Jan 23, 2017
National Biodiesel Conference highlights 2016 milestones and predicts 2017 outlook
Biodiesel News
Jan 19, 2017
Figures reveal that FirstGroup, a British transport group, has increased its use of alternative fuels, such as biodiesel, gas, and electric engines.
In its North American businesses, alternative fuel usage increased by almost 3% in the first half of the 2016/17 financial year.
During this period, more than 63 million miles were travelled by vehicles running on biodiesel,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 19, 2017
World Energy Biox Biofuels (WEBB), a joint venture between World Energy and Biox, has completed the commissioning of its 90 million gallon nameplate capacity biodiesel production facility in Texas.
The facility, located in Houston and operating two equal-sized production trains, started operating at full capacity in December 2016.
"The commissioning of the Houston facility... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 18, 2017
Car giant General Motors is providing more of its customers with choices to use car models that can use B20 biodiesel blends.
With eight new diesel vehicle options hitting the roadways in 2017 – 2018, General Motors now offers a full line-up of twenty different diesel models, from passenger cars, to pickups and SUVs, to commercial vans and low cab forward trucks... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 9, 2017
Neste has launched a renewable diesel made entirely from waste and residues under the brand name Neste MY Renewable Diesel at select service stations in the Helsinki region. The product enables up to 90% lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout the life cycle of the fuel compared to conventional fossil diesel.
"The launch of Neste MY is a long-expected opener in... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 9, 2017
Ethanol producer Abengoa has sold its 200,000tpy San Roque biodiesel operation to Spanish oil company Cepsa for €8 million.
According to media reports in El Economista, Abengoa sold its Spanish biodiesel operations via the courts.
In a ruling dated 22 December 2016, Judge Ana Marín Herrero has approved the liquidation plan proposed by Abengoa Bioenergía... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 3, 2017
DP Lubrificanti has signed an agreement with technology firm Processi Innovativi for the design of plants based on DP Lubrificanti’s technology for the production of biodiesel.
According to Processi Innovativi, a subsidiary dedicated to technology development and industrial applications in the field of ‘green’ chemistry and part of KT-Kinetics Technology,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Dec 14, 2016
Agritrade Resources, an integrated energy and shipping solutions provider, is entering into renewable energy with Solfuels Holdings, an experienced biofuel operator, by acquiring a biodiesel plant in Arkansas, US.
Agritrade will own 51%, while Solfuels Holdings will hold the remaining 49% of the biodiesel plant.
The plant is located beside the Mississippi River and sits... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Dec 8, 2016
Nigeria needs 2.4 million litres of biodiesel daily to successfully implement the Paris Agreement on climate change, the Jatropha Growers, Processors and Exporters Association of Nigeria (JaGPEAN) says.
The national president of JaGPEAN, retired Major General J. Omosebi, stated this at the second interactive meeting of the national and state executives of the association... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Dec 6, 2016
UK engineering specialist Salunda has developed an advanced sensor technology for the accurate determination of the biofuel content of diesel blends used in a wide range of automotive and industrial power applications.
According to the firm, its new technology, called DieselProve can also identify impurities such as vegetable oil, white spirit and water in fuels.
In a... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Dec 6, 2016
Two ex-biofuel bosses in Indiana, US, have been sentenced to prison for their roles in what federal authorities say was a multi-million dollar fraud scheme involving biodiesel.
Jeffrey Wilson, Imperial Petroleum’s ex-CEO, and Craig Ducey, a co-owner of E-biofuels, were sentenced to serve prison terms of 120 months and 74 months, respectively, for their roles in fraud... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Dec 5, 2016
Four major global metropoles are planning to ban diesel-powered transport by 2025 in favour of walking and cycling to improve air quality in the cities.
The mayors of Paris, Mexico City, Madrid, and Athens made the commitments in Mexico at a biennial C40 meeting of city leaders.
Concerns about the use of diesel fuel have grown in recent years and the World Health... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Dec 2, 2016
Thousands of fish have been killed by 3,000 gallons of biodiesel that leaked into a river from a truck stop in Kentucky, US.
The diesel leaked into Little Eagle Creek near Sadieville in early to mid-November from a branch of the national Love’s Travel Stop chain of truck stops.
Jack Donovan, director of the Georgetown/Scott County Emergency Management Agency, told... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 29, 2016
Finnish forest industry company UPM has announced that it has successfully tested Finnish wood-based diesel fuel both in laboratory conditions as well as in traffic.
According to the frim its renewable diesel called UPM BioVErno, works just “like the best diesel fuels”.
The laboratory tests of renewable UPM BioVerno diesel were conducted in the VTT Technical... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 25, 2016
A group of graduate biotechnologists from the Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC) has for four years been conducting research with whey and its potential in biodiesel production.
The entrepreneurial project – called Cibus 3.0 – seeks to utilise bacteria to convert the dairy by-product into biofuel usable in transportation, industrial machinery... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 23, 2016
Canadian renewable diesel technology specialist Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. has signed a commercial purchase agreement with XR Resources to purchase a property located in High River, Alberta, on which there is an existing biodiesel refinery.
This multi-feedstock processing plant was built in 2009 for an approximate capex cost of $10.2 million (€9.4m) and was capable... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 17, 2016
National Biodiesel Board members have voted to fill seven board member spots.
The US trade association represents around 200 members involved in biodiesel and renewable diesel. “The biodiesel industry is fortunate to have a strong team of leaders from all sectors of the industry," said NBB CEO Donnell Rehagen. “The membership is united, optimistic, and will... [Read More]
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