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Dec 11, 2015
New Zealand Biofuel Roadmap project takes off
Bioethanol News
Dec 14, 2015
Study: Bioethanol lowers CO2 emissions form German traffic, creates added value
Bioethanol and petrol blends lowered CO2 emissions from road traffic in Germany by around 1.2 million tonnes in the first three quarters of 2015, a new study says. According to the findings of a study in German on the economic importance of the largest site of German bioethanol production in Saxony-Anhalt, every litre of bioethanol reduced greenhouse gas emission by 1.1kg. ‘This... [Read More]

Bioethanol News
Dec 14, 2015
UTM and Cambridge University to research jatropha biofuels
A team of experts from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and the University of Cambridge in the UK are embarking to research renewable energy and to develop biofuels for use in small machines like lawnmower. The research project also attempts to discover the most cost effective and low-emission biofuel source for its purposes, such as jatropha or a mixed source. According... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Dec 14, 2015
Indonesia’s biodiesel consumption expected to fall 49% in 2015
The Indonesian government expects the country’s biodiesel consumption to have diminished by nearly half this year compared to 2014. Government officials say that in 2015 the country is expected to have consumed a total of 825,000 kilolitres of biodiesel, which marks a dramatic 49% decline from the 1.6 million kilolitres consumed last year. According to Bayu Krisnamurthi,... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Dec 14, 2015
First community-owned biodiesel plant in Massachusetts to open in early 2016
Co-op Power, a consumer-owned sustainable energy cooperative, expects its new biodiesel plant in Greenfield, Massachusetts, to come online in early 2016. The plant will take in used cooking oil (UCO) from local restaurants, schools, and institutions and convert it into millions of gallons of biodiesel. According to Co-op Power CEO Lynn Benander, the Northeast Biodiesel... [Read More]

Other News
Dec 14, 2015
New Heaven Chemicals biofuel catalyst plant to open in Iowa
New Heaven Chemicals, a US-based subsidiary of the TSS Group, is preparing to open its chemical production facility in Manly, Iowa. After 17 months of construction, New Heaven Chemicals (NHC) plans to begin production of sodium methylate, a biofuel catalyst, by February 2016. The Manly plant is NHC’s first plant in the US, and it will supplement the company’s... [Read More]

Other News
Dec 15, 2015
Metabolic pathway in cyanobacteria could yield better biofuels
Scientists from the US Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have discovered that a metabolic pathway previously only suggested to be functional in photosynthetic organisms is actually a major pathway and can enable efficient conversion of carbon dioxide to organic compounds. The discovery shines new light on the complex metabolic network for... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Dec 16, 2015
Golden Gate Petroleum to supply renewable diesel to California state agencies
A new contract between the State of California and Golden Gate Petroleum may help the state make a huge leap towards meeting its aggressive emission goals. The emission targets were mandated by Governor Jerry Brown’s executive order to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 40% lower than 1990 levels by the year 2030. The agreement will convert one of the largest... [Read More]

Other News
Dec 17, 2015
Port of Seattle partners with Alaska Airlines and Boeing to supply sustainable aviation biofuel
The Port of Seattle, Alaska Airlines, and Boeing are partnering to move toward powering all flights by all airlines at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) with sustainable aviation biofuel. Sea-Tac is the first US airport to lay out a long-term roadmap to incorporate aviation biofuel into its infrastructure in a cost-effective, efficient manner. The three... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Dec 18, 2015
New Zealand’s first commercial biodiesel plant set for testing
Z Energy, a New Zealand energy producer has moved towards completing New Zealand’s first commercial scale biodiesel plant in Wiri, Auckland, with the installation of a biodiesel distillation column. The plant, which will move into the testing phase early next year, will turn inedible tallow, a by-product of the New Zealand meat industry, into 20 million litres of... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Nov 19, 2015
Renewable diesel retail sales in California up 300%
Propel Fuels, a California-based fuel retailer, reports that Southern Califonia consumption of renewable diesel has increased three-fold. Propel Fuels launched Diesel HPR (High Performance Renewable) across Southern California in August 2015, and consumer adoption of the fuel has risen 300% compared to its former biodiesel product (B20). Propel's Diesel... [Read More]

Bioethanol News
Nov 19, 2015
Australian state parliament refuses to push for higher biofuels mandate
A committee of the Parliament of Queensland has decided not to suggest increasing the Australian state’s biofuel mandate. The committee chose not to recommend increasing the mandate despite admitting that the current 2% blending level is ‘unlikely’ to drive industry growth. AgForce, a lobbying organisation for Queensland agriculture, and a Member of Parliament... [Read More]

Bioethanol News
Nov 20, 2015
Deinove successfully reaches 2G bioethanol pre-industrial scale in a 300l fermenter
Deinove, a French biotech company developing processes for producing biofuels and bio-based chemicals from non-food biomass with its Deinococcus bacteria, has produced 2G ethanol with an exceptional performance level in a 300l fermenter. The trials were conducted at  VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Deinove's long-term partner, which has the necessary... [Read More]

Policy News
Nov 20, 2015
Bangladesh Agriculture Minister bashes biofuels
Bangladeshi Minister of Agriculture Matia Chowdhury has criticised large multinational corporations for promoting biofuels. The minister spoke at a keynote on the 40th anniversary of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington, D.C., US. Chowdhury pointed out that diverting more land to be used for maize cultivation results in a reduced soyabean... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Nov 23, 2015
Ag Processing to expand Nebraska biodiesel facility
Ag Processing, a Nebraska, US-based soyabean processor, is set to expand its biodiesel plant near Sioux City. The £38 million (€35.7m) expansion to Ag Processing’s (AP) Port Neal plant, which was the first commercial-scale biodiesel plant in the US in 1996, will almost double its production. At the moment the facility is capable of producing up 30 million... [Read More]


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