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Oct 16, 2017
Biofuel palm oil ban ‘has little impact on reducing deforestation’
Biodiesel News
Oct 17, 2017
Four Republican governors have sent a letter to US President Trump expressing concern over the changes recently proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency to the US’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
“The renewable fuels industry in our states, and others, is poised to grow if the EPA sends positive and consistent market signals through increases in the... [Read More]
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Oct 17, 2017
The US Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a five-year grant worth up to $15 million to the University of Arizona (UA) to lead a new centre focusing on the mass production of biofuels and bioproducts in the Southwestern US.
According to a statement from UA, the goals of the new Sustainable Bioeconomy for Arid Regions... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 18, 2017
New ethanol market developments, legislation and trading were just some of the themes analysed at this year’s Argus Biofuels conference.
The conference, which is taking place in London at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower over three days, focused on the topic of ethanol on 17 October, 2017.
Mark Chesworth, CEO at UK-based bioethanol producer Vivergo Fuels, gave an overview... [Read More]
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Oct 19, 2017
Member states of the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO) have agreed on a new 2050 Vision for sustainable aviation fuels, which will help to ensure that conventional jet fuels are substituted with sustainable alternatives ‘to a significant percentage’ by 2050.
The decision was formalised on 13 October at the Second ICAO Conference on Aviation and... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 20, 2017
New York City’s Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS NYC) is ‘pushing back’ against proposed changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which it labels in a statement ‘threats to reduce environmental standards’.
On 19 October DCAS NYC submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) protesting any roll-back... [Read More]
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Sep 27, 2017
French renewable fuels company Global Bioenergies has announced that its demo plant, located at the Leuna refinery site, has successfully operated its entire technical process: fermentation, purification, and filling station.
The first bottle containing renewable isobutene has been filled.
The construction of the Leuna demo plant was completed at the end of 2016, and the... [Read More]
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Sep 28, 2017
Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) will use a $1.1 million (€930,000) U.S. Department of Energy grant to produce disease-resistant switchgrass in order to produce biofuels from it.
It will use the grant to fight disease in switchgrass by identifying regions of the genome that cause disease resistance. According to the MSU, locating these disease-fighting... [Read More]
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Sep 28, 2017
The price of oil has fallen back to around $58.59 a barrel after hitting a two-year high on 26 September, 2017, according to the BBC.
Rising demand and geopolitical worries had fuelled the increase, along with indications that production cuts by Opec (Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) members are starting to bite.
Brent rose about 4% to just short... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 29, 2017
China’s plant to increase the use of bioethanol will not have a significant impact on the grain market, and it would be unrealistic for the country to import large amounts of corn for the industry’s development, a government official told Xinhua Net.
"The government plan to increase ethanol fuel production was for consuming corn stocks," said Han Jun, director... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 29, 2017
Renewable diesel Neste and US-headquartered Jacobs Engineering Group have agreed that Neste acquires the 40% shareholding of Jacobs in Neste Jacobs Oy.
After this transaction, Neste holds all shares in Neste Jacobs.
"Neste Jacobs is the leading company specialising in process industry technology, engineering and project management services in the Nordic countries,”... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 29, 2017
The US Grains Council (USGC) has announced that it is looking to identify new market opportunities for US ethanol to be exported to Africa, which it says represents a significant potential source of demand.
According to the export-orientated trade body, efforts include promoting the development of ethanol supportive policies across the region. Brian... [Read More]
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Oct 2, 2017
Developing better algae is a vital requirement in the quest to achieve sustainable algal biofuel. Now, researchers claim to have developed a new technology that could ‘revolutionise’ the search for the perfect algal strain – algal droplet bioreactors on a chip.
In the new technology, developed by researchers from the Boyce Thompson Institute and Texas... [Read More]
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Oct 2, 2017
Scientists have successfully converted the wastewater from olive oil production into a green biofuel.
To create oil, olives are crushed and mixed with water in mills. The oil is then separated out of this mixture, and dirty water and solid residue discarded. The wastewater created can pollute waterways, reduce soil fertility and trigger extensive damage to ecosystems.... [Read More]
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Oct 3, 2017
Jet biofuel produced by the oil extracted from ground seeds of camelina and carinata could be a step closer, thanks to new research from South Dakota State University (SDSU), reports Phys.org.
Glucosinolate is one of the bioactive compounds that remains after oil has been extracted from the ground seeds of camelina and carinata. According to Zhengrong Gu, an associate... [Read More]
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