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Platts launches price assessments for ethanol by-product dried distillers grain

Plantations International News Platts, a global provider of energy and commodities information, has begun publishing price assessments for a key ethanol by-product increasingly used as animal feed in the US and globally. The new references are for dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) and reflect values for the Midwest, the key corn, wheat, and grains producing region in the US, and exportable values at the US Gulf Coast. DDGS is a by-product from the making of ethanol using a dry-mill method, which grinds into flour the whole grain kernel rather than separating it into its germ, fiber, protein, and starch parts [...]

Pennsylviania votes to eliminate E10 ethanol mandate

Plantations International Information The state Residence of Reps in Pennsylvania, US, has elected to remove the ethanol-blending directed for fuel marketed in the state. In 2008, Pennsylvania established a requirement for sold petrol to be combined with a minimum of 10 % ethanol whenever in-state ethanol production went beyond 350 million gallons. Nevertheless, Republican State Rep Seth Grove claims the in-state production has not when resemble damaging that limit and also the mixing demand is an example of a failed as well as ineffective federal government required. 'Customers know that ethanol has actually decreased their energy economic climate as well as [...]

Zimbabwean Hippo Valley applies to provide regional ethanol market

Plantations International Information Hippo Valley Estates, a sugar manufacturer based in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe, has revealed it has actually reached an ethanol production capability of 41 million litres per month and is currently using for a licence to provide the local market. Zimbabwe requires a monthly supply of 50 million litres of petro, which 7,5 million litres is ethanol under the country's E15 mixing mandate. Hippo Valley is planning to supply certain market sectors, but the unavailability of money in the economic situation is constraining the uptake of its items. The lack of funding has lead the business to explore generating ethanol, [...]

New enzyme for ethanol manufacturers reduces use of chemicals and saves expenses

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Algenol to disperse algae-based ethanol commercially

Plantations International Information Offering ethanol made from algae for the first time commercially, Algenol Biotech as well as Protec Fuel Management have actually taken part in an arrangement to market as well as distribute ethanol from Algenol's Ft Myers, Florida, industrial demo module. The firms will also supply Algenol's future 18 million gallons per year from its business plant, which is prepared for advancement in Central Florida in 2016 and 2017. Protec Gas will certainly disperse and also market the energy for E15 and E85 applications for both retail stations and also general public intake, along with fleet applications. 'This partnership [...]

Oakland Biofuels looks to help farmers by producing cellulosic ethanol from bracken

Plantations International News Oakland Biofuels is looking to launch a new cellulosic ethanol production technology in Mid-Wales, UK, using bracken as a feedstock. The facility will be the first of its kind in Europe to use the new technology in conjunction with bracken. Jeremy Oakley, director of Oakland Biofuels, says the company has been looking for alternative uses for bracken already for some years, with the main focus being on renewable energy. ‘Bracken has been the scourge of most hill and upland farmers for many years and is rapidly becoming out of control as its growing area increases year on year [...]

Canadian researchers: Sugar corn could fuel ethanol production

Plantations International News Canadian farmers might one day grow sugar corn for a potentially huge alternative fuels market through a new project involving University of Guelph researchers. Along with scientists from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), and Western University, the Guelph researchers will study sugar corn varieties whose higher sucrose concentrations might make them more suitable for making ethanol. The sugar comes from juices in corn stalks, similar to sugar from Brazilian sugar cane, which are then pressed to collect the juice, which is fermented into ethanol. Project leader Professor Brandon Gilroyed, [...]

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