Nov 23, 2015
Japanese government seeks to build UCO biodiesel plant in the Philippines
Biodiesel News
Nov 23, 2015
Ag Processing, a Nebraska, US-based soyabean processor, is set to expand its biodiesel plant near Sioux City.
The £38 million (€35.7m) expansion to Ag Processing’s (AP) Port Neal plant, which was the first commercial-scale biodiesel plant in the US in 1996, will almost double its production.
At the moment the facility is capable of producing up 30 million... [Read More]
Policy News
Nov 20, 2015
Bangladeshi Minister of Agriculture Matia Chowdhury has criticised large multinational corporations for promoting biofuels.
The minister spoke at a keynote on the 40th anniversary of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington, D.C., US.
Chowdhury pointed out that diverting more land to be used for maize cultivation results in a reduced soyabean... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 20, 2015
Deinove, a French biotech company developing processes for producing biofuels and bio-based chemicals from non-food biomass with its Deinococcus bacteria, has produced 2G ethanol with an exceptional performance level in a 300l fermenter.
The trials were conducted at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Deinove's long-term partner, which has the necessary... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 19, 2015
A committee of the Parliament of Queensland has decided not to suggest increasing the Australian state’s biofuel mandate.
The committee chose not to recommend increasing the mandate despite admitting that the current 2% blending level is ‘unlikely’ to drive industry growth.
AgForce, a lobbying organisation for Queensland agriculture, and a Member of Parliament... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 19, 2015
Propel Fuels, a California-based fuel retailer, reports that Southern Califonia consumption of renewable diesel has increased three-fold.
Propel Fuels launched Diesel HPR (High Performance Renewable) across Southern California in August 2015, and consumer adoption of the fuel has risen 300% compared to its former biodiesel product (B20).
Propel's Diesel... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 18, 2015
Hero BX, a US biodiesel producer, has acquired the assets of the former Veros Energy biodiesel refinery in Moundville, Alabama.
The plant will operate under the name Hero BX Alabama.
‘We are excited to be expanding into Alabama. The preliminary renewable fuel standard (RFS) volumes are growing and as they do, the Moundville facilities will too,’ says Hero BX... [Read More]
Policy News
Nov 17, 2015
Nearly 100 biodiesel leaders from across the US are pressing lawmakers on Capitol Hill to reinstate the biodiesel tax incentive.
The $1-per-gallon incentive expired on 31 December, 2014, marking the fourth time in six years the US Congress has allowed it to lapse.
The continued uncertainty surrounding the incentive has severely stymied investment and growth in the industry,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 17, 2015
Construction of a long-awaited Pentland Bio-Energy bioethanol plant in northeastern Australia could finally be set to begin.
The plant project, to be located on a 66,152 hectare plot in Pentland, Queensland, has been in development since 2004 but now it could at long last see building begin in June 2016.
With commissioning scheduled for June 2018, planned production at... [Read More]
Other News
Nov 17, 2015
HSBC has pledged to commit $1 billion (€937m) to a green bond portfolio which will invest in high quality liquid assets in the form of green, social, or sustainability bonds.
These bonds will be aligned with the Green Bond Principles and will be used to fund projects in sectors such as clean transportation, renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate change adaption,... [Read More]
Other News
Nov 16, 2015
Joule, a liquid fuels from recycled CO2 solutions provider, and Red Rock Biofuels, a developer of renewable jet and diesel fuel biorefineries, intend to merge.
The transaction is expected to close during the in the next month.
Red Rock Biofuels uses Fischer-Tropsch technology to convert forest and sawmill biomass residues into jet fuel and diesel products.
The company... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 13, 2015
The Brazilian special committee on national development has approved a senate bill outlining the plan to increase the biodiesel blend in the nation’s fuel supply.
The new bill mandates that 7% of biodiesel be blended into diesel fuel, and the amount is set to rise to 10% within three years.
Calls have been made to further increase the blend to 15% if tests with the... [Read More]
Other News
Nov 13, 2015
Hamrick Engineering, a US-based start-up, has received a broad patent for extracting sugars and nanocellulose from lignocellulosic biomass by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
This new technology uses an environmentally benign technique of vacuum infusion of hydrolysis catalysts into biomass.
‘This ground-breaking patent describes how to extract sugars... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 13, 2015
Flint Hills Resources is preparing for the launch of its Duonix plant in Nebraska, US, is preparing to run pre-commissioning tests.
The 50 million gpy former Beatrice Biodiesel-facility is being retrofitted for multi-feedstock production using Benefuel’s catalytic process for refining high free-fatty-acid feedstock.
This is the first time the Benefuel technology... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 12, 2015
The city of Sault Ste. Marie, in Ontario, Canada, is preparing to phase out the use of biodiesel in its public transport buses.
The decision to give up biofuels is due to city officials deeming the achieved benefits insufficient to justify their two cents higher cost per litre when compared to fossil fuels.
The biodiesel the city uses is not produced locally and instead... [Read More]
Other News
Nov 11, 2015
Gevo has entered into a license agreement and joint development agreement with Praj Industries to enable the licensing of its isobutanol technology to processors of non-corn based sugars, including the majority of Praj's global customer base of ethanol plant owners.
As part of the agreements, Praj will invest in the development and optimisation of Gevo's isobutanol technology... [Read More]
Other News
Nov 10, 2015
Sweetwater Energy, a renewable biochemical company headquartered in Rochester, New York, has received commitment for $26 million (€24 million) in long-term loans from the US state of Minnesota to build a biochemical production plant near Mountain Iron in Minnesota's northeast.
The $53 million facility will use local timber to produce high-value industrial alcohol... [Read More]
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