Sep 13, 2016
EPA gives green light to Pacific Ethanol to use Edeniq’s technology
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Sep 13, 2016
The US Department of Agriculture has provided $16,893 (€15,000) to Advanced Biofuels USA, a Maryland-based non-profit educational organisation, for a feasibility study of producing bio-jet fuel from energy beets grown on the eastern shore of Maryland.
The study will look at the technical and economic aspects of a project being developed by the University of Maryland... [Read More]
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Sep 12, 2016
Airliner KLM has signed a three-year biofuel offtake agreement with biojet fuel specialists SkyNRG and AltAir.
As part of the agreement, KLM will purchase sustainable jet fuel for all flights departing from Los Angeles, US.
The fuel, produced by AltAir Fuels and supplied by SkyNRG, is made from used cooking oil and delivered via the airport’s hydrant system. This... [Read More]
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Sep 12, 2016
Boskalis, a Netherlands-based global dredging and marine expert, and GoodFuels Marine, a provider of marine biofuels to the global commercial shipping fleet, has tested UPM’s new sustainable wood-based drop-in biofuel on a marine vessel.
The drop-in biofuel is called UPM BioVerno.
The tests were conducted on a vessel working on the Dutch Marker Wadden nature restoration... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 12, 2016
Industry experts have backed a report by the UK’s Energy and Climate Change Committee (ECCC) which suggests that the UK will miss its 2020 renewable energy targets.
Despite progress in some areas of its renewables commitments, there is simply not enough being done, ECCC says in its new report titled 2020 renewable heat and transport targets.
The UK has... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 9, 2016
US production of biodiesel was 135 million gallons in June 2016, marking a 2 million gallon increase from the previous month, according to Energy Information Administration (EIA) data.
Biodiesel production from the Midwest region (Petroleum Administration for Defense District 2) accounted for 68% of the US total, the EIA’s Monthly Biodiesel Production Report states.
Production... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 9, 2016
Oil refiner and renewable solutions developer Neste is planning to start selling diesel produced entirely from renewable raw materials at selected stations in Finland around the turn of the year.
Majority of the feedstock Neste uses to refine the renewable diesel consists of waste and residues.
The product launch is one of Neste's ways to participate in the centenary of... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 8, 2016
US biofuels producer Renewable Energy Group (REG) has redeemed in full of the $100 million (€88.7m) Gulf Opportunity Zone (GOZone) bonds ahead of their 2033 maturity date.
The bonds were issued by the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority (LPFA) to help finance construction of the company’s 75 million gallon renewable hydrocarbon diesel refinery in Geismar,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 8, 2016
LiqTech International, a Denmark-based clean technology company, has entered into a letter of intent (LOI) to supply a $1.8 million (€1.6m) filtration system for a 100,000tpy Chinese bioethanol plant.
The bioethanol plant, to be located in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, is scheduled to be in operation in 2017 and when completed it will be the largest... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 7, 2016
Member of the US House of Representatives for Minnesota Tom Emmer has voiced his support for the state’s ethanol industry after a meeting with local biofuel producers.
Emmer recently met up with the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MBFA) to learn more about Minnesota's ethanol industry and show his support for clean homegrown renewable biofuels.
"Minnesota and America's... [Read More]
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Sep 7, 2016
Petroleum products refiner Tesoro Corp. has agreed to acquire renewable fuels and chemicals company Virent to support Virent's success in bringing biofuels technology to commercial scale.
Virent's BioForming technology can convert sugars and other biomass derived feedstocks into renewable petrol blendstocks and aromatics, which are fully compatible with existing fuel infrastructure... [Read More]
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Sep 7, 2016
Biofuels producer Gevo has entered into a heads of agreement with German airline Deutsche Lufthansa to supply Gevo’s alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) fuel.
The fuel will be produced at Gevo’s first commercial hydrocarbons facility, intended to be built in Luverne, Minnesota, US.
The terms of the agreement contemplate Lufthansa purchasing up to 8 million gpy of ATJ from... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 7, 2016
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, a testing and analysis instrument specialist, has announced the release of its new ‘BioEthanol Analyzer’ for quality control testing at bioethanol plants.
According to the firm, which is the US subsidiary of Japan-headquarted Shimadzu Corp., its analyser is an advanced tool for real-time monitoring of the fermentation process... [Read More]
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Sep 7, 2016
BioFuelNet Canada, a Canadian research network on advanced biofuels, has slammed the findings of a recent study by Professor John DeCicco from the University of Michigan and colleagues which states that biofuels are worse than gasoline in terms of greenhouse gas emissions.
In the study, when DeCicco and colleagues calculate the CO2 emissions going into the atmosphere,... [Read More]
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Sep 6, 2016
Bioforever, a consortium of 14 European companies, has announced the start of a demonstration project for the conversion of woody biomass to biochemicals.
Bioforever is an acronym for bio-based products from forestry via economically viable European routes.
The consortium intends to demonstrate the feasibility of various new value chains from lignocellulosic feedstocks... [Read More]
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Sep 6, 2016
Energy-intensive industries and the products they make can play a considerable role in the global effort to tackle climate change, according to a new report from the World Bank Group, CLASP and Carbon Trust.
Making them part of the solution while helping them stay competitive is a key challenge for policy makers, the report highlighted.
‘Climate-friendly technologies’
The... [Read More]
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Sep 6, 2016
Latvia has boosted its biofuel production over the past decade, according to official statistics from the country’s Central Statistical Bureau (CSM).
According to the CSM, Latvia has seen its production soar nearly 20 times in the past decade while 2015 consumption compared to 2014 was 203% higher.
Biofuels remains a small portion of the country’s overall renewable... [Read More]
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