May 23, 2017
Big progress for algae biofuels? Green alga genome sequenced
Biodiesel News
May 23, 2017
Two Iowa-based trade bodies have welcomed Kim Reynolds as Iowa Governor.
The trade body that represents the biodiesel industry in Iowa, Iowa Biodiesel Board and Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) welcomed the new governor.
ISA president Rolland Schnell of Newton and Grant Kimberley, ISA director of market development and executive director of the Iowa Biodiesel Board, issued... [Read More]
Other News
May 23, 2017
On 30 November 2016, the European Commission published its long awaited revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED) also known as RED II.
In its proposals, the EC made plans to minimise Europe’s Indirect Land-Use Change (ILC) impacts. The EC wants to reduce the maximum contribution of crop-based biofuels such as ethanol from a maximum of 7% of road and rail energy in... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 23, 2017
Sweden’s largest airport operator Swedavia has received its first volume of aviation biofuels for 2017 at Gothenburg Airport.
With this delivery, Swedavia takes a next step in reducing its entire business travel footprint from flying through its partnership with Fly Green Fund.
The aviation biofuel is produced by AltAir Fuels and supplied by SkyNRG together with... [Read More]
Other News
May 22, 2017
A subsidiary of the world’s second largest palm oil plantation company has cultivated a new palm planting material allowing an increase of oil yields to the highest levels in the industry.
Smart Tbk, a subsidiary of Golden-Agri Resources, has registered two clones of high-yielding oil palm plant material in Indonesia’s Catalogue of Seeds, receiving approval... [Read More]
Other News
May 22, 2017
Clariant and Huntsman Corp. has announced that its boards of directors unanimously approved a definitive agreement to combine in a merger of equals through an all-stock transaction.
The merged company will be named Huntsman Clariant. On a pro forma 2016 basis, the combination of both companies will create a leading global specialty chemical company with sales of approximately... [Read More]
Other News
May 22, 2017
Advanced Biofuels Canada (ABFC) has announced a significant expansion of its membership.
“Our new members bring a wealth of next generation biofuels technologies and knowledge to our association. Deploying both commercially proven and demonstrated technologies in Canada will change the paradigm of what advanced biofuels can accomplish in a low carbon future,”... [Read More]
Other News
May 22, 2017
A designer and a biofuels scientist from the Netherlands have teamed up to build a motorcycle powered by algae.
Peter Mooij researches biofuel production with microalgae. The scientist, who completed his PHD in biotechnology at Delft University of Technology in 2016, has developed a method to grow algae for oil production in salt water. Inspired by this, Mooij’s... [Read More]
Other News
May 19, 2017
Japanese company Euglena is looking to boost its efforts to commercialise microalgae jetfuel by 2020. According to Nikkei Asian Review, the company is arranging equity tie ups with five companies in a bid to obtain the finances to accelerate its efforts.
Tokyo Euglena will allocate new shares to the companies as early as June, in turn securing 1.1 billion yen (€8.8... [Read More]
Other News
May 19, 2017
Researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding the workings of the ‘third’ method of microbial production, known as ‘flavin-based electron bifurcation’ (FBEB). Their findings could be hugely significant for the world of microbial energy and biofuels.
The discovery of FBEB led to a drastic shift in the way scientists think about how organisms... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 19, 2017
Can it be that we need to stop using diesel?” asks Seppo Mikkonen, a research and development fellow at Neste, on the company’s blog.
Judging from his post on the matter, the answer is a clear no.
Diesel has become a hugely controversial issue, as scientists and the media become increasingly aware of the dangers of the nitrogen dioxide fumes emitted by the... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 18, 2017
Pacific Biodiesel Technologies is expected to begin the first harvest of its Maui sunflower biofuel crop this month, once the flowers have fully matured, according to Lahaina News.
The company has recently taken delivery of a combine harvester, purchased from a family farm in northern California, which will be used to mechanically harvest the sunflowers and other oil and... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 18, 2017
Beverly Hills based diversified holding company SuperBox has signed a joint venture agreement with PK Clean Technologies, a developer of waste plastic-to-fuel technologies.
SuperBox will acquire an 80% interest in one of PK Clean’s operating plants once it raises enough funds to double the size of an existing PK Clean plant to 20 tonnes per day. PK Clean meanwhile,... [Read More]
Policy News
May 18, 2017
The Conservative party has published its 2017 manifesto. The pledges on energy and fuel supply from the incumbent party and bookies’ favourite for the upcoming general election paint an ambiguous picture, focusing on the targets and outcomes of energy production rather than the means.
“After we have left the European Union, we will form our energy policy based... [Read More]
Other News
May 18, 2017
The Renewable Energy Association (REA), a UK-based trade body for the renewables industry, has backed the Conservative Party manifesto.
The manifesto was released earlier today (18 May, 2017).
Commenting on the release of the Conservative Party Manifesto, Nina Skorupska, CEO of the Renewable Energy Association said: “The manifesto is a solid building block for the... [Read More]
Other News
May 17, 2017
A new research project, called To-Syn-Fuel, aims to build up, operate and demonstrate the production of synthetic fuels and green hydrogen from sewage sludge.
The To-Syn-Fuel project is funded by Horizon 2020, the EU’s new research and innovation programme. It comes in the wake of the European Commission’s proposed Renewable Energy Directive for the post 2020... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 17, 2017
Brazil is set to toughen requirements on imported ethanol to protect domestic producers, according to Reuters.
The move, announced by Brazilian Energy Minister Fernando Coelho, is in response to a surge of imported US corn oil to the country.
Those buying imported ethanol will now have to follow rules applied to Brazilian ethanol producers concerning minimum stocks to... [Read More]
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