Mar 5, 2020
Australia’s Viva Energy to produce biofuels from regionally sourced feedstocks
Biodiesel News
Mar 5, 2020
CNH Industrial brand FPT Industrial is planning to explore the potential of macaúba as a feedstock for biodiesel production, with a view to scaling up production from this new source.
Macaúba is a native palm tree to Brazil, the Caribbean and South Florida, which currently has multiple uses, including in construction, medical and cosmetic industries. More recently,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 5, 2020
Biodiesel producers, soybean farmers and other supporters in Iowa have urged state lawmakers to extend a break in fuel tax for diesel that contains at least 11% biodiesel.
To date, the policy has almost tripled the number of retailers selling biodiesel fuel in the US state of Iowa, increasing availability for consumers while boosting Iowa’s farmers and economy.
The... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 3, 2020
Brazil has increased the volume of biodiesel blended into diesel fuel at pump stations around the country from 11% to 12%, the country’s agency for petroleum, natural gas and biofuels (ANP) announced.
The minimum percentage of biodiesel blended into diesel rose by 1% on 1 March 2020, with the maximum percentage remaining at 15%.
This latest increase is in line... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 3, 2020
Researchers at the Canadian Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) have developed a new biodiesel production process that uses microbes, sewage sludge and a biofuel by-product.
Professors Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi and Patrick Drogui have come up with a new method that significantly reduces the cost of making microbial biodiesel from glucose using microorganisms,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 3, 2020
A resident of Colorado, US has been sentenced to 83 months in prison for his role in a biodiesel tax credit scheme, according to the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
Court documents and statements report that Matthew Taylor and his co-conspirators defrauded the US by filing false claims for tax credits under the Renewable Fuels Standard, which encourages production... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 2, 2020
Belgium’s Jan De Nul Group has announced that it is considering switching its dredging vessels to 100% biofuel, following a successful trial last year.
Since the end of 2019, the company’s first trailing suction hopper dredger has been operating in Zeebrugge, Belgium on biofuel – a certified sustainable substitute for fossil fuels that is made for waste feedstocks.
Following... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 2, 2020
Volvo has announced that its bus plant in Borås, Sweden has become one of the first bus production facilities in the world to be powered solely by renewable energy, including hydropower and biofuels.
Overall energy consumption at the factory has been reduced by 15% in the past few years, the car and bus manufacturer added. Since the plant now relies completely on renewable... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 28, 2020
Diamond Green Diesel, a joint venture company between Darling Ingredients and Valero Energy, has entered into a long-term lease agreement with IMTT to enhance distribution logistics.
The agreement will allow Diamond Green Diesel to access and use the St. Rose IMTT terminal as a logistics hub for the company’s existing and expanding renewable diesel facility, located... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 27, 2020
Japan Airlines, Marubeni, JXTG Nippon Oil and Energy and JGC Japan have agreed to carry out a feasibility study on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production and sales in Japan from industrial and municipal waste, including plastic waste.
The companies will evaluate the feasibility of the entire supply chain for the production of SAF from industrial and municipal waste,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 25, 2020
Swedish forest-owner association Södra has made a pilot delivery of biomethanol from the world’s first commercial plant for the sustainable fuel. Customer Emmelev plans to use the biomethanol in its biodiesel production process.
The commercial biomethanol plant, which is based at Södra’s pulp mill in Mönsterås, Sweden, uses forest biomass as feedstock. The company... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 24, 2020
Volvo CE’s customer centre in Eskilstuna, Sweden is paving the way for a sustainable future by running its demonstration machines on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO).
The biodiesel fuel is now used in all machines at the customer centre, with the move forming part of the company’s commitment to a more sustainable future. HVO produces very low volumes of carbon dioxide,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 24, 2020
Waste gasification to energy company EQTEC has been awarded a contract for the upgrade of the existing syngas research and development facility at the University of Extremadura in Badajoz, Spain.
The university was recently successful in a funding application to the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to support the testing of the production of biofuels from syngas... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 21, 2020
IKEA Finland has partnered with Neste to reduce the carbon footprint of home deliveries by using Neste’s MY Renewable Diesel.
Since 2019, the furniture giant has been introducing the renewable diesel to its home delivery vehicles in the Helsinki capital region, as well as around the town of Raisio in southwestern Finland. Neste’s cleaner burning fuel is already... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 21, 2020
A partnership led by ADM and Optimus Technologies plans to carry out a year-long validation project of new biodiesel technology to demonstrate its viability in real-world, high-mileage fleet applications.
Five trucks owned by ADM will be fitted with Optimus’ Vector fuel system, which enables diesel engines to run almost entirely on sustainable biodiesel (B100). The... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 20, 2020
Iowan senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley have urged Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig to quickly process 2018-19 claims for the biodiesel tax credit.
In December 2019, US Congress retroactively reinstated the biodiesel tax incentive for 2018 and 2019, extending it through to 2022.
Earlier this year, the IRS issued guidance for biodiesel... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 20, 2020
BioEconomy Solutions, a technology leader in sustainable agricultural crops for biofuels, animal feed and food products, has been awarded an investment by Carolina Opportunity Funds, which is expected to support its planned renewable diesel facility in South Carolina, US.
The investment is the first to be awarded under Carolina Opportunity Funds’ IMPACT Carolina Fund,... [Read More]
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