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Apr 5, 2018
Growth Energy condemns RFS waivers as 'secret handouts'
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Apr 6, 2018
Researchers at the National University of Singapore have identified a species of bacteria that converts cellulose into biobutanol, a replacement for petrol.
The scientists first discovered and cultivated the bacterium in 2015 by isolating it from mushroom crop residue.
The team claims that producing biofuels with the microorganism could replace traditional processes for... [Read More]
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Apr 6, 2018
A new, £5 million project is set to develop the bioeconomy across Yorkshire, the Humber region and the Tees Valley in the north of England.
Dubbed the THYME (Teesside, Hull and York - Mobilising Bioeconomy Knowledge Exchange) project, the three year initiative is being led by the University of York. It’s aiming to ‘build on’ expertise and innovation... [Read More]
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Apr 9, 2018
The UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has published its Energy Trends data for 2017. The report includes in depth statistics on the country’s biofuels industry.
According to the report, overall biofuel consumption in transport was down 0.5% on the previous year, falling from 1,467 million litres to 1,460 million litres. However, year... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 10, 2018
German renewable fuel producer Natural Energy West is to reduce its biodiesel output by 50%. According to Reuters, the company is making the cuts in response to surging biodiesel imports from Indonesia and Argentina to the EU.
Reuters reports that the company will cut output ‘immediately and for an indefinite period’. Natural Energy West produces around 240,000... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 10, 2018
Following a four a month shut down period, Britain’s largest bioethanol plant has reopened.
Vivergo’s facility in East Yorkshire is Europe’s second largest bioethanol facility. It shut down in November 2017, citing unfavourable trading conditions. According to the company, these unfavourable conditions were driven in part by the Government’s inaction... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 21, 2018
Non-road engines conforming to exhaust emission category EU Stage IV are suitable for operation with pure biodiesel, claims new research.
The University of Rostock research relates to EU Stage IV engines for industry and agriculture.
Long-term studies and comparative measurements with fossil diesel fuel show that engine performance and exhaust gas aftertreatment system... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 21, 2018
FS Bioenergia, a joint venture between Tapajós Participações and Summit Agricultural Group, is planning to open the company’s second corn-only ethanol plant in Mato Grosso, Brazil, following R$1 billion (almost €250 million) in investment.
The new plant will also have the capacity to co-generate energy at a capacity of 170 thousand MWh per... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 22, 2018
The Agron Bioenergy biodiesel production facility in Watsonville, California has reopened.
Located in Monterey Bay area, the biofuel facility shut down in 2016. However, California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard has sparked new interest in biodiesel in California.
Wall Lake, Iowa based Western Iowa Energy recently purchased the idled plant, marking the first time the... [Read More]
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Feb 22, 2018
University of York researchers have discovered another source for an enzyme that might be able to improve cellulose digestion and produce biofuels more efficiently.
The paper shows that the enzymes that insects called firebrats (which are closely related to silverfish) use to digest cellulose could be applied to industrial processes, including ‘the production of... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 26, 2018
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has granted a team of researchers money to create enhanced sugarcane (also called ‘energycane’) and elephant grass to increase the production of green fuels. The new crops can reach up to 20% oil content, compared to less than an tenth of a percent in conventional crops, says the university.
Announced 25 February, the new research... [Read More]
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Feb 27, 2018
The grass is native to the US, non-edible and grows across North America. Fuel produced from the plant emits far less CO2 than gasoline.
Researchers from Colorado State University (CSU) in the US have studied switchgrass as an alternative biofuel feedstock to corn (corn often comes under fire for being resource intensive and competing with demands for food). The new fuel... [Read More]
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Feb 27, 2018
A study from a government-owned research group is urging increased biofuel use to develop a renewable low-carbon transport sector.
The report follows two years of research by Crown Research Institute Scion and looks at how New Zealand could grow and refine feedstocks into biofuels for heavy transport, shipping and air travel. According to the Institute, in 2015 burning... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 28, 2018
SIKB, a ‘network organisation’ based out of the Netherlands, has observed accelerated corrosion in uncoated steel tanks when they store biofuels and has released a report into the causes. The aim of the report is to adjust legislation related to storage, says the organisation.
The interim report finds that when biodiesel is added to conventional diesel the... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 1, 2018
The project will see the co-generation of fuel and power, and comes as part of a wider push to industrialise Nigeria’s agriculture.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Kogi State Government for the development of a cane-fed bioethanol plant.
Kogi is a region about 200km south of Nigeria’s... [Read More]
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