georgedearing: Dorsan Biofuels CEO: “need to re-think economies of scale..think small, self-sufficient models / there’s a global market for that #ATCSUMMIT hayandforage: Sweet #sorghum can produce yields of 20+ tons/acre – no wonder funding to study it as #biofuel was okayed: GreenEnergyNews: Agrivida Teaches Biofuel Crops To Self Destruct: Seeking out cheaper biofuels Ravenpjfy: Food […]
In Brazil, Dedini SA is working on machinery to use sweet sorghum as an ethanol feedstock. In a telephone interview with Bloomberg, Jose Luiz Oliverio, vice president of technology and development, stated that the company is expecting a contract to retrofit an existing cane mill with the equipment needed to handle sorghum. Dedini is also […]
In Uruguay, Alcoholes del Uruguay has begun its sweet sorghum harvest for ethanol production two weeks ahead of its traditional sugarcane harvest set to begin mid-May. The company operates a distillery based in Bella Union that produces 26 million liters per year.
In Brazil, Petrobras’ joint venture with São Martinho, called Nova Fronteira Bioenergia, will begin planting sweet sorghum for ethanol production next week. The plan is to plant the short-cycle crop on land that is not used for cane and harvest it during the cane inter-crop season in order to help reduce pressure on domestic supplies […]
In Brazil, Usina Cerradinho will soon begin producing 1.2 million liters of ethanol from 1,200 hectares of sweet sorghum, which is being grown by Monsanto to try out its new hybrid varieties bred to increase ethanol production while ensuring enough biomass for co-gen. Monsanto says using sweet sorghum can help to offset the supply problems […]
Chromatin announced its dual‐purpose SweetFuel sorghum hybrids, which combine High yields of both fermentable sugar and biomass per acre. Chromatin’s SweetFuel hybrids are ideal for capturing the value of sugars produced in sorghum juice as well as the additional value of the energy stored in biomass or bagasse. Jessen’s presentation at the session on Transformative […]
In India, the Government of India’s concerted efforts to replace 20% fossil fuels with ethanol blends by 2025 is attracting agricultural entrepreneurs to invest in renewable energy. This week, Lalit Jhawar and Mayank Gupta, two young IIT graduates running a profitable farming venture in Maharashtra, accompanied by biofuel experts YB Ramakrishna and Divakar Rao, visited […]
In Florida, the potential for sorghum as a biofuel feedstock just grew as University of Florida researchers found three UF/IFAS-developed sorghum varieties could produce up to 1,000 gallons of ethanol per acre. UF/IFAS scientists like sorghum because it can be cultivated twice a year in Florida, requires little fertilizer, uses water efficiently and can be […]
Sweet sorghum stardom! In possibly one of the largest government grants given to anyone for research on a single feedstock, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is receiving a 5-year $16 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for research on the model grass green foxtail (Setaria viridis), to speed up the development […]
In South Africa, the South African Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has approved four NexSteppe sorghum hybrids for commercial sale in country. Approved hybrids include both Malibu sweet sorghum and Palo Alto biomass sorghum hybrids. Two out of three people in Sub-Saharan Africa lack access to electricity. A major focus of this year’s U.N. […]
