Jan 21, 2015
Edeniq receives $16 million in funding
Bioethanol News
Jan 20, 2015
A fire broke out on the 19 January at the Illinois River Energy plant in Rochelle, Ogle County, Illinois.
Emergency services responded to the fire and remained on the scene for a little over an hour.
The fire started in a grain room of the ethanol plant after corn had been burnt following an electrical fault.
No injuries were reported.
There was minor damage to some of... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 20, 2015
Scientists are now successfully applying technologies utilised by farmers and ethanol facilities to maximise the quality and accuracy of carbon modelling for biofuels.
A newly-released white paper, entitled 'Re-thinking the Carbon Reduction Value of Carbon Ethanol Fuel, written by Ron Alverson, president of the American Coalition for Ethanol board of directors, explains... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 20, 2015
The Zimbabwean government has given Zimbabwe Bio-Energy, a joint venture between a group of private investors and the Development Trust of Zimbabwe, the go-ahead to develop its $500 million (€432 million) ethanol plant project in Nuanetsi Ranch in Mwenezi.
The project, which will be the largest in the country, is expected to have more than 5000 employees and promote... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 19, 2015
On 14 January, Boeing and Embraer opened a joint sustainable aviation biofuel research center in a joint effort to further develop the aviation biofuel industry in Brazil.
At the Boeing-Embraer Joint Research Center in the São José dos Campos Technology Park, the companies will coordinate and co-fund research with Brazilian universities and other institutions.... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 19, 2015
The US biodiesel market shrunk in 2014 following policy uncertainty in Washington that destabilised the industry and caused many biodiesel plants to shut down or reduce production.
According to EPA data, total US biodiesel consumption fell to 1.75 billion gallons for 2014, down slightly from nearly 1.8 billion gallons in 2013. The downturn came as the Obama Administration... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 16, 2015
On 17 December 2014, the European Parliament voted in support of a motion for resolution to reject the European Commission’s proposal to implement Article 7a of the Fuel Quality Directive (FQD) but the vote did not gain the support of the required qualified majority needed to block the proposal. 337 MEPs voted to reject the Commission’s proposal, 325 MEPs supported... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 16, 2015
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) declared that five airlines have recently successfully completed stages of the IATA Environmental Assessment (IEnvA) programme. IEnvA is a voluntary, two-stage evaluation process designed to drive airline environmental performance improvements by independent assessment.
Both Finnair and South African Airways have completed... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 15, 2015
On 3 January 2015, France's energy ministry issued an order to allow the concentration of biodiesel to increase from 7 to 8%.
Ministerial order DEVR1431074A will ensure this rise is rolled out at public fuelling stations across France.
Industry groups including FuelsEurope and the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) are urging the country to keep the... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 14, 2015
According to local reports, Luxembourg-based Heridge SARL is purchasing Great Lakes Biodiesel plant in Welland, Ontario, Canada.
Bidding closed on the $50 million (€33 million) biodiesel plant, which has a capacity to produce 170 million litres per year of biodiesel, on 12 January.
'The big message that came out is that they are not buying this operation in order... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 14, 2015
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved fuels made from Algenol’s process as an advanced biofuel, meeting the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction requirements under the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS).
Fuels produced from the industrial biotechnology company are now eligible for a Renewable Identification Number (RIN) under the D-5 classification. The... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 13, 2015
Gevo, the world's only commercial producer of renewable isobutanol, has released an update on the progress of the Side-by-Side operational mode (SBS) of its plant in Luverne, Minnesota.
The isobutanol producer announced that the facility produced over 50,000 gallons of isobutanol in December 2014.
Last June, Gevo started the co-production of isobutanol and ethanol at the... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 13, 2015
Low carbon renewable fuels producer Pacific Ethanol has made an agreement with Dresser-Rand to install a 3.5MW cogeneration system with gradual oxidiser at its Stockton, California plant for approximately $12 million (€10.2 million).
The cogeneration system will displace purchased electricity by using Ener-Core's gradual oxidiser technology to convert waste gas from... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 13, 2015
Renewable fuel producer UPM has started commercial production at its renewable diesel biorefinery in Lappeenranta, Finland.
The UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery is based on a hydrotreatment process developed by the company, and produces approximately 120 million litres per year of renewable UPM BioVerno diesel.
UPM's BioVerno diesel, which is produced out of crude tall oil,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 12, 2015
A number of fire crews responded to a fire on 8 January at the Sunoco ethanol plant in Volney, Oswega County, New York.
At least eight crews were called to the scene, where a fire had started in an empty warehouse section of the plant.
No injuries were reported. ... [Read More]
Other News
Jan 9, 2015
The industry’s leading conference in the bulk liquid storage sector, StocExpo, has just revealed its conference programme for 17-19th March 2015.
The event, now in its 11th year, will feature speakers from BP and terminals including Oiltanking, VTTI, CLH and Gate.
New to this year, the event will also host a special finance and investment section, featuring speakers... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 8, 2015
The bidding period has closed for Great Lakes Biodiesel's (GLB) $50 million (€42.4 million) biodiesel plant in Welland, Ontario, Canada, but certainty over the future of the Dain City refinery has not been made clear.
Great Lakes Biodiesel (GLB) opened in 2012, but it never reached its full output potential of 170 million litres a year of biodiesel.
In October 2014,... [Read More]
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