Apr 24, 2017
Children helping UAE biofuels industry
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Apr 20, 2017
A Japanese research team has revealed the oil synthesis mechanism in microalgae cells, a discovery which could aid in the development of biofuels.
The amount of biomass on earth is approximately ten times the amount of energy currently consumed on the planet, and half of that biomass grows in aquatic environments, according to a University of Kobe press release. Ocean... [Read More]
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Apr 18, 2017
Pharoah Le Feuvre, market analyst at International Energy Analyst (IEA), will speak at this year’s Biofuels International Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The 10th anniversary edition of the leading Biofuels International Conference & Expo, for the first time held in partnership with Bioenergy Insight Conference & Expo, will focus on the latest developments... [Read More]
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Apr 13, 2017
Carrefour has taken a big step in its biomethane initiative, opening its first bioNGV service station. The new facility will play a part in allowing the French multinational retailer to expand its fleet of vehicles running on biomethane.
By the end of 2017, Carrefour aims to have nine bioNGV service stations throughout France, enabling 200 lorries to make clean, silent... [Read More]
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Apr 12, 2017
Carl Icahn’s oil refining company CVR Energy made a massive bet in 2016 that prices for US government biofuels credits would fall, shortly before he became an advisor to President Donald Trump on regulations driving the market, according to Reuters.
The US’ biofuels credit system is meant to encourage the mixing of renewable fuels such as ethanol into gasoline... [Read More]
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Apr 12, 2017
The global automotive biofuels market is likely to expand at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 8.37% from 2017 to 2021, according to a new market study.
Produced by MarketResearchReports.biz, the new study claims the market growth will be driven by the trend of producing biofuel in an attempt to ‘go green’. Strong regulations which are limiting vehicle... [Read More]
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Apr 11, 2017
Lux Research’s Senior Analyst Yuan-Sheng Yu will speak at the tenth Biofuels International Conference, which will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Yuan-Sheng Yu is a Senior Analyst based in Lux Research's Singapore office. He leads Lux's Asia-Pacific research initiative, providing strategic advice and on-going intelligence for emerging technologies in energy, health... [Read More]
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Apr 7, 2017
AB Mauri, a well-known specialist in yeast and bakery ingredient products, has launched a new business unit that will develop yeast solutions for the biofuel, liquor and nutrition industries.
The new division will be called AB Biotek.
“AB Mauri has a long history of providing leading-edge products to industrial customers outside of the bakery markets in other... [Read More]
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Apr 7, 2017
A new paper by researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) describes a process that captures methane from natural gas and biogas and that uses photosynthesis to convert it into biomass feedstock.
The new paper is called ‘A flexible microbial co-culture platform for simultaneous utilization of methane and carbon dioxide from gas feedstocks’,... [Read More]
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Apr 7, 2017
The world's first research facility to grow both food and fuel, using desert lands irrigated by seawater, will begin its first harvest in June, according to Etihad Airways.
The biomass will be harvested and the oil extracted from the seeds. The plan is to have this oil refined to jet fuel and used on an Etihad Airways flight, a statement said.
The announcement... [Read More]
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Apr 7, 2017
A protein used by common soil bacteria is providing new clues in the effort to convert aryl compounds, a common waste product from industrial and agricultural practices, into something of value.
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Sandia National Laboratories working at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI)... [Read More]
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Apr 7, 2017
A new programme called the Born Global Slip-Stream Challenge has been launched to help to drive the development and commercialisation of products like biochar, wood ash, CO2, lignin, waxes and C5/C6 sugars.
The aim of the project is to work towards a goal to improve the overall profitability of bio-based projects and create replicable models for deployment in the US and... [Read More]
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Apr 5, 2017
A Ph.D. organic chemist and a sailboat captain report that they are developing a process to reuse certain plastics, transforming them from worthless trash into a valuable diesel fuel with a small mobile reactor.
They envision the technology could someday be implemented globally on land and possibly placed on boats to convert ocean waste plastic into fuel to power... [Read More]
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Apr 3, 2017
Butamax Advanced Biofuels, a 50/50 joint venture between BP and DuPont, has announced the acquisition of Nesika Energy and its ethanol facility in Scandia, Kansas. Butamax will now start engineering work to add bio-isobutanol capacity to the facility.
A cost-effective alternative to isobutanol, bio-isobutanol is derived from renewable feedstocks. It provides an option... [Read More]
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Apr 3, 2017
The long running controversy regarding palm oil is coming to a climax, with members of the European Parliament (MEPs) set to debate a report calling on the European Commission to phase out palm oil in biofuels. The controversial report also calls for a single certification scheme for the commodity to enter the EU market.
Czech GUE (Confederal Group of the European United... [Read More]
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Mar 31, 2017
A new study may have found a solution to the negative effects biofuel production can have on food production.
The use of sequential cropping – one crop sown after another has been harvested – may be able to provide foodstock for biofuel production without adversely affecting food production, according to the study by Ecofys.
Support for the biofuels industry... [Read More]
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Mar 30, 2017
Gevo has announced its financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2016.
The US renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels company announced a net loss per share of ($0.33) for the quarter.
The company announced that gross loss was $2.3 million (€2.14m) for the three months ended December 31, 2016, versus $1.7 million in the same quarter in... [Read More]
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