Here you can read more about Novozymes’ role in the industry and our vision for how bioethanol can help meet increasing global needs. You can also get overview of our positions in the current debate and the papers we have prepared in our work to understand the sustainability dimensions of bioethanol.
Our role
Novozymes uses biotechnology to improve the use of resources in more than 30 industries around the world. The biofuel industry is one of them. Novozymes offers what is likely the most efficient technology platform to further improve the sustainability performance of bioethanol production.
The use of enzymes in the bioethanol industry is a mature and proven technology. Nonetheless, there is still great potential in the use of enzyme technology to further optimize and improve the production of bioethanol production.
Using enzymes, the current industry achieves higher yields, increases efficiency in every single plant, and thus realizes a strengthened sustainability profile - and the technology is constantly developing.
In 2010 our enzymes will make it possible to produce second-generation bioethanol that converts waste and agricultural residues into energy. This will be a radical development in the search for new renewable energy sources.