Industry representatives expect Brazil's government to announce an increase to the minimum requirement of biodiesel that is blended into diesel. The decision would increase the biodiesel requirement to 6% in July and 7% in November from the current 5%, lowering Brazil's diesel fuel imports. Modifying this blend requirement has been considered for years but experienced... [Read More]

A ceremony to mark the start of the construction of Empyro's pyrolysis oil production plant has taken place. The Empryo project, coordinated by BTG Biomass Technology Group, is building the factory at the AkzoNobel site in Hengelo, The Netherlands. Production capacity will gradually increase to its maximum of over 20 million litres per year of pyrolysis oil. Construction... [Read More]

Researchers at the Institute of Food Research, UK, are researching how to turn straw from oilseed rape into biofuel. Straw from crops such as wheat, barley, oats and oilseed rape is a potential source of biomass for second generation biofuel production. Professor Keith Waldron and his team used the facilities at the Biorefinery Centre on the Norwich Research Park, to... [Read More]

Renewable energy provider, Patriot Renewable Fuels, has hired Leifmark for the first stage of a plan to co-locate an Inbicon Biomass Refinery on the site of Patriot's 110 MMgy grain to ethanol plant. Leifmark, a group of bioenergy marketing specialists, is using its Incibon patented technology to create a custom Project Definition. The plant, located in Annawan, Illinois,... [Read More]

The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA) is forecasting global ethanol production and use in 2014 will reduce GHG emissions by over 106 million metric tonnes. The GRFA in cooperation with (S&T)² Consultants released their Global Green House Gas (GHG) Emissions Reduction Forecast for 2014. Compared to last year, this figure for 2014 shows that 90.38 billion litres... [Read More]

Drexel University will conduct research to improve knowledge on the feasibility of grease-to-biodiesel processes. The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) has chosen the university to monitor and quantify the composition of waste greases. The Extraction of Lipids from Wastewater to Produce Biofuels project is an evaluation of the economic and environmental sustainability... [Read More]

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has selected a biofuels project as one of five energy projects to receive NextGen Energy funding totalling $1.69 million (€1.24 million), under the Agricultural Growth, Research and Innovation programme. The Easy Energy Systems will receive a $500,000 grant for building a biofuel production facility capable of testing... [Read More]

Renewable Energy Group will buy Tyson Foods' 50% share of Dynamic Fuels. The Iowa-based ethanol producer will buy Dynamic Fuels' Geismar biofuels plant, which makes diesel from animal fat, in an agreement that could be worth up to $65 million (€48 million). The Geismar facility was the first large-scale biorefinery in the US and can produce up to 75 million gallons... [Read More]

A recent report from market research providers, Navigant Research, says that worldwide revenue from biofuels for road transportation will grow from $166.5 billion (€121 billion) per year in 2014 to $337.8 billion (€246 billion) by 2022. Over the next 8 years, biofuels are expected to become a significant part of the fuel mix for road transportation, accounting... [Read More]

By 2030, young mallee trees could create an aviation grade bio kerosene. Airline operations from Perth could see its flights fuelled up to 100% with the aviation grade bio kerosene, according to a report by the Future Farm Industries Cooperative Centre (CRC). The mallee jet fuel sustainability and life-cycle assessment study provides evidence to support continued R&D... [Read More]

KLM has launched a six month biofuel trial using an A330-200 on flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Aruba and Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles. The Initiative Towards Sustainable Kerosene for Aviation (ITAKA) sourced the biofuel for the flight, which was supplied by SkyNRG. KLM says: 'This marks another step forward on the journey to more sustainable aviation, by reducing... [Read More]

The Clinton Fire Department responded to a fire at 8:05 pm on Thursday 15th May at Darling International's facility at 1423 Beaver Channel Parkway. Firefighters found a vessel used for bagging Darling's product on fire within the plant. Crews remained on scene for approximately 90 minutes to extinguish the fire and hot spots. No injuries have been reported. An investigation... [Read More]

A new report says glycerol, a by-product of biodiesel production will be a $2.1 billion (€1.5 billion) industry by 2018. The Transparency Market Research report says that the global demand for glycerol will reach 3,060 kilotonnes by 2018, generating more than $2 billion in revenues. Over the last three years, glycerol has been progressively studied as a platform chemical... [Read More]

Domestic palm oil producers, experts and potential investors will focus on biodiesel production, trade certification and increasing palm oil output during an international conference in Jakarta, Indonesia. Palm oil industry representatives will urge these points to be addressed during the fifth annual International Conference and Exhibition on Palm Oil (ICEPO). 'What we... [Read More]

Cool Planet Energy Systems, a sustainable energy technology provider, is moving forward with the construction of three small scale biomass-to-petrol refineries. Work began on the first of these in Louisiana in February this year. The second plant will be located at the Natchitoches port, while the third plant's location is yet to be determined. Construction of the Natchitoches... [Read More]

Södra and Statkraft have signed a letter of intent to create a company that will produce biofuels using forest raw material. The agreement means that Statkraft, a renewable energy producer, will acquire Södra Cell Tofte, which owns the industrial site of the former Tofte pulp plant in Hurum, Norway. 'Södra is monitoring with great interest the... [Read More]