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Oct 9, 2017
Biofuels International conference and Bioenergy Insight conference cover range of issues
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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]
Biodiesel News
Sep 22, 2017
US-based biofuels producer Cargill has announced plans to produce a $90 million (€75 million), “state-of-the-art” biodiesel plant in Wichita, Kansas.
Set to open in January 2019, the new biodiesel facility will produce 60 million gallons of biodiesel annually.
“This new facility will enable Wichita to be a competitive supplier in the biofuels market,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 22, 2017
Britain’s biggest congealed mass of fat, oil and wet wipes, is to be transformed into biofuels.
The fatberg, which was found beneath the streets of Whitechapel, east London, weighs around 130 tonnes and is 250 metres long. It will be turned into around 10,000 litres of biodiesel.
The fatberg, which is more than twice the length of two football pitches, took an eight-strong... [Read More]
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Sep 22, 2017
Biofuels group Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels (LSB) has welcomed Swedish company SEKAB as its new member.
SEKAB is a producer of bio-based chemicals and biofuels and also commercialising in-house technologies to convert forestry and agriculture residues to cellulosic sugars, ethanol and lignin. LSB is a coalition of leading advanced biofuels producers and technology... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 25, 2017
Fourth graders in Seoul, South Korea, have been learning how to make biodiesel at a bio-energy farm run by the Gangdong-gu office in Eastern Seoul, according to the Korea Times.
The workshop on renewable energy saw students from Seoul Hansan Elementary School taking turns to stir canola oil mixed with a catalyst and methyl alcohol in a beaker to make biodiesel.
Another... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 25, 2017
A biofuels bunkering pilot project has been agreed in Singapore, and is expected to take place early in 2018.
The agreement comes after a closed door roundtable between the Marine and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), BHP and GoodFuels Marine. The event brought together shipowners of different ship types to network, share insights into the use of biofuels to meet increasingly... [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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