Jul 16, 2019
Biodiesel shipments boost Aemetis India’s revenues
Other News
Jul 15, 2019
US airline Delta has flown its first carbon-neutral delivery flight, using biofuels and carbon offsets, as the airline continues towards its goal of a 50% carbon emission reduction by 2050.
Delta has teamed up with biofuel supplier Air BP for the provision of biofuels for an initial 20 delivery flights from the Airbus final assembly line in Mobile, Alabama, US.
The Airbus... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 15, 2019
The US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California has fined American Biodiesel for violations of the Clean Water Act at the company’s site in the Port of Stockton.
On 8 July, US District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller sentenced the producer to probation after American Biodiesel, also known as Community Fuels, admitted to allowing the discharge of industrial... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 3, 2019
Flint Hills Resources has announced its decision to halt production at its Duonix biodiesel plant in Beatrice, Nebraska, US, as first reported by the Beatrice Daily Sun.
The decision to idle the 50 million gallon per year biodiesel plant was made due to tough economics driven by low soybean prices.
“Corn oil was less expensive,” Michael Wilhelmi, manager... [Read More]
Policy News
Jun 24, 2019
Research commissioned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has shown that air passengers support the development of new technologies and sustainable aviation fuels to reduce aviation carbon emissions.
These two proposals were preferred over the implementation of ‘environmental’ taxes, such as a Dutch proposal for a European Union-wide tax on air... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 12, 2019
Biofuel supply chain company Eco-Energy has launched its Ethanol Logistics Service, extending the company’s current logistics management capabilities to a wider range of ethanol buyers and shippers.
The new platform will provide customers with improved visibility and control over their ethanol supply chain performance, according to Eco-Energy.
Eco-Energy’s... [Read More]
Policy News
Jul 11, 2019
US-based ethanol producer Attis Industries is the latest company to join the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA).
The association supports and advocates for public policies that are technology neutral, use sustainable feedstocks and offer subsidy parity to ensure viable advanced biofuels can compete on a level playing field.
It also engages with government to secure support... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 11, 2019
Phibro Ethanol Performance Group, a subsidiary of Phibro Animal Health Corporation, has expanded its portfolio of yeast products to address the needs of a changing ethanol market.
The company provides solutions for ethanol producers based on fermentation, infection management and co-products for animal feed, with products including processing aids, cleaning aids, corn... [Read More]
Features
Jul 10, 2019
There’s really no escaping international politics in the US at present, especially for businesses whose domestic opportunities are softening and who had been looking towards customers in China as a good way to keep sales and prices moving in the right direction.
This is certainly the case for North America’s ethanol producers, who find themselves at the front... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 10, 2019
California, US-based Vertimass has signed its first technology license agreement with cellulosic ethanol producer Alliance BioEnergy Plus for the production of renewable jet fuel.
Vertimass’ technology, which also results in the production of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes (BTEX), enables the sustainable production of fuels and chemicals derived from... [Read More]
Policy News
Jul 9, 2019
Earlier this month, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposed biofuel targets for 2020, eliciting strong condemnation from industry players, including Growth Energy and the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE).
The EPA’s proposed Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) fails to include a mechanism to offset... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 9, 2019
VERBIO Group subsidiary VERBIO Diesel Canada has completed the purchase of a biodiesel plant located in Dain City, Ontario, Canada.
Previously announced in May, the purchase agreement was signed between VERBIO and Atlantic Biodiesel, subject to various conditions, which have now been satisfied.
The biodiesel plant has an annual capacity of approximately 150,000 tonnes... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 5, 2019
Total has commenced production at the La Mède biorefinery in the southeast of France, reporting first production of biofuel.
The former oil refinery has been converted into a ‘new energies’ facility through a project that began in 2015 with a total capital expenditure of €275 million.
The La Mède facility includes: a biorefinery, with a capacity... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 3, 2019
Waste to bioproducts producer Greenbelt Resources has teamed up with New Age Renewable Energy to offer a sustainable solution for processing dairy industry wastes into bioproducts.
The recently signed technology collaboration agreement will see NARE’s fermentation formulation combined with Greenbelt’s ECOsystem model, which converts food, beverage and agricultural... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 2, 2019
A team of researchers from South Korea has developed a new strategy to efficiently produce fatty acids and biofuels from glucose.
In a study published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, researchers from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have shown how glucose and oleaginous microorganisms can be transformed into microbial diesel fuel, through direct... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 1, 2019
North American biodiesel producer Renewable Energy Group (REG) has launched a new website that offers resources about biodiesel and renewable diesel.
Educational, product and technical information is available on regi.com to those wanting to learn more about cleaner burning fuels.
“For more than 20 years, REG has been transforming renewable resources into cleaner... [Read More]
Other News
Jul 1, 2019
Japan’s largest airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced in June that it has signed an offtake agreement with LanzaTech for the purchase of sustainable aviation fuel.
The agreement targets 2021 for the delivery of the fuel, according to the company, and is part of the airline’s efforts to minimise its environmental impact and meet sustainable development... [Read More]
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Emerging Fuel Technology (#EFT) licensee Highbury Energy and #WBCEC are advancing a CAD $210 million (€129 million) indigenous-led biomass-to-fuels project in Fort Frances, #Ontario, after successfully completing a FEED study.
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#US #imports of #biodiesel and renewable diesel slumped to a decade low in the first half of 2025 after a change in tax credits for the fuels came into effect, the US Energy Information Administration (@EIA) said.
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