BioFuels Journal

Statoil has bought the first five million litres of Inbicon second generation bio ethanol and has just received the first consignment of 28,500 litres of bio ethanol.

On August 30, Statoil received the first delivery of second generation bio ethanol from Inbicon’s demonstration plant at the Asnæs powerplant in Kalundborg.

The cargo of nearly 28,500 litres of bio ethanol was driven to Statoil's stock tank in Hedehusene from which it - later this year - it should be blended into gasoline.

"We are very excited that Danish motorists will now be able to fuel their cars with biofuel made from agricultural waste. It shows that the technology is ready and able.

"Now we need to get large-scale commercial production up and running. To do so we need strong commitment from the industry as well as political support,” says Poul Ruben Andersen, Biofuel Marketing Director at Novozymes.

You can read more about the partnership between Inbicon and Novozymes here: http://www.novozymes.com/en/MainStructure/PressAndPublications/PressRelease/2009/Inbicon.htm.

Not only loose promises

From May 2006 and the next four years, Statoil was the only company in Denmark, who offered bio gasoline to Danish motorists. With the law on compulsory blending of sustainable bio fuels, which was adopted in the Danish parliament in 2009, it is now compulsory for all oil companies to incorporate ethanol into gasoline, and in this context Statoil's CEO, Pia Bach Henriksen says: "We now show once again our commitment and push the development forward.

"This first delivery of many is yet another example of Statoil's ambition to deliver sustainable bio fuels is a real goal that we are actively working on.

First five million litres Statoil bought the first five million litres of Inbicon second generation bio ethanol produced from residual products from forestry and agriculture, in contrast to first generation bio ethanol which is produced from products that can also be used as food such as corn, wheat and sugar beets.

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