Sep 18, 2009
Obama invests in algae-to-fuel
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Sep 18, 2009
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden today inaugurated the world’s first plant for the production of a renewable automotive fuel called BioDME.
The plant is being constructed by Sweden-based development company Chemrec as part of the BioDME project with consortium members Chemrec, Haldor Topsøe, Volvo, Preem, Total, Delphi and ETC. The project is supported by the Swedish... [Read More]
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Sep 17, 2009
The US' Valero Energy, which first looked into the ethanol market, is now forming a biodiesel joint venture.
The company is planning to build a 135 mgy renewable diesel plant with food processing by-products recycling company Darling International.
The proposed plant would be situated next to Valero’s existing St Charles refinery near Norco, Louisiana.
The... [Read More]
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Sep 17, 2009
Germany has seen a huge increase in bioethanol consumption in the first half of 2009.
According to German bioethanol association BDBE, bioethanol consumption leapt to 453,000 tonnes in the first half of 2009, up 61% on the year-earlier period.
The increase in consumption was largely caused by the German government’s programme of raising compulsory blending of biofuels... [Read More]
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Sep 16, 2009
Puerto Rican energy company Energia Alterna has announced that Royal Caribbean Cruises and Celebrity Cruises will participate in trials of different blends of Marine Gas Oil (MGO) and jatropha crude oil in different quantities.
The aim of the trials is to ascertain whether jatropha oil can be burnt as fuel by itself (not as biodiesel), as well as being used as a blend... [Read More]
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Sep 16, 2009
The early bird deadline for the upcoming Biofuels International Asia expo & conference in Singapore ends on 1st October – register now to receive an extra 10% discount!
Not only will you receive a discount, you also get access to two events for the price of one!
Building on the success of Biofuels International expo & conference in Europe, Biofuels International... [Read More]
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Sep 16, 2009
BP expects biofuels to become a larger part of the US motor fuel market, displacing 25% of petrol within the next two decades.
'Diesel use is growing in the US, following the trend set by Europe, and biodiesel is expected to provide around 8% of the fuel for diesel-powered engines by 2030,' Katrina Landis, CEO of BP's Alternative Energy, says.
‘However,... [Read More]
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Sep 16, 2009
A new power station that will use wood chip to produce enough electricity to power half a million homes has today been given the go ahead by the Environment Agency.
The Prenergy plant, in Port Talbot, Wales, will produce electricity with 50 to 80% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than gas or coal fired power stations. It will be Britain’s largest biomass power plant.... [Read More]
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Sep 15, 2009
In the US ethanol fuel tanks will be installed at three South Dakota state Department of Transportation regional yards in an effort to increase the use of renewable fuel by the state fleet.
Although nearly 40 % of South Dakota’s 3,395 government vehicles are flexible fuel vehicles, state employees have not had access to high ethanol blends, such as E85, at state fuelling... [Read More]
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Sep 14, 2009
The prime minister of Iraq has approved a project by an undisclosed UAE-based company to produce biofuel from rotting dates that would otherwise be wasted.
Iraq has the world's third largest oil reserves but its crumbling farm sector, which has suffered from decades of sanctions, isolation and war, is the country's leading employer.
A long drought has conspired... [Read More]
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Sep 14, 2009
A new report has revealed that Australian motorists are rapidly changing their petrol-buying habits with a growing number of them opting for ethanol-blended petrol.
Australia’s emerging biofuel sector is currently contributing 290 million litres a year to the country’s national transport fuel supply. This is about 80% of the way towards meeting the 350 million litres... [Read More]
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Sep 14, 2009
Mascoma has entered into a feedstock processing and lignin supply agreement with Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV), a division of Chevron U.S.A.
CTV will provide various sources of lignocellulosic feedstock to Mascoma, which will then convert the feedstock to cellulosic ethanol through its proprietary process, which produces lignin as a by-product. Mascoma will provide... [Read More]
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Sep 11, 2009
The US Department of Defence has signed a contract with US-based biofuel producer Solazyme to research, develop and demonstrate commercial scale production of biofuel using algae as feedstock.
The biofuel has to meet the US Navy’s rigorous specifications for military tactical platforms. Solazyme will use its algal oil production process to provide renewable F-76 Naval... [Read More]
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Sep 10, 2009
Brazil is expecting a record-breaking volume of ethanol produced from sugarcane this year, according to a national survey.
The country anticipates a total harvest of 629 million tonnes, a 10% increase over 2008, as wider distribution of rainfall and an expanded planted area which reached 7.7 million hectares led to the abundant growth of the crop.
The current productivity... [Read More]
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Sep 10, 2009
Indian Railways is planning three 20,000 litre a year biodiesel plants to meet its biodiesel requirements.
The company is currently the biggest consumer of diesel in the world, and needs about 60,000 litres of biodiesel every day.
Together with manufacturer Emami, which is aiming at producing 1,500 litres of edible oil and 300 litres of biodiesel oil per day, Indian... [Read More]
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Sep 10, 2009
The early bird deadline for the upcoming Biofuels International Canada expo & conference ends on 15th September – register now to receive an extra 10% discount!
Not only will you receive a discount, you also get access to two events for the price of one! Biofuels International Canada expo & conference is co-hosted with Tank Storage Canada expo & conference,... [Read More]
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Sep 9, 2009
Following an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariff on US biodiesel in March, the EU is receiving greater imports of Argentinean biodiesel.
Switzerland-based biodiesel
producer Biopetrol says European biodiesel producers are calling for an investigation into cheap biodiesel exports, which they say are edging them out of the market.
European producers say they suspect... [Read More]
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