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May 15, 2017
Abengoa posts €5.56bn Q1 profit after completing financial restructuring
Bioethanol News
May 15, 2017
Iowa’s largest fuel retailer Casey’s has opened its first E15 and E85 store.
The first Iowa station, located 509 Main Street in Pella, is the state’s 103rd E15 station. The Pella store is only the first of seven expected to open across the state.
“This opening marks a big milestone for E15,” said Iowa Renewable Fuels Association managing... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 18, 2017
The US International Trade Commission has announced it will start an investigation into imports of biodiesel from Indonesia and Argentina. In particular, the probe will look for evidence of dumping and subsidisation from the two countries, according to Reuters.
A preliminary decision will be made by 8 May on whether biodiesel imports from Indonesia and Argentina are harming... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 18, 2017
Scientists in Brazil have developed a new method for verifying the purity and quality of biodiesel. The pioneering new technique uses nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, according to spectroscopynow.com.
Biodiesel and biodiesel blended fuels are increasingly being used around the world in an attempt to cut down dependency on unsustainable fossil fuels in both... [Read More]
Other News
Apr 18, 2017
Pharoah Le Feuvre, market analyst at International Energy Analyst (IEA), will speak at this year’s Biofuels International Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The 10th anniversary edition of the leading Biofuels International Conference & Expo, for the first time held in partnership with Bioenergy Insight Conference & Expo, will focus on the latest developments... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 19, 2017
Abu Dhabi could soon start to turn waste into biodiesel under a new recycling scheme, according to The National UAE.
The Centre of Waste Management in Abu Dhabi, Tadweer, will provide permits to companies allowing them to produce biodiesel for use in buses and lorries. Leftover cooking oil, fat and grease from kitchens in homes and restaurants across the emirate could... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 19, 2017
Petróleo Brasileiro SA, aka Petrobras, has voiced strong opposition to the Brazilian government led initiative to increase the use of biofuels, according to Reuters.
The news comes shortly after state controlled Petrobras completely withdrew from the biofuels sector.
Following calls from the Brazilian government for public feedback and comment on its RenovaBio program... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 20, 2017
Enerkem, a Canadian waste-to-biofuels and renewable chemicals producer, has received the lowest carbon intensity value ever issued by the British Colombia Ministry of Energy and Mines. The award was given for Enerkem’s second generation ethanol product, under the Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements Regulation.
The carbon intensity of Enerkem’s waste-based... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 20, 2017
One of the first Iowa cities to offer E10 is now offering its first E15 station, according to the Iowa Renewables Fuel Association.
Clarence made history in 1978 when the first gallons of E10 in the US were sold commercially. It was one of five towns to introduce the new fuel at a local gas station.
Nearly 40 years later, that same town is getting its first E15 refueling... [Read More]
Other News
Apr 20, 2017
A Japanese research team has revealed the oil synthesis mechanism in microalgae cells, a discovery which could aid in the development of biofuels.
The amount of biomass on earth is approximately ten times the amount of energy currently consumed on the planet, and half of that biomass grows in aquatic environments, according to a University of Kobe press release. Ocean... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 21, 2017
The first US-Indonesia municipal waste-to-bioproducts project, known as JababECO, is officially underway after US vice president Mike Pence participated in a ceremony in Jakarta celebrating the signing of multiple Memorandums of Understanding.
Indonesian vice president Jusuf Kalla, Greenbelt Resources CEO Darren Eng and Jababeka Infrastruktur director Tjahjadi Rahardja... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 21, 2017
Falling oil prices mean it is no longer viable to produce biofuels in Mozambique, according to an official with the country’s Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy.
In an interview with the Mozambican newspaper O País, the ministry’s deputy national director of Hydrocarbons and Energy, Almirante Dima, described the production of biofuels from... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 24, 2017
The US National Biodiesel Board (NBB) is to argue before the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia regarding the 2014-2016 Renewable Fuels Standards (RFS) statute. The NBB’s case will be presented on the morning of 24 April, at the Circuit E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, in Washington DC.
NBB argues that advanced biofuel requirements in the Renewable... [Read More]
Other News
Apr 24, 2017
Children in the UAE have been recycling cooking oil to make biofuels as part of a new initiative.
The programme was set up by the Blue waste management company in Dubai, and involves pupils of all ages, from kindergarten to teenagers.
According to the National UAE, Delhi Private School in Sharjah has already collected an impressive 162 litres of used cooking oil as part... [Read More]
Other News
Apr 24, 2017
The price of Malaysian palm oil has hit its lowest value in eight months, according to Nikkei Asian Review.
The falling price has been triggered by an expectation of rising palm oil production. Good weather conditions in major palm oil exporting countries mean there is a good chance the trend will continue.
Malaysian palm oil futures dropped to around 2,490 ringgit ($566,... [Read More]
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