Sep 25, 2015
UPM BioVerno diesel found to reduce tailpipe emissions
Biodiesel News
Sep 22, 2015
Locomotive producer Reloc – Electroputere VFU Craiova, part of the railway group Grampet, has developed the first locomotive in Romania which runs exclusively on pure biodiesel or vegetable oil.
The engine is equivalent to a traditional diesel-powered engine in power and performance, but with much lower polluting emissions, the company says.
The locomotive is still... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 22, 2015
Nidera, an agriculture supply company, has earned the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) certification for the production and trading of biofuels from used cooking oil (UCO).
Nidera, based in the Netherlands, operates worldwide as a commodity service and solutions provider for the global agricultural markets and has an active presence in more than 18 countries.
The... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 18, 2015
Florida Biodiesel has completed the sale of a B-500 biodiesel plant to the Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) in the Bahamas.
The biodiesel production equipment, using waste cooking oil as feedstock, will be used to demonstrate green fuel technology and produce biodiesel for the Bahamas.
The B-500 plant is economical to operate and will allow the GBPC to produce 1,600 gallons... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 18, 2015
Biodiesel produced by Universal Biofuels, an Indian subsidiary of Aemetis, has been used by bulk customers to replace 100% petroleum diesel with 100% distilled biodiesel (B100), reducing emissions by 80% and providing cost savings to customers.
Traditionally, in Europe and in the United States, biodiesel is blended in the range of 5% to 20% with petroleum diesel due to... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 17, 2015
Advait, a newly established biofuel company, has signed a contract with Yum! Restaurants India, which operates KFC Taco Bell and Pizza Hut in the country, to collect used cooking oil (UCO) from KFC in the Andhra and Telangana region.
Advait will convert the collected product into biodiesel or export it to Europe for biodiesel processing.
The company is one of the major... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 16, 2015
Renewable Energy Group (REG) has formally opened its latest biomass-based diesel refinery REG Grays Harbor, Washington, US.
REG leaders were joined by state and local business, government, and community leaders for a ceremony marking the transition to REG’s ownership of the former Imperium Grays Harbor 100 million gallon nameplate capacity biodiesel production and... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 15, 2015
Researchers at Cardiff University have devised a way of increasing the yield of biodiesel by using the waste left over from its production process.
Using simple catalysis, the researchers have been able to recycle an undesired by-product of the vegetable-oil-to-biodiesel conversion process, and convert this residue into an ingredient to produce even more biodiesel.
It... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 14, 2015
The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation a Dutch joint venture (JV) company between the Singaporean Wilmar International and Italian Fox Petrolifera Italiana.
The new JV company will produce biodiesel at Fox Petrolifera’s existing biodiesel facility in Italy.
Both of the parent companies produce biodiesel and crude and refined glycerine... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 14, 2015
Zambian biofuels producer Tapera Industries is seeking capital funding of over ZMW5 million (appr. €454,000) to expand its operations.
According to the company’s founder Mutoba Ngoma, Tapera is promoting the recycling and conversion of waste cooking oil into biodiesel and natural soaps.
‘The amount of investment into the business is approximately ZMW800,000... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 8, 2015
Indonesia's state-owned energy company Pertamina expects demand for fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) to jump almost six-fold to 4.8 million kilolitre in 2016 from an estimate of 830,000kl in 2015.
The projection is in accordance with the government's road map to increase FAME content in biodiesel to 20%, the company says in a statement.
The mandatory mix of FAME in biodiesel... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 7, 2015
Researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have successfully introduced an engineered lipid remodelling system into a transgenic plant to enhance biofuel production.
Triacylglycerols from plants can be used to produce environmentally friendly and renewable biodiesel, and there has been great interest in using genetic engineering to enhance triacylglycerol... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 4, 2015
Perstorp has announced its intent to acquire an existing biodiesel plant in Fredrikstad, Norway.
‘We have ambitious growth plans for biofuels, now and in the future, and we see how the demand will increase to meet the global climate challenges,’ says Lars Lind, vice president – biofuels at Perstorp.
‘In order to grow with the market, we need to... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 2, 2015
Chicago, US-based Lakeview Energy has purchased the assets of the former Producer’s Choice Soy Energy facility in Moberly, Missouri.
Lakeview made the purchase with the aid of a $3.3 million (€2.9 million) loan from the USDA Rural Energy for America programme.
With a further $5 million investment, Lakeview plans to upgrade the 10 million gpy capacity biodiesel... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 1, 2015
Project Solaris in South Africa has earned the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) certification for the production of the energy rich tobacco crop ‘Solaris’ in the Limpopo region of South Africa.
Solaris is a nicotine-free and GMO-free crop variety that yields significant amounts of sustainable oil that can be used as feedstock for bio jet fuel.
Project... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 1, 2015
Agro BioFuels and BioEnergy, a joint venture between the US branch of India-based Agro Pulping Machinery and JatDiesel, is set to invest $11 million (appr. €9.8 million) in a 15 million gpy biodiesel plant near Dayton, Ohio, US.
The plant, once finished, will produce fuel from oils and fats derived from plants and animals.
The company has addressed concerns about... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 27, 2015
Olleco, the UK's largest converter of used cooking oil (UCO) and food waste into renewable energy, has successfully acquired Convert2Green.
This acquisition is in line with Olleco's goal to achieve 100% resource recovery for the food industry.
The move will increase the number of Olleco's depots to 17 across the UK and will enable it to improve efficiencies and coverage... [Read More]
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