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Mar 14, 2017
US biofuels producer Poet alleges misappropriation of trade secrets in federal lawsuit
Bioethanol News
Mar 14, 2017
Investment in ethanol production from waste biomass could have great economic environmental benefits, according to a new study from researchers from the Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory.
In this study, the researchers found that ethanol produced using waste biomass, such as dead or dying trees, is more cost-effective and could achieve higher benefits... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 15, 2017
Kansas-based bioethanol producer Conestoga Energy Holdings has acquired the assets of VicNRG, a Texas-based marketing, distribution and terminal operating company for biodiesel.
In a statement, Conestoga said that the purchase will enable Conestoga and VicNRG to better serve the needs of their customers in the energy and agriculture sectors.
“Our acquisition... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 17, 2017
Using biofuels to help power jet engines reduces particle emissions in their exhaust by as much as 50 to 70%, according to a new study led by NASA.
The findings are the result of a cooperative international research program led by NASA and involving agencies from Germany and Canada, and are detailed in a study published in the journal Nature.
During flight tests in... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 17, 2017
The US will celebrate National Biodiesel Day on 18 March, 2017, to highlight the benefits of biodiesel.
Rudolf Diesel, who invented the engine that bears his name, ran early models on peanut oil, and was an ardent believer in vegetable oil-based fuel. That’s why the biodiesel industry honours Diesel by making his birthday, March 18, National Biodiesel Day.
“For... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 20, 2017
Growth Energy, a trade body for US ethanol producers, has welcomed the confirmation of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
In response to Pruitt’s confirmation, Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor, issued the following statement: “We congratulate Pruitt on his confirmation as Administrator of the EPA.... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 20, 2017
Poet-DSM Advanced Biofuels will build an on-site enzyme manufacturing (OSM) facility in Emmetsburg, Iowa, pending state and local approvals.
The facility will be integrated into the Project Liberty technology package, replicable in future facilities.
For Project Liberty, the OSM will directly pipe enzymes into the Liberty production process without requiring downstream... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 20, 2017
The development of large-scale energy projects, including the Site C hydroelectric dam, threatens to drive bioenergy and biofuel production away from British Columbia (B.C.), experts warn.
Jack Saddler, a researcher at the University of B.C. and part of a project to convert forest residues to biojet fuel, told CBC News that big energy projects could drive out innovation... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 20, 2017
Zero-cost materials such as water hyacinth and grass have the potential can yield a high percentage of biofuel, Indian researchers have discovered.
Research conducted by a team from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IITK) indicates that pore-scale phenomena can be used to increase the yield of fermentable sugars and bioethanol from hemicellulose.
Water hyacinth,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 21, 2017
Iowa ethanol and biodiesel producers both set production records in 2016, processing a record amount of Iowa corn, soybean oil, animal fats and other feedstocks into clean-burning renewable fuels, according to a new report.
As that economic activity flowed throughout Iowa, it left a significant impact, according to an economic impact study commissioned by the Iowa Renewable... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 22, 2017
President Donald Trump has reiterated his support for American ethanol in a letter he sent to attendees of the National Ethanol Conference in San Diego, US.
President Trump sent the letter to the conference yesterday (21 February) as he was unable to attend. Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) President and CEO Bob Dinneen read the letter aloud.
“Rest assured... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 23, 2017
Alliance BioEnergy Plus has submitted an offer to purchase an over 145 acre ethanol plant previously owned by Ineos New Planet Bioenergy in Florida.
If successful, Alliance will begin to retrofit the front end of the facility, located in Vero Beach, immediately with its patented CTS process and will quickly be converting local yard waste into cellulosic ethanol through... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 23, 2017
Dubai-based Neutral Fuels has become the first company to successfully use butter, cream, and ghee waste as a feedstock for creating commercial biofuel.
The new fuel is of the same quality as the vegetable oil-derived biofuel that Neutral Fuels produces and which has fuelled McDonald's UAE's logistics fleet for almost seven million kilometres over the past four years.
Karl... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 24, 2017
China is the global leader in methanol use and has recently expanded methanol production capacity, according to new figures from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The official energy statistics from the US government come from the EIA.
Since the early 2000s, China’s methanol consumption in fuel products has risen sharply and is estimated to have been... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 24, 2017
Growth Energy has released economic analysis that it says “identifies numerous problems” associated with changing the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) point of obligation.
The US ethanol trade body strongly supports EPA’s proposed denial to move the point of obligation.
“Changing the point of obligation would have a disastrous impact on the industry,... [Read More]
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