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Sep 3, 2015
Vietnamese PM wants to boost E5 and E10 biofuels
Biodiesel News
Sep 4, 2015
Perstorp has announced its intent to acquire an existing biodiesel plant in Fredrikstad, Norway.
‘We have ambitious growth plans for biofuels, now and in the future, and we see how the demand will increase to meet the global climate challenges,’ says Lars Lind, vice president – biofuels at Perstorp.
‘In order to grow with the market, we need to... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 7, 2015
US ethanol production hit a 16-week low last week, according to US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data analysed by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA).
In the past week, ethanol production averaged at 948,000 barrels per day, equalling 39.82 million gallons a day.
These numbers are down 4,000 barrels a day from the week before and the lowest in 16 weeks overall.
The... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 7, 2015
Researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have successfully introduced an engineered lipid remodelling system into a transgenic plant to enhance biofuel production.
Triacylglycerols from plants can be used to produce environmentally friendly and renewable biodiesel, and there has been great interest in using genetic engineering to enhance triacylglycerol... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 8, 2015
Harbour Marina at Lake Pomme de Terre in Missouri has become the first US marina to sell petrol blended with Gevo's renewable isobutanol at the pump.
Introduction of the initial isobutanol and petrol fuel blend took place at the beginning of September on the marina docks. Lake Pomme de Terre is located in one of the premier recreational boating regions of the country.
Gevo... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 8, 2015
Indonesia's state-owned energy company Pertamina expects demand for fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) to jump almost six-fold to 4.8 million kilolitre in 2016 from an estimate of 830,000kl in 2015.
The projection is in accordance with the government's road map to increase FAME content in biodiesel to 20%, the company says in a statement.
The mandatory mix of FAME in biodiesel... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 9, 2015
Enerkem, a Canadian waste-to-biofuels and chemicals producer, has raised CAD152.6 million (€103.7 million) in financing.
Simultaneously, the company announced it has initiated the production of biomethanol from non-recyclable household garbage at the Enerkem Alberta Biofuels facility in Edmonton, Canada.
‘I must say a huge thank you to our... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 10, 2015
Neste has begun the construction of the world's first Bio liquid petroleum gas (LPG) production facility at its renewable product refinery in Rotterdam.
The €60 million facility will start production of Bio LPG in the end of 2016.
Bio LPG will enable users of existing fossil fuels to reduce their carbon footprint without any modifications to existing gas applications... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 10, 2015
Germany produced 370,484 tonnes of bioethanol in the first half (H1) of 2015, a 5.2% increase year-on-year, the German Bioethanol Industry Association (BDBe) data reveals.
However, while production grew, demand for bioethanol declined by 3.7% to 562,459 tonnes.
Food crops were the most used feedstock for bioethanol production with 63.4%.
There was also a 21.1% rise from... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 11, 2015
The US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that 21 states will receive grants through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) programme to add infrastructure needed to supply more renewable fuel to US drivers.
Since announcing the programme in May 2015, the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) has received applications... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 14, 2015
Biofuel production in Brazil grew by 28% in the January-May 2015 period when compared to the same time frame last year, according to the Brazilian TV channel NBR.
In July, the consumption of hydrous ethanol, used in Brazil as a standalone biofuel for flex-fuel vehicles, reached a record high of 1.55 billion litres sold.
The Brazilian government has taken steps to stimulate... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 14, 2015
Zambian biofuels producer Tapera Industries is seeking capital funding of over ZMW5 million (appr. €454,000) to expand its operations.
According to the company’s founder Mutoba Ngoma, Tapera is promoting the recycling and conversion of waste cooking oil into biodiesel and natural soaps.
‘The amount of investment into the business is approximately ZMW800,000... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 14, 2015
The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation a Dutch joint venture (JV) company between the Singaporean Wilmar International and Italian Fox Petrolifera Italiana.
The new JV company will produce biodiesel at Fox Petrolifera’s existing biodiesel facility in Italy.
Both of the parent companies produce biodiesel and crude and refined glycerine... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 14, 2015
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) has released data showing that global food prices have experienced the steepest monthly drop since 2008.
According to the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA), the decline in food prices has coincided with a period of record ethanol production expansion, reaching a high of 94 billion litres in 2014 from 83.5... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 15, 2015
Researchers at Cardiff University have devised a way of increasing the yield of biodiesel by using the waste left over from its production process.
Using simple catalysis, the researchers have been able to recycle an undesired by-product of the vegetable-oil-to-biodiesel conversion process, and convert this residue into an ingredient to produce even more biodiesel.
It... [Read More]
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