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Apr 21, 2017
Production of biofuels in Mozambique ‘something to forget’
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]
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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]
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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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Apr 25, 2017
The CEO of Gevo will speak at Biofuels International 2017.
Patrick Gruber is the CEO of Gevo and has served as a director of the company since 2007. Previously, he was the president and CEO of Outlast Technologies Inc., a technology and marketing company primarily serving the textile industry. In 1997, Dr. Gruber co-founded NatureWorks, LLC (formerly Cargill Dow, LLC),... [Read More]
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Apr 27, 2017
Compared to a year ago macroeconomic outlook globally has significantly improved, but the political risks have increased, an economics expert said at the S&P Global Platts EU Biofuels Seminar.
Jean-Michel Six, managing director and chief European economist at S & P Global Rating, made the statement during his presentation entitled ‘Global macroeconomics and... [Read More]
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Apr 27, 2017
A new biodiesel tax credit bill has been introduced to the US Senate. The bill would extend the clean-fuel tax credit incentive for US producers of bio-fuels by three years.
Supported by 16 senators, the bill’s lead sponsor is Iowa senator Chuck Grassley. Iowa is the US' biggest bio-diesel producer, and the industry supports around 4,000 jobs in the state, generating... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 28, 2017
Nebraska-based, US ethanol producer Green Plains has announced that its subsidiary, Green Plains Cattle Company, has entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire two cattle-feeding operations from Cargill for $36.7 million (€33.6m), excluding working capital.
The transaction includes feed yards located in Leoti, Kansas and Yuma, Colorado and will add capacity... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 2, 2017
US advanced biofuels producer Renewable Energy Group (REG) has announced that it has secured financing of up to $20 million (€18.3 million) from First Midwest Bank for the $24 million capacity-expansion project at the company’s Ralston, Iowa biodiesel refinery.
The upgrade project, announced last November, is expected to increase the annual nameplate capacity... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 2, 2017
The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) has announced that it submitted a public comment focused on its ethanol priorities soon after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formally began seeking input on existing regulations to be reviewed by its newly established Regulatory Reform Task Force.
The Task Force was formed in response to Executive Order 13777... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 2, 2017
Pacific Biodiesel Technologies has hosted a Hawaiian blessing to mark the beginning of the company’s scaled-up farming demonstration to grow biofuel crops including sunflowers in Maui's central valley.
The initial crop project on 115 acres will expand diversified agriculture by growing combine-harvested oil crops on land previously used for sugar cane production.... [Read More]
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Apr 7, 2017
A new paper by researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) describes a process that captures methane from natural gas and biogas and that uses photosynthesis to convert it into biomass feedstock.
The new paper is called ‘A flexible microbial co-culture platform for simultaneous utilization of methane and carbon dioxide from gas feedstocks’,... [Read More]
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Apr 7, 2017
The world's first research facility to grow both food and fuel, using desert lands irrigated by seawater, will begin its first harvest in June, according to Etihad Airways.
The biomass will be harvested and the oil extracted from the seeds. The plan is to have this oil refined to jet fuel and used on an Etihad Airways flight, a statement said.
The announcement... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 7, 2017
Indonesia’s crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel oil (PKO) production declined by 8% to 2.2 million tons in February, according to the Indonesian Association of Oil Palm Producers (GAPKI).
Exports of palm products, including oleo chemicals and biodiesel, dropped by 6% to 2.66 million tons between January and February.
“The drop in exports is more due... [Read More]
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Apr 7, 2017
A protein used by common soil bacteria is providing new clues in the effort to convert aryl compounds, a common waste product from industrial and agricultural practices, into something of value.
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Sandia National Laboratories working at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI)... [Read More]