Jun 22, 2017
Enough tall oil for biofuels, biomaterials and energy use, study concludes
Biodiesel News
Jun 20, 2017
Scientists from ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics (SGI) have taken a huge step towards producing algae biofuels on an industrial scale, developing a strain of algae capable of converting carbon into a record amount of energy rich fat. This fat can then be turned into biofuels.
Using CO2 to generate fat from algae is not necessarily new, but the amount of fat produced by... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 20, 2017
Dubai based Neutral Fuels is set to use crowd funding platform Eureeca to expand production and meet the ever growing demand for clean, green biofuels. It is believed to be the first time a biofuels company has raised capital in this way. The company, the first and one of the largest in the region, is looking to build on six years of profitable growth. Neutral... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 16, 2017
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to release it proposals for renewable fuel use requirements for 2018 soon, perhaps within a matter of days, according to Reuters.
Traders are apparently expecting no changes to conventional targets, and modest increases to biofuels volumes, the Reuters article claims.
The proposal marks a significant moment in the... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 15, 2017
Oslo airport is using renewable jet fuel made from waste cooking oil as part of its fuel mix, but the fact this fuel is being imported from California has led to question marks about its real environmental credentials, according to Reuters.
In 2016, Oslo became the first international airport to offer biofuels as part of the fuel mix it sells, with Los Angeles and Stockholm... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 14, 2017
The Norwegian parliament voted today to ban the public procurement and use of palm oil-based biofuel, according to media reports.
According to media reports in Mongabay, the move may make Norway the world’s first country to ban palm oil in its public procurement.
“The [Parliament] calls on the government to impose requirements through regulations to the Public... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 14, 2017
Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is aiming to use B10 biofuel for all of its diesel-powered vehicles by the end of the year, according to a press release from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board.
DBKL’s Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Department engineer Muhammad Alif Muhammad Noor said that this goal was part of the DBKL’s initiative to make Kuala Lumpur a ‘green... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 13, 2017
Researchers from the University of Minnesota are piloting a new plant which can convert by-products of wastewater treatment into biodiesel.
A white, muddy substance produced during wastewater treatment, scum presents a significant waste disposal challenge. In general it is either sent to anaerobic digestion facilities to produce biogas, or disposed of in landfill.
The... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 12, 2017
A senior official from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations has said sugar cane cultivation can supply both food and fuel without harming the environment.
Speaking at a 7 June EURACTIV event, Olivier Dubois said Brazil shows that biofuel production doesn’t necessarily have to raise food prices or damage the environment. In particular, he stressed... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 9, 2017
The government of Queensland, Australia has announced it will inject $8.64 million (€5.8 million) into a proposed $50 million (€33.7 million) biorefinery, in a bid to help accelerate the project’s development and construction.
It is hoped the new biorefinery could create up to 115 jobs, positioning Queensland’s Mackay region as an emerging bio-industry... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 8, 2017
Avril, Europe’s largest biodiesel producer, says a rebound in oil prices since early 2016 has improved the industry outlook. However, the company also warned that an EU proposal to cap crop-based ‘first generation’ biofuels could harm the biodiesel sector in the long term, according to Reuters.
Following a steep drop in orders, the French company said... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 8, 2017
The National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) has announced that it will give $500,000 in funding to Renaissance BioScience Corp (RSBC). The non-repayable contribution will support RSBC’s research and development of a proprietary, non GMO yeast strain development platform.
A global yeast technology company based in Vancouver,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 6, 2017
Finnish advanced biofuels producer Neste is putting a large amount of resources into research on waste and residue raw materials and promoting the circular economy.
In addition to biofuels, also bioplastics can be produced from waste and residues in the future. The company is also focusing its raw materials research on waste plastics as a substitute for crude oil in the... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 6, 2017
More consumers in the UK are purchasing petrol and electric vehicles and shunning diesel cars.
Diesel car sales fell by around 20,000 from just under 102,000 in May 2016 to 81,489 last month.
In the same period, sales of petrol cars increased slightly to 96,518. A total of 8,258 vehicles using hybrid and electric motors were sold in May 2017, compared to 5,630 the... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 5, 2017
Biodiesel and bioethanol use is declining in the German oil industry, according to official mineral oil data published by the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control for the first quarter of 2017.
Even though German diesel consumption rose by 7.4% to 9.3 million tonnes by March, the share of biodiesel fell by 7% to around 500,000 tonnes. The bioethanol share also... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 2, 2017
The price of soybean oil could increase sharply in 2018 as a result of US anti-dumping action against vegetable oils for biodiesel produced by Argentina and Indonesia, according to forecasts by data analyst specialists Informa Agribusiness Intelligence.
US action to impose countervailing duties against these countries on imports of soybean oil could push up the cost of... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 1, 2017
Australia’s ‘first’ biofuels pilot plant has been officially opened in Gladstone, Queensland. The opening ceremony was presided over by Premier of Queensland and Minister for the Arts, the Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP.
The $18 million Northern Oil Advanced Biofuels Pilot Plant is a joint venture between Southern Oil and J.J. Richards & Sons,... [Read More]
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