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Dec 7, 2016
Novozymes and Leaf Resources launch biomass-to-sugars collaboration
Policy News
Dec 7, 2016
The amount of money committed to tackling London’s air quality crisis will be more than doubled over the next five years, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has confirmed.
Ahead of the publication of the draft Transport for London (TfL) Business Plan, the Mayor has announced that £875 million (€1bn) will be invested in action to improve the quality... [Read More]
Policy News
Dec 7, 2016
Five West African countries have agreed to ban importing Europe's dirty fuels, a move that will dramatically reduce vehicle emissions and help more than 250 million people breath cleaner air.
Together, the countries of Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Ivory Coast agreed on 1 December in Abuja to introduce strict standards to ensure cleaner, low sulphur diesel fuels and... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Dec 8, 2016
Nigeria needs 2.4 million litres of biodiesel daily to successfully implement the Paris Agreement on climate change, the Jatropha Growers, Processors and Exporters Association of Nigeria (JaGPEAN) says.
The national president of JaGPEAN, retired Major General J. Omosebi, stated this at the second interactive meeting of the national and state executives of the association... [Read More]
Policy News
Dec 8, 2016
US President-elect Donald Trump has selected Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma attorney general, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as its administrator.
Pruitt has served as attorney general since 2010, prior to which he had an eight-year tenure in the Oklahoma state senate.
He said that he intends to protect the environment, but at the same time safeguard businesses... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Dec 9, 2016
Indian process solutions company Praj has entered on Wednesday into a binding agreement for cost sharing with Indian Oil Corp. (IOC) to set up two bioethanol plants.
These second-generation (2G) bioethanol plants – one to be located at Panipat, Haryana, and one at Dahej, Gujarat – will have capacity to produce 100,000 litres of ethanol per day.
This is a progress... [Read More]
Other News
Dec 9, 2016
Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) will use a by-product from its corn processing facility in Decatur, US, to produce a renewable natural gas, which will be distributed by Ameren Illinois into the nation’s natural gas infrastructure.
“We’re proud to work with Ameren Illinois on this innovative project,” said Colin Graves, project manager for ADM.... [Read More]
Other News
Dec 9, 2016
Consumers are willing to pay more for second-generation biofuels than conventional fuel, according to a new study from Washington State University.
In fact, the study found that consumers are willing to pay 11% more over traditional fuel.
“We were surprised the premium was that significant,” said Jill McCluskey, WSU professor in the School of Economic... [Read More]
Other News
Dec 9, 2016
Finnish forest industry company UPM has become member of RSB, the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials. RSB is a global standard and certification scheme for sustainable production of biomaterials and biofuels. It is also an independent multi-stakeholder coalition, which works to support the sustainability of biomaterials.
RSB is considered one of the strongest sustainability... [Read More]
Other News
Dec 9, 2016
US speciality chemical producer Solenis and Hydrite Chemical Co. have announce dthe resolution of pending legal actions filed by Hydrite against Solenis regarding Solenis’ patents for using polysorbate as an additive for corn oil extraction aids.
As a result of the settlement, Solenis has licensed the use of its corn oil extraction technology to Hydrite. Under the... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 23, 2016
Oil giant Shell and Brazilian bioethanol company Cosan have reached an agreement to strengthen their sugarcane ethanol joint venture (JV), Raízen, in Brazil, through a change in its contractual structure.
The partners have agreed to remove the mutual time-bound buyout options included in the original JV agreement, signed in June 2011, and in doing so have transformed... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 23, 2016
Spanish ethanol producer Abengoa is asking a US bankruptcy court to prevent legal action and future claims by creditors who are unsatisfied with a $10 billion (€9.4bn) debt restructuring plan.
The Spanish company with a global renewable energy footprint put its US subsidiaries in Chapter 11 protection this year and filed for Chapter 15 protection from creditors... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 23, 2016
Hungarian bioethanol producer Pannonia Ethanol has announced that it has successfully completed a €135 million credit facility agreement with a consortium of Hungarian banks.
The facility will support expansion at the company’s Dunaföldvár, Hungary biorefinery, investment in new projects, cost reduction, additional jobs, and increases in both corn... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 23, 2016
Canadian renewable diesel technology specialist Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. has signed a commercial purchase agreement with XR Resources to purchase a property located in High River, Alberta, on which there is an existing biodiesel refinery.
This multi-feedstock processing plant was built in 2009 for an approximate capex cost of $10.2 million (€9.4m) and was capable... [Read More]
Other News
Nov 23, 2016
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalised increases in renewable fuel volume requirements across all categories of biofuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) programme.
In a required annual rulemaking, today’s (23 November, 2017) action finalises the volume requirements and associated percentage standards for cellulosic biofuel, advanced biofuel,... [Read More]
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