Oct 31, 2018
Petition alleges habitat loss due to ethanol mandate
Other News
Oct 31, 2018
One of the world’s largest biofuel producers Poet has announced that it has begun construction on a new biofuel plant in Shelbyville, Indiana.
Poet is going ahead with its plans to add another biofuel plant to its already established network of 28. The construction has started after President Donald Trump lifted ‘outdated’ regulations that were limiting... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 31, 2018
Reuters has reported that French oil & gas firm Total has chosen to delay its planned biodiesel refinery, named La Mede, until the first quarter of 2019. The news agency cites the company’s chief financial officer.
The refinery is estimated to have a capacity of 500,000 tonnes of biodiesel.
In June of this year, Biofuels International reported that the planned... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 30, 2018
Car manufacture Mazda has announced its involvement in joint research projects and studies that aim to promote the wide-spread adoption of biofuels from microalgae growth. The company has become involved with the ongoing industry-academia-government studies as they coincide with its ‘Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030’ long term technology development programme.
Mazda... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 29, 2018
Researchers in Iran have developed a process to produce biodiesel out of chicken fat. The research intends to reduce the cost of biodiesel production as it is typically quite high.
According to the Iran Front Page, Iranian researchers have carried out nanocatalysis-based synthesis that makes it possible to turn chicken fat into biodiesel.
A researcher for the project states... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 25, 2018
Renewable diesel producer Neste has announced its new site, Zerobnb. The Finnish company has presented the site as a place where people from across the world are able to list sustainable alternatives for holiday lodging.
Neste’s Zerobnb site displays sustainable housing for travel accommodation by private owners. Launched on 24 October, International... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 24, 2018
Growth Energy and Prime the Pump have announced that regional convenience store chain Cumberland Farms is to become the newest E15 retail partner to join the Prime the Pump program.
Located in Massachusetts, Cumberland Farms will start to offer E15 at just over 120 of its Northeast US stores. The 15% ethanol blended fuel will be available to buy all year-round.
A... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 23, 2018
According to Forest News, both Indonesia’s landscape restoration targets and growing energy demands could be met with the help of biofuel plantations.
Scientists with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the Korean National Institute of Forest Science (NIFOS) and Indonesia’s University of Muhammadiyah Palangkaraya (UMP) are all currently... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 23, 2018
Reported by Pakistani news outlet Daily Times, the Government College University (GCU) in Lahore has signed a joint research project with the Bartin University in Turkey, researching a cost-effective production of bioethanol.
According to the report, Bartin University’s Dr. Ahmet Karada explained that both Turkey and Pakistan are importing 95% of their energy requirement.
GCU’s... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 23, 2018
Located in the central province of Quang Ngai, Vietnam, the Dung Quat Biofuel Plant has produced its first batch of E100 ethanol fuel since April 2015.
According to the Nhân Dân, the plant was completed in 2012 and cost VND 1.887 trillion ($81 million) however, was forced to close in 2015 because of falling oil prices and rising input costs which caused significant... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 23, 2018
Major European bioethanol producer CropEnergies is to ‘pause’ production at its plant in Wilton, UK due to ‘difficult market conditions’, according to a company announcement.
The plant, situated in the North-East of England, is operated by Ensus, a member of the Germany headquartered CropEnergies group since 2013. Production at the facility will... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 22, 2018
An Austrian university of technology, TU Wien (TUW), announced in a public release that it has developed a diesel engine that utilises over 70% bioethanol.
TUW detailed the technology used in the development of the engine, which uses both diesel and bioethanol in a ‘special’ dual-fuel combustion process which allegedly enables the use of a large portion of... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 19, 2018
For the last few months the European biodiesel industry has insisted that the European Commission enforce the implementation of provisional countervailing import duties on 'unfair' biodiesel imports from Argentina. The legal deadline in which to do so is 31 October 2018. The provisional duties that are currently in place, as well as the eventual definitive... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 18, 2018
According to the Aiken Standard a 36,000 square foot recycling facility is to be built by Green Energy Biofuel in Warrenville, Illinois. The plant is expected to provide more than 40 new jobs over the next five years and is scheduled to be up and running by December 2018.
Green Energy Biofuels refines and recycles used cooking oil as well as other food products that are... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 17, 2018
Biodiesel distributor Targray announced the opening of a 24/7 biodiesel terminal in Fargo, North Dakota.
Targray claims that the terminal will help address the growing demand for biofuels in Northwest Minnesota. This follows legislation by the state, requiring fuel sold to be a 20% biodiesel mix (B20).
The terminal will serve wholesale fuel buyers throughout the Fargo-Moorhead... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 15, 2018
Ethanol producer Green Plains announced in a press release that it had entered into an agreement with renewable fuels company Valero to sell three of its ethanol plants.
Located in Lakota, Iowa; Bluffton, Indiana; and Riga, Michigan, the plants will be sold for $300 million (€258 million) in cash as well as approximately $28 million (€24 million) of working capital.
The... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 15, 2018
President Donald Trump has announced plans to lift summer restrictions on the sale of E15 fuel at gas stations in the US.
On 10 October, at a political rally in Iowa, Trump announced his administration would allow year-round sales of gasoline with a 15% ethanol blend.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) legislation blocks the sale of E15 from 1 June to 15 September in... [Read More]
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