Tag: Brazil

Global Biomass Resource Assessment launched by Biofuture Platform Initiative

October 3, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Brazil, a multi-country, government-led initiative dedicated to advancing the global transition to a sustainable, bio-based economy, unveiled a new Global Biomass Resource Assessment, providing groundbreaking data on current and future sustainable biomass supplies around the world. The launch of the International Feedstocks data portal was announced by the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) Biofuture Platform Initiative at an […]

HIF Global announces first e-fuels project in Brazil

September 25, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Brazil, HIF Global announced its first project in Brazil, after signing a land reservation contract with Port of Açu, one of Brazil’s main ports, to develop a facility to produce up to 800,000 tons per year of e-Methanol. Pursuant to the land reservation contract formalized at a ceremony held during the energy fair ROG.e […]

Petrobras exploring alcohol-to-jet production

September 24, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Brazil, Bloomberg reports Petrobras is exploring the production of jet fuel from corn- or sugarcane-based ethanol as part of its major $16.7 billion investment package through 2028, but logistics will be crucial. In order to make the investment work, ethanol pipelines would likely be required to supply the feedstock directly to refineries. Brazil is […]

Study shows deeper environmental of Brazilian biofuel sector

September 23, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Brazil, mathematical analysis reveals that within Brazil’s agriculture and livestock industry, the biofuels sector is most heavily reliant on other sectors with high greenhouse gas emissions. Brazil is a world leader in biofuel production, but the environmental sustainability of the sector has faced criticism due to its impacts on deforestation, water use, and biodiversity, […]

India and Brazil forge ethanol partnership at G20 agriculture meeting

September 16, 2024 | Jim Kendrick

In India, Chini Mandi reports at the G20 Agriculture Ministerial Meeting held on September 12-13, 2024, in Cuiaba, Brazil, a significant agreement was reached between India and Brazil to collaborate on ethanol production technology. The discussions, led by India’s Minister of State for Agriculture, Ram Nath Thakur, and Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Favaro, focused […]

GM to launch its first ethanol-capable hybrid-flex vehicles in Brazil

September 6, 2024 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In Brazil, Reuters reported that General Motors said it would begin producing its first-ever hybrid-flex vehicles that can run on 100% ethanol or gasoline alongside their batteries in Brazil. Rival automakers Stellantis and Honda have also announced plans this year to launch hybrid-flex vehicles in Brazil, according to the report. GM said that two hybrid-flex […]

Brazil greenlights big biodiesel boost to cut emissions, create jobs

September 5, 2024 | Jim Kendrick

In Brazil, Agro Link reports the Brazilian Senate passed bill No. 528/2020, designed to expand the production and use of biodiesel and other biofuels like ethanol, green diesel, and biomethane. The bill, which now returns to the Chamber of Deputies for a final vote, is expected to attract investments between R$200 billion and R$250 billion. […]

Stellantis launches 100% ethanol-fueled vehicles at Goiana plant

September 3, 2024 | Jim Kendrick

In Brazil, on September 2, 2024, at the Goiana Automotive Center in Pernambuco, Brazil, Stellantis began fueling its Jeep and Fiat flex-fuel vehicles—including the Renegade, Compass, Commander, and Fiat Toro models equipped with T270 Flex and Turbo 270 Flex engines—with 100% ethanol directly from the assembly line, an initiative launched in the presence of Brazil’s […]

Bahian students develop sustainable biodiesel from licuri in Santa Bárbara

September 3, 2024 | Jim Kendrick

In Brazil, Jornal Grande Bahia reports in Santa Bárbara, Bahia, a team of students from Professor Carlos Valadares State College developed an innovative biodiesel using licuri oil, a plant native to Brazil’s semi-arid region. Completed as part of the Science at School Program, this project aims to provide an environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuels, […]

Brazil to update fuel, biofuel and oil derivatives market

August 27, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Brazil, the National Energy Policy Council (Conselho Nacional de Política Energética/CNPE) approved a resolution aimed at updating the strategic guidelines for the development of the fuel, biofuel and oil derivatives market in Brazil. The document provides for the strengthening of national processing capacity, which currently faces challenges with significant imports of derivatives. Among the […]

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