Jun 7, 2012
Brand name decided for new ethanol fuel yeast option
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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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May 28, 2012
The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) and global energy information provider Genscape has announced the launch of the GEnscape Renewable Identification Number (RIN) Integrity Network dashboard.
The NBB call the initiative ‘another step to stabilising the RIN market’ and its RIN task force has continuously worked with the petroleum industry to provide solutions... [Read More]
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May 28, 2012
US renewable chemicals and next-generation biofuels company Gevo has begun start-up of what it is calling the world’s first commercial biobased isobutanol production plant.
Based in Luverne, Minnesota Gevo broke ground on the project a year ago and reached its goal of initiating production of biobased isobutanol at commercial level within 12 months.
‘The... [Read More]
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May 25, 2012
German technology and engineering supplier ThyssenKrupp Uhde is set to partner with Sundrop Fuels to create the first ‘green gasoline’ production facility in the US.
Sundrop expects to break ground for the new facility later this year and hopes to produce around 50 million gallons of renewable fuels per annum, it said in a statement.
The facility will be the... [Read More]
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May 24, 2012
A new bioenergy alternative for the future is being created by researchers at the University of Birmingham, UK.
By creating clean hydrogen from food waste this research hopes to provide answers to the questions concerning whether the mass production of bioethanol using sugarcane is a long-term sustainable solution, particularly in countries like Brazil.
‘Bioethanol... [Read More]
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May 23, 2012
Metal producing company Harmony Gold Mining is planning renewable energy plants in the north of South Africa.
As well as a solar power plant, Harmony has been looking into the feasibility of growing crops for a biofuels plant that may be built in South Africa’s central Free State province.
The reason for these projects is because Harmony is assessing ways of generating... [Read More]
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May 22, 2012
Investment company Future Capital Partners (FCP) has secured both senior debt and government underwriting for a proposed ethanol plant in Grimsby, UK.
The Belgian Export Credit Agency, the Office National De Ducroire (ONDD), has underwritten the senior debt for its £210 million (€259.5 million) bioethanol project. In addition FCP has also confirmed that a major... [Read More]
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May 21, 2012
The chairman of the Karnataka State Biofuel Development Board in Bangalore helped lay the foundation for the first of a proposed 13 new biofuel research centres in the district.
Mr Y B Ramakrishna spoke during the foundation laying ceremony at the Bangalore University of Agricultural Sciences.
‘Thirteen new centres will be added to the 17 existing information... [Read More]
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