In the Ukraine, local news reports a 16MW biomass-fuel thermal power plant has been commissioned, the largest in the country. Located near a sunflower seed oil plant, the facility will use waste from processing the oilseeds to fuel the facility. It uses two, 35-ton per hour boilers and a steam condensing turbine generator from Siemens. […]
In the Ukraine, Reuters reports that the government is thinking of limiting its corn exports to 29.3 million metric tons for the 2019/20 crop despite expected lower demand for ethanol production. Exports are also beginning to be hit as demand for imports falls. The country has already exported 25.2 million tons this season. Russia and […]
In the Ukraine, APK Inform reports that the executive director of the Ukrainian Grain Association has warned the country may soon lose its corn and rapeseed exports to Europe, which are used as biofuel feedstock primarily, due to the lack of greenhouse gas emissions reporting by producers. European biofuels regulations require reporting the whole GHG […]
In Ukraine, Interfax reports that a 130 MW straw-based power plant is under development in the Khmelnytsky region. The facility is expected to use 270,000 metric tons per year of baled straw from various sources as feedstock. Danish technology provider Burmeister & Wain is expected to design and supply the equipment for the facility. It […]
In the United Kingdom, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is preparing to finance 10 or 15 bioenergy projects in the Ukraine over the next year. The projects will have a combined value of about 80 million Euros, or nearly $100 million. The program will be financed by the Global Environment Facility and the […]
In the Ukraine, Platts speculates that the country could benefit from China’s ongoing trade war with the US where American corn exports face an additional retaliatory tariff of 25% but only if the tariffs are longer term because short term China’s corn stocks are full. On the other hand, with US corn no longer going […]
In the Ukraine, Philip Morris’ tobacco factory in Kharkiv will switch its 3.8MW boiler to biomass from gas, a $2.4 million investment, will lead to $15 million in cost savings annually in addition to the greenhouse gas emissions reduction resulting from the switch. The new boiler should be online by autumn and will produce 6 […]
In the Ukraine, Platts reports that corn prices are soaring on the back of China’s ethanol drive and increased demand from Egypt, pushing prices up beyond $200 per metric ton during much of March, hitting a 20-month high on March 12 of $209/ton. Late April and May typically brings higher prices for corn as stocks […]
In the Ukraine, a proposal for a legal framework to support the establishment of an ethanol and biodiesel market nationally will soon be presented to Parliament. The State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving developed a proposed blending mandate based on energy content for ethanol of 3.4% by July 1, 2018 and 4.8% by […]
In the Ukraine, the country’s parliament is looking at introducing a bill that would mandate as much as 4% ethanol blending by July 1, 2018 that would later increase to 4.8% 12 months later. Most of the country’s corn is exported as a raw material but a biofuel blending mandate could help to trigger development […]
