing garage sales and close-out auctions this spring. Whether you are owner or seller, you need to know the underlying value of a feedstock in the advanced bioeconomy — and that is not the same thing as its current market price. In fact, what makes […]
From Australia comes the news that the country’s former Federal Resources and Energy Minister, Martin Ferguson, is now the chairman of the advisory board for Byogy Renewables, the California-based alcohol-to-jet fuel pioneer that has been working towards an Australia-based first commercial project. Now, many people wonder: with spot ethanol prices at $1.60 and spot jet […]
