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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 industry is warning of…
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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 of Mass Spectrometry,…
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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 cost $1 billion (€854…
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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 by grease and oils, which…
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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 to produce new plans to…
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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 on Industrial…
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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 environmental…
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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 added: "Within this…
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Aviation biofuels can be priced competitively to help decarbonise air travel, a new study has found.
The study was conducted by US-based NGO Carbon War Room (CWR), Netherlands-based sustainable jet fuels SkyNRG and the Port of Seattle.
The study unveils recommendations for long-term mechanisms that could supply all airlines at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) with sustainable…
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Modern diesel cars emit less pollution in general than cars that run on gasoline, according to a new international study published in the journal Scientific Reports.
According to Patrick Hayes, a scientist at University of Montreal who worked on the research, the results of the study suggest that environmental regulators should increasingly shift their focus to gasoline powered cars and other…
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ExxonMobil and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have announced a two-year renewal of an agreement to research the fundamental chemistry of converting biomass into transportation fuels. The research forms part of a bigger drive to identify scalable, commercially viable solutions to meet growing global energy demand with renewable resources.
The collaboration between ExxonMobil and University…
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The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has published its July Short-Term Energy Outlook, which among other things shows the administration’s expectations for bioenergy and biofuel’s roles in the US energy supply.
In the report, EIA says total generation from renewables in the electric power sector is set to increase by 11% in 2017, and then remain relatively unchanged in 2018.…
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Biofuels are needed to meet the UK’s commitments to mitigating climate change, according to a new report requested by the county's government.
Second generation biofuels, made from wastes and by-products of other sectors, will be especially important according to the major new review of the sustainability pros and cons of biofuels by The Royal Academy of Engineering.
Titled Sustainability…
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Danish methanol fuel cell manufacturer SerEnergy has launched a commercial reformed methanol fuel cell vehicle with a driving range of up to 800km on a tank of methanol.
The engineers and mechanics at SerEnergy’s mobility development centre, located in Aalborg, Denmark, have developed a reformed methanol fuel cell (RMFC) vehicle based on the Nissan e-NV200 electric car platform, a car that…
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Following France’s recent announcement that it will take steps to restrict the use of palm oil in biofuels, Malaysia has said it may review its trade with France, and possibly cut down on buying French products.
Recently, Nicholas Hulot, the French Minister of Environment suggested measures should be taken to restrict the use of palm oil in biofuels to reduce deforestation in the countries…
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