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Sweaty corn is making it even more humid
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sweaty corn is making it even more humid

Associated Press  

Barb Boustead remembers learning about corn sweat when she moved to Nebraska about 20 years ago to work for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and found herself plunked down in an ocean of corn. Storm clouds build above a corn field Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, near Platte City, Mo. Storm clouds build as corn grows on Tuesday, Aug. 27, …

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Biofuel groups envision ethanol-powered jets. But fueling the effort has not been easy
6 months ago

Biofuel groups envision ethanol-powered jets. But fueling the effort has not been easy

Associated Press  

MENOKEN, N.D. — Some day, the passenger jets that soar 35,000 feet over Dan McLean’s North Dakota farm could be fueled by corn grown on his land and millions of other acres across the Midwest. Ethanol trade groups estimate that federal tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel, combined with the existing credit for renewable fuels, can provide between $1.85 and …

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Sugar mills can now sell potash derived from molasses to fertiliser firms
10 months ago

Sugar mills can now sell potash derived from molasses to fertiliser firms

Live Mint  

Sugar mills can now sell potash derived from molasses to fertiliser companies to earn additional revenue and also receive nutrient-based subsidies on it, food and public distribution secretary Sanjeev Chopra said on Thursday. The union government said it has facilitated a mutually agreed price of ₹4,263 per metric tonne for the sale of PDM by sugar mills to fertiliser companies …

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Sugar production expected to see a slight dip amid rising ethanol demand
1 year, 4 months ago

Sugar production expected to see a slight dip amid rising ethanol demand

The Hindu  

Sugar production in the 2023-24 sugar season, which starts in October, is expected to be 317 lakh tonnes as against 328 lakh tonnes during the current season. Preliminary estimates by the Indian Sugar Mills’ Association show that total production will be 362 lakh tonnes compared with 369 lakh tonnes in the ongoing season, which will end on September 30. Sugar …

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Sugar mills in Maharashtra diverting biz towards ethanol production
1 year, 7 months ago

Sugar mills in Maharashtra diverting biz towards ethanol production

Hindustan Times  

Many sugar mills in Maharashtra are shifting their business towards the production of ethanol due to high demand from the oil industry and more returns. Shekhar Gaikwad, sugar commissioner of state, said, “There is more demand from oil industries for ethanol blending but existing mills are not able to provide the required supply. We are following the Brazil model, as …

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Guest Column| Punjab’s Zira factory protest: Treat, recycle and monitor
1 year, 11 months ago

Guest Column| Punjab’s Zira factory protest: Treat, recycle and monitor

Hindustan Times  

Much before the third world, the developed countries became aware of the environmental degradation associated with industrialisation. Police trying to evict protesters on December 21 after farmers joined the five-month-long agitation by local residents against a newly set up private ethanol industry near Zira town in Ferozepur district of Punjab. Such apprehensions are at the centre of the five-month-long agitation …

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PM Modi to inaugurate India Energy Week 2023 in February: Karnataka CM
2 years ago

PM Modi to inaugurate India Energy Week 2023 in February: Karnataka CM

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India Energy Week 2023 to be celebrated in Karnataka in February next year, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Sunday. PM Modi to inaugurate India Energy Week 2023 in February: Karnataka CM Speaking after inaugurating 3,000 KLPD Ethanol and Sugar factory of VIN Distilleries and Sugars Private Limited at Konanakeri village in Shiggaon taluk …

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Explained | The ban on the export of broken rice
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained | The ban on the export of broken rice

The Hindu  

The story so far: On September 9, the Centre instituted a ban on the export of broken rice. The Secretary at the Department of Food and Public Distribution Sudhanshu Pandey stated that the measures would ensure adequate availability of broken rice for consumption by the domestic poultry industry and for other animal feedstock. The total ethanol produced from rice lifted …

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Centre bans export of broken rice due to domestic demand
2 years, 3 months ago

Centre bans export of broken rice due to domestic demand

The Hindu  

The Centre has banned the export of broken rice, mostly used as animal feed and as a component for ethanol production, in view of the domestic demand and production scenario of rice. Justifying the reason to ban export, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution Sudhanshu Pandey said here on Friday that the move would ensure adequate availability of broken …

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Biden boosts ethanol to lower US fuel prices amid war in Ukraine
2 years, 8 months ago

Biden boosts ethanol to lower US fuel prices amid war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

With gas prices surging amid Russia’s invasion and inflation rising, US president unveils new plan for corn-based fuel. “Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has driven up gas prices and food prices all over the world,” Biden told workers at POET Bioprocessing, the largest biofuels producer in the country. “The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to issue an emergency waiver allowing E15 …

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Nearly 17 million tonnes of surplus foodgrains to be used for ethanol making: Food Secretary
3 years, 2 months ago

Nearly 17 million tonnes of surplus foodgrains to be used for ethanol making: Food Secretary

The Hindu  

The government on Friday said around 17 million tonnes of surplus foodgrains will be utilised, apart from sugarcane molasses, for manufacturing ethanol to achieve the target of 20% blending with petrol by 2025. In the 2020-21 marketing year that ended last month, Mr. Pandey said the sugar mills were able to divert roughly about 2 million tonnes of sugar towards …

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Government's Move to Allow Direct Sale of Ethanol For Automobiles Likely to Boost Demand: Ind-Ra
3 years, 8 months ago

Government's Move to Allow Direct Sale of Ethanol For Automobiles Likely to Boost Demand: Ind-Ra

News 18  

Centre’s move to allow the direct sale of ethanol as a fuel for compatible automobiles is expected to boost demand, said India Ratings and Research. “Of the total contracted quantity of 3 billion litres for ethanol supply season 2020-21, 0.8 billion litres of ethanol had been supplied till the first week of March, indicating a blending rate of around 7 …

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Rising global prices, ethanol production aiding market sentiment on sugar stocks
3 years, 9 months ago

Rising global prices, ethanol production aiding market sentiment on sugar stocks

Live Mint  

MUMBAI: Domestic sugar companies have struggled on the profitably front over past few years, given surplus production and depressed prices in the country. An export quota at 6 million tonne is helpful but the projected surplus will keep sugar prices in check this year as well. However, offering some respite are the rising global prices, which will help Indian sugar …

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