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Jun 20, 2017
Major step towards algae fuel production on an industrial scale
Biodiesel News
Jun 20, 2017
Neutral Fuels first to use crowd funding for biofuels production
Dubai based Neutral Fuels is set to use crowd funding platform Eureeca to expand production and meet the ever growing demand for clean, green biofuels. It is believed to be the first time a biofuels company has raised capital in this way.   The company, the first and one of the largest in the region, is looking to build on six years of profitable growth. Neutral... [Read More]

Other News
Jun 21, 2017
New biorefinery planned for Queensland, Australia
The government of Queensland, Australia has announced plans for a new biorefinery in the state. The new facility, which will be built and operated by US company Amyris, suggests the drive to attract biorefinery investors to Queensland is starting to pay off. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, speaking in San Diego at the BIO2017 International Convention, said the... [Read More]

Bioethanol News
Jun 21, 2017
RED II comes under attack
The Impact Assessment Institute (IAI) has raised serious questions about the ways the European Commission reached its proposed Renewable Energy Directive revision (dubbed RED II). Suggested changes to the Directive under RED II would see a gradual phase out of crop-based biofuels such as ethanol from the European fuel mix. The legislation has proven deeply unpopular in... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Jun 22, 2017
Enough tall oil for biofuels, biomaterials and energy use, study concludes
International energy and climate consultancy Ecofys has completed a new study into crude tall oil (CTO) availability, current usage, whether the feedstock creates additional demand for land, and if the use of CTO in advanced biofuels can have a distortive effects on markets. The study was commissioned by Finnish company UPM Biofuels, who considered it necessary to investigate... [Read More]

Bioethanol News
Jun 22, 2017
Bioethanol demand pushes UK to become net wheat importer
Expanding growth output at the UK’s bioethanol plants is driving up wheat consumption, contributing to the country becoming a net wheat importer for only the fourth time in 25 years, according to an article on Agrimoney.com. Defra, the UK’s farming ministry, pegged the country’s wheat exports at 1.5 million tonnes in its first forecast for the country’s... [Read More]

Bioethanol News
Jun 23, 2017
Controversial study argues corn better used as food than fuel
A controversial new study claims that using corn for biofuels comes with greater environmental costs and fewer benefits than using it for corn. The study from researchers at the University of Illinois and Urbana-Champaign has been published in the journal Earth’s Future. It aims to determine whether corn is better utilised as a biofuel or as a food source, addressing... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Jun 23, 2017
IBB and IRFA go to Capitol Hill
Members of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) and Iowa Biodiesel Board (IBB) have gone to Capitol Hill in Washington to urge Iowa’s Congressional delegation to keep fighting for a reformed biodiesel tax incentive. The two biodiesel bodies claim that the changes to the incentive would save US taxpayers money and also encourage domestic job creation and energy... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Jun 26, 2017
Downstate New York to introduce biodiesel obligation for heating oil
Counties in downstate New York are set to join New York City in providing cleaner air through increased use of biodiesel in home heating, with a product called Bioheat fuel. Legislation passed by Assemblyman Steve Englebright and Senator Phil Boyle would expand the state’s commitment to renewable energy by requiring heating oil sold in Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Jun 26, 2017
Political protest by Neste employees cancelled
A planned political protest by Neste employees, set to have started on 26 June, has been cancelled. Personnel groups at the Finnish sustainable fuels provider announced on 20 June that they planned to arrange a political protest against the ownership policy in Finland. Representatives of employee groups said they would discontinue Neste’s fuel distribution at the... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Jun 27, 2017
Deal signed for biodiesel fuelled trains in Florida
A new passenger train system currently under development in Florida will run on biodiesel fuel, according to the South Florida Business Journal. The Miami based company developing the Brightline train system has teamed up with Florida Power & Light Co. to use clean energy alternatives for fuel. Expected to begin operation in September, the Brightline train will run... [Read More]

Bioethanol News
Jun 27, 2017
Mexico approves 10% ethanol content for gasoline
Mexico’s energy regulator, CRE, has approved an increase in the ethanol content in gasoline for domestic consumption to as high as 10% from the current 5.8%, according to Reuters. The move has been made despite environmental groups warning that the action could cause more pollution. The change will mean gasoline imported and sold in Mexico will be closer to that... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Jun 28, 2017
Getting clever with fatbergs and biodiesel – features video
Congealed lumps of fat, sanitary items and wet wipes stalk the sewers of London and the surrounding area, causing blockages and damage to water infrastructure. Now, Thames Water is working on an innovative solution to fight these fatbergs by turning them into biodiesel. The water utility has joined forces with renewables firm Argent to investigate the feasibility of turning... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Jun 28, 2017
Biofuels “indispensable” for decarbonisation of EU transport sector, argue MEPs
In an interview with The Parliamentarian two MEPs have argued that biofuels have “an essential part” to play in the EU’s energy transition. German MEP Hans-Olaf Henkel, Parliament's ECR group shadow rapporteur on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources; and Croatian MEP Marijana Petir, the European Parliament's environment,... [Read More]

Other News
Jun 6, 2017
No probe into Icahn’s biofuels credit dealings
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) has said it is not investigating biofuels credits, despite eight Democrat senators having called for Carl Icahn’s activity in the market to be scrutinised. According to an article from Reuters, the news agency gained access to a letter saying the CFTC was not looking to investigate Icahn. Icahn, an adviser to US... [Read More]


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