Aug 27, 2014
Algae Systems turns algae to biofuels
Bioethanol News
Aug 27, 2014
Indonesia Sekawan Intipratama, a company predominantly involved in the coal mining industry, plans to invest $239 million (€181 million) in an ethanol plant in East Kalimantan province in 2015.
Swiss-based ProCone will provide technology for the facility, which aims to produce 60,000 metric tonne per year of ethanol, using coal as its feedstock.
The plant is expected... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 27, 2014
Colorado State University (CSU) researches Camelina sativa, a feedstock that could be used to power vehicles.
CSU scientists are conducting a three-year study on Camelina sativa to study its potential as an economically viable and environmentally sustainable biofuels crop.
In July, the research team led by CSU agriculture professor John McKay was presented with a $1.5... [Read More]
Policy News
Aug 27, 2014
The White House is evaluating a mandate sent by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), outlining planned quotas for renewable fuels.
These are confidential at present, as the Office of Management and Budget carries out a final interagency review, offering biofuels producers, refiners and gives refiners, biofuel producers and other shareholders a final chance to comment... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 27, 2014
National flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia will use avtur, a type of aviation turbine fuel, with biofuel to help reduce its carbon emissions.
Starting in 2016, the airline will use approximately 1.8 billion litres per year of avtur to operate at its aircraft. As a result, from 2016, Garuda's jet fuel consumption is expected to reach 2 billion litres per year.
The state-owned... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 27, 2014
The US Navy and the Chilean Navy will continue their shared research on advanced alternative fuels for power surface vessels and navy aircraft.
After a four-year mutual agreement, this latest agreement enables both countries to reduce their dependence of imported fuels, and increase their energy security.
By 2020, the US Navy aims to have 50% of its operations fuelled... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 21, 2014
Tank Storage Asia has announced that there will be a specialist area for Singapore based companies at this year's show, called the Singapore Pavilion. The leading event for the Asian tank storage industry takes place on 24-25 September at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.
IE Singapore has officially approved the International Marketing Activities Programme (iMAP) grant... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 20, 2014
In the US Energy Information Administration's August issue of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, ethanol production has averaged approximately 940,000 barrels per day over the past three months.
This level is amongst the highest monthly levels ever recorded. The highest weekly level ever recorded was 972,000 barrels per day during the week ending June 13. Ethanol production... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 20, 2014
ASTM International standard D7566, Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesised Hydrocarbons now includes renewable synthesised iso-paraffinic fuel.
This recently approved revision adds the synthesised iso-paraffinic fuel to the ASTM D7566 annex, which will facilitate the use of the fuels in all international airlines. This standard ensures biobased fuel... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 20, 2014
Boeing, Airbus and Embraer have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of drop-in aviation biofuels.
Together, the team hopes to encourage governments and legislators, biofuel producers, and airlines to pursue the availability of sustainable new jet fuel sources to help reduce the aviation industry's carbon footprint.
The aviation... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 20, 2014
Thailand's military government is studying a plan to use rotten rice from state stocks to produce ethanol.
The government is estimated to have lost as much as 400 billion baht (€9.2 billion) in buying and storing 18 million tonnes of rice from farmers at higher-than-market prices in the programme that lasted from October 2011 to February 2014.
'We just launched the... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 20, 2014
All British Airways planes at London's City Airport should be fuelled with rubbish. New industrial plants will turn into liquid fuels organic scraps such as paper, food, and garden clippings.
The first among these is GreenSky London, currently under construction, which will be able to process some 500,000 tonnes of waste annually and convert it into approximately 60,000... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 20, 2014
North European Bio Tech Oy (NEB) is investing in a bioethanol plant on the Renforsin Ranta industrial estate in Kajaani, Finland.
The plant, which has a production capacity of 10 million litres per year of bioethanol, will be leased to oil and bioproduct traders North European Oil Trade Oy (NEOT).
St1 Biofuels Oy, which is responsible for design, permits and coordination... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 20, 2014
Renewable Energy Group (REG) plans to spend $15 million (€11.3 million) in the next 12 months on its Geismar facility.
The biofuels plant, which makes diesel from animal fat, will soon be able to use an increased variety of feedstocks.
Although the timescale is still unknown, REG's Geismar plant hasn't operated since October 2012.... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 18, 2014
Salem-based Epic Aviation was among 11 oil and gas distribution companies to be awarded multimillion-dollar contracts this week by the Pentagon's Defence Logistics Agency.
Epic, who supplies almost 300 fuelling points to the commercial and military aviation industry, will receive up to $12,002,258 (€9 million) to supply military aircraft with aviation turbine fuel.
The... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 18, 2014
Mahtani Group has partnered with UK-based Sunbird Group to develop a $150 million (€112 million) bioethanol plant in the Luapula Province, Zambia.
The plant will produce bioethanol and will use cassava as its by-product. The feedstock is widely grown in the province with most of it going to waste.
The project is going to be 'the first to use cassava to extract bioethanol... [Read More]
Policy News
Aug 15, 2014
With indirect land use change (iLUC) dominating much of the conversation on biofuels for the past six years, the debate shows no signs of slowing down.
Chris Malins, fuels programme lead for the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), will conduct a webinar to explain what iLUC really is.
The ICCT has published a guide that identifies the main six determinants... [Read More]
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