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Vehicle fires bring ambrosia beetles under scrutiny

KFRI launches study on beetle Xylosandrus crassiusculus suspected of causing vehicle fires. Beetle is feared to become a pest to natural rubber trees. Research to focus on managing ecological threats & potential maintenance of beetle & its responses to fuel pipes. Ethanol blended petrol seen as underlying cause. Abrupt climatic…

The Hindu

Sugar Prices Close Higher as Crude Oil Rallies

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Wednesday closed +0.26 (+1.11%), and Oct London white sugar #5 (SWV23 ) closed +7.60 (+1.12%). Sugar prices Wednesday closed moderately higher as strength in crude oil supported prices. WTI crude (CLU23 ) rallied to an 8-3/4 month high Wednesday, which benefits ethanol...

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Recurring fire accidents in vehicles raise concerns

MVD to convene stakeholder meeting to address recurring accidental fires in Kerala; causes attributed to poor/lack of maintenance, illegal modifications, electric short-circuit, fuel line leak; illegal alterations & fuel line leaks major factors; beetle boring into fuel tubes attracted by ethanol in petrol; meeting to frame guidelines to regulate illegal…

The Hindu

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NIIST sets up dedicated facility for sustainable energy technologies

NITI Aayog Member emphasise the role of innovative biofuel technologies in achieving the target of 20% ethanol-mixed fuels for transportation The focus should be on scaling up the production of second generation (2G) ethanol while bringing down costs

The Hindu

Lawsuit says US environmental agency ignores harm of biofuel production

New suit charges that the EPA disregards ethanol production’s impact on endangered species as it is directed to study under law

The Guardian - US

Methanol-Tainted Liquor and Xylazine-Tainted Fentanyl Illustrate the Same Prohibitionist Peril

While the lethal effects of Iran’s booze ban are widely recognized, politicians ignore similar consequences from U.S. drug laws.

Reason

Sugar Settles Mixed as Crude Prices Jump

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Tuesday closed +0.06 (+0.25%), and Oct London white sugar #5 (SWV23 ) closed -3.30 (-0.49%). Sugar prices Tuesday settled mixed. A +2% rally in WTI crude oil (CLQ23 ) Tuesday supported sugar prices. Higher crude prices benefit ethanol prices and may prompt...

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Sugar Prices Fall Back on Crude Oil Weakness and Brazil Harvest Pressures

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Monday closed -0.52 (-2.14%), and Oct London white sugar #5 (SWV23 ) closed -16.30 (-2.38%). Sugar prices Monday closed lower after WTI crude oil fell more than -1% on Monday. Weaker crude prices undercut ethanol prices and may prompt global sugar mills...

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Trump vows to keep ‘communists and markers’ out of the US in latest gaffe

Former president is known for stumbling over prepared remarks while hurling insults at rivals

The Independent UK

4 Reasons to Expect Higher Energy Prices in the Second Half of 2023

The energy sector includes the traditional commodities that power the world. Oil, natural gas, and coal are hydrocarbons, while ethanol is an alternative fuel. The energy sector edged marginally lower in Q2 2023 but remained the worst-performing commodity market sector over the first half of 2023.

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E20 fuel outlets will have pan-India presence by 2025: Hardeep Singh Puri

Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said by 2025, the entire country will have special fuel stations retailing E20 petrol, a blend of 20% ethanol with petrol

The Hindu

Rotting museum specimens equal setbacks

Experts say the loss of such specimens — even uncharismatic ones such as centipedes — is a setback for science

Salon

At Iowa event, Trump plans to go after DeSantis over ethanol

Former President Donald Trump plans to headline his largest Iowa campaign event in nearly four months with a speech to thousands at an arena in the western part of the state

The Independent UK

IOCL introduces petrol blended with 20% ethanol in T.N.

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) State head and Executive Director V. C. Asokan on Thursday announced that the company recently launched E20, petrol blended with 20% ethanol in 26 fuel outlets in the State. By March 2024, 66 more outlets will have this fuel

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Data | Why Centre’s denial of rice through OMSS hits Karnataka the most

The Congress-led Karnataka government has been facing challenges in fulfilling its promise of providing five kg of rice to Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Antyodaya card holders. The Centre’s discontinuation of the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS), which provided surplus grains, has put Karnataka in a difficult position. This move…

The Hindu

Battery operated passenger vehicles to get permits without any fee, says Tamil Nadu government

The Tamil Nadu government has issued an order stating that all passenger vehicles which are battery-operated (as defined under clause (u) of rule 2 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, such as e-autorickshaws, e-taxis and private EV buses) or passenger vehicles that are driven on methanol or ethanol fuel,…

The Hindu

Will bring new vehicles that run on ethanol: Nitin Gadkari

Nitin Gadkari is set to launch Toyota Camry car in August which will run 100% on ethanol and also generate 40% electricity. Read more on The Hindu

The Independent UK

EPA boosts use of biofuels but holds steady for corn-based ethanol production

The Biden administration on Wednesday increased the amount of biofuels that must be blended into the nation’s fuel supplies over the next three years, but held production totals steady for corn-based ethanol, disappointing the biofuel industry and farm advocates

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Why Now Could Be a Sweet Time to Buy Sugar

Sugar is food, but in Brazil, the sweet commodity is the primary ingredient in biofuel. While U.S. ethanol production requires corn, sugarcane is the ingredient in Brazil. Sugar is a soft commodity that has been in a bullish trend since the early 2020 low below 10 cents per pound.

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New Midwest battles brew over CO2 pipelines

GRANITE FALLS, Minn. — The Minnesota River cuts through this quiet prairie town, powering a small hydroelectric plant in a 19th century dam. A winding downtown riverwalk flanks the west side of the river while a park stretches across the far bank. The dam’s frothy tailrace holds the promise of…

Bangkok Post

Ethanol to be used in making bioplastics

The cabinet has endorsed the promotion of the use of ethanol to produce bioplastics to create environmentally-friendly materials, said government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri.

Autosport

The big questions over a future with synthetic fuels

The topic of eFuels has been pushed more into the spotlight by Formula 1’s drive to utilise a 100% sustainable drop-in fuel for its next generation of engines in 2026. This follows the World Rally Championship in 2022 introducing a blend of synthetic and biofuel, which it claims is 100%…

The Hindu

Bargarh ethanol bio-refinery will give momentum to green growth: Pradhan

The plant would produce ethanol from straw, waste and spoiled rice.

The Hindu

Explained | How methanol poisoning kills

Twenty-two people have died after consuming spurious liquor in two Tamil Nadu districts. The police have since found that they consumed industrial grade methanol, a rarely-consumed poisonous with adverse consequences for individuals and society.

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