Jan 13, 2020
Biopharma Group acquires interest in inspection equipment provider Easytesters
Biodiesel News
Jan 13, 2020
The National Farmers Union of Scotland (NFU Scotland) is currently pursuing high-level solutions to the machinery problems many Scottish and UK farmers have been experiencing, linked to the biofuel content in fuel.
As fuel is a reserved issue, NFU Scotland is seeking support from both the Scottish and UK Governments to find a solution and mitigate the problem. At the... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 13, 2020
Finnish company UPM has marked the five-year anniversary of the start of operations of the first biorefinery in the world to produce wood-based advanced biofuels, the Lappeenranta Biorefinery.
The facility uses wood-based residual raw material crude tall oil to produce renewable fuels that decrease emissions and mitigate climate change.
The biorefinery currently... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 10, 2020
Cielo Waste Solutions has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Renewable U Halifax to build a renewable diesel refinery in, or within 150km of, Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A framework is expected to be provided for the construction and operation of a 4,000-litre-per-hour joint venture refinery in Nova Scotia at an estimated cost of CAD$50 million (€36.5... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 10, 2020
The Midwestern Clean Fuels Initiative, supported by the Great Plains Institute, has released a new report detailing how a successful clean fuels policy should be developed for the US Midwest.
The whitepaper, titled ‘A Clean Fuels Policy for the Midwest’, recommends a technology-neutral, portfolio approach that encourages a fair and competitive marketplace that benefits... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 9, 2020
Canada-based Cielo Waste Solutions and its contractors have completed optimisation of the design of the world’s first waste to renewable fuels refinery at Aldersyde in Alberta, Canada.
The work required extensive changes to the process, as well as the installation of multiple new pieces of equipment required before being able to bring Cielo’s green refinery back... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 9, 2020
A team of researchers from Tokyo Tech and Taiwan Tech have discovered a way to efficiently use the surplus glycerol produced in the production of biodiesel.
Biodiesel, which is made using vegetable oils through a process known as transesterification, produces excessive amounts of glycerol. In Europe alone, it is estimated that the biodiesel industry produces a surplus... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 9, 2020
Tensions in the Middle East have inflamed global oil markets, sending Brent crude oil futures over $70 (€63) per barrel and pushing US gasoline futures to a nine-month high, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has reported.
Analysts expect these gas price increases to reach the pump in the days ahead, hitting consumer pocketbooks and again underscoring the importance... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 8, 2020
Harvestone Group has announced the latest ethanol production facility to join its marketing, logistics and trading platform, Corn LP, a 75-million-gallon ethanol plant located in Goldfield, Iowa in the US.
Harvestone also welcomed Denco II, a 36-million-gallon ethanol plant in Morris, Minnesota, in July last year.
"Our group has put together a unique business model... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 8, 2020
Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) has teamed up with Casey’s General Stores in the US to offer drivers in the state of Nebraska increased access to higher blends of ethanol fuel.
Through its blender pump incentive infrastructure programme, NCB provided grant assistance to help Casey’s upgrade its existing fuel pumps to offer E15 – or Unleaded88 – a 15% ethanol blend.... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 8, 2020
By converting its fleet to renewable diesel fuel, the University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz) has significantly reduced its carbon footprint.
Campus vehicles, which include student shuttles and other fleet vehicles, used around 72,000 gallons of diesel in 2019, according to fleet manager Theo Diamantopoulos. He estimated that be switching to renewable biodiesel,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 8, 2020
Shell Aviation has teamed up with World Energy to develop a scalable supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), some of which will be provided to Lufthansa Group at San Francisco Airport in the US.
The supply of SAF to Lufthansa at San Francisco has already been initiated, with the cleaner fuel expected to reduce the airline’s carbon emissions on intercontinental... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 7, 2020
Specialty chemical company Clariant has signed a licence agreement with Anhui Guozhen Group, a Chinese green energy company, and Chemtex Chemical Engineering, for Clariant’s sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol technology.
Anhui Guozhen and Chemtex will form a joint venture with the aim of realising a full-scale commercial plant for the production of cellulosic ethanol... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 7, 2020
FinCo Fuel Group has expanded its network with the acquisition of a majority stake in GoodNRG, holding company of renewable fuels producer GoodFuels.
The acquisition will enable GoodFuels to access FinCo Fuel Group’s sourcing, supply management and logistics expertise. Both parties expect to contribute to a further reduction of carbon dioxide emissions and to accelerate... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 7, 2020
JetBlue has announced plans to offset carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from jet fuel for all domestic flights from July 2020, becoming the first major US airline to take this step towards reducing its carbon footprint.
The airline also plans to start flying with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from mid-2020 on flights from San Francisco International Airport in the US.
The... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 6, 2020
Bunge North America has sold its stake in an ethanol plant in Iowa, US to Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy (SIRE), as challenges continue to plague the ethanol industry in America.
SIRE repurchased Bunge’s Series B membership units in the plant, effective 31 December 2019. The purchase ends Bunge’s 13-year ownership interest in SIRE; as part of the transaction, directors... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 6, 2020
US ethanol company Badger State Ethanol has hit a new milestone, producing its one-billionth gallon of ethanol.
The dry mill ethanol plant, which is located in Monroe, Wisconsin in the US, began production in October 2002 and currently has a capacity of over 85 million gallons per year of ethanol. The plant is a member of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA).
Congratulating... [Read More]
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