
Feb 22, 2021
Legislative odyssey for the EU biofuels sector
Features
Feb 22, 2021
In a recent interview Biofuels International spoke with Whitefox’s CEO Gillian Harrison about what trends they experienced during COVID-19 and how the company saw this impacting the ethanol sector going forward.
“One of the impressive things we have seen is how quickly some technologies have leapt forward more than five years in their natural evolution, in particular... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 22, 2021
A leading provider of low carbon biodiesel to the California market hosted a ribbon cutting event for its newly expanded facility in Barrio Logan.
New Leaf Biofuel collects used cooking oil from more than 2,000 local area restaurants and converts it into biodiesel - an ecofriendly alternative to petroleum diesel.
The new facility more than doubles the output of biofuel,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 19, 2021
The US Grains Council conducted a virtual ethanol workshop to show North African stakeholders ethanol-blended fuel’s benefits in emissions reduction, environmental impacts and improving health outcomes.
Representatives from Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco took part in the event.
Speakers focused on blending, handling and transportation and included Dr Steffen... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 19, 2021
Vopak is investing in the Port of Rotterdam for the storage of waste-based feedstocks for the production of biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel.
The market for energy from renewable sources in Europe is rising as a result of the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directive II.
A total of 16 new tanks with a combined capacity of 64,000 cubic metres will be built... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 19, 2021
The rapeseed harvest in the EU-27 was slightly larger in 2020 than in 2019, according to information published by the EU Commission.
It was pegged at 16.1 million tonnes, which translates to a rise of just less than 5% compared to 2019.
According to investigations conducted by Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft, the increase was a result of harvest increases in Germany,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 18, 2021
Heathrow has secured over £100 million (€115 million) in government funding as it aims to be one of the world’s first major carbon neutral aviation hubs.
This news follows a commitment from the UK aviation industry to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 through working with governments around the world and through the UN.
Heathrow will be rolling out an action... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 18, 2021
The Summit Agricultural Group has announced the creation of Summit Carbon Solutions - a new business platform that will address the global challenge of decarbonisation.
This will be done by developing the world’s largest carbon capture and storage project. In doing so, Summit Carbon Solutions will dramatically lower the carbon footprint of biorefineries and other carbon... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 18, 2021
Agri-tech company Green Plains recorded a fourth quarter 2020 loss of $49.6 million (€40 million).
CEO and president Todd Becker described the past year as “full of challenging events” as the COVID-19 pandemic hit petroleum prices and demand.
Among the developments in the past 12 months included the sale of its ethanol plant in Hereford, Texas, for $39 million... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 17, 2021
Further research is under way to look into expanding E15 ethanol use in California.
Tests will be carried out to determine what long-term use in California will bring and if west coast ethanol will be US corn-based or Brazilian sugarcane-based ethanol.
Sugarcane-based ethanol has an advantage as it generates more carbon credits than corn-based ethanol under California’s... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 17, 2021
A new US study released has further emphasised the need and benefits of corn ethanol in the nation's fuel supply.
Scientists from Harvard University, Tufts University and Environmental Health & Engineering showed in their report, Carbon Intensity of Corn Ethanol in the United States: State of the Science, corn ethanol reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 46%, compared... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 17, 2021
Whitefox Technologies has revealed that BGW is to install its ICE® membrane dehydration system.
It will be installed at BGW’s 108 million litres per year plant in Rąbczyn, Poland. The project involves installing the Whitefox system designed to produce up to 400,000 litres per day of anhydrous ethanol.
The project is under construction and is due to start up towards... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 16, 2021
GoodShipping is collaborating with liner operator Ocean Network Express (ONE) to advance the uptake of biofuel-driven carbon reduction services.
In a recent trial with ONE, the 4,803 TEU MOL EXPERIENCE was refuelled with sustainable marine biofuel at the Port of Rotterdam while carrying cargo for GoodShipping.
Supplied by GoodShipping’s sister company GoodFuels, the... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 16, 2021
Essential Energy USA Corp has revealed plans to build a new biorefinery in South America for the production of renewable diesel.
The company is a leading biofuel producer in South America and, subject to the client’s final investment decision, the biorefinery will produce 200,000 tonnes per year of high-quality renewable diesel from advanced bio-feedstocks.
NextChem... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 16, 2021
Ingenza has been awarded two Innovate UK Sustainable Innovation Fund grants amounting to £232,000 (€266,000).
The first grant will allow Ingenza to invest in the commercialisation of production technology targeting the bioethanol yeast market, which is worth over £300 million (€344 million) a year globally.
This project is based on REDOX chemistry manipulation... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 15, 2021
The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) is calling on the National Biofuels Board (NBB) to raise the Coco Methyl Ester (CME) content of biodiesel sold in the domestic market to 5%.
The present blend of biodiesel currently in the country consists of 2% CME and 98% regular diesel.
“The increase could effectively support our coconut farmers and farmworkers whose livelihoods... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 15, 2021
A new facility that will convert non-recyclable household waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for use by airlines operating at UK airports is to be built.
Essar Oil is joining forces with Fulcrum BioEnergy and Essar’s subsidiary company Stanlow Terminals Limited in the project.
Plans for Fulcrum NorthPoint are expected to be complete at the end of this year... [Read More]