May 28, 2019
SkyNRG selects Topsoe technology for sustainable aviation fuel plant
Other News
May 28, 2019
BASF, The Estée Lauder Companies and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) have teamed up with civil society organisation Solidaridad to promote sustainable palm oil production in Lampung, Indonesia.
The project, which is based in the Waykanan district of Lampung, supports independent Indonesian smallholder farmers to improve their production of palm oil... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 23, 2019
The German Association of Biodiesel Producers (Verband der Deutschen Biokraftstoffindustrie, VDB) has released its 2018 biodiesel production figures, with 3.2 million tonnes of biodiesel produced by German companies throughout the year.
Of this total, rapeseed and used cooking oil accounted for the highest proportion of raw materials in biodiesel production.
According... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 23, 2019
Federated Cooperatives Limited (FCL) has agreed to acquire Terra Grain Fuels’ (TGF) 150 million litre per year ethanol plant, located near Belle Plaine in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
This will enable co-ops in Western Canada to continue to offer transportation fuels to members so they can meet existing renewable fuel standards and prepare for the upcoming... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 23, 2019
Major American airline United Airlines has expanded its commitment to biofuel through the renewal of a contract with World Energy.
Under the contract, the airline will purchase up to 10 million gallons of sustainable aviation biofuel over the next two years.
According to a release, United uses biofuel to power every flight departing from its Los Angeles hub, which results... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 23, 2019
Thirteen trade groups from across the US agriculture industry, including farmers and biodiesel producers, have called on Congress to take action on bipartisan legislation to extend the biodiesel tax incentive.
Addressed to leaders of the House of Representatives and Senate, the letter states: “America’s farmers and rural communities are facing a mounting economic... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 22, 2019
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released 2018 data that shows the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) is continuing to drive production of cleaner fuels for the transport sector.
According to CARB, almost 3.3 billion gallons of petroleum diesel have been replaced by cleaner low-carbon alternative fuels. The data also shows 100% compliance with the standard from... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 21, 2019
Engine developer Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) has announced a collaboration with shipowner Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) for the research and development of a biofuel test engine.
The two companies plan to carry out engine testing using biofuel supplied by GoodFuels, a leading biofuel supplier based in the Netherlands.
According to a release from J-ENG, the test engine... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 20, 2019
Renewable fuels producer Neste has teamed up with AirBP to offer an option to refuel with sustainable aviation fuel at Caen airport in France.
Produced by Neste, the sustainable alternative jet fuel (SAJF) is being supplied to Caen Carpiquet airport by AirBP.
The fuel is produced from non-palm renewable and sustainable raw materials and, according to Neste, will produce... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 20, 2019
Advanced renewable fuels producer Aemetis’ subsidiary in India, Universal Biofuels India, has landed a large biodiesel supply contract.
The customer is a multi-site mining company, which will use the biodiesel to fuel dump trucks and other heavy diesel equipment at mine sites in southern and central India.
According to Aemetis, shipments to the customer have commenced... [Read More]
Other News
May 17, 2019
The California Energy Commission has approved almost $11 million (€9.8 million) for projects in clean energy, including biofuels, renewable gas and microgrids.
Technology & Investment Solutions was awarded a $2 million grant to demonstrate a more sustainable and cost-effective method for creating biomethane from food waste using an existing anaerobic digester... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 17, 2019
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has opened a joint investigation with the Dutch authorities into certain aspects of biodiesel trading at Greenergy.
According to a release from the SFO, searches were carried out at the end of April at five sites across the UK and additional sites in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Four individuals have been arrested and released... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 17, 2019
The European Commission (EC) has chosen to repeal the anti-dumping duty on the import of ethanol from the US, overturning a decision made in 2013.
In announcing its decision, the EC concluded that removal of the duty would not increase the chance of dumping of US ethanol on the market in the European Union (EU).
The Commission announced a €62.9 per metric ton duty... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 14, 2019
Customers travelling on Savonlinja busses will be able to choose a lower emission journey from mid-May 2019, according to a release from renewable diesel producer Neste.
Under a collaboration with Neste, Savonlinja will introduce a Green Travel surcharge in addition to a normal bus ticket price. Customers are able to choose the price they wish to pay for this additional... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 14, 2019
Advanced renewable fuels and biochemicals company Aemetis has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2019.
According to the company, significant milestones took place during Q1, including entry into the biomethane industry with a project in California, expansion of Aemetis’ India plant pretreatment capacity to 50 million gallons and the opening... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 14, 2019
Biotechnology company Edeniq has announced that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has approved two Intellulose 2.0 customers for cellulosic ethanol production from corn kernel fibre.
The two facilities, a 90 million gallon per year corn ethanol plant in Jackson, Nebraska and a 150 million gallon per year plant in Atlantic, Iowa, are owned by Siouxland Ethanol and... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 13, 2019
The US Grains Council (USGC) is working with the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) to encourage the use of ethanol as transport fuel in South Korea.
The Asian nation is currently the fifth largest international market for American ethanol, however only imports ethanol for industrial use.
In an attempt to promote ethanol blending... [Read More]
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