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Apr 15, 2019
Neste partners with Air BP to deliver sustainable aviation fuel
Biodiesel News
Apr 16, 2019
Dubai-based waste to biofuel company Neutral Fuels announced it has been accepted onto the Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund Accelerator (MBRIFA), a programme established by the UAE Ministry of Finance to accelerate the expansion of innovative businesses.
Neutral Fuels is one of seven companies chosen from 159 applications across 29 companies for the fund accelerator.
“This... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 17, 2019
Montreal-based waste to biofuels company Enerkem has announced the closing of new financing to the tune of CAD$76.3 million (€5 million).
The funding has been sourced from existing investors, as well as a new investor, Canadian energy company Suncor Energy, the company announced.
Suncor will also offer technical resources to support Enerkem’s planned growth.... [Read More]
Other News
Apr 17, 2019
Irish university NUI Galway has announced the official opening of a new research laboratory to generate biofuels from waste products.
A team of 25 PhD and post-doctoral researchers will work in the new laboratory under Professor Piet Lens in the Department of Microbiology.
The researchers are undertaking a major research project to transform waste and wastewater treatment... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 18, 2019
The Ministers of Agriculture in Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic have signed a joint declaration agreeing on the importance of biofuels in the Renewable Energy Directive (REDII) post-2020.
“We agree to take all necessary steps to establish the contribution of the biofuels of EU agricultural origin (produced from food and feed crops) to the targets set by RED... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 23, 2019
Washington State Ferries (WSF)announced that it will be launching a Sustainability Action Plan that outlines objectives for more renewable ferries and terminals, which includes a commitment to using a 10% biodiesel mix.
According to the release, the plan includes initiatives to protect orca whales, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality and reduce waste.
“Because... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 24, 2019
Swedish biofuels producer Sekab E-Technology has announced that a new biorefinery in Finland, Nordfuel, will open in 2021 using Sekab’s Celluapp technology.
The €150 million facility will produce bioethanol and biofuel from soft wood residues. The company’s Celluapp technology platform enables the extraction of cellulose sugars and lignin from forest or... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 25, 2019
Whitefox Technologies has successfully installed and commenced operations of the fifth Whitefox ICE™ system at Ace Ethanol’s Wisconsin plant.
The company’s membrane system is part of a project that will integrate with D3MAX’s technology to convert corn kernel fibre to ethanol, enabling reduced energy consumption.
“After seeing the benefits... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 25, 2019
Danish biotechnology company Novozymes has released its interim report for the first three months of 2019, noting a decline in sales due to weakness in US bioethanol.
According to the company, all businesses developed roughly as expected with the exception of the US bioethanol industry.
Organic sales growth was down 4% in the first three months of this year, with bioenergy... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 21, 2019
Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits (LBDS), the renewables division of Canadian firm Lallemand, announced that it has signed an agreement with car manufacturer Toyota.
The agreement regards the production and marketing of Toyota’s XyloAce yeast strains for cellulosic ethanol production in the US.
Lallemand describes XyloAce as ‘highly efficient’... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 22, 2019
A new study has shown the first evidence of programmed cell death, or apoptosis, in algae, which could have wide-reaching implications for the production of biofuels.
Results of the research carried out by University of Alberta (UAlberta) microbiologists were published in a paper titled ‘Phaeobacter inhibens induces apoptosis-like programmed cell death in calcifying Emiliania... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 22, 2019
Members of the Dutch Sustainable Growth Coalition (DSGC) have partnered with A. P. Moller – Maersk on the world’s largest maritime biofuel project.
Dutch companies FrieslandCampina, Heineken, Philips, DSM, Shell and Unilever will work with Maersk on a pilot, which will use up to 20% sustainable second-generation biofuels to power a triple-E ocean vessel.
According... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 22, 2019
Dutch renewable fuel producer GoodFuels announced that it has extended its partnership with Varo Energy subsidiary Reinplus Fiwado Bunker to improve access to biofuels for deep sea vessels leaving from Rotterdam.
According to the release, the partnership will see Varo assist GoodFuels with the production, blending and distribution of biofuel oil across the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 25, 2019
In a letter addressed to US Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor has urged the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to help expedite the delivery of biofuels by rail amid ‘historic flooding’.
Flooding in the US Midwest has delayed the transportation of supplies of biofuel, which could cause fuel prices for consumers to rise.
Skor... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 25, 2019
Renewable diesel producer Neste has opened its first cardlock in San Leandro, California that will offer the company’s MY Renewable Diesel.
The milestone marks the first time that vehicles can fuel up with Neste’s renewable diesel, made from sustainable biomass, directly at a station. Cardlocks are unstaffed fuelling stations designed to accommodate fleet vehicles,... [Read More]
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