Biodiesel News

Renewable fuel producer UPM has started commercial production at its renewable diesel biorefinery in Lappeenranta, Finland. The UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery is based on a hydrotreatment process developed by the company, and produces approximately 120 million litres per year of renewable UPM BioVerno diesel. UPM's BioVerno diesel, which is produced out of crude tall oil, a residue of pulp…
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According to local reports, Luxembourg-based Heridge SARL is purchasing Great Lakes Biodiesel plant in Welland, Ontario, Canada. Bidding closed on the $50 million (€33 million) biodiesel plant, which has a capacity to produce 170 million litres per year of biodiesel, on 12 January. 'The big message that came out is that they are not buying this operation in order to take it apart and sell…
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On 3 January 2015, France's energy ministry issued an order to allow the concentration of biodiesel to increase from 7 to 8%. Ministerial order DEVR1431074A will ensure this rise is rolled out at public fuelling stations across France. Industry groups including FuelsEurope and the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) are urging the country to keep the blend limit consistent with…
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The US biodiesel market shrunk in 2014 following policy uncertainty in Washington that destabilised the industry and caused many biodiesel plants to shut down or reduce production. According to EPA data, total US biodiesel consumption fell to 1.75 billion gallons for 2014, down slightly from nearly 1.8 billion gallons in 2013. The downturn came as the Obama Administration failed to finalise…
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On 14 January, Boeing and Embraer opened a joint sustainable aviation biofuel research center in a joint effort to further develop the aviation biofuel industry in Brazil. At the Boeing-Embraer Joint Research Center in the São José dos Campos Technology Park, the companies will coordinate and co-fund research with Brazilian universities and other institutions. The research will…
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The Department for Transport has launched a £25 million (€31.5 million) competition to build advanced biofuel plants that will convert waste into biofuels.The government department funding is supported by considerable private sector investment and will encourage the construction of up to three demonstration biofuel plants, the first of their kind in the UK.The funding will be made over…
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Renewable Energy Group (REG) has completed upgrades to its 30 million gallon biorefinery in Newton, Iowa, US. The plant can now produce an even higher purity biomass-based diesel from a variety of raw materials. REG started work on the $13.2 million (€11 million) project in February and completed it in November, four months ahead of schedule and on budget. A further $2.6 million was invested…
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Abu Dhabi's Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, a university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, and Tadweer, the Center of Waste Management, have signed a two-year research agreement. This research will focus on improving the production process of converting waste cooking oil (WCO) to biodiesel through further experimentation and sensitivity studies. Isam Janajreh,…
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Amyris, a global renewable products company, has received approval for its renewable jet fuel by Brazil's fuels regulator, ANP. This enables it to approach commercialisation in Brazil of the Amyris renewable jet fuel in blends of up to 10%. 'Building on the revised ASTM International standard for aviation turbine fuel approved in June 2014, Brazil's ANP has now removed the last regulatory hurdle…
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Renewable Energy Group's wholly-owned subsidiary, REG European Holdings, has completed the acquisition of IC Green Energy's (ICG) majority equity ownership position in German biodiesel producer Petrotec. The US advanced biofuels producer and developer of renewable chemicals' subsidiary purchased ICG's 69% equity ownership in Petrotec for $20.9 million (€18 million), or $1.2 per share, paid…
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Boeing has completed the world's first flight using 'green diesel', a sustainable biofuel that is widely available and used in ground transportation.The airline powered its ecoDemonstrator 787 flight test airplane in December with a blend of 15% green diesel and 85% petroleum jet fuel in the left engine.'Green diesel offers a tremendous opportunity to make sustainable aviation biofuel more…
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Airbus Group, a global aeronautics and space company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT), a technology company focused on the development and implementation of methods for producing synthetic fuels and specialty products from a variety of carbonaceous feedstock, to promote the commercialisation of technologies to produce sustainable fuels for…
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