• Some hope to see more of Canada's abundant canola harvest (the world's largest, at 18.7 million tonnes last year) redirected to produce biofuels, which produce 80 per cent fewer greenhouse gases than conventional diesel, according to a federal estimate. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • As far as biofuels go, though, Canada depends heavily on American ethanol. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Last year, 28 plants (primarily in Ontario and Quebec) produced a combined 2.5 billion litres of biofuels (mostly ethanol), but that's not enough to satisfy domestic demand. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • According to a Confederation of Indian Industry- CRISIL Market Intelligence report, the achievements over the last eight years under the Ethanol Blending Programme & Biofuels Programme including the 10% blending of ethanol five months ahead of the target, has helped the country in reduction of 318 lakh metric tonnes of CO2 emissions and foreign exchange savings of around Rs 54,000 crore. (erpecnewslive.com)
  • The biofuels umbrella includes under its aegis ethanol and derivatives of plants such as sugar cane, as well aS vegetable and corn oils. (blogspot.com)
  • We have yet to develop biofuels that are as energy efficient as gasoline made from petroleum. (blogspot.com)
  • One certain energy markets analyst has said, growth in demand for diesel and gasoline may slow down dramatically, if the government subsidizes firms distributing biofuels and further pushes to promote the use of eco-friendly fuel. (blogspot.com)
  • Due to the size of its operations, Raizen will help sugar cane ethanol, a sustainable, clean and renewable source of energy, to consolidate itself worldwide and strengthen Brazil's position in the international biofuels trading business," said the venture's chief executive, Vasco Dias. (royaldutchshellplc.com)
  • A common notion that has been slowly gaining ground is that biofuels like ethanol can offer a long term solution to America's fuel crisis and provide substantial returns to investors. (alternative-car-fuels.com)
  • Unlike India, where ethanol production and the biofuels blending with fossil fuel are yet to take off in a meaningful way, thanks to government prevarication, Brazil is using close to half of its sugarcane output to make ethanol. (drycargomag.com)
  • In the 15 years since the RFS was expanded, the use of biofuels under the program has resulted in cumulative savings of more than 1.2 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent GHG emissions, with corn ethanol providing the largest share of GHG reductions. (ethanolrfa.org)
  • The GHG reductions are due to the greater than expected savings from ethanol and other biofuels, including continuous technology investments reducing the carbon intensity (CI) for corn ethanol. (ethanolrfa.org)
  • The electric car sharing service Spark has contributed to a reduction of 7,300 tonnes of harmful emissions April 29, 2022 33 Since the start of the service in 2016 to this moment the electric car sharing service SPARK has reduced its carbon footprint by more than 7.3 million kilograms of harmful emissions in all three countries where it operates. (spagades.com)
  • This is more than 40% higher than emissions in 1990, which were around 35 billion tonnes. (spagades.com)
  • Ethanol holds enormous potential for India as it is an indigenous and clean energy source that can significantly reduce fossil fuel consumption, the energy import bill and carbon emissions. (autoguideindia.com)
  • The execution of 20% ethanol blending in petrol by 2025-26 is supposed to substitute 86 million barrels of Gasoline, thereby leading to forex savings of INR 30,000 crore for India, as well as reducing 10 million tonnes of carbon emissions. (autoguideindia.com)
  • The UK is one of the current areas of E10 focus because all of the nation has made this fuel its standard as of this month, and the government hopes E10 could help cut transport CO2 emissions by 750,000 tonnes per year . (samsungcnt.com)
  • The use of renewable and low-carbon fuel in 2012 saved more than 900,000 tonnes of GHG emissions from being released into the atmosphere - the equivalent of 190,499 cars being removed from the road, according to the provincial government. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • With India officially rolling out the retail distribution of E20 fuel, a blend of 20% ethanol and 80% petrol, the industry has mounted brisk efforts to partner the Centre in fulfilling its strong commitment towards achievement of 20% ethanol blending target, advanced to fiscal 2025 from fiscal 2030 and lowering India's emissions to net-zero by 2070. (erpecnewslive.com)
  • Going ahead, if India is able to implement 20% ethanol blending in petrol by 2025-26, this is expected to substitute 86 million barrels of gasoline, thereby leading to forex savings of Rs 30,000 crore for India, as well as reducing 10 million tons of carbon emissions. (erpecnewslive.com)
  • In the transport sector, the Low Carbon Fuel Standard requires a 10% reduction in the carbon footprint of transport fuels by 2020, achieved through electrification, changes in the well-to-tank emissions of the fuel (e.g. through lowering refinery emissions) and substitution of gasoline with alternatives such as ethanol. (shell.com)
  • Efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have led to federal and provincial policy changes that are expected to increase the use of ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel in Canada. (fcc-fac.ca)
  • Thanks to highly efficient production plants, our ethanol reduces CO 2 emissions by an average of more than 70% across the entire value chain compared to fossil fuel. (cropenergies.com)
  • However, research suggests that ethanol production in the US has been even more damaging to the climate than gasoline due to agricultural emissions. (energytheory.com)
  • Ethanol can be used as a fuel for vehicles in its pure form (E100), but it is usually used as a gasoline additive to increase octane ratings and improve vehicle emissions. (wikipedia.org)
  • Data from the California Air Resources Board shows that ethanol used in the state is reducing GHG emissions by nearly 40% compared to gasoline, on average, (even with an exaggerated GHG penalty for hypothetical land use change) with some U.S.-produced ethanol providing 65-80% GHG reductions. (ethanolrfa.org)
  • Further private exporter sales across the week included 110,000 metric tonne of soybeans for delivery to 'unknown' destination' in the 2020/21 season. (grainbrokers.com.au)
  • Ethanol production in the US uses around 140 million metric tonne, or roughly 40 per cent of total corn production. (grainbrokers.com.au)
  • That equates to an annualised decrease in US corn disappearance of 28 million metric tonne and a significant increase in US ending stocks. (grainbrokers.com.au)
  • Non-US corn use for ethanol production is around 60 million metric tonne. (grainbrokers.com.au)
  • The values are both in US gallons per ton (2,000 lbs) or litres per metric tonne of feedstock. (alternative-car-fuels.com)
  • Russia's decision to ban fuel exports for an undetermined period boosted diesel prices again, with Europe seeing a whopping $45 per metric tonne day-to-day surge on its middle distillates. (oilprice.com)
  • The first biointermediate is a cellulosic C6 sugar that can be used by existing corn ethanol or other fermentation facilities to produce more than 80 gallons of advanced cellulosic ethanol or 45 gallons of sustainable aviation fuel per tonne of woody biomass. (comstock.inc)
  • We wouldn't be talking about corn ethanol without all the subsidies, period. (greencarcongress.com)
  • According to the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, typical corn ethanol provides a 44-52% GHG savings compared to gasoline. (ethanolrfa.org)
  • Similarly, researchers from Harvard, MIT, and Tufts concluded that today's corn ethanol offers an average GHG reduction of 46% versus gasoline . (ethanolrfa.org)
  • And this figure is below some other estimates, with FO Licht seeing EU ethanol production rise 11% to five billion litres in calendar 2012, after the EU closed a loophole under which E90, a blend of 90% ethanol and 10% gasoline, could be imported under low duties as an alcohol product rather than a fuel. (efeedlink.com)
  • Brazil's gasoline production is to rise 14% to 25bn litres (6.6bn gallons) from 22bn litres this season. (drycargomag.com)
  • It is estimated that one tonne of grains could produce between 372 and 378 litres of ethanol, generating between 457kg and 479kg of wet, spent grain. (rte.ie)
  • Separately, customs data showed wheat exports from the UK, the EU's third-ranked producer of the grain, recovering 68% month on month in September to hit 277,315 tonnes. (efeedlink.com)
  • Europe and Asia are the main targets for ethanol exports, through Shell's established network of outlets. (royaldutchshellplc.com)
  • Pressured by bumper production, Brazil is giving a push to exports resulting in sugar awaiting loading at its main ports rising to at times to about 1.2mt from normal 800,000 to 850,000 tonnes. (drycargomag.com)
  • Russia's recent decision to restrict its diesel and gasoline exports has pushed oil prices higher, countering economic concerns sparked by the Fed's recent reiteration of its "higher for longer" interest rate policy. (oilprice.com)
  • The Russian government has temporarily banned exports of gasoline and diesel to all countries apart from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan, in order to stabilize runaway fuel prices that have been hitting record highs almost every day in September. (oilprice.com)
  • After Chinese authorities introduced export controls on two key chip-making rare metals germanium and gallium, total exports of the two metals in August plunged to zero, compared with 13.78 metric tonnes in July. (oilprice.com)
  • Brazil, the world's second largest producer and consumer of ethanol after the US, increased its output but reduced exports in 2014, according to an analysis by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the country's energy sector, released this month. (essentica.eu)
  • In 2014, Brazil's ethanol exports dropped 52% from the previous year to 24,125 b/d, with the US accounting for 52% of the total. (essentica.eu)
