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Apr 2, 2020
US ethanol production crashes to six-year low, new figures show
Biodiesel News
Apr 2, 2020
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic has hit European used cooking oil supplies (UCO).
Biodiesel producers who used UCO have confirmed that contracts for March have been fulfilled and plants are continuing to run smoothly.
But as the scale of the pandemic continues to bite, producers have raised concerns that there could be a fall of 70-90 % of UCO in the coming months.
This... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 1, 2020
A fifth of the petrol motorists put into their vehicles could be alcohol by 2030, according to new European research.
It found that new petrol and ethanol blends will be able to reduce carbon emissions from Europe’s transport sector with little additional cost to consumers.
The alcohol, in the form of ethanol derived from plants, is part of efforts to make the fuels... [Read More]
Features
Mar 31, 2020
The European Union’s (EU) new Green Deal, with its goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to net-zero by 2050, has come to dominate policy discussions in Brussels.
If implemented, it would be one of the most ambitious endeavours in the EU’s 70-year history and amount to a revolution for the transport sector. Electrification will be a fundamental contributor,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 31, 2020
Stena Bulk will perform a test running an MR tanker on 100% biofuel during the coming weeks.
The fuel is the MR1-100 bio-fuel oil, produced from used cooking oil and supplied by GoodFuels in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
It has been bunkered onto the Stena Immortal and will be used to power the main engine in normal operations to test and prove the technical and operational... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 31, 2020
A Dutch consortium has successfully started an engine test programme on 100% methanol.
The Green Maritime Methanol consortium, made up of Dutch shipping providers and professional bodies, has been looking into the application for renewable methanol as a maritime transport fuel since early last year.
Green methanol has been touted as a future fuel for the shipping... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 1, 1970
Stena Bulk will perform a test running an MR tanker on 100% biofuel during the coming weeks.
The fuel is the MR1-100 biofuel oil, produced from used cooking oil and supplied by GoodFuels in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
It has been bunkered onto the Stena Immortal and will be used to power the main engine in normal operations to test and prove the technical and operational... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 30, 2020
Concerns are growing as to whether Brazil will be able to maintain its recent growth pace for ethanol production as demand for biofuels reduces as the global Covid19 impact continues to bite.
The Latin American country produced 244m litres of ethanol from sugarcane during the first two weeks of March, according to Brazilian sugarcane industry association Única.
Ethanol... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 30, 2020
Formula 1's plan to move towards biofuels with its latest cars could result in a new tussle because of changes it will bring in engine cooling characteristics.
New rules governing the sport will require the F1 teams to run their engines with a 10% blend of advanced sustainable ethanol. This was originally due to come in next season but has since been put back.
Work has... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 30, 2020
A transport company has switched its entire fleet of more than 4,000 staff transport buses to biofuel in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint.
ServeU, which employs more than 5,000 people to manage the facilities of 600 of the UAE’s biggest government departments, banks and hotels, has moved from fossil diesel to B20 biofuel, a blend of 100% pure biodiesel and regular... [Read More]
Features
Jan 1, 1970
A new guide from the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) for fleet operators shows how renewable fuels can immediately cut greenhouse gas emissions in road transport, particularly from commercial vehicles.
While the focus has been mainly on vehicle electrification for meeting the UK’s net zero target as it applies to road transport, there are still major technical... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 27, 2020
International technology group ANDRITZ has started up a fossil-free biomethanol plant at the Södra Cell Mönsterås pulp mill in south-east Sweden.
The global company is using its self-developed A-Recovery+ concept that delivers commercial grade biomethanol by using a patented extraction process.
The plant has an annual production capacity of 6.3 million litres... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 27, 2020
Two companies have invested $100m (€91m) in R&D and combined technologies to convert natural and renewable gas sources into methanol, ultra-low sulphur diesel, naphtha and low carbon renewable fuels.
Gas Technologies LLC and INFRA Synthetic Fuels will market and commercialise their new integrated gas to liquid (GTL) plants capable of producing the... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 25, 2020
More chemical companies are switching to the production of hand sanitisers as global demand grows in the current crisis.
Swedish firm Sekab is now producing the product for the healthcare system after getting a temporary exemption from the Swedish Chemicals Industry.
Within one to two weeks, Sekab expects to produce around 65,000 litres made from ethanol from Domsjö... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 25, 2020
The number of fuel stations in the US offering Flex-Fuel E85 has reached a new milestone.
E85 (or flex fuel) is a term that refers to high-level ethanol-gasoline blends containing 51% to 83% ethanol, depending on geography and season.
A Casey’s General Store in Ankeny, Iowa, became the 5,000th station nationwide to sell E85.
While offering lower emissions... [Read More]
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#US #imports of #biodiesel and renewable diesel slumped to a decade low in the first half of 2025 after a change in tax credits for the fuels came into effect, the US Energy Information Administration (@EIA) said.
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