Nov 1, 2016
UK’s Vivergo Fuels becomes Northern Powerhouse government partner
Biodiesel News
Nov 1, 2016
Renewable Energy Group plans a $24 million (€21.7m) investment to expand its first biorefinery to an annual nameplate production capacity of 30 million gallons.
The REG Ralston expansion announcement comes on the heels of Landus Cooperative expanding its adjacent soy crush operation.
"Ralston is where it all began for REG and the experience and lessons we have learned,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 1, 2016
Mexico's Secretariat of Energy (SENER) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently hosted a workshop to inform Mexican authorities of ethanol’s quality of life benefits.
US researchers, alongside with Colombian and Paraguayan regulators, held information sessions at the two-day meeting in Mexico City on the quality of life benefits and successful implementation... [Read More]
Other News
Nov 1, 2016
A new report by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, finds that Egypt’s cement producers could save money and lower greenhouse gas emissions by using waste, so-called alternative fuels, to power their production facilities.
The study, Unlocking Value: Alternative Fuels for Egypt’s Cement Industry, assessed the potential for producers to increase the... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 31, 2016
The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) has named Donnell Rehagen as the trade group’s CEO. Rehagen was named interim CEO in June after serving 12 years as NBB’s chief operating officer.
“We couldn’t be more excited to elevate Donnell to the permanent position of CEO,” said NBB chairman Ron Marr.
He added: “His detailed knowledge of our organisation... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 28, 2016
The National Biodiesel Board, a US biodiesel trade body, has written a letter to the US’ Congress urging it to extend the biodiesel tax incentive before it expires on 31 December, 2016.
The letter was sent on behalf of US biodiesel producers nationwide and was sent to the House and Senate tax committee leaders. Policy stability is key to boosting advanced biofuels,... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 27, 2016
EXCLUSIVE. The date for the publication of the post-2020 Renewable Energy Directive (RED) has been mooted by an industry expert speaking at a biofuels conference.
An industry expert close to the sector, who spoke at the Argus Biofuels conference and wished not to be named, said that he believed RED phase two was due to come out on 7 December, 2016.
However, in a... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 27, 2016
Peru is the latest country to place anti-dumping tariffs on imports of biodiesel from Argentina for a period of five years, after complaints of unfair competition, the South American’s market regulator said.
According to Reuters, Peru, the second-largest export market for Argentine biodiesel, passed the measure "to prevent the imports of the biofuel to continue harming... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 25, 2016
The rapeseed oil industry was valued at $23.76 billion (€21.83bn) in 2014, and is expected to reach $35.39 billion by 2021 at a compound annual growth rate of 6.9%.
Rapeseed oil is extracted from rape crop which is the third largest crop cultivated in Europe.
Credence Research forecasts in a new market study that the global industry for rapeseed oil is anticipated... [Read More]
Policy News
Oct 24, 2016
The Swedish Bioenergy Association (Svebio) estimates that the August tax cuts given to biofuels in Sweden had a large effect on commercial transport, but the impact on E85 in private transport was more meagre.
“Private motorists seem to not be aware that after 1 August it’s become cheaper for them to fuel their cars with E85 ethanol than petrol if they have... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 24, 2016
Brazil-based oil company Petrobras said it is discussions to sell its stake in sugar and ethanol producer Guarani SA to France’s Tereos Internacional.
Petrobras is planning to sell its 45.9% stake in the company, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The proposed sale is part of Petrobras’ plan to sell certain assets to reduce debt.
The company is planning... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 24, 2016
In Australia, the state of Queensland’s regional economies are set to benefit from the Palaszczuk Government’s biofuels mandate, the state cabinet said.
The government is continuing to garner the attention of Queensland motorists with its E10 OK campaign.
Speaking from Airlie Beach for the Palaszczuk Government's Whitsundays Community Cabinet, Minister for... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 21, 2016
Scientists at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have turned lignin into a source of biofuel by simply adding a common chemical
The patent-pending method that converts up to 80% of lignin into valuable molecules for biofuel and plastics and can be scaled up to industrial levels has been published in Science.
Lignin is an enormously... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 21, 2016
In Thailand, the government’s Pollution Control Department (PCD) is suing Rajburi Ethanol Co. for allowing molasses wastewater to leak into the Mae Klon River, devastating the waterway’s giant stingray population.
According to the PCD, tests have indicated that wastewater leaked into the river in Ban Pong district of Ratchaburi, polluting it and killing aquatic... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 21, 2016
A significant portion of US-produced corn ethanol will likely meet Japan's 50% greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction threshold over petrol, a recently released US Grains Council (USGC) study finds.
The study, USGC says, supports the case for ethanol's competitiveness and sustainability compared to other fuel sources.
The results will help the USGC and its industry partners dispel... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 20, 2016
Five established research centres across the UK have formed a new alliance seeking to position Britain as a global leader in biorefining technology development and bio-based product manufacture.
The founding centres of the BioPilotsUK projects are BEACON (Wales), the Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC – York), the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI – Redcar),... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 20, 2016
The Mayor of New York Bill de Blasio has signed legislation that will increase the amount of biodiesel in the city’s heating oil supply to 20%.
The bill, which passed by a 47-3 vote in September, will increase the biodiesel percentage from the current 2% level to 5% by 1 October, 2017, and eventually up to 20% by 2034.
The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) estimates... [Read More]
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Emerging Fuel Technology (#EFT) licensee Highbury Energy and #WBCEC are advancing a CAD $210 million (€129 million) indigenous-led biomass-to-fuels project in Fort Frances, #Ontario, after successfully completing a FEED study.
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#US #imports of #biodiesel and renewable diesel slumped to a decade low in the first half of 2025 after a change in tax credits for the fuels came into effect, the US Energy Information Administration (@EIA) said.
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