  • When the announcement was made, some traders started to default on export contracts they had signed in the third quarter of 2022, as returns have moved higher since," said Stephen Geldart at Czarnikow, estimating that India has now "only" contracted 3.5m tonnes of the possible 6m tonnes in exports. (grainpricenews.com)
  • With Brazil's economy growing strongly, pressure is building to consolidate a fractured ethanol sector, forming corporations around sugar mills that are often family owned. (royaldutchshellplc.com)
  • The report also stated that the government aims to have large-scale domestic production of cellulosic ethanol, produced from non-food sources such as grass, tree and crop waste, by 2025. (fuelsandlubes.com)
  • Plans call for China to develop a demonstration facility by 2020 that can produce 50,000 tonnes of cellulosic ethanol a year, according to the National Energy Administration. (fuelsandlubes.com)
  • The Brazilian government started encouraging ethanol production in the 1970s in response to the country's reliance on oil imports and its sugar cane surplus. (essentica.eu)
  • Anyway, in this scenario ethanol will certainly be an important biofuel. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Brazil is the second-biggest producer of ethanol in the world, after the United States, and the biggest exporter of the biofuel. (royaldutchshellplc.com)
  • The Canadian biofuel industry is forecast to grow over the next decade as emission reduction mandates will increase ethanol, biodiesel and renewable diesel production. (fcc-fac.ca)
  • But since the world's second largest ethanol producer after the US, which sources the biofuel from corn, is once again to mandate a blending of 25% (against 20% now) of ethanol with gasoline, the next season sugar production will not show much change on the higher side. (drycargomag.com)
  • The EPA's Science Advisory Board questioned whether corn-based ethanol is better for the environment than conventional fossil fuels, with biofuel-dedicated crops gradually trimming down the amount of land dedicated to food crops since 2007. (oilprice.com)
  • Total biofuel production in the country increased 5.5% last year to 16.7 million tonnes of oil equivalent. (essentica.eu)
  • One rumour in the market is that Brazil is poised to reinstate federal taxes on gasoline, which on Marex estimates would raise the price of ethanol by the equivalent of 1.5 cents per pound in sugar terms, so enhancing the appeal to mills of making biofuel rather than sweetener from their cane. (grainpricenews.com)
  • Ethanol fuel is the most common biofuel worldwide, particularly in Brazil . (wikipedia.org)
  • The plant is also grown for biofuel production, especially in Brazil, as the canes can be used directly to produce ethyl alcohol ( ethanol ). (explained.today)
  • When you produce biofuel, you must expend almost as much energy in petroleum as you get back in ethanol. (mindprod.com)
  • Wheat stocks in the top grower of the grain will rise in 2011-12, but only by 500,000 tonnes to 12.13 million tonnes, well below typical levels, USDA attaches from across the region said. (efeedlink.com)
  • Increased industrial use of wheat in Germany, Benelux and Spain means total food, seed and industrial use is forecast to continue its upward rise," if by a relatively slow 500,000 tonnes, the attaches said. (efeedlink.com)
  • India's imports till now amount to 500,000 tonnes. (drycargomag.com)
  • Golden Hope is also in talks with a public-listed European company to set up a biodiesel plant in Rotterdam, which would have a capacity of 100,000 tonnes (30 million gallons) per year. (greencarcongress.com)
  • Besides, the IRR of the 1G + 2G biorefinery is more sensitive with respect to the price of ethanol, and an increase of 11.5% in this value would be enough to achieve feasibility. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These policies did significantly increase aggregate consumption of ethanol, biodiesel and hydrogenation-derived renewable diesel (produced by refining fats or vegetable oils) in Canada, yet to a notably lesser degree than what happened south of the border. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • An excellent opinion piece in the Hindustan Times points out that, inspired by Western fixation with ethanol and biodiesel, India is about to miss a huge opportunity to strengthen its energy security. (setamericafree.org)
  • Separately, on the demand side, Golden Hope Plantations Bhd (GHope) said that it hopes to hit a total annual production capacity of 390,000 tonnes (about 118 million gallons) of biodiesel when four of its planned facilities are up and running-three in Malaysia and one in the Netherlands. (greencarcongress.com)
  • The first plant, Golden Hope Bioganic Sdn Bhd in Banting, has begun commercial production of biodiesel, with a capacity of 30,000 to 35,000 tonnes annually. (greencarcongress.com)
  • The European Union's biodiesel production capacity is now in excess of four million (British) tonnes. (blogspot.com)
  • : 447 The crop's sugar, starch, or oil content is converted into biodiesel or ethanol , using transesterification , or yeast fermentation. (wikipedia.org)
