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Mar 28, 2019
US report highlights key employment trends in biofuels
Bioethanol News
Mar 28, 2019
Clean-tech company SEKAB E-Technology has announced that its Celluapp technology, which uses softwood residues to replace fossil raw materials, is ready to be scaled up.
The technology platform converts softwood residues to sugar and lignin, which can then undergo further refining to produce ethanol and aviation fuel.
“In order to tackle climate change, Europe will... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 28, 2019
US biofuels producer Gevo announced its financial results from the fourth quarter of 2018, which includes its outlook for 2019.
Revenues in the three months ending December 31, 2018 were $6.6 million (€5.8 million) compared with $6.7 million in 2017’s final quarter. Gevo attributes the $0.1 million loss to lower production values combined with the elimination... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 28, 2019
A senior Indonesian minister warned that the country could consider leaving the Paris Agreement if the EU continues its plans to phase out palm oil as a sustainable source of renewable fuel, Reuters reports.
Earlier this month, Biofuels International reported that the EU had doubled down on its assault against palm oil, which was included in its outlawing of high indirect... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 29, 2019
US biofuels producer NEXT Renewable Fuels announced that it will lease a 94-acre site from the Port of Columbia County for its Advanced Green Diesel production facility.
The site is located next to 25 acres already owned by NEXT, providing a total of 119 acres on which the company will develop its green diesel facility. According to NEXT, the biorefinery will have a capacity... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 29, 2019
The British Columbia Bioenergy Network (BCBN) and the government of British Columbia (BC) are seeking a contractor to undertake an analysis of the biorefinery market.
Under the CleanBC Plan, the provincial government has committed to increasing production of renewable fuels to 650 million litres annually, as well as increasing the Low Carbon Fuel Standard to 20% by 2030.
According... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 29, 2019
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted another small refinery waiver from 2017, bringing the total number of refineries exempt from US biofuel legislation to 35, Reuters reports.
These waivers exempt smaller refineries from blending biofuels, including corn-based ethanol, into their fuels.
In response to this latest waiver, Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 29, 2019
At a public hearing held by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Michigan, US, heads of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Growth Energy urged action on a proposal to allow the year-round use of E15 fuel.
The ‘Modifications to Fuel Regulations to Provide Flexibility for E15’ proposal would remove a nearly 30-year-old restriction on E15, which... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 1, 2019
Supply chain solutions provider Panalpina Singapore has announced the roll-out of a new fleet of biodiesel trucks to serve its customer L’Oréal Travel Retail Asia Pacific.
By 2020, L’Oréal aims to include 100% of its strategic suppliers under its ‘Sharing Beauty with All’ sustainability initiative.
These new biodiesel trucks will help... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 5, 2019
In a recent press release chairman of the senate committees on energy, and economic affairs in the Philippines, Senator Win Gatchalian, is urging the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Biofuels Board (NBB) to study the proposal of the Department of Agriculture to increase coconut content in biodiesel. The increase would be from 2% to 5%.
It was after Agriculture... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 5, 2019
Oil and gas company Shell has joined as equity partners with Air Liquide, Enerkem, Nouryon and the Port of Rotterdam on a proposed Rotterdam project to make valuable chemical and biofuels out of non-recyclable waste materials.
The W2C project will be the first advanced waste-to-chemicals facility in in Europe.
General manager, Advanced Biofuels at Shell said Andrew Murfin,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 5, 2019
The University of Utah revealed a study in which chemical engineers have developed a rapid method to deliver cost-effective algal biocrude in large quantities using a specially-designed jet mixer.
The team has developed a new kind of jet mixer that extracts the lipids in seconds with much less energy than the older extraction method.
Under current methods, it takes more... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 6, 2019
Next Renewable Fuels has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Columbia Pacific Building Trades Council and the Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters to construct its new facility at Port Westward.
The investment is anticipated to cost $1.1 billion (€900 million).
President of Next Renewable Fuels Lou Soumas said, “We... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 7, 2019
Forest industry company UPM has announced that its latest results from the off-road vehicle test carried out at Vuosaari Harbour in Helsinki, confirm that renewable UPM BioVemo diesel reduces tailpipe emissions.
The test on the Vuosaari Harbour focused on measuring the tailpipe emission of a Volvo wheel loader. UPM states that both the nitrogen oxide and particle emissions... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 8, 2019
The Renewable Energy Group (REG) revealed its fourth quarter and full 2018 results, which also included the announcement that the REG plans to sell its Life Sciences division.
“REG generated $139 million of Adjusted EBITDA in 2018, an outstanding result reflecting strong operational performance and a favorable margin environment,” said Cynthia Warner, REG president... [Read More]
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