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It has been reported that UK MP’s have agreed to give subsidies for burning wood and plants in the country’s power plants.
Backing a government stance that supports the inclusion of biofuels in the overall reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and “keeping the lights on”, a BBC report claims an all-party committee agreed new payments for renewable energy including palm oil…
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SkyNRG, a manufacturer of sustainable aviation fuel, has been awarded certification from the RSB Services Foundation, making it the world's first biofuel operator to earn the RSB certification for its supply chain of renewable jet fuel including separation, blending and logistics.
The audit was conducted by certification body DNV Business Assurance.
'Curbing the carbon dioxide footprint of jet…
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The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, presented details on the UAE's growth and export potential in the biofuels-from-algae sector in March.
The Algae Research Laboratory and Microbial Environmental and Chemical Engineering Laboratory (MECEL) has been undertaking research that looks into making new types…
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During a radio debate on 6 March UK energy minister John Hayes said biofuels were part of an overall energy mix needed by the country, not a stand alone concern.
Hayes and former government chief scientist Sir David King were part of a BBC Radio Four debate on renewable energy. King, mirroring concerns over indirect land use change throughout Europe, said trees chopped down for biofuels use meant…
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US-based renewable fuels retailer Propel Fuels and renewable bioproducts company Solazyme claim a 30-day retail pilot programme saw positive results from the general public.
The project, which marked the first commercial availability of algal-derived fuels, offered SoladieselBD at a B20 blend to consumers through Propel’s Clean Fuel Points in Redwood City, San Jose, Berkeley and…
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Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) believe an engineered plant with oily leaves could improve biofuels production.
The results of the study show that researchers could use an algae gene, involved in the production of oil, to engineer a plant that stores lipids or vegetable oil in it leaves.
‘Many researchers are trying to enhance plants’ energy density, and this is another…
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Australian research company Agritechnology has found a location as it further develops a biofuels demonstration plant.
A site for the plant has been chosen in Orange, New South Wales and it will aim to convert sweet sorghum, native grasses and sugarcane into high quality biofuel.
‘We are a long way off but ultimately we'd like to provide an opportunity for farmers to have a market for…
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Biodiesel provider Gulf Hydrocarbon, in collaboration with Akash Energy, is to supply biodiesel at the Buckeye Terminal in Illinois, US after the JV teamed up with Montreal-based trading and distribution company Targray Industries.
Gulf Hydrocarbon offered biodiesel at the terminal between 2010 and 2012 but shut down operations citing 'tough economic conditions in the biodiesel market'. However,…
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The California Energy commission has injected a multi-million boost into a pilot ethanol plant from Mendota Advanced Bioenergy Beet Cooperative.
Mendota will use the $5 million (€3.8 million) to construct a plant that aims to produce 285,000 gallons of ethanol from 10,000 tonnes of beet feedstock. The plant is reported to be situated in Five Points.
‘Farmers need alternative crops that…
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An US biofuels plant owned by Bluefire Renewables has been described as ‘not dead, just dormant’ by Mississippi officials.
Itawamba County Development Council executive director Greg Deakle was quoted as saying that work on the Fulton-based plant has gone on ‘indefinite hiatus’ while Bluefire focuses on other projects.
The project, which has entered its fourth year and…
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US-based Sequential Pacific Biodiesel (SPB) is to return supplying a B99 biodiesel blend to over 30 local retail outlets throughout Oregon and Washington.
The return to the higher blend ratio marks the conclusion of SPB’s winter blending period, where it produces a B50 blend as the fuel demands for effectiveness.
‘Our winter blending policy eliminates concerns about engine…
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Portugal-based engineering company Incbio will work with a subsidiary of Green Energy Group to construct a new biodiesel plant in Malaysia.
Incbio and Biofuel Limited will construct and operate an 8,000 tonne facility in Kuala Lumpur via grease trap oil taken from municipal wastewater treatment plants, local councils and waste grease collectors.
‘This order is further proof that by ensuring…
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A new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) claims certain biofuel certification schemes are holding back small producers and developing countries from export drives.
The report, titled Biofuels and the Sustainability Challenge, outlays that current certification schemes are predominately designed to fit the large scale agro-industry, believing that the required costs…
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An lliance between ethanol producer Calgren Renewable Fuels (CRF) and feedstock supplier Chromatin will open up a new local supply chain for sorghum in California, US.
The multi-year agreement will see up to 30,000 acres of sorghum grain being grown and supplied to CRF, which makes more than 55 million gallons of ethanol a year.
Chromatin will work with Californian growers that are…
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US-based Piedmont Biofuels (PB) has been certified under the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) programme following a third-party assessment conducted by SCS Global Services (SCS).
PB collects used cooking oil from restaurants in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina and uses it to produce biodiesel that is sold locally through seven filling stations.
SCS' assessment included an…
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