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A new group aimed at building and expanding support for the US Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) has been launched by former Senator Jim Talent. Americans for Energy Security and Innovation (AESI) will focus its efforts on building support for a stronger RFS to reduce dependence on foreign oil and stimulate domestic innovation and economic development in the biofuels sector.
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Hawaiian authorities have approved Pacific Biodiesel Technologies’ (PBT) contract to supply biodiesel to Hawaiian Energy (HE), primarily for use at its power plants on the island of O’ahu.
According to Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, the contract was approved after it was determined that the proposed price for the biodiesel was reasonable, the diesel will be produced locally, and…
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Belgian researchers believe the leavings of the giant panda may unlock secrets to more efficient biofuel production.
A research team from Ghent University is the first to examine the potential of the micro-organisms in the pandas’ digestive track, which may lead to the development of new generations of biofuels.
Pandas have a unique digestive system, as despite having the genetic make-up of…
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Argentinian bioenergy company Compañía Bioenergética La Florida (CBLF) has inaugurated its new ethanol dehydration facility in the Tucumán province of Argentina.
The facility – which CGLF says included several improvements over standard dehydration facilities regarding energy use, vapour releases, and water consumption – has a capacity to produce 500,000l…
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Joule, a US producer of liquid fuels from recycled CO2, has announced that its fuel grade Sunflow-E ethanol has been registered by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for commercial use in E10 and E15 gasoline blends.
Earlier this year Joule announced that Sunflow-E had successfully passed the tests for ASTM D4806 and DIN EN 15376 certifications, US and German bioethanol…
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A new $1 million (appr. €890,000) relationship between Michigan State University (MSU) and ExxonMobil will expand research designed to progress the fundamental science required to advance algae-based fuels.
The overall goal of the partnership is to improve the efficiency of photosynthesis in microalgae to produce biofuels and bioproducts.
The key to bioenergy is the efficiency of…
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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) will lead a $13.5 million (€12 million) multi-institutional research effort to improve sorghum as a sustainable source for biofuel production.
Funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE), the five-year grant takes a comprehensive approach to better understand how plants and microbes interact and to learn which sorghum germplasm grows better…
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Chemical engineers from Iran have found a way to produce biodiesel from castor oil without the need for extra petrochemical methanol using a biorefinery set-up.
Producing biodiesel from vegetable oils is not completely renewable, as the standard transesterification process requires the use of methanol, which is usually produced from petrochemical sources.
The researchers, Hamed Bateni and…
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Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers and external collaborators have synthesised and characterised a new DNA-templated gold nanocluster (AuNC) that could resolve a critical methodological barrier for efficient biofuel cell design.
Ligands, molecules that bind to a central metal atom, are necessary to form stable nanoclusters.
For this study, the researchers chose single-stranded DNA as the…
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The Biofat project, a microalgae-to-biofuel FP7 demonstration project, has confirmed algae’s potential as a sustainable biofuel source with low greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The project has concentrated on improving and demonstrating sustainability in the process, considering both environmental (e.g. use of marine strains to limit freshwater use) and economic (e.g. low energy consumption)…
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In the US, California's Air Resources Board (ARB) has listed biodiesel as the lowest-carbon fuel in the state’s revised Low Carbon Fuels Standard (LCFS).
The new standard affirms biodiesel reduces greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% and often by as much as 81% when compared with petroleum, giving biodiesel the best carbon score among all liquid fuels.
As part of the…
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Wood-based BioVerno diesel by Finland’s UPM has been found to significantly reduce harmful tailpipe emissions, the company reports.
A number of engine and vehicle tests have been carried out across key research institutes, such as VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, University of Vaasa in Finland, and at FEV, internationally recognised vehicle engineering company based in Germany.
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Dutch grain trader Nidera has suffered a loss in biofuels and ceased working in the business due to the actions of a ‘rogue trader’.
The company declined to provide a figure of the suffered losses, but said Nidera will still post a profit for the fiscal year ending this month.
CEO Ton van der Laan says the company nonetheless suffered significant loss and the trader’s actions…
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Hippo Valley Estates, a sugar producer based in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe, has announced it has reached an ethanol production capacity of 41 million litres per month and is now applying for a licence to supply the local market.
Zimbabwe requires a monthly supply of 50 million litres of petro, of which 7,5 million litres is ethanol under the country’s E15 blending mandate.
Hippo Valley is looking…
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The state House of Representatives in Pennsylvania, US, has voted to remove the ethanol-blending mandate for petrol sold in the state.
In 2008, Pennsylvania set a requirement for sold petrol to be blended with a minimum of 10% ethanol whenever in-state ethanol production exceeded 350 million gallons.
However, Republican State Representative Seth Grove says the in-state production has not once…
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US-based Algenol has signed a memorandum of understanding MOU South China’s Fujian Zhongyuan New Energy Company (ZYNE) to develop projects throughout Southern China, utilising carbon emissions to create renewable fuels.
The goal of the two companies’ cooperation is to provide solutions for accessing clean air, cleaning water, and providing sustainable fuels, the three major challenge…
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