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Jan 3, 2017
US DOE announces plan to back biofuels and biopower projects
Biodiesel News
Jan 3, 2017
DP Lubrificanti has signed an agreement with technology firm Processi Innovativi for the design of plants based on DP Lubrificanti’s technology for the production of biodiesel.
According to Processi Innovativi, a subsidiary dedicated to technology development and industrial applications in the field of ‘green’ chemistry and part of KT-Kinetics Technology,... [Read More]
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Jan 3, 2017
Finnish renewable diesel producer Neste has signed an agreement with Electrawinds ReFuel on the acquisition of a former biodiesel plant in Sluiskil in the Netherlands.
Neste intends to use the Sluiskil plant for the storage and pre-treatment of renewable raw materials for the company's renewable diesel refineries.
"By acquiring the Sluiskil plant, we enable expanding... [Read More]
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Jan 3, 2017
Swedavi, a state-owned group that owns, operates and develops ten airports across Sweden, has received sustainable aviation fuel at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, which has been supplied by SkyNRG and Air BP.
It marks the start of deliveries of sustainable aviation fuel through the Fly Green Fund and demonstrates Swedavia’s commitment to sustainable aviation.
Fly Green... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 4, 2017
A group of students from Philippines-based St Louis University have created alternative fuel derived from the taro plant, locally known as gabi.
According to media reports in The Filipino Times, Joji Tateoka, John Cyril Paco, Gregory Jones Ochoada, John Paul Galong, and Keanu Verzosa received the Business and Idea Development Award 2016 in October 2016 from the Philippines... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 4, 2017
Petrobras Biocombustível has announced an agreement to sell its shares in Guarani, a Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer, to Tereos Participations, an arm of French group Tereos, for $202 million (€192m).
According to Petrobras Biocombustível, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brazil-based oil company Petrobras, Guarani is the third largest sugar producer... [Read More]
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Jan 4, 2017
Five palm oil mills at Cargill’s PT Hindoli and PT Harapan Sawit Lestari oil palm plantations in Indonesia were recently recognised for achievements in environmental management by the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry and Ministry of Industry.
Cargill’s Tanjung Dalam mill and Paku Juang and River View mills received Blue awards, while its Sungai... [Read More]
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Jan 4, 2017
The ‘climate protection rate’ in Germany is set to rise this year from 3.5 to 4% and biofuels is set to benefit from this, according to Germany’s biofuels trade association Verband der Deutschen Biofuelindustrie (VDB).
According to this rise, oil companies will have to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their fuels by 4% from this year, for example,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 4, 2017
The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) has sent a petition to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting that it waives its 2016 cellulosic biofuels volumes “due to an inadequate domestic supply of such fuel”.
According to the trade body that represents oil and high-tech American manufacturers, it wants the EPA to waive the... [Read More]
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Jan 5, 2017
China will invest 2.5 trillion yuan ($361 billion) into renewable power generation by 2020, as it moves away from coal to renewable energy.
The investment will create more than 13 million jobs in the sector, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said in a document that lays out its plan to develop the nation's energy sector during the five-year 2016 to 2020 period.
The... [Read More]
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Jan 5, 2017
Crude oil prices ended the 2016 year above $50 per barrel, according to figures from the US Energy Information Administration.
Although the annual average West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil price in 2016 was $43/b—down $5/b from 2015—the WTI price ended 2016 at $53/b, $16/b higher than at the end of 2015. Similarly, Brent ended the year up $17 from the... [Read More]
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Dec 12, 2016
A new biocrude and biofuels laboratory has opened in Queensland, Australia, on the site of the Northern Oil advanced biofuels pilot plant in Gladstone.
Southern Oil and JJ Richards & Sons, joint venture partners in the Northern Oil Refinery at Yarwun, near Gladstone, built the multi-million dollar laboratory with funding support from the Australian Renewable Energy... [Read More]
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Dec 12, 2016
Borregaard and Rayonier Advanced Materials announced that the companies have secured the necessary approvals from their boards of directors and the appropriate permits to proceed with the investment for construction of a new lignin facility at RYAM’s Fernandina Beach site in Florida.
The venture, named LignoTech Florida (LTF), will serve the growing global demand... [Read More]
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Dec 12, 2016
Eleven oil-making countries, who are not members of the Opec (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) oil cartel, have agreed to cut their output to boost prices.
The news will be welcome by the biofuels industry as it eases pressure on the sector.
The group of states, which includes Russia, said on 10 December that they will cut supplies by 558,000 barrels per... [Read More]
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Dec 12, 2016
The US state of Maine has launched a new initiative called the Maine Born Global Challenge to help support and finance bio-based projects.
The initiative covers a wide range of sectors including biomass handling and biofuels.
Under the scheme, companies of complementary technologies will be grouped into project teams, assigned to specific power plant locations, given funding... [Read More]
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