In Brazil, Datagro reports that a meeting coordinated by the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) approved on December 18 the test protocol to assess the technical feasibility of increasing the 30% anhydrous ethanol blend in gasoline (E30). According to the regulation, the tests will be conducted by the Mauá Institute of Technology (IMT), between […]
In Brazil, Forbes reports ethanol production in the 2024/25 harvest should add up to 36.1 billion liters, including the fuel produced from sugarcane and corn, the National Supply Company (Conab) estimated an increase of 1.3% from last season. This growth will be due to the jump in the growth of corn ethanol manufacturing, since the […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports Coopercotton Cooperativa Agrícola will invest $150 million build a corn ethanol plant in the municipality of Itiquira, in the south of Mato Grosso, close to the border with Mato Grosso do Sul. The cooperative, formed by family groups of producers with over 20 years in business, is in the phase of […]
In Brazil, Petrobras has signed contracts worth R$16.5 billion for the construction and chartering of 12 Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) from Bram Offshore and Starnav Serviços Marítimos. Of the total value of the contracts, R$5.2 billion is earmarked for investments in shipbuilding in Brazil. These vessels will be essential for the company’s Exploration and Production […]
In Brazil, Reporter Brasil reports LanzaJet will use mainly Brazilian raw materials and will require its suppliers to obtain sustainability certification. However, among the companies that have been awarded the seal, there are at least two plants involved in recent scandals involving the use of slave labor. The cases are covered in the report “Enslaved […]
In Brazil, Monitor Mercantil reported that Brazilian oil company Petrobras is holding talks with sugarcane and corn producers to create a joint venture to operate in the ethanol market. According to the executive director of Energy Transition and Sustainability, Mauricio Tolmasquim, Petrobras understands that gasoline is showing a tendency to lose share among light fleet […]
In Brazil, Reuters reported that Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras is in talks with Raizen, BP and Inpasa for a possible joint venture in ethanol. Petrobras is in talks with four or five firms in the ethanol business, Chief Executive Magda Chambriard told analysts on Friday during a call to present the company’s $111-billion strategic […]
In Brazil, Zack’s reports Petrobras is exploring a return to ethanol production having previously divested its assets to reduce its debt load. Currently Petrobras is in discussions with Raízen, BP plc BP and Inpasa to make a quick re-entry into the ethanol market as part of its $111 billion strategic plan for 2025-2029, going big […]
In the UK, SAF Investor reported that UK SAF developer Firefly Green Fuels has signed an agreement with Brazil’s largest water and sanitation company Sanepar to increase its access to sustainable feedstock for biofuels production. Under the collaboration, Firefly and Sanepar will jointly explore opportunities to convert locally aggregated biosolids (sewage) into advanced biofuels, including […]
In Brazil, Fluid Quip Technologies announced that the São Martinho Boa Vista unit in Quirinópolis, Goiás, Brazil is exceeding projected performance including capacity and ethanol output. The São Martinho plant utilizes FQT’s proprietary corn ethanol technologies, from corn receiving to DDGS drying. FQT integrated its Low Energy Distillation (LED)™ system and a Mechanical Vapor Recompression […]