  • The global gasoline stations market size is expected to grow from $2,434.74 billion in 2022 to $2,596.14 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.6% . (thebusinessresearchcompany.com)
  • For instance, in January 2023, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), a US government agency, the annual average gasoline consumption in the US increased by 0.3 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2022. (thebusinessresearchcompany.com)
  • Brazil could export as much as 5 million tonnes of corn to China alone in 2023 , making it a key supplier to the country alongside the United States. (illinois.edu)
  • China's import demand is 18 million tonnes for the 2022/2023 cycle , according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (illinois.edu)
  • China is currently the world's third-largest ethanol producer, producing about 2.1 million tonnes a year. (fuelsandlubes.com)
  • There is Brazil, which happens to be the world's biggest producer of ethanols derived from sugars. (blogspot.com)
  • While Brazil is a large ethanol producer, it also imports the product due to several factors, including droughts, the seasonality of sugar cane harvests and high sugar prices which could prompt a shift to the production of sugar rather than ethanol. (essentica.eu)
  • The increase in vehicle production and sales leads to an increasing demand for vehicle fuel sold through gasoline stations thereby, the demand for vehicle fuel is directly proportional to the growth of the gasoline station market. (thebusinessresearchcompany.com)
  • The Xinhua report said the government aims to build an ethanol production base in the northeast, China's main corn growing region. (fuelsandlubes.com)
  • Given the huge potential of ethanol production that exists up to and beyond E20, these benefits can increase multi-fold with the introduction of FFV technology that can flexibly use higher ethanol blends from 20% to 85%, the release said. (autoguideindia.com)
  • Mr. Winsness said, "Comstock's breakthrough cellulosic technology enables our licensees to lead in fuel production efficiency and output, with best-in-class yields now approaching 100 gallons of fuel per tonne of the same biomass, easily exceeding all known alternatives for processing woody biomass and contributing to net zero mobility. (comstock.inc)
  • Within a matter of weeks this spring, grain giants Richardson International Ltd., Cargill Ltd. and Viterra Inc. announced new or expanded crushing plants in Saskatchewan that could increase the nation's canola production capacity to about 15.5 million tonnes a year - a surge from today's 11 million. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Since ethanol can only be mass produced at present from food crops, even the six-fold increase in production that the government’s modest programme envisages will require the diversion of a large portion of land that is currently feeding people to feeding machines. (setamericafree.org)
  • Golden Hope is also be setting up another plant in Carey Island, Klang, together with the Malaysian Palm Oil Board, with an expected production of 60,000 tonnes (18 million gallons) per year. (greencarcongress.com)
  • A similar result will happen here in the US over this ethanol debacle, with farm production not being able to meet demand for E85. (greencarcongress.com)
  • Sugarcane is the most efficient crop for production of (1G) ethanol. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Moreover, both ethanol and electric energy markets have been extremely volatile in Brazil, which suggests that a flexible biorefinery, able to switch between 2G ethanol and electric energy production, could be an option to absorb fluctuations in relative prices. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Simulations of three cases were run using the software EMSO: production of 1G ethanol + electric energy, of 1G + 2G ethanol and a flexible biorefinery. (biomedcentral.com)
  • With maximum diversion of bagasse to 2G ethanol (74% of the total), an increase of 25.8% in ethanol production (reaching 115.2 L/tonne of sugarcane) was achieved. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Sugarcane is known to be the most efficient crop for 1G ethanol production, with an energy balance of 9.3 produced/consumed tonne of oil equivalent (toe) [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In modern facilities, ethanol production is a highly integrated process, with sugarcane bagasse burnt in boilers to supply the industrial plant energy demands, further exporting the surplus of electric energy to the grid. (biomedcentral.com)
  • One of the alternatives for the industrial production of 2G ethanol is the biochemical route, i.e., acid or enzymatic hydrolysis of the biomass followed by fermentation of the resulting sugars. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Industrial production of 2G ethanol is still not consolidated in large scale. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The US accounts for 56 per cent of global ethanol production and manufacturers are feeling the pain as margins on the corn-based fuel slumped to record lows. (grainbrokers.com.au)
