Nov 26, 2014
Total to produce advanced biofuel sugars from plant waste
Biodiesel News
Nov 26, 2014
China imported 51,507 tonnes of biodiesel in October, down 58.32% from September, data released by the General Administration of Customs shows.
The country's main source of palm methyl ester is exported from Indonesia. These figures fell 56% month on month to 46,500 tonnes in October, while UCO methyl ester exports from Hong Kong fell 28.17% to 4,972 tonnes.
PME shipments... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 26, 2014
Highlands EnviroFuels has signed a letter of intent with Gevo to become a licensee producing renewable isobutanol.
Ethanol producer Highlands Envirofuels will build a commercial-scale syrup mill in Highlands County, Florida. The plant will have a production capacity of approximately 200,000 tonnes per year of fermentable sugar. The facility will process locally grown sugarcane... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 25, 2014
Researchers at KU Leuven's Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, in Belgium, have found a way to turn sawdust into building blocks for petrol.
Adopting a new chemical process, the scientists can convert the cellulose in sawdust into hydrocarbon chains. These hydrocarbons are then used as an additive in petrol. These findings were then reported in the Energy &... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 25, 2014
Investor Brooke Renewables will provide up to $1 billion (€800,000) over a five-year period to build a facility that converts inedible crops into green fuel.
Brooke Renewables, a venture comprising of Hock Lee Group, Brooke Asia and Biochemtex, will build a second-generation bioethanol and biochemical plant in Sarawak.
The 'Sarawak biomass hub' will be the first commercial... [Read More]
Policy News
Nov 21, 2014
The American Soybean Association (ASA) emphasises the industry's support for the establishment of a tax extenders package.
It is calling for its members to contact their senators and representatives to extend the $1 (€0.80) per gallon biodiesel tax credit, bring back the maximum $500,000 expensing, which was available in 2013, and restore the expired 50% bonus... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 20, 2014
State-owned Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) is weighing up the possibility of replacing imported oil with biofuels from local crops.
PCJ has made agreements with Bodles Agricultural Research Station and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute to cultivate select crops for biofuel production.
'We are also procuring an oil press, which will press... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 19, 2014
Avinor's Oslo Gardermoen, Norway, is the first airport in the world to supply biofuels on a regular basis.
Through an agreement with Avinor, Statoil Aviation will deliver 2.5 million gallons of biofuels to tanks at Oslo Airport between March 2015 to March 2016. These 2.5 million gallons will be used to produce a 50% biofuel mix, which will fuel approximately 3,000 flights... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 18, 2014
The Fuels Institute, an expert non-profit organisation, has released a study that estimates a large increase in E85 sales over the next nine years.
E85 sales will at least double by 2023, the report states. How much these sales will rise depends on specific market circumstances, but the report predicts E85 sales could grow by 20 times over this period.
The Fuels Institute... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 18, 2014
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released the November issue of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, which expects ethanol production to average 934,000 barrels per day in 2015.
June's ethanol production matched the monthly average production record of 959,000 barrels per day set in December 2011. At present, the EIA anticipates 2014 production to average... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 17, 2014
India's government aims to include aviation turbine fuel (ATF) in the list of products within the proposed goods and services tax (GST).
Its inclusion will ensure a uniform tax on the aviation fuel across all states, which at present is particularly high, reaching the 30% mark.
The country's jet fuel is nearly 60% higher than others and represents 40-50% of an airline's... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 17, 2014
Companhia de Bioenergia de Angola (Biocom) has produced 1,550 tonnes of sugar and 3,600m³ of ethanol (ethyl alcohol).
Carlos Martins, director of Biocom says the company is still testing the machines for processing sugarcane into sugar and ethanol to enable productions to start soon, cites Angolan news agency Angop.
Continuous rainfall in the South African country... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 14, 2014
State-run agricultural research firm Embrapa states Brazil can increase planted areas for bioenergy sixfold without removing rainforest.
Manoel Texeira Souza, general manager, Embrapa, said at BNamericas' 11th Southern Cone Energy Summit that as much as 50 million hectares were available for future growth.
'If we can transfer 20% or 30% of that land into new [plantations]... [Read More]
Policy News
Nov 14, 2014
A new report from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) reveals that biofuels now make up 1% of global energy use.
The State of the Biofuels Market: Regulatory, Trade and Development Perspectives is a global overview of the progression of biofuels. It provides an update to the agency’s first report released in 2006.
The report focuses... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 13, 2014
IGPC Ethanol's ethanol plant in Ontario, US, has reached over 1 billion litres of ethanol.
Since 2008, IGPC Ethanol has contributed considerably to Canada's domestic supply of ethanol. Using corn feedstocks, the facility has produced over 170 million litres of ethanol per year.
IGPC Ethanol is Canada's first farmer owned ethanol production facility.
The company is looking... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 13, 2014
In May, Ergon will restart its ethanol refinery at the Port of Vicksburg.
The plant, which can produce almost 60 million gallons a year, opened in 2008 and operated for four years. It then stopped production in December 2012.
Ergon bought out its partner Bunge North America this year.
The company will upgrade the plant to allow it to make corn oil for the production of... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 13, 2014
Scandinavian airline Norwegian has operated its initial biofuel-powered flight.
On Tuesday 11 November, the aircraft flew from Bergen to Oslo with close to 50% biofuel.
The airline hopes to contribute towards making aviation carbon neutral by 2050 through developing new technologies and frameworks.
Bjørn Kjos, CEO, Norwegian, says: 'We have a clear goal to reduce... [Read More]
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