Aug 8, 2017
Solution approved for Indonesia’s $200 million food waste problem
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Aug 8, 2017
Scientists from Sandia National Laboratories are working to see if one of California’s most polluted lakes can be turned into a profitable source of algae biofuel.
The 350-square-mile Salton Sea in Southern California has elevated levels of nitrogen and phosphorus due to agricultural runoff. Algae thrives in these conditions, something which causes a host of environmental... [Read More]
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Aug 4, 2017
Helsinki airport has been awarded the international Airport Carbon Accreditation certificate (ACA) to verify its carbon neutrality.
“The ACA certificate awarded to Helsinki Airport is an important milestone in the implementation of Finavia’s accelerated climate programme at our airports. Our climate programme comprises a number of different measures,... [Read More]
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Aug 4, 2017
A team of chemists have discovered a new way to produce carbon-based liquid fuels from CO2.
The new additive, identified by a team of scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), selectively converts CO2 fuels containing multiple carbon atoms, a step towards producing renewable liquid fuels which are not derived from coal or oil.
"The results... [Read More]
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Aug 3, 2017
Renewable diesel producer Neste has published its financial results for the first half of 2017. The Finnish company reports a continuation of its ‘solid’ performance alongside record sales volumes in renewables.
These results have come despite the uncertainty in early 2017 surrounding the US Blender’s Tax Credit.
"Neste's solid performance continued in... [Read More]
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Aug 2, 2017
The Canadian government is set to invest $2.6 million (€1.8 million) into Sustane, a Halifax, Nova Scotia based waste-to-energy company.
Sustane claims to have developed a new process which converts municipal solid waste into clean burning fuel and other recycled products. The investment will be used to scale up Sustane’s technology, supporting the creation... [Read More]
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Aug 2, 2017
Scientists from an Oak Ridge National Laboratory-led research team have developed a simple method to convert used cooking oil into biofuel. Bizarrely, the system uses reusable carbon material derived from old rubber tyres.
The Oak Ridge team’s approach combines modified, recovered carbon with sulphuric acids, which is then mixed with free fatty acids in household... [Read More]
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Aug 2, 2017
The Biofuels International Conference, a world leading biofuels event, will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 4 and 5 October 2017, covering the whole biofuels supply chain. The show will focus on all the new developments and the latest challenges.
Topics covered in the seminars include global policy uncertainty, reintroducing E10, RED II and the future of the bioethanol... [Read More]
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Aug 1, 2017
Nine EU Member States have asked the European Commission (EC) for permission to pollute above national limits set in EU law, according to the European Environmental Bureau (EBB).
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Ireland and Luxembourg have all asked for the limits that should have been met in 2015 to be raised so that they no longer appear to... [Read More]
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Jul 31, 2017
According to trade body Renewable Energy Association (REA), the UK government should consider enforcing E10 to boost the biofuels industry.
The UK’s biofuel industry employs more than 10,000, largely in the North-East of England.
‘Warning of closures’
More than £1bn (€800 million) has been invested in existing production facilities, yet the... [Read More]
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Jul 31, 2017
Scientists in Russia have used high-resolution mass spectrometry to determine the composition of a biofuel obtained from the microalgae Spirulina platensis.
Two biofuel fractions obtained using a special algal mass treatment method were studied, allowing the researchers to prove algae biofuel has little in common with oil in terms of composition. Published in the Journal... [Read More]
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Jul 28, 2017
Los Angeles is to transition to a fully electric, zero-emissions bus fleet by 2030, according to recently announced plans.
The Californian city has a reputation for extreme bouts of smog, something city authorities hope the electricity transition will help to alleviate.
2,200 vehicles will be purchased as part of the transition, which is expected to last ten years and... [Read More]
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Jul 27, 2017
A researcher at Queen's University Belfast has discovered a way to convert aluminium foil waste into a biofuel catalyst, which could help to solve global waste and energy problems.
In the UK, around 20,000 tonnes of aluminium foil packaging is wasted each year - enough to stretch to the moon and back. Most of this is landfilled or incinerated as it's usually contaminated... [Read More]
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Jul 26, 2017
The UK government is set to announce a ban on new diesel and petrol cars and vans in the country from 2040, according to the BBC.
A £225m fund to help tackle emissions from diesel vehicles, as part of a £3 billion package on air quality spending, is also set to be announced, the BBC claims.
Following a legal battle, the government was ordered by the High Court... [Read More]
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Jul 25, 2017
India-based bioethanol company Praj Industries will be working with US-based advanced biofuels company Gevo to use Gevo’s proprietary isobutanol technology to process sugarcane juice and molasses.
This follows on the back of Praj's development work, adapting Gevo's technology to sugar cane and molasses feedstocks.
The announcement was made at the BIO World Congress... [Read More]
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Jul 25, 2017
US-based Washington State University researchers have developed a way to grow algae more efficiently — in days instead of weeks — and make the algae more viable for several industries, including biofuels.
Their work was reported in the journal Algal Research.
Environmental benefits
Researchers would like to produce algae efficiently because of its potential... [Read More]
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Jul 21, 2017
US advanced biofuels producer Renewable Energy Group (REG) marked the completion of upgrades at its Ermden, Germany biorefinery with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with government and community members.
"This investment is another milestone in REG's European strategy to be a leader in delivering high quality biofuels," said Jean Scemama, VP at REG Energy Europe.
Scemama... [Read More]
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