  • Many ethanol plants in the US have slashed production over the past week or been forced to cut staff. (grainbrokers.com.au)
  • The low oil price will have a similar impact on ethanol demand and production in all jurisdictions, particularly those who mandate an ethanol inclusion in fuel or are major exporters of ethanol for fuel use. (grainbrokers.com.au)
  • Brazil is the world's second-biggest ethanol manufacturer, at 28 per cent of global production, and sugar is their primary raw material. (grainbrokers.com.au)
  • SAO PAULO, Brazil Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell and Brazilian sugar-production group Cosan said Monday they were forming one of the biggest joint ethanol fuel ventures in the world, with an estimated market value of $12 billion. (royaldutchshellplc.com)
  • It doesn't surprise that the best feedstock for ethanol production is the wheat, along with other grains, like corn and buckwheat. (alternative-car-fuels.com)
  • Our high-purity neutral alcohol and biogenic CO 2 from ethanol production are used in beverage production. (cropenergies.com)
  • The Brazilian season to end in March will see sugar production climbing 8.8% to 34.1mt (million tonnes), according to industry and ethanol body UNICA, which earlier forecast an output of 32.7mt. Brazil is likely to harvest a crop 11% higher at 570mt during 2013/14. (drycargomag.com)
  • It will use tactics like carbon removal credits and capturing CO2 from ethanol production. (energytheory.com)
  • The second project, costing $5.1 billion, aims to capture CO2 from the production of ethanol in the midwestern US. (energytheory.com)
  • The second project plans to capture and store up to 18 million tons of CO2 per year from ethanol production but has sparked protests due to a proposed CO2 pipeline across the US corn belt. (energytheory.com)
  • Cellulosic biomass , derived from non-food sources, such as trees and grasses, is also being developed as a feedstock for ethanol production. (wikipedia.org)
  • Biologically produced alcohols , most commonly ethanol, and less commonly propanol and butanol , are produced by the action of microorganisms and enzymes through the fermentation of sugars or starches (easiest), or cellulose (which is more difficult).The IEA estimates that ethanol production used 20% of sugar supplies and 13% of corn supplies in 2021. (wikipedia.org)
  • The ethanol production methods used are enzyme digestion (to release sugars from stored starches), fermentation of the sugars, distillation and drying. (wikipedia.org)
  • Weekly ethanol production fell to its lowest level yet in modern times. (allendale-inc.com)
  • Grown in tropical and subtropical regions, sugarcane is the world's largest crop by production quantity, totaling 1.9 billion tonne s in 2020, with Brazil accounting for 40% of the world total. (explained.today)
  • But with the COVID-19 shutdowns reducing demand for gasoline and slowing ethanol production, Ontario's remaining corn inventory is much more closely matched to the remaining demand. (farmersforum.com)
  • Gill cites world prices being low (12.50 c/lb or $275 per tonne), which is considered well below the cost of production in even the most efficient producing countries like Australia, Thailand and Brazil. (etfstream.com)
  • The US Department of Agriculture now expects production of 15.5mn tonnes, while local exchanges forecast as little as 11.8mn . (illinois.edu)
  • The second biointermediate is a unique blend of hydrocarbons called Bioleum™ that can be hydrotreated into more than an additional 50 gallons of renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel, and gasoline per tonne of the same biomass. (comstock.inc)
  • The first shipment will go to "a big customer in Japan," with a shipment of 2,000 to 3,000 tonnes (about 604,000 to 906,000 gallons)per month. (greencarcongress.com)
  • It produces approximately three and a half billion gallons of ethanol per year. (blogspot.com)
  • The new entity, to be called Raizen, will employ around 40,000 people and produce over 2.2 billion liters (580 million gallons) of ethanol per year to Brazilian and international markets, the two companies said in a statement. (royaldutchshellplc.com)
  • China plans to expand the use of ethanol in gasoline nationwide by 2020 to help improve air quality as well as reduce demand for fossil fuels, according to state media. (fuelsandlubes.com)
  • The news comes after the central government announced last year that it would aim to double ethanol output by 2020. (fuelsandlubes.com)
  • The USDA also reported deals totalling 340,000 metric tonnes of hard red winter wheat to China for delivery in the 2020/21 marketing year. (grainbrokers.com.au)
  • The total is 427 million tonnes against an allowance allocation in 2020 of 334 million tonnes. (shell.com)
  • In fact, the bioethanol consumption trend is a major factor driving up the overall global ethanol market, which is set to reach USD 117.5 billion by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 4.5% . (samsungcnt.com)
