The European Renewable Ethanol Association (ePure) has filed a complaint with the European Commission office with a view to stopping the circumvention of EU antidumping duties on fuel ethanol. In a statement...

A lack of any transportfocused mandate from the European Commission (EC) as it delivered its vision on a long-term energy and climate policy has sparked a reaction from stakeholders in the renewable fuels...

The US Congress has completed work on a new Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (Farm Bill), funding a broad slate of programmes through to 2018. By tradition, the legislation and...

January and February are traditionally fairly weak months for EU ethanol, and 2014 continued this trend with January settling at €473/m3, and early indications February will not be far behind. However,...

Biodiesel remains economically challenged when compared with ultralow sulphur diesel (ULSD) fuel, although current historically low supply for distillate fuels, amid raging demand for heating fuels in...

The laudable goal of developing a strong bioeconomy is primarily focused on reducing dependence on fossil fuels and minimising greenhouse gases (GHGs). Typically driving the discussion is the belief that...

The future looks exciting for one bioethanol project in Argentina as a new facility is set to begin operations this year. The Association of Argentinean Cooperatives (ACA), originally founded in 1922 and...

The success of ethanol production by Brazilian distilleries depends on robust yeast strains with high fermentative performance, which are more adapted to stressful conditions of industrial fermentations....

The world’s fourthlargest continent is a global hub for both ethanol and biodiesel production, as varied climates and terrains provide ideal conditions for farming a variety of feedstocks. However,...

Colombia’s mandatory B10 biodiesel blend policy is satisfied solely with biodiesel produced from palm oil grown on national plantations. The fourth largest producer of palm oil in the world, and...

The biofuels market closely resembles the fossil fuel market, since both follow this path: feedstock, processing, distribution. In the case of the oil industry, the feedstock part is quite an open and...

Forests have provided us with raw material for many different industries, including energy, for centuries, as well as their other ecosystem services like oxygen production and water purification. During...

T he intention of any traceability concept is to clearly identify those elements within a supply chain which are the root cause of a problem detected at a time when a batch of material has already been...

Ennovor Group, one of Europe’s largest sustainable biodiesel producers, announced last October a partnership with Helveta Elements (HE), a biofuel traceability platform, to help collect, store and...

Microalgae are currently promoted as a promising source of biofuels and added-value products which can help improve the sustainability of biofuel processes. However, production costs are still limiting...

The SP Technical Research Institute, located in Sweden, has recently experienced a growth in interest for algal biomass from both national and international companies. Though SP has researched algae as...

The Port of Ghent believes it reaffirmed its position as a primary handler of seaborne cargo traffic last year, while also becoming the biggest dry bulk port in Belgium and increasing its handling of biofuels...

Most people in oleochemical production still work with a limited number of vegetable oil species, but there is now another way to multiple raw material sources, namely through modified structures of triglycerides...

Forecasts suggest the number of automobiles throughout the world will double in the next 15 years, then again 20 years after that. While further developments in terms of electric cars and more efficient...

Working with technology provider BDI Bioenergy, the biodiesel installation has been retrofitted in order to increase feedstock flexibility and product quality. Originally designed to handle mainly vegetable...

London currently accounts for 9% of the UK’s total CO2 emissions, a figure registered at 39.9 million tonnes in 2011. Despite a fall in recent years, continuing cuts are necessary: the City of London’s...

Israel-based enzyme and technology provider TransBiodiesel has been moving forward with new technology for the production of biodiesel using any vegetable oil grade feedstock (FFA 0-100%), and it seems...