May 8, 2019
Neste’s renewable fuel recognised for role in emissions reduction
Biodiesel News
May 7, 2019
Biodiesel producer Renewable Energy Group (REG) has entered a partnership with Broco Oil Company to provide clean fuel options to heating oil dealers in the northeast of the US.
Under the partnership, the two companies will collaborate on a biodiesel blending facility in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
“We are thrilled to be partnering with a biofuels producer like REG... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 7, 2019
Biofuel producer Aemetis has announced that its Indian subsidiary, Universal Biofuels India, has won a biodiesel supply contract with three government-owned oil marketing companies.
Awarded under a public tender process, the contract covers the ongoing supply of biodiesel to a number of locations, totalling no more than $23 million (€20.5 million) during 2019.
According... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 3, 2019
According to a release from industry association Growth Energy, the US state of New Mexico has become the 31st state to offer consumers the E15 ethanol fuel blend at fuel stations.
The Murphy USA station in Albuquerque has joined the nearly 1,800 locations across the US that offer the fuel, which is blended with 15% renewable ethanol.
Known to consumers as Unleaded 88,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 3, 2019
Biofuels producer VERBIO Diesel Canada has agreed to purchase a biodiesel plant in Canada from Atlantic Biodiesel.
The plant, which has an annual production capacity of 150,000 tonnes of biodiesel and 18,000 tonnes of raw glycerin, is located in Dain City, Ontario.
The deal is expected to close by the middle of 2019, pending certain conditions.
According to VERBIO, the... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 30, 2019
Valero Energy has released its first quarter 2019 results, announcing net income of $141 million (€126 million) for the first three months of the year.
This was down from $469 million for the same quarter last year.
“Investments to increase our system’s flexibility and the team’s relentless focus on safety enabled us to capture good margins in an... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 30, 2019
US-based KATZEN International has agreed to design a corn-based fuel ethanol plant in Brazil for Ethanol S. A. Bioenergia.
The plant, which will be located in the Nova Mutum, Mato Grosso region of the South American country, broke ground earlier this month.
The Ethanol S. A. Bioenergia facility is a joint venture project between Grupo O+ Participações and... [Read More]
Features
Apr 30, 2019
The EU is committed to carbon neutrality by the middle of the century, but long-term objectives require ambitious action today. The clean energy and climate package, including a set of legislations to ensure the EU is on track to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 40% by 2030, have now all been adopted. An important legislation is the Effort Sharing Regulation... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 29, 2019
Biofuels producer Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has announced first quarter net earnings of $233 million (approximately €209 million) after extreme weather and flooding in the US Midwest negatively impacted earnings.
The company announced plans to spin off its ethanol business after disappointing biofuel margins and flooding in the Midwest caused ADM’s profits... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 26, 2019
Freight and passenger ferry operator DFDS has announced its investment in start-up biofuels producer Mash Energy.
Mash Energy produces biofuel from agricultural waste, which it currently sources from the by-product of nut processing in Tanzania and India.
The two companies will work to develop a commercially viable alternative shipping fuel to currently used fossil fuels,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 25, 2019
Danish biotechnology company Novozymes has released its interim report for the first three months of 2019, noting a decline in sales due to weakness in US bioethanol.
According to the company, all businesses developed roughly as expected with the exception of the US bioethanol industry.
Organic sales growth was down 4% in the first three months of this year, with bioenergy... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 25, 2019
Whitefox Technologies has successfully installed and commenced operations of the fifth Whitefox ICE™ system at Ace Ethanol’s Wisconsin plant.
The company’s membrane system is part of a project that will integrate with D3MAX’s technology to convert corn kernel fibre to ethanol, enabling reduced energy consumption.
“After seeing the benefits... [Read More]
Features
Apr 25, 2019
With the entry into force of the revision of the renewable energy directive (REDII) in December 2018, following months of intense negotiations, the European Union (EU) biofuels industry at large entered a no less important phase in which Member States have to put in place the necessary national REDII implementing legislation ahead of the 31 June 2021 transposition deadline.... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 24, 2019
Swedish biofuels producer Sekab E-Technology has announced that a new biorefinery in Finland, Nordfuel, will open in 2021 using Sekab’s Celluapp technology.
The €150 million facility will produce bioethanol and biofuel from soft wood residues. The company’s Celluapp technology platform enables the extraction of cellulose sugars and lignin from forest or... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 23, 2019
Washington State Ferries (WSF)announced that it will be launching a Sustainability Action Plan that outlines objectives for more renewable ferries and terminals, which includes a commitment to using a 10% biodiesel mix.
According to the release, the plan includes initiatives to protect orca whales, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality and reduce waste.
“Because... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 18, 2019
The Ministers of Agriculture in Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic have signed a joint declaration agreeing on the importance of biofuels in the Renewable Energy Directive (REDII) post-2020.
“We agree to take all necessary steps to establish the contribution of the biofuels of EU agricultural origin (produced from food and feed crops) to the targets set by RED... [Read More]
Other News
Apr 17, 2019
Irish university NUI Galway has announced the official opening of a new research laboratory to generate biofuels from waste products.
A team of 25 PhD and post-doctoral researchers will work in the new laboratory under Professor Piet Lens in the Department of Microbiology.
The researchers are undertaking a major research project to transform waste and wastewater treatment... [Read More]
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