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Oct 6, 2017
St1 progresses with renewable diesel production plans at its refinery in Gothenburg
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Oct 6, 2017
US advanced biofuels company Gevo announced that it expects to supply its renewable alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ) to the Virgin Australia Group, a well-known Australian airline group.
The Virgin Australia Group will be responsible for coordinating the purchase, supply and blending of the ATJ into the fuel supply system at Brisbane Airport in Queensland, Australia.
Gevo’s... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 6, 2017
The impending trade deal between the EU and Mercosur (South America’s trading block) for an annual quota of ethanol imports from Brazil would be a serious blow to Europe’s farmers and ethanol industry unless measures are taken to ensure a level playing field.
“By agreeing to open its markets to Brazilian ethanol, the EU would contradict its own efforts... [Read More]
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Oct 9, 2017
A major breakthrough has been made in the direct conversion of methane and carbon dioxide into liquid fuels and chemicals. Researchers claim that the new process could help industry reduce greenhouse gas emissions while producing vital chemical feedstocks.
The researchers from the University of Liverpool have developed a plasma synthesis process for a direct, one-step... [Read More]
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Oct 9, 2017
A four year, $6 million research project is aiming to determine how the US’ Upper Missouri Basin would be affected if biofuels were produced and carbon capture technologies implemented in the region.
Experts from the Wyoming, South Dakota and Montana State Universities will generate economic models to see if changes in commodity and capturing carbon are sustainable,... [Read More]
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Oct 9, 2017
The future of bioethanol, advanced biofuel developments and an uncertain policy landscape were some of the hot topics discussed at this year’s Biofuels International and Bioenergy Insight conference.
The conference took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 4-5th October.
Rob Wakely, head of low carbon fuels division, energy technology and international directorate,... [Read More]
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Oct 10, 2017
Researchers in the US have developed a method to convert a biofuel waste product into a ‘usable and valuable commodity’.
Published in the journal Bioresources Technology, the research by scientists from Washington State University (WSU) and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) could drastically change the economic viability of algae biofuels.
The... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 10, 2017
US advanced biofuels company Gevo has announced that it will be partnering with National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) on a project to fine-tune the composition of the catalyst used in Gevo's proprietary ethanol-to-olefins (ETO) process, in order to improve performance and accelerate scale-up... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 19, 2017
Ethanol, a well-established biofuel additive for gasoline, is traditionally produced from biomass such as corn or sugar cane. New research however, claims to have developed a catalyst to produce the fuel directly from carbon dioxide.
Scientists from the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a new electrocatalyst made up of... [Read More]
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Sep 19, 2017
Texas-based biofuels producer White Energy has appointed Greg Thompson as president and CEO.
Thompson, 44, was one of the original founders of Verdesian Life Sciences, a North Carolina-based agricultural technology company specialising in nutrient use efficiency technologies.
As president and chief operating officer, he led... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 20, 2017
New research into the thermal decomposition of a potential fuel additive has shown it could deliver cleaner and more efficient combustion. The authors of the study claim their findings have the potential to shed new light on the applicability of biofuels.
Scientists have long been researching additives comprised of oxygenated organic compounds that could help reduce the... [Read More]
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Sep 20, 2017
The European Union is lowering import duties on Argentinian biodiesel after the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruled against initial measures taken against cheap imports from the South American country, Reuters reports.
The European Biodiesel Board, an EU producer group, is now preparing to put together a new challenge against the cheap imports, according to Reuters.
Anti-dumping... [Read More]
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Sep 20, 2017
A new All-Party Parliamentary Group has been launched for British bioethanol.
The committee of MPs and Peers with an interest in promoting the benefits of the bioethanol industry and its products, will hold events and meetings to discuss policy, share news and report on relevant issues as well as holding the government to account on its domestic and international environmental... [Read More]
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Sep 21, 2017
Stuttgart Airport has started using Finnish company Neste’s renewable diesel in a bid to reduce its CO2 emissions. The move to Neste’s MY Renewable Diesel comes as part of the climate program of Baden-Württemberg's state airport in Germany.
All the ground fleet vehicles at the airport in Germany which are not electrified, such as the trucks of the airport... [Read More]
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Sep 22, 2017
Two technologies that could allow cars and trucks to run on seaweed biofuel are currently being developed by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). The projects have received a combined $2.5 million (€2 million) in funding from the DOE.
Macroalgae, to give seaweed its technical name, is most commonly grown for human... [Read More]
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The decline in rapeseed meal exports has prompted the Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen e.V. (UFOP) to strongly oppose the proposed reduction of the cap on biofuels from cultivated biomass.
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