Nov 20, 2014
Jamaica ramps up biofuel efforts
Biodiesel News
Nov 19, 2014
Avinor's Oslo Gardermoen, Norway, is the first airport in the world to supply biofuels on a regular basis.
Through an agreement with Avinor, Statoil Aviation will deliver 2.5 million gallons of biofuels to tanks at Oslo Airport between March 2015 to March 2016. These 2.5 million gallons will be used to produce a 50% biofuel mix, which will fuel approximately 3,000 flights... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 17, 2014
India's government aims to include aviation turbine fuel (ATF) in the list of products within the proposed goods and services tax (GST).
Its inclusion will ensure a uniform tax on the aviation fuel across all states, which at present is particularly high, reaching the 30% mark.
The country's jet fuel is nearly 60% higher than others and represents 40-50% of an airline's... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 13, 2014
Scandinavian airline Norwegian has operated its initial biofuel-powered flight.
On Tuesday 11 November, the aircraft flew from Bergen to Oslo with close to 50% biofuel.
The airline hopes to contribute towards making aviation carbon neutral by 2050 through developing new technologies and frameworks.
Bjørn Kjos, CEO, Norwegian, says: 'We have a clear goal to reduce... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 13, 2014
Finland-based biorefining technology Chempolis, has signed a partnership agreement with Numaligarh Refinery (A Government of India Enterprise).
The duo will build a bioethanol biorefinery in Northeast India.
Using Chempolis' formicobio technology, the plant will also produce furfural and acetic acid from locally available cellulosic biomass including biomass.
The project... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 13, 2014
Waste-to-biofuels and chemicals producer Enerkem recently has signed an agreement with chemicals producer AkzoNobel to initiate a project partnership that will develop waste-to-chemicals facilities in Europe.
Vincent Chornet, president and CEO of Enerkem, says: 'With our lower-cost alternative to incineration and landfilling, we help chemical producers offer more sustainable... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 11, 2014
KiOR has announced that, as part of its refocus on R&D, it has accepted a bid for substantially all of its assets from certain affiliates of Vinod Khosla that have been providing and will continue to provide it with senior secured financing.
KiOR has also filed for relief under Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Under the Bankruptcy... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 7, 2014
Aircraft manufacturer Airbus has signed a preliminary deal to supply the China Aircraft Leasing Company with 100 fuel-efficient planes.
In a contract worth around €8.1 billion, Airbus will provide the Chinese leasing company with 74 A320neos (new engine option), 16 A320ceos (current engine option) and 10 A321ceos.
The A320 type is a set of medium-range aircraft which... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 7, 2014
A demonstration-scale plant that will convert marine microalgae into green crude has opened in Whyalla, South Australia.
The $10.7 million (€8.7 million) plant will produce 30,000 litres per year of green crude. Plant constructor and green crude producer Muradel will use its Green2Black technology for the ongoing production of the renewable fuel.
Muradel hopes to... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 6, 2014
Biomass Japan has selected Davao City, in the Philippines, to set up a used cooking oil-based biodiesel production facility.
The firm is currently negotiating feedstock supply contracts with major restaurants and other potential oil suppliers.
'(The company) will collect all used cooking oil from restaurants and households, filter and process this into biodiesel, which... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 6, 2014
State-owned company Alcoholes de Uruguay (Alur) has launched a pilot project to recycle used cooking oil (UCO) and convert it into biodiesel.
The project, which uses a 'smart' glass container that receives UCO containers and provides clean ones in return, is modelled on recycling systems implemented by the company Ekogras in the northern Spanish city of San Sebastian.
A... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 6, 2014
Appalachian Biofuels is investing $3.5 million (€2.8 million) to manufacture biodiesel from waste feedstocks using immobilised enzymes.
A new startup company plans to build an enzymatic biodiesel production facility in Russell County, Virginia, with funding from the state government.
Virginia beat out South Carolina in competition for the project, according to a press... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 30, 2014
Howard Tenens and Prins Autogas are the first companies to successfully convert a Mercedes-Benz Actros Euro 6 type vehicle to run on duel fuel, compressed natural gas and diesel.
The new technology delivers a solution to the problem in adapting a Euro 6 type vehicle to run using the carbon saving technology.
Howard Tenens, a UK-based logistics company, approached Prins... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 30, 2014
Evogene, specialists in the improvement of crop productivity and economics for the food, feed and biofuel industries, has completed its expansion of crop protection activities at its facility in Rehovot, Israel.
The facilities will support research and development activities for Evogene's product programmes, which focus on fungi, insect and weed control. The field of crop... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 30, 2014
Renewable Energy Group (REG) has finished upgrades to its 30 MMgy biodiesel biorefinery in Mason City, Iowa, US, which enables the plant to produce biofuel from a number of diverse raw materials.
Work on the $20 million (€16 million) project started approximately one year ago, shortly after plant operations were restarted, following REG's acquisition in July 2013.
In... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 28, 2014
From November, Malaysia will lift its biodiesel mandate from 5% to 7%.
The world's second largest palm grower hopes to lower stocks and raise prices that have dropped more than 20% this year, while increasing the domestic consumption of palm-based biodiesel.
The government hopes that the higher mandate for the subsidised sector will help reduce the country’s reliance... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 23, 2014
Renewable fuel producer Crimson Renewable Energy is retrofitting its Bakersfield, California, US biodiesel plant.
Retrofitting the plant will modernise its capabilities, increase the plant's capacity to 75,000 tonnes a year and ensure waste materials are processed efficiently and sustainably into low carbon biodiesel transportation fuel.
The plant, which has been operating... [Read More]
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