Mar 20, 2017
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Biodiesel News
Mar 20, 2017
Petrochemical specialist Honeywell UOP announced that the Diamond Green Diesel facility in Norco, Louisiana, US, will expand its annual production capacity of renewable diesel from 10,000 barrels per day to 18,000 bpd, using Honeywell UOP’s Ecofining process technology.
Diamond Green Diesel, which is owned by Valero Energy Corp. and Darling Ingredients.,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 20, 2017
The Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance, a non-profit organisation, has announced that it has given a sustainability certificate to US biodiesel producer SeQuential for its “innovative and nearly zero-waste production of renewable fuel”.
The SBA has developed and implemented an objective certification standard for measuring the sustainability of biodiesel production... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 20, 2017
Spanish ethanol producer Abengoa has agreed to sell its bioethanol operations in Spain and France to private equity company Trilantic Europe for €140m.
The bioethanol plants are located in the Spanish locations of Cartagena, La Coruña and Salamanca, and the France-based Lacq.
The deal value includes debt to be assumed by the buyer, as well as the minority interests.
The... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 17, 2017
More than 20 senators pressed President Donald Trump to reject requests from oil refiners to overhaul the Renewable Fuel Standard programme.
Oil refiners have requested that the US government change the programme to push the burden of meeting annual biofuels use requirements downstream, a move that has been met with criticism and backlash from ethanol producers,... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 17, 2017
Using biofuels to help power jet engines reduces particle emissions in their exhaust by as much as 50 to 70%, according to a new study led by NASA.
The findings are the result of a cooperative international research program led by NASA and involving agencies from Germany and Canada, and are detailed in a study published in the journal Nature.
During flight tests in... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 17, 2017
The US will celebrate National Biodiesel Day on 18 March, 2017, to highlight the benefits of biodiesel.
Rudolf Diesel, who invented the engine that bears his name, ran early models on peanut oil, and was an ardent believer in vegetable oil-based fuel. That’s why the biodiesel industry honours Diesel by making his birthday, March 18, National Biodiesel Day.
“For... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 15, 2017
Kansas-based bioethanol producer Conestoga Energy Holdings has acquired the assets of VicNRG, a Texas-based marketing, distribution and terminal operating company for biodiesel.
In a statement, Conestoga said that the purchase will enable Conestoga and VicNRG to better serve the needs of their customers in the energy and agriculture sectors.
“Our acquisition... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 14, 2017
US bioethanol producer Poet has filed a lawsuit in US District Court of Sioux Falls alleging that the Sioux Falls-based company Nelson Engineering has misappropriated Poet’s trade secrets.
The lawsuit is captioned “POET, LLC and POET Research, Inc. v. Nelson Engineering and Jerry Baker,” Case No. CIV 17-4029. The trade secret in question is known at... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 14, 2017
US trade body Growth Energy has praised a new ASTM standard and said it is a “major victory for the ethanol industry”.
Last week, ASTM International published an important new high-octane fuel standard, ASTM D8076 – 17, Standard Specification for 100 Research Octane Number Test Fuel for Automotive Spark-Ignition Engines.
This new specification intends... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 14, 2017
A team of researchers at the UK-based University of Cambridge has developed a way of using solar power to generate a fuel that is both sustainable and relatively cheap to produce.
The team used natural light to generate hydrogen from biomass.
In a statement, the researchers said: “One of the challenges facing modern society is what it does with its waste... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 14, 2017
The government of Canada is investing CAN$43 million (€27m) in the clean technology sector to help create jobs and stimulate growth in the environmental sector.
Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains announced an investment of up to $20 million to support clean energy projects at the pre-commercialisation stage.
This... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 14, 2017
Investment in ethanol production from waste biomass could have great economic environmental benefits, according to a new study from researchers from the Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory.
In this study, the researchers found that ethanol produced using waste biomass, such as dead or dying trees, is more cost-effective and could achieve higher benefits... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 13, 2017
US agribusinesses AgProcessing (AGP) is pushing ahead with a $38 million (€35m) expansion of its Port Neal biodiesel plant in Sioux City, Iowa, according to media reports.
According to media reports in the Sioux City Journal, the company will also build a $90m vegetable oil refinery.
Construction on both projects is expected to begin in coming months, said Matt Caswell,... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 13, 2017
Oil refiners contributed more than $2 billion (€1.87bn) to meet US biofuels requirements in 2016, a 70% surge that helps fuel a growing debate over who should shoulder the costs for meeting environmental regulations, according to a media report.
A Reuters review of regulatory filings from ten refiners, including Valero Energy Corp and CVR Energy Inc, showed that they... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 13, 2017
Growing sustainable energy crops without increasing greenhouse gas emissions, may be possible on seasonally wet, environmentally-sensitive landscapes, according to US-based researchers who conducted a study on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land.
Debasish Saha, postdoctoral in plant sciences, Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences and colleagues, measured the... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 13, 2017
Bellona, a non-profit environmental organisation, has published a new report on the potential and challenges of using seaweed biofuels in aviation.
According to the organisation, the report provides comprehensive recommendations for researchers, public authorities and consumers.
By mapping existing knowledge and practice, sustainability and development of the technology,... [Read More]
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