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BPCL and National Sugar Institute collaborate to advance sweet sorghum as a sustainable biofuel source

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Sugar Institute (NSI) in Kanpur to collaboratively develop sweet sorghum as an eco-friendly feedstock for bioethanol production.

Brazil says U.S. ethanol tariff would be unreasonable, calls for sugar talks

Brazil's Energy and Mining Minister Alexandre Silveira said on Thursday that a potential U.S. tariff on Brazilian ethanol would be unreasonable, emphasizing that the two countries have historically negotiated ethanol and sugar trade together.

U.S. senators reintroduce bill to allow year-round, nationwide E15 sales

U.S. senators reintroduced a bipartisan bill on Thursday that would allow nationwide sales of gasoline with a higher blend of ethanol year-round, a plan that has the support of a leading oil trade group.

Haffner Energy, LanzaJet, LanzaTech to unlock alcohol-to-jet SAF production from biomass residues

Haffner Energy, a leading advanced solid biomass-to-clean fuels solutions provider; LanzaTech, a carbon management company providing a differentiated syngas-to-ethanol solution, and LanzaJet, the leading ethanol-to-jet technology company and fuels producer, are working together to explore joint biomass-to-sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects covering the entire production value chain.

RCM Technologies unlocks increases in ethanol plant capacity

RCM Technologies Inc., RCM Thermal Kinetics, a division of RCM Technologies, has launched its innovative New Ethanol eXpansion Technology (NEXT) program. This solution is designed to revolutionize ethanol plant expansion projects by enhancing production capacity and energy efficiency without requiring costly and time-consuming major equipment replacement.

U.S. issues partial guidance on clean fuel subsidies, chafing ethanol makers

The U.S. government has released short-term guidance on how companies can secure clean fuel tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act, but fell short of finalizing the program's key details.

Petrobras in talks with Raizen, bp for partnership in 'big' comeback on ethanol

Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras is in talks with Raizen, bp and Inpasa for a possible joint venture in ethanol, as the firm's CEO aims big in a comeback to the sector.

Synata Bio’s Sylonto Project awarded $4.5-MM NDRC grant

Synata Bio, a U.S. company delivering turnkey carbon utilization technology to transform onsite waste gases into ethanol, has been awarded a $4.5-MM grant (RMB 32 MM) from China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) for its Sylonto project.

U.S. fuel ethanol exports rise on strong international demand and low U.S. prices

U.S. fuel ethanol exporters are on track to export a record amount of the fuel in 2024. The increase in exports this year has largely been driven by demand in countries with biofuel blending mandates and cheaper-than-usual U.S. fuel ethanol prices.

LanzaTech and Eramet plan integrated CCUS project in Norway

LanzaTech Global, Inc., the carbon recycling company transforming above-ground carbon into sustainable fuels, chemicals, materials and proteins, will develop a commercial-scale carbon capture and utilization (CCU) facility at Herøya Industrial Park in Porsgrunn, Norway.