  • This initiative marks Toyota's first step to promote and create awareness on Ethanol as an important indigenous, carbon neutral energy pathway, along with the advanced Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicle technology of Toyota that can help India attain true self-reliance and contribute towards the national target of Carbon Net-Zero by 2070. (autoguideindia.com)
  • India has already achieved 10% ethanol blending five months ahead of schedule. (autoguideindia.com)
  • India intends to blend gasoline with 5 per cent of ethanol and to replace a large part of high speed diesel with bio-diesel from a plant called Jatropha. (setamericafree.org)
  • India produces approximately 200 million tonnes of bagasse and an equal amount of paddy straw and rice husk (equivalent in energy terms to about 150 million tonnes of bagasse) every year. (setamericafree.org)
  • There are reports of food rationing and shortages, best evinced by China's 5,000 tonne purchase of rice from India, the first such purchase in three decades. (wellington-altus.ca)
  • This was much in evidence last season when Chinese imports amounted to 4.2mt. China, the second-largest consumer of the sweetener after India, has made some contracts for significant volume in December and January for delivery by February end at about $460 a tonne, including freight, for raws. (drycargomag.com)
  • Not only is it impacted by supply and demand, but there are other factors to consider such as US corn, Brazilian ethanol, gasoline and crude oil as well as connecting with Emerging Market sentiment (Brazil, Thailand and India main producers) as well as Global Macro aspects such as the DXY. (etfstream.com)
  • For instance, Brazil is set to export a record volume of ethanol this year to Europe , where ethanol consumption also reached a new high last year. (samsungcnt.com)
  • The venture will distribute some of the ethanol in 4,500 Esso service stations across Brazil that Consan owns, and through participation in distribution depots for aviation fuel in 54 airports. (royaldutchshellplc.com)
  • With drivers in Brazil turning to a more stable, domestic fuel, sales of hydrous ethanol at gas stations increased by nearly 11% in August, year on year. (newsbase.com)
  • Last year, Brazil produced 492,844 barrels per day (b/d) of ethanol, a rise by 4% compared to 2013 and above the previous record level registered in 2010, the analysis says, citing data by the Empresa de Pesquisa Energetica (EPE). (essentica.eu)
  • Brazil also imported 7,789 b/d of ethanol last year, almost entirely from the US. (essentica.eu)
  • Brazil is poised to export 40 million tonnes to 50 million tonnes of corn next year, boosted by a new trade protocol with China and a potential bumper crop, said Sergio Mendes, director general of the group, known as Anec, in an interview. (illinois.edu)
  • EU wheat stocks are to stay tight despite a better harvest and increases imports from the Black Sea, due to rising use by livestock farms and ethanol plants. (efeedlink.com)
  • However, feed use of wheat is expected to rebound by five million tonnes to 57.5 million tonnes, closer to historical levels, thanks to the increased availability of the grain, and relatively low prices. (efeedlink.com)
  • And, demand for wheat in ethanol plants will grow despite uncertainty over when the UK's Ensus plant will reopen, after shutting down in June in the face of high wheat prices and strong imports of US ethanol, and with the Vivergo site back by the likes of BP and DuPont yet to open. (efeedlink.com)
  • Ontario's domestic flour mills grind roughly 500,000 metric tonnes of locally-grown soft winter wheat each year. (farmersforum.com)
  • That's why every summer the cash price of corn and soft red wheat (in dollars per tonne) reach the same level as the surplus supply of wheat buys space in rations and moves into the feed market. (farmersforum.com)
  • It produced 22.15mn tonnes of wheat in the 2021-22 season, of which 16.25mn were exported , almost as much as Ukraine's 18.8mn . (illinois.edu)
  • The government aims to achieve a complete 20% blending of ethanol by 2025-2026 and in line with the phased roadmap, the project has started with E20 fuel being made available at 84 retail outlets of OMCs in 11 states/UTs. (erpecnewslive.com)
  • The International Energy Agency (IEA) tells us that ethanol could comprise up to 10 percent of the world's usable gasoline by 2025, and up to 30 percent by 2050. (blogspot.com)
  • This is a significant step towards achieving their target of 1 million durably stored tonnes of CO2 by 2025 . (energytheory.com)
  • Using the typical commodity trading multiplier of 2x to 3x of daily trading volume to calculate the open interest, or total claims, in the market, the daily trading volume in London implies a total open interest of gold claims on the LBMA of 400M to 600M oz of gold in the spot market - claims equivalent to 13,000 to 19,000 tonnes of gold. (safehaven.com)
  • While the technology for producing ethanol from non-food plant cellulose (e.g. wood, leaves, bagasse or straw) has still to be developed and proved economically viable, the technology for producing methanol from wood is more than two centuries old. (setamericafree.org)
  • And say what you will about this cellulose ethanol concept, until it is perfected and proven, ethanol will have to be derived the old proven ways. (greencarcongress.com)
