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Nov 29, 2017
Bioenergy to play prominent global role in low-carbon economy, IEA predicts
Bioethanol News
Dec 1, 2017
US ethanol producer United Ethanol will use a modular membrane system at its plant in Milton, Wisconsin, to boost production. According to a statement, the bolt-on system from Whitefox Technologies will increase the annual production capacity of the facility to over 60 million gallons by freeing up capacity in the distillation-dehydration section.
As well as increasing... [Read More]
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Dec 1, 2017
Major US biofuel trade associations have responded to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement on final required volume obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
EPA has set a total renewable fuel blending obligation of 19.29 gallons, of which 4.29 billion gallons should be advanced biofuels including 288 million gallons of cellulosic... [Read More]
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Nov 15, 2017
CPL Industries, a well-known manufacturer and supplier of smokeless fuels and other carbon‐based products, has announced plans to install a commercial‐scale HTC facility at its production site in Immingham, North Lincolnshire, UK.
This facility, scheduled to begin production in mid‐2018, will be the first commercial‐scale example of this technology, developed by... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 15, 2017
CRI/Criterion Catalyst Company (CRIUK) has awarded an FEL-2 license agreement for the IH2* technology which converts biomass to liquid transportation fuels, to Biozin Holding AS (BZH).
CRI is a global catalyst company wholly owned by Royal Dutch Shell. It operates research laboratories, development facilities, manufacturing plants and business units throughout the world.... [Read More]
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Nov 16, 2017
Britain’s power supply is now the seventh cleanest in the world after climbing 13 places in a global league table, according to a new Electric Insights report.
The report was produced by researchers at Imperial College London, who in collaboration with power giant Drax, compared the carbon content of electricity supplies across various large countries between... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 16, 2017
American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE), a US bioethanol trade body, has announced the first two in a series of fuel marketer-focused videos on the flexfuelforward.com website, part of a campaign to feature real world E15 and flex fuel retailer success stories.
The series will address common marketer questions about E15 and flex fuels with straightforward answers... [Read More]
Other News
Nov 16, 2017
Giant clams in the Indian and Pacific Oceans could provide insights into improving biofuel production processes, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) are claiming.
Alison Sweeney, an assistant professor of physics in the Penn School of Arts and Sciences, and her collaborator Shu Yang, a professor of materials science and engineering at Penn’s School... [Read More]
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Nov 16, 2017
The National Biodiesel Board’s (NBB) governing board members have sent a letter to President Trump calling on him to protect renewable fuel standard (RFS) volumes.
In the letter, the NBB’s governing board members thank the president for his leadership and support of the RFS programme, explain the industry’s capacity to produce biodiesel and highlight... [Read More]
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Nov 16, 2017
A bio-based process to create crude oil from lignin could soon be ready for commercialisation following extensive development at Chemelot InSciTe (the Chemelot Institute for Science & Technology) in the Netherlands.
Researchers in the Lignin RICHES project are working on a thermo-catalytic chemical process invented at the Eindhoven University of Technology.
InSciTe... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 16, 2017
Scientists in the US are working to produce biofuels from poplar that could compete with the oil industry.
The US Pacific Northwest has an abundant supply of poplar, a fast growing and versatile tree whose wood can be transformed into biofuels and high value chemicals. However, even though scientists are exploring poplars’ potential to be used in ethanol production,... [Read More]
Other News
Nov 17, 2017
Advanced Biofuels USA has made a new appointment to its board of directors.
Chris Tindal, former director for Operational Energy working for the deputy assistant secretary for the Navy for Energy, has joined the nonprofit’s board.
Frederick, Maryland based Advanced Biofuels USA is an educational organisation dedicated to the understanding, development and use of... [Read More]
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Nov 17, 2017
A scientist from the University of Manchester has argued that developing a modern bioenergy and biofuels system “has huge potential for providing sustainable, low-carbon energy facilitating a range of key sustainable development goals.”
Dr Mirijam Roeder is a scientist from the University of Manchester’s School of Mechanical, Aerospace & Civil Engineering... [Read More]
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Nov 17, 2017
Scientists in Russia are proposing to turn food waste into liquid biofuels through a process called hydrothermal liquefaction.
UN studies have revealed that around a third of all food products made for human consumption are discarded. In Europe and North America, the average discarded volume of food per person is 100kg per annum. In the poorest regions of Africa and Asia,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 20, 2017
UK bioethanol producer Vivergo Fuel has announced plans to bring forward and extend its annual plant maintenance shutdown period as a result of poor market conditions and legislative uncertainty.
The company’s bioethanol plant is based in Salt End, Hull, in the North East of England.
‘Serious consequences’
Speaking about the issue, Mark Chesworth, managing... [Read More]
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