Following a recent policy change by the Japanese Government, the country has received its first shipment of ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE) made from US corn-based ethanol. According to the US Grains Council... [Read More]

Two new studies have offered further evidence of grain-based ethanol’s potential to significant reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has revealed. The academic... [Read More]

Growth Energy, the largest ethanol association in the US, has welcomed three new innovative business members: Frazenburg, Brown Tank and Bioleap. “Growth Energy is fortunate to now have three more... [Read More]

US advanced biofuels producer Renewable Energy Group (REG) has opened its first biodiesel fuelling station in Seneca, Illinois, US. Customers will be able to fill up their vehicles with biodiesel blended... [Read More]

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for British Bioethanol has published its final report on the introduction of E10, a fuel blend containing 10% ethanol, which offers key recommendations to government. The... [Read More]

Aemetis’ subsidiary Universal Biofuels India has announced boosted revenues of over $50 million (€44.5 million) per year run rate, thanks to shipments of biodiesel that began in May. The biodiesel... [Read More]

The US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California has fined American Biodiesel for violations of the Clean Water Act at the company’s site in the Port of Stockton. On 8 July,... [Read More]

US airline Delta has flown its first carbon-neutral delivery flight, using biofuels and carbon offsets, as the airline continues towards its goal of a 50% carbon emission reduction by 2050. Delta has... [Read More]

Biofuel supply chain company Eco-Energy has launched its Ethanol Logistics Service, extending the company’s current logistics management capabilities to a wider range of ethanol buyers and shippers. The... [Read More]

US-based ethanol producer Attis Industries is the latest company to join the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA). The association supports and advocates for public policies that are technology neutral,... [Read More]

Phibro Ethanol Performance Group, a subsidiary of Phibro Animal Health Corporation, has expanded its portfolio of yeast products to address the needs of a changing ethanol market. The company provides... [Read More]

California, US-based Vertimass has signed its first technology license agreement with cellulosic ethanol producer Alliance BioEnergy Plus for the production of renewable jet fuel. Vertimass’ technology,... [Read More]

Earlier this month, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposed biofuel targets for 2020, eliciting strong condemnation from industry players, including Growth Energy and the American... [Read More]

VERBIO Group subsidiary VERBIO Diesel Canada has completed the purchase of a biodiesel plant located in Dain City, Ontario, Canada. Previously announced in May, the purchase agreement was signed between... [Read More]

Total has commenced production at the La Mède biorefinery in the southeast of France, reporting first production of biofuel. The former oil refinery has been converted into a ‘new energies’... [Read More]

Flint Hills Resources has announced its decision to halt production at its Duonix biodiesel plant in Beatrice, Nebraska, US, as first reported by the Beatrice Daily Sun. The decision to idle the 50 million... [Read More]