Aug 29, 2017
Waste electronics used to produce cheaper, greener biofuel catalyst
Biodiesel News
Aug 24, 2017
US based HelioBioSys has patented a group of three single celled, algae like organisms that, when grown together, produce high quantities of sugar just right for making biofuels.
Sandia National Laboratories is now working with HelioBioSys to determine whether farming the organisms on a large scale would be successful.
HelioBioSys works with organisms called cyanobacteria,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 24, 2017
US soyoil prices rose by 1.8%, while biomass-based diesel fuel credits also gained, following Washington’s decision to impose duties on Argentine and Indonesia biodiesel imports, according to Reuters.
The gains come as investors and industry expect an increased demand for domestic supplies following the issuing of the duties, Reuters explains.
Washington’s... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 23, 2017
The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) Fair Trade Coalition won a preliminary countervailing duty determination from the Commerce Department regarding subsidised biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia.
The Commerce Department found that Argentina and Indonesia provide subsidies to their biodiesel producers in violation of international trade rules. In addition,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 23, 2017
Scientists in India have investigated ways in which toxic algal bloom can be used for cultivating Chlorella pyrenoidosa, a freshwater algae increasingly considered a candidate for biodiesel production.
Although algae are naturally occurring, excessive amounts of nutrients in a body of water can lead to rapid multiplication and the formation of algal blooms covering the... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 17, 2017
US biofuels marketer Targray has announced the launch of a new turnkey biodiesel solution for the convenience and fuelling retailing segment.
The new ‘24/7 biodiesel solution’, aims to simplify biofuel procurement for the convenience store sector. Created following a two year pilot programme and a range of customer consultations, Targray likens the new solution... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 16, 2017
A German green group is pushing for court enforced diesel bans in 16 cities, according to Reuters.
The news comes in the wake of prosecutors widening the investigation into German car manufacturer Volkswagen, which two years ago admitted to deliberately cheating US pollution tests.
According to Reuters, the Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), a lobby group advocating a ban on... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 15, 2017
SCB Brokers, the ‘world’s largest’ biofuel brokerage group of companies, has become the newest member of the National Biodiesel Board (NBB).
With a significant advocacy presence in Washington, SCB brings over a decade of experience in the biofuel industry to the NBB.
“We are excited to have SCB join NBB’s membership to help advance the biodiesel... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 14, 2017
Increases in the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction requirement have failed to prevent a fall in biodiesel consumption, according to the German Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen: UFOP).
The GHG reduction requirement increased from 3.5% to 4% at the start of 2017, while diesel consumption rose to 15 million... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 11, 2017
Researchers from Michigan State University are experimenting with harvesting seed oil in the hope of developing a biofuel that could one day power jets and cars.
In a recently published study detailing their work, the scientists demonstrate how chloroplast, where photosynthesis occurs, participates in new ways to provide seed oil precursors.
More commonly known as vegetable... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 7, 2017
A Jamaican biodiesel research programme is now in the vehicular trials phase, according to a press release from the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ).
PCJ has been working on the research with Jamaica’s Ministry of Agriculture, Bodles Agricultural Research Station and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute. It aims to develop a B5 biodiesel... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 7, 2017
Biodiesel production in Malaysia for 2017 is expected to be little changed from 2016, according to Reuters. According to the Malaysian Biodiesel Association (MBA), forecasts have been revised down since the start of the year due to delays in meeting biofuel mandates.
"(Last year) saw half a million tonnes of biodiesel production. Unless we move to B10 or B7 this year,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 4, 2017
Minnesota is set to double its biodiesel standards to a 20% blend, following endorsement from the commissioners of the state's agriculture, pollution and commerce departments
From next summer the state’s biodiesel standard will be 20%, up from the current 10%, the administration of Governor Mark Dayton announced at the state’s recent Farmfest.
“Implementing... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 2, 2017
US researchers are examining discarded papayas as part of a zero-waste system to produce algal oils for biodiesel.
In Hilo, Hawaii, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant pathologist Lisa Keith is leading an effort to produce biodiesel using a type of green algae known as Auxenochlorella protothecoides (formerly Chlorella protothecoides).
She is also using... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 28, 2017
The European Commission (EC) has postponed a vote designed to set its response to Argentina's successful World Trade Organization (WTO) challenge to EU anti-dumping duties on biodiesel imports, according to media reports.
The vote was postponed on Thursday 27th July, 2017.
The current anti-dumping duties for Argentina amount to about 25% and in the case of Indonesia around... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 27, 2017
The UK government’s decision to ban petrol and diesel cars by 2040 risks “handcuffing” the country to an “unrealistic policy”, according to renewable energy expert Devin Walker. Significantly, Walker also notes that in some circumstances the manufacture of electric cars themselves can actually produce even more harmful emissions which need... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 26, 2017
The California Air Resource Board (CARB) has certified a biodiesel additive that will make B20 blends in California the ‘cleanest’ proven and tested diesel fuel with the lowest emissions profile available anywhere in the US.
“Biodiesel has been a key to help California meet its intense carbon reduction goals. With this announcement, America’s Advanced... [Read More]
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