Jun 14, 2012
Sapphire welcomes bright minds for green crude push
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Jun 11, 2012
Researchers at Purdue University in Indiana, US have suggested its cost-effective process for creating biofuels could now move out of the laboratory and into production.
Analysis has shown that when using certain energy methods to create hydrogen for thermo-chemical H2Bioil methods of biofuel creation makes it price competitive against barrels of crude oil that cost $100... [Read More]
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Jun 11, 2012
South African oil refineries have estimated the cost of updating facilities as ‘billions’ as calls to move up from E2 to E5 biofuel.
The country currently uses fuel that contains 2% ethanol made primarily from sugarcane and maize crops. While the upgrade has be estimated as reducing vehicle greenhouse gas emissions by around 40%, the government proposal... [Read More]
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Jun 8, 2012
Swedish energy company Umeå Energi is set to build an algae pilot plant in the north of the country which it is calling ‘the biggest in the Sweden’.
The algae produced from this new facility will be used as biomass to potentially biodiesel and the project will be led by Dr Francesco Gentili of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
Algae will... [Read More]
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Jun 8, 2012
Canadian biofuels producer Enerkem is to consider licensing its trash-to-ethanol technology following production at a demonstration plant.
In a statement Enerkem has claimed it expects the plant to validate its manufacturing process which will be used at three commercial-scale plants that are currently under construction in the US and Canada.
VP of government affairs and... [Read More]
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Jun 8, 2012
UK prime minister David Cameron and Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg have agreed a landmark energy partnership between the two countries designed to secure affordable and sustainable long term energy supplies.
Named the Norway-UK Energy Partnership for Sustainable Growth, it will see closer collaboration between the two countries across a wide range of energy... [Read More]
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Jun 7, 2012
Strategic investor company Intercore Energy has announced a $1 million (€794,000) equity investment into Epec Biofuels Holdings to advance the commercialisation of ethanol 2.0 in the US.
Epec has positioned itself as a pioneer of bringing ethanol 2.0 to commercial reality since late 2011 and this investment is part of a bigger approximately $1.25 million financing... [Read More]
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Jun 7, 2012
International supplier of fermentation ingredients to the fuel ethanol industry Lallemand Ethanol Technology (LET) has announced the brand name of its collaboration with Mascoma Grain Technology (MGT).
The yeast product project will be marketed under the name TransFerm and be available for use by the fuel ethanol industry. It represents the first commercial application... [Read More]
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Jun 7, 2012
A request has been made by the Philippines Coconut Authority (PCA) to the National Biofuels Board (NBB) to increase the current 2% blend of coco biodiesel before the end of the year.
The proposal wants the blend to be increased to 5% and would mean an additional 21,000 metric tons of coconut oil would be needed to meet the requirement.
PCA administrator Euclides Forbes... [Read More]
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Jun 6, 2012
The California Energy Commission has unanimously agreed to approve funding of over $35 million (€27.9 million) to help speed up the development of green fuels and technology.
The funding will support many different fuel and vehicle projects in the state, including natural gas vehicle technology and incentives, E85 fuelling stations, biodiesel production and hybrid... [Read More]
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Jun 6, 2012
The 48th edition of the ELE Rally in the Netherlands hosted races that had cars fuelled by Gasoline Ethanol Methanol (GEM) from second generation biofuels producer BioMCN.
The BioMCN 350Z Challenge saw 14 cars powered by GEM, which consists of the three fuel elements mixed in various ratios to almost match E85 properties but with a significantly lower CO₂ footprint than... [Read More]
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Jun 6, 2012
Rio+20, the United Nations conference on sustainable development, will host a renewable jet fuel flight demonstration this month in Brazil.
The fuel, which has been sourced and provided from Brazilian sugarcane by renewable products company Amyris, has passed all testing and will be used in an Azul Airlines craft. The demonstration is also being backed by commercial jet... [Read More]
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Jun 1, 2012
The Shell Company of Australia is to provide B20 to its Australian customers after opening a biodiesel facility in Victoria.
The biodiesel facility, which is built at Shell's Newport Terminal in Melbourne, officially opened on 29 May.
Australian Renewable Fuels (ARF) is providing Shell with the biodiesel part of the blend.
The total cost of the project was $5 million (€4... [Read More]
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May 31, 2012
Bioinnovation company Novozymes has inaugurated a $200 million (€161 million) enzyme plant in Nebraska, US to help advance the biofuels market.
Novozymes claims the plant will specialise in developing ‘world-leading’ enzymes to advance both existing and advanced biofuel markets. The facility will create 100 job positions and 400 construction jobs.
‘Advanced... [Read More]
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May 30, 2012
Philippines-based San Carlos Bioenergy has claimed to have produced ethanol fuel from sweet sorghum feedstock.
The company’s chairman Jose Zabaleta says this is a ‘major breakthrough and a first for the Philippines and Southeast Asia’ as his team overcame technical difficulties associated with producting ethanol from sorghum.
‘We were able to produce... [Read More]
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May 30, 2012
A recent report concerning Alcorn State University in Mississippi, US reveals it has conducted research into using bamboo as a feedstock for biofuels production.
The Mississippi Development Authority legislation, in conjunction with next-generation renewable fuels company KiOR’s state-wide research project, has provided the funding for the university to get involved... [Read More]
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May 29, 2012
US-based clean energy technology provider Zere Energy and Biofuels has been awarded nearly $1 million (€796,000) to demonstrate a ‘near zero emissions’ fuel flexible combined heat and power system.
The money has come from the California Energy Commission and Zere will design and build a system prototype which employs a ‘near zero emissions’... [Read More]
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