Nov 28, 2018
Florida ‘best site’ for algae cultivation
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Nov 22, 2018
The world’s largest chemical firm BASF announced that it has started the production of methanol based on renewable raw materials according to the biomass balance approach.
Named EU-REDcert-methanol, the product is made from second-generation raw feedstocks and uses waste as well as residual materials.
BASF claims that as a result of the methanol production, the final... [Read More]
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Nov 21, 2018
According to a study published on Phys.org, two researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology’s (NTNU) Industrial Ecology Programme have found that producing biojet fuels from forestry residues is good for the climate but can apply pressure to certain United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
These SDGs are listed as: zero hunger,... [Read More]
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Nov 21, 2018
According to Reuters The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to propose new targets for the final three years of the nation’s renewable fuel programme in January. The new targets will replace the ‘ambitious’ decade-old goals that were set by Congress.
The planned reset of the US Renewable Fuel Standard is likely to cause animosity between... [Read More]
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Nov 20, 2018
A federal judge was asked by a group representing multiple biofuel companies to force the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to freeze its Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) small refinery waivers until lawsuits challenging its actions have been resolved, Reuters reports.
The group, named Producers United, is formed of several undisclosed biofuel firms.
It argues that... [Read More]
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Nov 14, 2018
A technology to produce biofuel within ‘mobile production units’ has been developed by scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Microengineering and Microsystems (IMM).
12 research groups from the European Union’s Biogo project were involved in the development. The technology itself uses ingredients from local forests.
“Wood waste and tree bark... [Read More]
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Nov 14, 2018
This week, the European Parliament voted and passed the revised Renewable Energy Directive (REDII) with goals set for post-2020.
Included in the policy is an EU-wide increased renewable energy target of 32% by 2030, up from the 20% target in 2009. The directive also contains a binding target of a minimum of 14% for renewables in transport by 2030.
However, the revision... [Read More]
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Nov 9, 2018
In a press release, UK-based technology company Renovare announced that it has been awarded support by Innovate UK for aviation fuel testing through the Sustainable Aviation for Clean Growth programme.
With an office based in London, the firm has developed a technology it describes as converting waste into biofuel that could ‘replace’ traditional fossil fuels.
The... [Read More]
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Nov 9, 2018
Global biofuel producer Verbio announced in a press release that it has signed a contract to acquire a cellulose ethanol plant from chemical conglomerate DuPont in Nevada, Iowa, US.
The purchase includes 100,000 tons of baled corn stalks, located at several sites within a 50km radius around the plant.
The plant’s capacity involves the processing of 300,000 tons of... [Read More]
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Nov 7, 2018
A major renewable diesel plant in Norco, Louisiana is to expand capacity to 675 million gallons per year. This will include a facility to produce 50 to 60 million gallons of renewable naphtha.
The Diamond Green Diesel Plant is a joint venture between a Valero subsidiary and Darling Ingredients. The boards of directors of both companies have agreed to the expansion of the... [Read More]
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Nov 7, 2018
Large-scale production of algae derived starch could be possible, thanks to new research by the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Tohoku University, Japan.
This algae derived starch is a valuable resource for the production of biofuels and other biomaterials.
According to a statement, the team, led by Sousuke Imamura from Tokyo Tech, have found a ‘switch’... [Read More]
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Nov 6, 2018
A red pigment naturally produced by strains of wild yeast could play a pivotal role in developing isobutanol into a large-scale biofuel, according to new research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison).
The University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) revealed a study detailing a new red pigment, pulcherrimin, and its role in developing isobutanol as a large-scale... [Read More]
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Oct 31, 2018
One of the world’s largest biofuel producers Poet has announced that it has begun construction on a new biofuel plant in Shelbyville, Indiana.
Poet is going ahead with its plans to add another biofuel plant to its already established network of 28. The construction has started after President Donald Trump lifted ‘outdated’ regulations that were limiting... [Read More]
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Oct 30, 2018
Car manufacture Mazda has announced its involvement in joint research projects and studies that aim to promote the wide-spread adoption of biofuels from microalgae growth. The company has become involved with the ongoing industry-academia-government studies as they coincide with its ‘Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030’ long term technology development programme.
Mazda... [Read More]
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Oct 25, 2018
Renewable diesel producer Neste has announced its new site, Zerobnb. The Finnish company has presented the site as a place where people from across the world are able to list sustainable alternatives for holiday lodging.
Neste’s Zerobnb site displays sustainable housing for travel accommodation by private owners. Launched on 24 October, International... [Read More]
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Oct 23, 2018
According to Forest News, both Indonesia’s landscape restoration targets and growing energy demands could be met with the help of biofuel plantations.
Scientists with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the Korean National Institute of Forest Science (NIFOS) and Indonesia’s University of Muhammadiyah Palangkaraya (UMP) are all currently... [Read More]
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Oct 23, 2018
Located in the central province of Quang Ngai, Vietnam, the Dung Quat Biofuel Plant has produced its first batch of E100 ethanol fuel since April 2015.
According to the Nhân Dân, the plant was completed in 2012 and cost VND 1.887 trillion ($81 million) however, was forced to close in 2015 because of falling oil prices and rising input costs which caused significant... [Read More]
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