In India, the Hindu Business Line newspaper reports oil marketing company will secure more than 3 billion liters of ethanol from dedicated ethanol plants across eight states that are under development. About 970 million liters will come from Tamil Nadu alone. The agreements require the facilities to supply the first tranche of ethanol within two […]
In Spain, Hydrogen Central reports that researchers from Horizon Europe-funded GH2 Project estimated they can produce 87 liters of ethanol from 1 kilogram of green hydrogen, which can then be converted into 72 liters of acetal. Findings from the project’s researchers was recently published in Global Challenges. Although the discovery may not be a major […]
In Brazil, Bloomberg reports that São Martinho’s chief financial officer believes the gold rush to produce ethanol from corn in the country is coming to an end, saying that such plants are no longer economical. The company just commissioned a corn-based ethanol plant. Over the next few years, another 2.5 billion liters of installed capacity […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production rose above 1 million barrels per day last week to 1.033 million barrels a day, pushing stocks up by more than half a million gallons to 24.779 million gallons. With most ethanol producers back above the breakeven point and oil refiners buying […]
In Washington, according to new statistical reports by the Renewable Fuels Association, the value of the U.S. ethanol industry’s exports soared to a record level of just over $7.1 billion in 2023. Ethanol export volumes strengthened to 1.43 billion gallons in 2023, the third-highest level on record. Meanwhile, distillers grains shipments registered at 10.8 million […]
In Washington, a letter signed by 3,466 farmers from across the country was sent to President Biden Wednesday expressing concern that his administration is taking a short-sighted approach to addressing climate change by prioritizing the use of electric vehicles over biofuels, such as corn ethanol, as it works to drastically lower the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. […]
In South Korea, the Chosun newspaper reports that pushback from the domestic oil industry has forced the government to suspend its planned ethanol blending trial. Announced more than a year ago that would have seen a select number of pumps supply ethanol-blended fuel to government fleet vehicles and select private sector partners, was officially put […]
In Washington, Bloomberg reports that the oil industry and ethanol industry are at last aligned, together pushing for year-round E15 sales in the face of what they see as the Biden Administration looking past ethanol in favor of electric vehicles. The American Petroleum Institute, together with the National Corn Growers Association and other organizations, are […]
In Guatemala, Diario de Centro America reported that the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) will analyze the use of ethanol in gasoline. “We will resume the discussions, analyzes and technical tables to establish what the economic benefits are for the country and for users in the use of ethanol in gasoline,” said Víctor Hugo […]
In India, the Economic Times reports that corn prices have soared 20% between October and mid-January since the government announced it would try to offset lower ethanol production from sugarcane with corn-based ethanol. The government has brought forward the 20% ethanol blending mandate to 2025/26 yet lower sugarcane production in the season that officially kicked […]
