Jul 20, 2015
Advanced Ethanol Council changes name to Advanced Biofuels Business Council and expands membership
Biodiesel News
Jul 20, 2015
US biofuels producer Renewable Energy Group (REG) has commenced a $31 million (€28.6 million) upgrade of its Danville, Illinois, biodiesel refinery
The refinery, with the production capacity of 45 million gallons, will be made capable of distilling biodiesel to eliminate impurities and produce a pure form of biomass-based diesel that exceeds industry quality standards,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 16, 2015
DuPont and Jilin Province New Tianlong Industry (NTL) have announced a licensing agreement to begin the development of China's largest cellulosic ethanol manufacturing plant, located in Siping City, Jilin Province, China.
The agreement allows NTL to license DuPont's cellulosic ethanol technology and use DuPont Accellerase enzymes, to produce renewable biofuel from the... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 15, 2015
EU Ministers have officially approved new rules to address indirect land use change (ILUC) impacts associated with biofuels.
According to the European Renewable Ethanol Association (ePURE), these new rules – which have been discussed by the EU institutions for three years – must now be transposed and implemented quickly to ensure Europe meets its climate and... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 15, 2015
The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA), a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting biofuel friendly policies internationally, has welcomed the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) as its newest member.
'Brazil is truly a trailblazer in the global biofuels industry, not only as one of the world's largest producers of biofuels, but one of the first,'... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 14, 2015
Carbon recycling company LanzaTech has entered into a letter of intent with steel and mining company ArcelorMittal, and Primetals Technologies, a technology and service provider to the iron and steel industry, for the construction of Europe's first-ever commercial scale production facility to produce bioethanol from waste gases generated during the steelmaking process.
The... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 14, 2015
Vecoplan has executed a fixed-price contract with Fulcrum BioEnergy, to design, engineer, install and commission a municipal solid waste (MSW) feedstock processing system for Fulcrum's Sierra BioFuels Plant.
Fulcrum has developed a reliable and efficient process for converting MSW, or household garbage that would otherwise be landfilled, into low-cost, low-carbon renewable... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 14, 2015
Boeing and Japanese aviation industry stakeholders have charted a course to develop sustainable aviation biofuel for flights during the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, when millions of people are expected to visit Japan.
The Initiatives for Next Generation Aviation Fuels (INAF) – a consortium of 46 organisations including Boeing, All Nippon Airways (ANA),... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 14, 2015
Portugal-based IncBio, an engineering company and specialist in fully automated industrial ultrasonic biodiesel plants, has secured an agreement to design and build a 75,000 tonne per year biodiesel plant for Biocosta Green Energy in Santa Marta, Colombia.
The facility will produce biodiesel directly from crude palm oil blended with palm acid oil and palm fatty acid distillate... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 9, 2015
In Kansas, US, an ethanol producers group, formerly known as the Kansas Association of Ethanol Processors (KAEP), has changed its name to Renew Kansas.
According to the company, the name change better reflects the group's mission to promote ethanol as a renewable fuel that is good for the state's consumers, the environment and the economy.
'Changing our name to Renew Kansas... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 9, 2015
Green3Power Operations, a wholly owned subsidiary of BioPower Operations, has been granted permission to build a $175 million (€158.5 million) biofuels plant in Florida's St. Lucie County, US.
The energy facility will convert waste into ultra-low sulfur synthetic green No. 2 diesel fuel using G3P's gasification technology and the Fischer-Tropsch process. It will be... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 7, 2015
United Airlines has invested $30 million (€27 million) in Fulcrum Bioenergy and will have the option to directly participate in Fulcrum's waste-to-jet fuel plants across North America.
United will also have the opportunity to purchase 90 million gallons per year of Fulcrum's cost-competitive, sustainable jet fuel under long-term offtake agreements, subject to availability.
'This... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 6, 2015
Green Plains Partners has closed its initial public offering (IPO) of 11,500,000 common units representing limited partner interests at $15 (€13.5) per common unit. The number of common units issued at closing included 1,500,000 common units that were issued pursuant to the full exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional common units.
The common units... [Read More]
Other News
Jul 6, 2015
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has launched a new online platform which will enable policy makers and other energy sector players to access the world's largest collection of global renewable energy standards and patents.
The International Standards and Patents in Renewable Energy platform, also known as INSPIRE, is the first and most complete solution... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 3, 2015
Pacific Ethanol, a producer and marketer of renewable fuels in the western US, has completed its merger with Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings.
Neil Koehler, the company's president and CEO, says: 'We are pleased to complete this acquisition, establishing Pacific Ethanol as the sixth largest producer of ethanol in the US. In addition to more than doubling our ethanol... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 1, 2015
Industrial bioscience company Amyris and Total Energies Nouvelles Activités USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Total S.A., (Total) have announced plans to restructure their existing fuels joint venture
The agreement will allow Amyris to proceed with the commercialisation of its jet fuel technology over the coming years. Following the restructuring, Total would own... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 1, 2015
Methes Energies has entered into agreements with certain institutional investors for a registered direct placement of approximately $1.25 million (€1.1 million) of common stock at a price of $0.5435 per share.
In addition, the company will issue to the investors warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,781,292 shares of common stock (approx. 77% warrant coverage). The... [Read More]
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