Tag: ethanol

Case IH launches machinery prototype on ethanol-powered engine

Case IH launches machinery prototype on ethanol-powered engine

June 24, 2024 |

In Brazil, Case IH has worked in partnership with FPT Industrial to develop an ethanol-powered engine. Case IH presented the prototype at this year’s Agrishow in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. The Cursor 13 propellant is a prototype for the use of fuel derived from sugarcane. It is currently in the development phase and will be tested […]

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Brazil holds onto 18% ethanol import tariff

Brazil holds onto 18% ethanol import tariff

June 20, 2024 |

In Brazil, the Foreign Trade Chamber at Brazil’s Ministry of the Economy (CAMEX) upheld an 18 percent tariff on U.S. ethanol last Thursday. With support from the Brazil Association of Fuel Importers (ABICOM), the U.S. ethanol industry and the U.S. government previously submitted comments advocating for permanent tariff removal during a public consultation period that […]

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Jakson Green to build world’s first first flue gas CO2-to-4G ethanol plant in India

Jakson Green to build world’s first first flue gas CO2-to-4G ethanol plant in India

June 19, 2024 |

In India, PV Magazine India reports Jakson Green has won the tender to build the world’s first flue gas CO2-to-4G ethanol plant. The licensing and EPC contract is expected to last two years to bring the facility that will synthesize 25 tons per day of CO2 captured from flue gas using Veolia’s Carbon Clean technology […]

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India’s ethanol blend passed 15% in May

India’s ethanol blend passed 15% in May

June 19, 2024 |

In India, the Economic Times newspaper reports ethanol blending passed 15.4% for the first time last month at 670 million liters of blended ethanol, well over the 515 million liters blended in April that tipped the scales over 12%. The current national average for the year that began in October is 12.6%, compared to 1.5% […]

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Ethanol production falls slightly but mostly steady

Ethanol production falls slightly but mostly steady

June 12, 2024 |

In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports ethanol production fell slightly last week but was about on par compared to last year at 1.023 million barrels a day. Stocks are also building back up following the drawdown during maintenance season, reaching a three-week high at 23.222 million barrels. Ethanol imports remained strong at 125,000 barrels a […]

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Ethanol production rises to highest levels since March

Ethanol production rises to highest levels since March

June 6, 2024 |

In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production rose last week to the highest level seen since March at 1.072 million barrels per day as maintenance season ended and facilities came back online. Despite increased production and lower exports week-on-week, stocks fell to a six-month low of 23.052 million barrels. […]

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Japanese researchers find persimmon tannin helps certain yeast grow 8.9X better in ethanol

Japanese researchers find persimmon tannin helps certain yeast grow 8.9X better in ethanol

June 5, 2024 |

In Japan, a study by Osaka Metropolitan University found that persimmon tannin helps the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae grow 8.9 times better in ethanol, attributing this to the antioxidative properties of the tannin which reduce stress but do not protect cell membranes. The researchers explored persimmon tannin because it is known for its antioxidative properties. “In […]

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Fluid Quip Technologies integrates DCO technology at Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company

Fluid Quip Technologies integrates DCO technology at Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company

June 4, 2024 |

In Iowa, Fluid Quip Technologies (FQT) proudly announces the integration of its groundbreaking Distillers Corn Oil (DCO) Technology at the Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company (CVEC) in Benson, Minnesota. This innovative technology promises to deliver an average 20% increase in distillers corn oil yields and reduce energy costs through enhanced solids control in evaporators. FQT’s DCO […]

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Corn use for ethanol and soy for biodiesel fall due to season maintenance

Corn use for ethanol and soy for biodiesel fall due to season maintenance

June 3, 2024 |

In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports USDA data shows April corn use for ethanol production fell 12% to 416.92 million bushels in April from the month prior due to seasonal maintenance closures. Despite the temporary closures and lower ethanol and DDGS production as a result, corn usage for ethanol remains on track for the year. […]

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FS confirms geological feasibility of BECCS project 

FS confirms geological feasibility of BECCS project 

May 31, 2024 |

In Brazil, FS, a producer of ethanol and animal nutrition said it has just completed technical studies that prove suitable geological conditions for injecting carbon dioxide (CO2), emitted in the fermentation phase of biofuel production, in the subsoil.  The firm said it could become the world’s first ethanol producer with a negative carbon footprint and […]

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