  • It would be a stopgap measure until cellulose ethanol or algae come online. (greencarcongress.com)
  • However, the study did turn up one positive: cellulose-derived ethanol was charted at 85% efficiency, which is even higher than that of the fantastically ef ficient nuclear energy. (blogspot.com)
  • Under the law, producers had to immediately add 5-per-cent renewable content (i.e. ethanol) to the gasoline sold in B.C. Diesel had to have 4 per cent. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Before you watch the clip, note that although this blog is focused on the European government policy the Canadian government recently announced a regulation requiring 5% renewable content, such as ethanol, in Canadian gasoline by 2010. (vergepermaculture.ca)
  • Vegetable oil is far less toxic than other fuels such as gasoline, petroleum-based diesel, ethanol, or methanol, and has a much higher flash point (approximately 275-290 °C). The higher flash point reduces the risk of accidental ignition. (wikipedia.org)
  • But grain-market watchers also credit the federal government's Clean Fuel Standard, scheduled to take effect next year, which requires a reduction in the carbon content of gasoline, diesel and other fuels of between 12 and 14 per cent by 2030. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • But until now, their primary tactic has been to require that renewable fuels be blended into existing fossil fuels at prescribed levels (such as 5 per cent in gasoline and 2 per cent in diesel). (theglobeandmail.com)
  • More than 10 new ethanol plants are being planned in the northeast , according to Shanghai-based JC Intelligence Co. Ltd. China's use of renewable-based fuel lags behind the rest of the world, with only 3 million tonnes in 2016 or less than 1% of total fuel consumption. (fuelsandlubes.com)
  • China is said to have built up state corn reserves of about 200 million tonnes, which is enough to feed the country's 1.4 billion population for more than a year. (fuelsandlubes.com)
  • The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last Friday that private exporters had reported sales of 756,000 metric tonnes of corn to China for delivery in the 2019/20 marketing year. (grainbrokers.com.au)
  • However, over the past five years, both yields and OER had not improved with FFB averaging 18 to 21 tonnes per hectare and OER at 19% to 20% per year, Yusof said when chairing a panel discussion on Dynamic Plantation Husbandry at the end of the Fifth International Planters Conference 2006 organized by The Incorporated Society of Planters (ISP) yesterday. (greencarcongress.com)
  • The average yield of cane stalk is 60- per year, but this figure can vary between 30 and 180 tonnes per hectare depending on knowledge and crop management approach used in sugarcane cultivation. (explained.today)
  • For instance, almost all U.S. gasoline was blended with 10% bioethanol as long ago as 2016, while E10 had become the top-selling petrol in France by 2017 . (samsungcnt.com)
  • As part of the phased roll-out of E20, oil marketing companies sell petrol blended with 10% ethanol at present, up from 1.5% blending in petrol in 2014. (erpecnewslive.com)
  • In the United States, Raizen aims to bolster lobbying by Brazilian sugar-growing companies to reduce or eliminate an import tariff on ethanol designed to protect US ethanol producers. (royaldutchshellplc.com)
  • The sugar-buying spree came in a week in which prices soared by 6.8%, amid a rally viewed as reflecting in part constraints on Brazilian output, as rains slow the late-year crush and the election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as president increases expectations for prices of ethanol, which competes with the sweetener for cane. (grainpricenews.com)
  • 256 - Today, we collectively emit around 50 billion tonnes of CO 2 e each year. (spagades.com)
  • Amid an energy crisis and soaring fuel prices across the world this year, there has been increasing pressure to source alternatives to gasoline. (samsungcnt.com)
  • Although bioethanol has been cheaper this year than straight gasoline , and E10 is usually cheaper than E5 (with 5% ethanol) in the UK, concerns have been raised that E10 may lower a car's fuel economy compared with E5. (samsungcnt.com)
  • And despite E10's difficulties in Germany, it is expected to be the EU's top ethanol consumer this year, followed by France, the Netherlands, and Poland. (samsungcnt.com)
  • That remains well below the average of the previous decade, of 17.3 million tonnes, despite a strong harvest this year, estimated at 137.5 million tonnes, and the prospect of a 59% jump in imports now Black Sea states have exporting again in earnest, following trade curbs imposed last season following drought. (efeedlink.com)
  • However, the figure remains well below the 393,402 tonnes reached in September last year. (efeedlink.com)
