Biodiesel News

Alaska Airlines is to purchase renewable jet fuel from Gevo and fly the first-ever commercial alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ) flight, after the two companies signed a strategic alliance agreement. The demonstration flight is expected to occur after Gevo receives ASTM International certification for its fuel, sometime in mid to late 2015. Gevo has been working through the rigorous ASTM process for six…
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BioEnergy International (BDI) has completed the expansion of a biofuel plant in Spain. Oils and animal fats with very high free fatty acid (FFA) content will be converted into second generation, standard compliant biodiesel. ecoMotion Biodiesel, part of the international Saria Group, commissioned BDI with the installation of a high free fatty acid (FFA) esterification unit in its plant in…
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As of May, UPM's new wood-based BioVerno diesel fuel has been available at St1 and ABC service stations in Finland. The product, sold as a part of St1's Diesel Plus and ABC's Smart Diesel range, is a result of UPM's own innovation and is produced at the UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery, Finland. It uses crude tall oil, a residue of UPM's pulp making process, as a raw material. The high quality fuel…
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Aemetis, an advanced renewable fuels and biochemicals company, has announced that biodiesel sales activity is accelerating in India with truck operators in the logistics industry. Aemetis has expanded sales activity in India since January 2015 when the Government of India allowed biodiesel manufacturers to sell to customers directly, without distributing through the three national oil marketing…
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Audi's new pilot plan in Dresden, Germany has begun producing synthetic fuel, Audi e diesel. After a commissioning phase of four months, the research facility started producing its first batches of high quality diesel fuel a few days ago. To demonstrate its suitability for everyday use, Federal Minister of Education and Research Prof. Dr. Johanna Wanka put the first five litres into her official…
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Renewable energy company Methes Energies International has received a second payment of C$200,000 (€150,000) from Drain Bros for the sale of a Denami 600 biodiesel processor and a PP-MEC pre-treatment system to be installed in Ontario, Canada as previously announced. This second of five progress payments was triggered by the fact that all the equipment from Methes' Mississauga facility has…
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Retrofitting at a biodiesel plant in Beatrice, Nebraska, US, is currently underway and on schedule, with production expected to begin later this year. The plant, originally built in 2007, was purchased by Duonix Beatrice – a joint venture between Flint Hills Resources and Benefuel Inc. – in 2011. The company's goal is reportedly to have production up and running by the second half of…
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In India, the Biodiesel Manufacturers Association (BEMA) has been launched with a focus on expanding the nation's biodiesel market, decreasing air pollution and reducing its dependence on foreign oil. The BEMA group is an eight-member association, the chairman and president of which has been named as Sanjeev Gupta, president of advanced renewable fuels and biochemicals company Aemetis…
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In Indiana, US, Chad Ducey has pleaded guilty for his role in a multi-state scheme to defraud biodiesel buyers and US taxpayers by fraudulently selling biodiesel incentives. His two brothers, Chris and Craig Ducey, have also pleaded guilty for their roles in the same scheme. The three brothers operated E-biofuels from a facility in Middletown, Indiana. As part of the scheme, they sold over 35…
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Fulcrum BioEnergy, a producer of renewable fuels, has awarded a $200 (€176 million) million fixed-price engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to Abengoa for the construction of its Sierra BioFuels plant. The facility, which will convert municipal solid waste (MSW) into transportation fuels, will utilise Fulcrum's process for converting household rubbish into renewable…
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In India, Algae.Tec has delivered its first algae photobioreactor to Jamnagar province. The photobioreactor is part of Algae.Tec's contract with energy company Reliance Industries to build an 84 gallon per day pilot plant at the world's largest oil refinery. The initial container holds the algae photobioreactor assembly, which will be located adjacent to the refinery. The photobioreactor will…
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On 2 April, shortly after 6pm, a fire broke out at the REG Geismar biorefinery in Louisiana, US. The fire was contained within a few hours and completely extinguished at approximately 11pm. Two employees were injured. An assessment and investigation into the cause of the fire and the damage to the facility is ongoing and the biorefinery will remain shut down until these assessments are complete…
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