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The government of the state of Queensland in Australia will target domestic and international biofutures investment to help boost the industry in the state. Speaking in Parliament, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the beginning of an Expression of Interest process to attract biofuels proponents. “We know if we want to unlock the jobs of tomorrow, we can’t just sit…
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Denmark has agreed plans to implement a 0.9% advanced biofuels blending mandate by 2020 for use in transportation. This news will provide a boost to second-generation biofuels. For example, biofuels made from waste materials. This puts Denmark ahead of European countries such as Italy, which has an advanced biofuels blending mandate of 0.6%. According to the Danish government, the requirement…
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Exhaust emissions from oil from recycled tyres have been found to have 30% less nitrogen oxide, which contributes to photochemical smog and lower particle mass than oil from fossil sources, but almost the same performance, according to research conducted by the Queensland University of Technology. Australia-based QUT mechanical engineers tested the oil that, when blended with diesel in small…
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US renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels company Gevo has announced that its stockholders approved an amendment to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of common stock. This happened by a ratio of not less than one-for-two and not more than one-for-twenty at any time on or prior to 6 January 2017, with…
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Anellotech has developed proprietary technology to extend catalyst lifetime in its Bio-TCat process for low cost conversion of biomass into valuable aromatic chemicals and renewable fuels. The new MinFree technology reduces mineral (ash) content of biomass feedstocks, thereby enabling economic catalyst lifetimes. “This is a breakthrough innovation for the industry and vital to technological…
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German biofuels producer CropEnergies has increased its forecast for revenue growth next year on the back of strong third quarter results, In the first nine months of the financial year 2016/17, the company generated revenues of €558 million, which were slightly above the previous year’s level. This was possible because of a jump in revenues to €215 (previous year: €168m) in…
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Five West African countries have agreed to ban importing Europe's dirty fuels, a move that will dramatically reduce vehicle emissions and help more than 250 million people breath cleaner air. Together, the countries of Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Ivory Coast agreed on 1 December in Abuja to introduce strict standards to ensure cleaner, low sulphur diesel fuels and vehicles emissions…
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Nigeria needs 2.4 million litres of biodiesel daily to successfully implement the Paris Agreement on climate change, the Jatropha Growers, Processors and Exporters Association of Nigeria (JaGPEAN) says. The national president of JaGPEAN, retired Major General J. Omosebi, stated this at the second interactive meeting of the national and state executives of the association in Abuja, The Eagle…
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US President-elect Donald Trump has selected Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma attorney general, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as its administrator. Pruitt has served as attorney general since 2010, prior to which he had an eight-year tenure in the Oklahoma state senate. He said that he intends to protect the environment, but at the same time safeguard businesses from…
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Indian process solutions company Praj has entered on Wednesday into a binding agreement for cost sharing with Indian Oil Corp. (IOC) to set up two bioethanol plants. These second-generation (2G) bioethanol plants – one to be located at Panipat, Haryana, and one at Dahej, Gujarat – will have capacity to produce 100,000 litres of ethanol per day. This is a progress milestone as per MoU…
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Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) will use a by-product from its corn processing facility in Decatur, US, to produce a renewable natural gas, which will be distributed by Ameren Illinois into the nation’s natural gas infrastructure. “We’re proud to work with Ameren Illinois on this innovative project,” said Colin Graves, project manager for ADM. “Consumers and the…
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Consumers are willing to pay more for second-generation biofuels than conventional fuel, according to a new study from Washington State University. In fact, the study found that consumers are willing to pay 11% more over traditional fuel.  “We were surprised the premium was that significant,” said Jill McCluskey, WSU professor in the School of Economic Sciences. “We wanted…
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Finnish forest industry company UPM has become member of RSB, the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials. RSB is a global standard and certification scheme for sustainable production of biomaterials and biofuels. It is also an independent multi-stakeholder coalition, which works to support the sustainability of biomaterials. RSB is considered one of the strongest sustainability schemes, verifying…
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