Germany’s 2017 ethanol production fell with heavy hit to 2G

In Germany, Renewables Now reports that ethanol production fell to 672,930 metric tons last year, down 8.8% on the year, while consumption also fell to 5.9% of gasoline consumption compared to 6.1% the year prior as ethanol sales fell nearly 2% as E10 demand stagnated. Total ethanol sales reached 1.154 million tons. Second-generation ethanol production saw a drop of nearly 28% last year with just 8,892 tons coming from non-food and waste feedstocks, prompting the ethanol producers association to call for more ambitious decarbonization in transport policies.