In North Dakota, Carbontec Energy will use sugarbeet waste and other biomass to power a coal nugget production facility in Jamestown. The use of biomass makes the iron production nearly carbon neutral, the company says. The first phase of the project will cost $60 million and have $50 million in annual revenue, with the 100,000 […]
In Germany, ethanol production from sugarbeet soared in 2012 by 54.4% to 253,866 metric tons which was produced from 2.7 million tons of beet. Overall ethanol production rose 7.4% to 613,381 tons as a result of increased demand from E10.
In the Czech Republic, the sugarbeet area for ethanol production was 9,059 ha during 2011/12, up from 8,163 ha the year before but down from the expected 10,900 ha. Total sugarbeet use for ethanol was 740,098 metric tons, up from the expected 660,000 tons and up even more from the 452,002 tons used the year […]
In France, a strong sugarbeet crop has meant record-breaking ethanol production. Beet ethanol production during the fourth quarter of 2011 reached 347 million liters of out a total 622 million liters for the period, up from 394 million liters during the third quarter.
In California, former sugarbeet growers in the San Joaquin Valley expect to hear in the next month if California Energy Commission will grant $5 million for the feasibility study that will lead to their planned 36 million gallon $200 million ethanol facility in Mendota. The feasibility study will be for a $5 million pilot facility […]
In North Dakota, Energae is conducting a meeting with sugarbeet growers on Friday to discuss beet supplies for the former Alchem ethanol plant in Grafton that it recently purchased and will re-open. The company hopes to secure up to 14,000 acres worth of beet to produce up to 14 million gallons of ethanol annually. Investors […]
In Kenya, a $150m biofuel production plant will open in Bungoma and will produce ethanol from tropical sugar beet. The plant, funded by Webco, is expected to open for a trial run early next year. The fuel will eventually be sold to Kenol Kobil and the National Oil Cooperation for blending. Sugar beets are seen […]
In Germany, thanks to a bumper sugarbeet crop that has been creeping close to 5 million metric tons this season has produced a record amount of beet-based ethanol during the fourth quarter of 2011. Ethanol production reached around 100 million liters between October and December.
In Colombia, construction is set to begin during the first quarter of 2012 on the country’s first sugarbeet ethanol production plant. The facility, which will be located in the region of Boyacá, is expected to produce 300,000 liters of ethanol per day and is intended for use in the domestic market. The company has done […]
In North Dakota, beet team members at NDSU and Green Vision Group have applied for classification of energy beets as an advanced biofuel feedstock from the Environmental Protection Agency. In 2008, sugarbeets were listed as advanced biofuel feedstocks along with sugarcane but since 2009 they haven’t been. The group has also applied for a grant […]
