Sep 10, 2013
REA urges MEPs to support biofuels industry in key EU vote
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Sep 10, 2013
Biodiesel made via jatropha has been cleared for field trials on trains in India.
The Research Design Standard Organisation, a division of Indian Railways, has passed the fuel developed by the Central Salt Marine and Chemical Research Institute to be potentially used on some railways still using diesel powered locomotives where electric lines have yet to be introduced
‘The... [Read More]
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Sep 9, 2013
Lignol Energy, an advanced biofuels technology company, will acquire a 40% equity stake in Neutral Fuels, plus a controlling 51% stake in Neutral’s Australia and New Zealand operations.
A total of AU$4.07 million (€2.8 million) will be funded which will help deploy the next phase of planned biorefineries throughout Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa region,... [Read More]
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Sep 9, 2013
Brazilian ethanol and sugar trader Copersucar has received a bank loan to invest in renewable fuel storage plans.
The $217.7 million (€164.9 million) will come via the Brazilian Development Bank’s PASS credit line, split between four lenders.
It is believed Copersucar traded around 1.2 billion of ethanol during the last harvest season, which accounts for 20%... [Read More]
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Sep 6, 2013
A new law has been passed in New York City new law for a 5% blend of biodiesel to be used in the city’s vehicle fleet beginning next year.
The new law comes into effect 1 July 2014 plus the city will also launch a pilot programme prior to 1 December 2016 to study year round usage of B20 with no fewer than 5% of its fleet.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed the legislation... [Read More]
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Sep 6, 2013
Aemetis, an advanced fuels and renewable chemicals company, has been granted US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval to produce ethanol using grain sorghum and biogas.
The move means the plant’s existing combined heat and power system can generate higher-value D5 advanced biofuels renewable identification numbers (RINs).
The EPA approval also includes D5... [Read More]
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Sep 6, 2013
A multi-university study into biomass-to-energy has claimed to have found a new lignin gene which could aid conversion.
A research project involving universities in Scotland, the US and Belgium used the model plant Arabidopsis thanliana and identified an enzyme called caffeoyl shikimate esterase (CSE), which fulfils a central role in lignin biosynthesis.
The research says... [Read More]
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Sep 5, 2013
Algae International Group (AIG) and Syngar Technologies signed a joint venture using the Syngar technology to stimulate the growth of algae cell mass.
AIG will use Syngar’s PlusWave technology to increase the amount of oil harvest for extraction by upwards of 24% as it affects any fermentation process by applying an ultrasound frequency, generated over a range... [Read More]
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Sep 5, 2013
Flagship VentureLabs has announced Midori Renewables is to deploy a new catalyst technology which melts non-food biomass into low-cost sugar.
The technology, branded Breaking the Biomass Barrier, is a solid material, not an enzyme, micro-organism or aqueous acid, that can be separated from the reaction and reused for the production of renewable products and animal feed.
‘We... [Read More]
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Sep 5, 2013
A new study by energy consultancy Ecofys shows ethanol is not causing food price increases.
The study, Biofuels and Food Security: Risks and Opportunities, highlights that the impact of EU biofuels demand up until 2010 only increased world grain prices by about 1-2%. The Ecofys study examines the casualty between biofuels production, global crop commodity prices and implications... [Read More]
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Sep 5, 2013
With the vote on whether to cap first generation biofuel in transport fuel at 5.5% is due around the start of Biofuels International conference the timing couldn't be better.
This is your last chance to register and hear from top biofuel producers, regulators and experts for only €300 a day (when two delegates attend)
Topics covered will include whether a 5.5%... [Read More]
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Sep 4, 2013
Researchers with the US Department of Energy’s (DoE) Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), have reported the first demonstration of a one-pot, wash-free process for the ionic liquid pretreatment and saccharification of switchgrass.
Using an imidazolium-based ionic liquid pretreatment, a team from Sandia National Laboratories was able to release high concentrations of... [Read More]
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Sep 4, 2013
The Hawaiian Electric Companies has begun a search for suppliers of cleaner fuels, including ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD), biodiesel or biodiesel blends.
The companies are seeking up to 150,000 barrels per year to supply Maui Electric and Hawaii Electric Light generation facilities beginning 1 January 2015 and lasting for three years.
‘This request for proposals... [Read More]
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Sep 3, 2013
A new US study by Air Improvement Resource, consultancy (S&T) Squared and the University of Illinois Chicago concludes in much lower ILUC values for biodiesel and biofuels.
Economic modelling applied to bioenergy has been heavily questioned recently. With successive reports proposing improvements in assumptions, the indirect land use change (ILUC) estimates on biofuels... [Read More]
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Sep 3, 2013
Clariant, a chemical producing company, has received International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) for its Sunliquid-brand demonstration plant in Germany.
The certificate confirms that the cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues produced at the facility, which celebrated its first birthday this July, is compliant with the sustainability criteria set... [Read More]
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Sep 2, 2013
It has been revealed oil company TWA is set to build a new biodiesel facility in the Philippines moving forwards.
The company has said the facility will have a capacity of 30 million litres and potentially be based in the Visayas region as it aims to be able to cope with a higher demand for biodiesel blends in the future.
‘The Philippine Coconut Authority has said... [Read More]
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Aug 30, 2013
An agreement has been made by aircraft manufacturer Airbus and RT-Biotechprom, a division of technology and construction company Rostec, to make aircraft biofuel from renewable sources in Russia.
It has been reported the partnership hopes to yield some results by the second half of 2014 and positive test flights will be part of any decision made to take the project to... [Read More]
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