  • Canada's canola harvest last year totalled 18.7 million tonnes, the largest in the world. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Preliminary figures from the latest year show it imported more than $3.1-billion worth (primarily ethanol, which is made mostly from corn, sugar cane and sugar beets, but not canola), while exporting just $706-million. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • With this target, the sector has to produce 35 tonnes of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) per ha and OER of 25% per year. (greencarcongress.com)
  • Raizen will have 23 mills able to crush 62 million tonnes of sugar cane per year to produce the ethanol. (royaldutchshellplc.com)
  • The mills will also output four million tonnes of sugar per year. (royaldutchshellplc.com)
  • Mexico's gasoline imports fell in July, year on year, and hit a 17-month low, according to the ministry of energy. (newsbase.com)
  • From the complete use of biomass, we can obtain more than 1 million tonnes of protein-rich, GMO-free animal feed per year. (cropenergies.com)
  • In Ireland, an estimated 350,000 tonnes of grains are used every year by the Irish whiskey distilleries. (rte.ie)
  • Gasoline refers to a volatile, flammable liquid mix of hydrocarbons derived from petroleum used in fuel internal combustion engines. (thebusinessresearchcompany.com)
  • The increasing demand for vehicle fuel is expected to propel the growth of the gasoline station market going forward. (thebusinessresearchcompany.com)
  • Vehicle fuel includes gasoline and any other inflammable or combustible gas or liquid used to fuel motor vehicles' combustion. (thebusinessresearchcompany.com)
  • Therefore, demand for vehicle fuel drives the growth of the gasoline station market. (thebusinessresearchcompany.com)
  • An FFV- SHEV has a Flexi Fuel engine and an electric powertrain, hence providing double benefit of higher ethanol use and better fuel efficiency, as it can run for long on its EV mode, wherein the engine is shut off. (autoguideindia.com)
  • Being agriculture based, higher use of ethanol as fuel will also improve farmer revenues and create new jobs, thereby boosting the rural economy. (autoguideindia.com)
  • Surprisingly, E10 isn't exactly a gasoline alternative but rather a chemical innovation that makes regular fuel cleaner. (samsungcnt.com)
  • The key to understanding E10 is to realize that the E stands for ethanol, as E10 is made up of 90% regular unleaded fuel and 10% bioethanol . (samsungcnt.com)
  • These advantages are partly due to the way fuel ethanol is produced, and partly because it offers greater energy efficiency with a higher octane rating than regular gasoline. (samsungcnt.com)
  • Now, Energy Minister Bill Bennett is conducting a review of the government's low-carbon-fuel requirements, ones that gasoline and diesel suppliers have never much liked. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Bagasse for 2G ethanol was pretreated with a weak acid solution, followed by enzymatic hydrolysis, while 50% of sugarcane trash (mostly leaves) was used as surplus fuel. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Since then, the use of 1G ethanol as a vehicle fuel has been consolidated, and presently 86% of the cars sold in this country are flex-fuel, running with any mixture of ethanol and gasoline [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Since the process must be energetically self-sufficient, the addition of sugarcane trash as boiler fuel can increase the amount of bagasse available for hydrolysis, therefore enhancing ethanol yields. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Ethanol profit margins have been volatile during the last several years, driven by the pandemic, inflation, war in Ukraine and its impact on prices of both feedstocks and fuel (Figure 1). (fcc-fac.ca)
  • Is ethanol really an alternative fuel? (alternative-car-fuels.com)
  • Ethanol yield from cereals also tends to be inferior to both corn and sugar, making the financial equation even less appealing with the price of oil so low. (grainbrokers.com.au)
  • White sugar at London Futures Exchange sinking well below $500 a tonne and March delivery raws at NewYork Intercontinental Exchange quoting less than 18.50 cents a pound mean that factories engaged in crushing sugarcane but with low rates of sugar recovery and not found efficient in using cane by-products like bagasse, molasses and press mud will find themselves deep in the red. (drycargomag.com)
  • The UK government delayed the country's ban on new gasoline and diesel cars until 2035 from 2030 and backtracked on previous restrictions on heat pumps and insulation, citing "unacceptable costs" on British households from the hurried energy transition. (oilprice.com)
  • The ethanol industry, however, is struggling as the cost of land and labour is rising and the government's gasoline price controls weaken the competitiveness of ethanol as an oil replacement, the analysis says. (essentica.eu)
  • An increase of 21.1% in the current ethanol price would be enough to make all three biorefineries economically viable (11.5% for the 1G + 2G dedicated biorefinery). (biomedcentral.com)
  • It is consumed directly in confectionery, used to sweeten beverages, as a preservative in jams and conserves , as a decorative finish for cakes and pâtisserie , as a raw material in the food industry, or fermented to produce ethanol. (explained.today)