Mar 28, 2014
Ethanol production to soar above 90 billion litres
Other News
Mar 28, 2014
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced yesterday that it is proposing to cut the biofuel production target this year.
This comes in response to the EPA arguing that US energy markets are unable to obtain the necessary biofuel levels, required by law, for fuel supply.
At present, the EPA is putting together the final 2014 biofuel use targets, after releasing... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 27, 2014
Lawrence Livermore researchers and the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have discovered a new form of bacterial resistance to improve efficiency in the production of biofuels.
This new type of bacterial resistance will speed up biofuel production by improving the overall efficiency of biomass to biofuel conversion.
Research identified the genetic origin of the bacterial... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 27, 2014
Dyadic International Inc. has been awarded a new patent for enzyme composition and the development of plant biomass to fermentable sugar conversion.
Mark Emalfarb, president and CEO of Dyadic, discusses how the patent can help biofuel production: 'Plant biomass provide a plentiful source of potential energy in the form of sugars that can be utilised to produce advanced... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 26, 2014
Germany's biodiesel industry proves to be strong competition for its international counterparts.
The German biodiesel industry hit a new export record last year, with exports reaching almost 1.6 million tonnes.
The Agricultural Market Information Company (AMI) gave an appraisal based on data from the Federal Statistical Office, which shows that the number of exports have... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 26, 2014
VIASPACE has signed a contract with Mesquite Lake Water and Power LLC to produce Giant King Grass at an advanced biofuels facility and biomass power plant in Imperial, California, the company announced on Monday.
The American-based company first bought the 18MW biomass power plant and will reopen it as Mesquite Lake Energy Park Plant 1. VIASPACE now plan to restart it... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 25, 2014
Portuguese researchers are studying different methods of biodiesel purification that do not contain water.
During the analysis, the University of Porto researchers carried out heterogeneous transesterification using a very active calcium glyceroxide catalyst, and then attempted to remove soaps through pre-treating the crude biodiesel with sodium carbonate. The fuel was... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 25, 2014
The company's 2013 sustainability report has announced that it has achieved its 2005 pledge to invest $8 billion (€5.8 billion) in alternative energy by 2015, two years ahead of schedule.
The report states that BP has spent $8.3 million (€6 million) in alternative energy over almost a decade.
Despite the company not making a public commitment on future... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 24, 2014
Valero Renewable Fuels has purchased a 110-million gallon, idle ethanol plant at an Indiana port on the Ohio River, the company announced on Friday.
The San Antonio-based energy company bought the plant, based at the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon from Aventine Renewable Energy.
Bill Day, Valero's spokesman, believes the company will be able to begin production at the plant... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 24, 2014
Fiberight LLC is closer to constructing a $15 million (€11 million) facility at its existing ethanol plant, which is currently under renovation in Blairstown.
The facility, which will extract the organic material from waste and convert it into ethanol, has received an economic-development incentive worth up to $850,000 (€617,000) from Marion City Council.
On... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 21, 2014
This week, the German Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) revealed that biodiesel sales fell by 300,000 tonnes in 2013.
Last year’s sales figures stood at 2.2 million tonnes, compared to an average of 2.5 million tonnes, which remained stable throughout the period between 2009 and 2012.
The Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 21, 2014
Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies Ltd. (JM Davy), an advanced process technologies company and Rennovia, Inc., a producer of chemicals from renewable feedstocks, have announced they are teaming up to undertake a start-to-finish catalytic process technologies project.
The companies will develop, demonstrate and commercialise the project, which will concentrate on the production... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 21, 2014
German-based Petrotec AG has achieved record results during the 2013 business year.
The waste to biodiesel producer has reported group sales of €193 million, 16% up from last year's results, and an operating profit of €4.9 million, an increase of €2 million. Their net profit has increased significantly from €0.9 million in 2012 to €4 million in... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 21, 2014
The majority of the Biofore Concept Car's parts, which would traditionally come from plastics, have been replaced with biomaterials.
UPM used materials to make up a number of the car's core components, and Metropolia University designed and manufactured the car, which 'has endless possibilities,' says Elisa Nilsson, Vice President of Brand and Communications at UPM.
UPM... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 17, 2014
The 2014 Agricultural Act (farm bill), is providing crucial funding for ethanol biofuels, as well as investment in infrastructure and development.
The bill announced $881 million (€630 million) will be offered in energy funding levels. This money is going to be spent on primary energy programmes to aid farmers' development of new biofuels from non-food sources. The... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 17, 2014
Argentina's biofuel company Diaser has opened its bioethanol plant in the San Luis province.
The $40 million (€29 million) plant will open its production doors in 27 days.
The plant, which covers 13.6ha, will produce 250m3/d of ethanol from 650t/d of corn at full capacity.
Claudio Poggi, San Luis' governor, says the bioethanol plant will require over 200,000 tonnes... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 14, 2014
Indonesia's Pertamina is set to offer a third tender to buy palm oil for biodiesel blending, before the end of April.
In August 2013, the world’s biggest producer of palm oil introduced a new regulation, targeting the increased burning of palm-based biodiesel. The move indicates the nation’s desire to up its alternative fuel usage, while cutting its oil import... [Read More]
CONNECT WITH US
Poll
Loading ...
