Jun 26, 2015
Biodiesel plant opens in Ontario
Biodiesel News
Jun 25, 2015
Boeing has announced the next phase in ecoDemonstrator 757 testing, including the first flight with US-made 'green diesel' and two new environment-related technologies.
These developments advance the ecoDemonstrator programme's mission to accelerate the testing and use of technologies to improve aviation's environmental performance.
'With the ecoDemonstrator, Boeing looks... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 8, 2015
Gevo has announced a breakthrough to its fermentation technology that will allow it to produce isobutanol from cellulosic feedstocks such as wood waste which can then be converted into Gevo's alcohol-to-jet fuel.
Gevo currently makes isobutanol from corn at its plant in Luverne, Minnesota, but its process has always had the flexibility to adapt to other feedstocks.
The... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 5, 2015
Archer Daniels Midland Co. is temporarily stopping production at its biodiesel plant in Leer in Germany due to uncertainty about the future of biodiesel in the country, it said on Tuesday, according to Reuters. ADM states it will reassess biodiesel market requirements in the third quarter of this year.
Targets for biodiesel use in Germany have been... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 4, 2015
Alaska Airline is teaming up with the Washington State University-led Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) to advance the production and use of alternative jet fuel made from forest residuals, the tree limbs and branches that remain after a forest harvest.
As the airline partner for NARA, Alaska Airlines intends next year to fly a demonstration flight using 1,000... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 28, 2015
Palm oil is predominantly consumed for food applications, however in the last decade palm oil consumption for biofuels has increased considerably.
According to Frost & Sullivan, global palm oil production is expected to grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 5.9% in the period 2011 to 2020 to reach 84 million tonnes. The majority of this growth is expected... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 27, 2015
Ceres, an agricultural biotechnology company, has been awarded a US patent for a genetic sequence derived from soyabean, covering uses of the gene in areas such as research, product development and plant transformation.
The company believes that its gene is useful in regulating key biosynthetic processes that are the target of a class of commercial herbicides. Ceres plans... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 27, 2015
Methes Energies says it will start offering epoxidized soyabean oil (ESO) and natural polyol from its facility in Sombra, Ontario.
Both of these bio-based products help address growing global demand for the replacement of non-sustainable products, such as fossil fuel chemicals, across a wide range of industries. Among other things, ESO can be used in the production of... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 20, 2015
Aemetis, an advanced renewable fuels and biochemicals company, has announced that biodiesel sales activity is accelerating in India with truck operators in the logistics industry.
Aemetis has expanded sales activity in India since January 2015 when the Government of India allowed biodiesel manufacturers to sell to customers directly, without distributing through the three... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 14, 2015
As of May, UPM's new wood-based BioVerno diesel fuel has been available at St1 and ABC service stations in Finland.
The product, sold as a part of St1's Diesel Plus and ABC's Smart Diesel range, is a result of UPM's own innovation and is produced at the UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery, Finland.
It uses crude tall oil, a residue of UPM's pulp making process, as a raw material.... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 14, 2015
BioEnergy International (BDI) has completed the expansion of a biofuel plant in Spain. Oils and animal fats with very high free fatty acid (FFA) content will be converted into second generation, standard compliant biodiesel.
ecoMotion Biodiesel, part of the international Saria Group, commissioned BDI with the installation of a high free fatty acid (FFA) esterification... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 8, 2015
Alaska Airlines is to purchase renewable jet fuel from Gevo and fly the first-ever commercial alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ) flight, after the two companies signed a strategic alliance agreement.
The demonstration flight is expected to occur after Gevo receives ASTM International certification for its fuel, sometime in mid to late 2015. Gevo has been working through the rigorous... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 6, 2015
In India, Algae.Tec has delivered its first algae photobioreactor to Jamnagar province.
The photobioreactor is part of Algae.Tec's contract with energy company Reliance Industries to build an 84 gallon per day pilot plant at the world's largest oil refinery.
The initial container holds the algae photobioreactor assembly, which will be located adjacent to the refinery.... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 6, 2015
Fulcrum BioEnergy, a producer of renewable fuels, has awarded a $200 (€176 million) million fixed-price engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to Abengoa for the construction of its Sierra BioFuels plant.
The facility, which will convert municipal solid waste (MSW) into transportation fuels, will utilise Fulcrum's process for converting household... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 1, 2015
In Indiana, US, Chad Ducey has pleaded guilty for his role in a multi-state scheme to defraud biodiesel buyers and US taxpayers by fraudulently selling biodiesel incentives. His two brothers, Chris and Craig Ducey, have also pleaded guilty for their roles in the same scheme.
The three brothers operated E-biofuels from a facility in Middletown, Indiana. As part of the scheme,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 1, 2015
In India, the Biodiesel Manufacturers Association (BEMA) has been launched with a focus on expanding the nation's biodiesel market, decreasing air pollution and reducing its dependence on foreign oil.
The BEMA group is an eight-member association, the chairman and president of which has been named as Sanjeev Gupta, president of advanced renewable fuels and biochemicals... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 29, 2015
Retrofitting at a biodiesel plant in Beatrice, Nebraska, US, is currently underway and on schedule, with production expected to begin later this year.
The plant, originally built in 2007, was purchased by Duonix Beatrice – a joint venture between Flint Hills Resources and Benefuel Inc. – in 2011. The company's goal is reportedly to have production up and running... [Read More]
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