Aug 13, 2018
India set to make major biofuel investment
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Aug 9, 2018
Researchers claim to have found a way to protect yeast from damage inflicted by pretreatment chemicals in the biofuel production process.
Pretreatment chemicals are used in biofuel facilities to accelerate the breakdown of plant material, however, these chemical are sometimes poisonous to the yeasts that turn the plant sugars into fuel.
In a study published in the journal... [Read More]
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Aug 7, 2018
A public school district in San Diego, California, has switched its fleet of 53 school buses to run on Finnish company Neste’s renewable diesel.
The Vista Unified School District (VUSD) is the fourth largest in San Diego County, comprising 32 schools with programmes ranging from kindergarten through to adult educational facilities. The district serves more than 23,000... [Read More]
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Aug 7, 2018
The US Department of Agriculture has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on the environmental assessment report for Velocys’ planned Bayou Fuels biorefinery in Natchez, Mississippi.
Velocys is describing the FONSI as a significant step towards the permitting of the Bayou Fuels facility. It was issued as part of the company’s ongoing development... [Read More]
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Aug 1, 2018
Findings from a ground breaking study could prove crucial in boosting the ‘economic viability’ of algae biofuel, showing for the first time that raw plants can be used as a carbon energy source for cultivation of a strain of microalgae.
In a study recently published in the journal Algal Research, it’s revealed that a freshwater production strain of microalgae,... [Read More]
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Aug 1, 2018
Advanced Biofuels Canada (ABFC) has announced a significant expansion to its membership.
ABFC is the industry association for biofuels in Canada. According to a statement, the new members include fuel distributors, global technology developers and strategic compliance services providers. These include Canada Clean Fuels, Canfor Pulp, EcoEngineers and Honeywell UOP.
“Our... [Read More]
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Jul 27, 2018
$4 million AUD (€2.5 million) in funding is set to be provided to Australia’s Southern Oil Refining for a pilot plant which will turn biosolids from sewage to crude oil. According to a statement, the demonstration plant will be the first step towards developing biosolid waste to renewable fuels plants at sewage treatment facilities in Australia.
The Australian... [Read More]
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Jul 25, 2018
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a variety of pathways for renewable fuel derived from sorghum as part of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) programme. This includes the use of sorghum to produce biodiesel.
Acting EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler signed the final pathway on 24 July.
“Today’s approval sets the stage for more homegrown... [Read More]
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Jul 25, 2018
Velocys intends to raise £6 million (€6.7 million) through a placing, according to an announcement from the company.
The renewable fuels specialist will place 60,000,000 new Ordinary Shares at a placing price of 10 pence per share. This represents a 0.52p discount to the closing mid-market price per Ordinary Share as at 20 July 2018.
According to Velocys’... [Read More]
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Jul 18, 2018
Finnish renewable diesel producer Neste is exploring ways to introduce liquefied waste plastics as a raw material for fuels and plastics, according to a statement.
The company has ambitious goals for the project, aiming to proceed to industrial scale trial during 2019. Longer term, Neste’s target is to process annually more than one million tonnes of waste plastic... [Read More]
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Jul 18, 2018
Cars and trucks used record amounts of biofuels in California in 2016, according to new figures. A total of 1.5 billion gallons were used, avoiding 14 million metric tons of carbon dioxide being emitted into the atmosphere. The reductions are a result of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, which aims to reduce the carbon intensity of fuels in the state.
The statistics... [Read More]
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Jul 11, 2018
UPM has joined Together for Sustainability, a chemical industry initiative designed to promote and improve sustainability practises within supply chains.
TfS has set up a standard approach to evaluate and improve the sustainability performance of suppliers. These evaluations cover areas such as environmental impact, health and safety, labour and human rights, and governance... [Read More]
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Jun 29, 2018
A study led by Professor John McGeehan from the University of Portsmouth has discovered a type of enzyme with the unique ability to break down lignin – a key component in plants. The discovery paves the way for plant waste to be recycled in such a way to produce products including nylon, chemicals, plastics and fuels.
Detailing the study, Professor McGeehan explains:... [Read More]
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Jun 27, 2018
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued proposed volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard programme for cellulosic biofuel, advanced biofuel and total renewable fuel for 2019.
Biomass-based diesel volume standards have also been proposed for 2020. The biomass-based diesel standard for 2019 was set at 2.1 billion gallons in 2018
The proposed... [Read More]
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Jun 26, 2018
Gevo and Avfuel have entered into a long-term renewable jet fuel supply agreement. The new contract will see Gevo supply its renewable alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ) to Avfuel.
Avfuel is a global supplier of aviation fuel and services, servicing more than 3,000 locations worldwide.
"We are pleased to have a customer and partner like Avfuel. Avfuel has tremendous reach with... [Read More]
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Jun 20, 2018
Pioneering research has confirmed that a diverse mix of algal species in biofuel systems will significantly improve production.
Scientists from the University of Michigan (UM) grew various combinations of freshwater algal species in 80 artificial ponds to test the effects of biodiversity on biofuel production. According to a press release, it was the ‘first’... [Read More]
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Jun 19, 2018
New research suggests the greenhouse gas emissions impact of rainforest deforestation for palm oil plantations could be worse than thought.
For a study recently published in the journal Nature Communications, scientists from Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape research (WSL) set out to determine... [Read More]
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