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Propel Fuels has begun offering Neste’s renewable NexBTL diesel at 13 Southern California locations. The provided fuel is marketed as Diesel High Performance Renewable (HPR) and it consists of 98.5% NexBTL. Diesel HPR has also been launched in commercial and bulk availability across California, with the fuel bundled with Propel Fuels’ CleanDrive emissions account software. The…
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The Philippines' National Bioethanol Board (NBB) says the future of the bioethanol industry in the country looks promising, as local and foreign direct investments in the sector have grown from $206 million in 2012 to $386 million in 2015. Investments are projected to double to $770 million in 2016. ‘When the policy guidelines on the utilization of locally-produced bioethanol was…
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Iranian researchers have produced biodiesel from flixweed as a potential renewable energy substitute for fossil fuels.  Under a project to deliver a new generation of green transport fuel, researchers at the Islamic Azad University (IAU) produced 2 litres of biomass which could be turned into biofuel. ‘Engine and field tests of the synthetic green fuel are currently being…
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Alliance BioEnergy Plus enters into 56 plant development agreement with Renewable Resources Development of AmericaAlliance BioEnergy Plus, a publicly traded company focusing on green energy and renewable technologies, has entered into a non-exclusive development agreement with Renewable Resources Development of America (RRSA) for the construction and operation of up to 56 cellulose conversion…
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Indian Central Railway (CR) has completed its first year of biodiesel production at its workshop in the Parel area of Mumbai. The plant has produced nearly 20,000 litres of biodiesel with an aim to provide cleaner alternatives for CR’s diesel locomotives.  ‘We have successfully achieved our target to produce 1,500 litres of bio-diesel per month since August 2014 from edible…
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SJC Bioenergia, a joint venture between Cargill and Group USJ, has purchased equipment Fluid Quip Process Technologies to integrate corn ethanol production at its sugarcane ethanol facility located in Quirinopolis, Brazil. SJC Bioenergia will utilise FQPT's SGT milling, BOS front-end corn oil, Fiber Separation, and MSC Protein Recovery technologies. The combined patented and patent-pending…
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James Jariv, 64, of Las Vegas, Nevada, has been sentenced to ten years in prison for his role in illegal schemes to generate fraudulent biodiesel credits and to export biodiesel without providing biodiesel credits to the United States. Jariv was also ordered to make restitution in the amount of over $6 million (appr. €5.5 million) and to forfeit between $4 to $6 million in cash and other…
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Two growth areas, food production and the rapidly rising demand for biofuels, are moving fast ahead in global economy, despite many new challenges that keep appearing regularly. Global biofuels production is expected to grow from 24 billion gallons in 2012 to 51 billion gallons by 2019 evidencing an impressive compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.6% from 2013 to 2019. Experts say the worldwide…
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Brazilian biofuel company Gratt Industria de Maquinas has entered negotiations to build an experimental plant to produce ethanol from sweet potato crops. Gratt has held meetings with local regulators in the state of Roraima and says production could start within a year if regulatory approval is granted. The plant is projected to produce approximately 5,000 litres of ethanol for use in biofuels…
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Algal oil could be a future renewable fuel source, scientists at the Scottish Association for Marine (SAMS) Science say. Using a new technique to examine micro-algae strains in the Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa (CCAP) – an internationally recognised algal storage based at SAMS in Oban, Scotland – the scientist found that two marine algae strains, Nannochlorops oceanica and…
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The first commercial-scale UK seaweed farm is scheduled to be scheduled in Argyll off the coast of Scotland in late summer 2015. The new facility, planned by scientists at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban, will be run as a demonstration project that will help shape the UK’s fledling seaweed cultivation sector. Seven native seaweed varieties will be planted at…
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Gevo, a renewable technology, chemical products, and next generation biofuels producer, has announced that Express Lube of Fredericksburg, Texas, is the first US service station to sell petrol blended with Gevo's renewable isobutanol at the pump. Gevo anticipates this to be ‘the first of many retail locations to offer Gevo's product’ as the company rolls out its…
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The Indian government took a step towards allowing 100% biodiesel to be pumped into vehicles when the Ministry for Road Transport and Highways released a draft notification for mass emission standards for biodiesel. The move aims to reduce India’s dependence on the import of fossil oil and to help reduce pollution form vehicles by allowing the distribution of 100% biodiesel, known as…
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Renewable Energy Group (REG) and Imperium Renewables have announced that they have signed an asset purchase agreement where REG would acquire substantially all the assets of Imperium. The assets to be acquired by REG include a 100 million gallon nameplate capacity biomass-based diesel refinery and deepwater port terminal at the Port of Grays Harbor, Washington. Under the terms of the agreement,…
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