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Nov 13, 2015
Flint Hills Resources prepares for commissioning of Duonix biodiesel plant
Biodiesel News
Nov 13, 2015
The Brazilian special committee on national development has approved a senate bill outlining the plan to increase the biodiesel blend in the nation’s fuel supply.
The new bill mandates that 7% of biodiesel be blended into diesel fuel, and the amount is set to rise to 10% within three years.
Calls have been made to further increase the blend to 15% if tests with the... [Read More]
Other News
Nov 16, 2015
Joule, a liquid fuels from recycled CO2 solutions provider, and Red Rock Biofuels, a developer of renewable jet and diesel fuel biorefineries, intend to merge.
The transaction is expected to close during the in the next month.
Red Rock Biofuels uses Fischer-Tropsch technology to convert forest and sawmill biomass residues into jet fuel and diesel products.
The company... [Read More]
Other News
Nov 17, 2015
HSBC has pledged to commit $1 billion (€937m) to a green bond portfolio which will invest in high quality liquid assets in the form of green, social, or sustainability bonds.
These bonds will be aligned with the Green Bond Principles and will be used to fund projects in sectors such as clean transportation, renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate change adaption,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 17, 2015
Construction of a long-awaited Pentland Bio-Energy bioethanol plant in northeastern Australia could finally be set to begin.
The plant project, to be located on a 66,152 hectare plot in Pentland, Queensland, has been in development since 2004 but now it could at long last see building begin in June 2016.
With commissioning scheduled for June 2018, planned production at... [Read More]
Policy News
Nov 17, 2015
Nearly 100 biodiesel leaders from across the US are pressing lawmakers on Capitol Hill to reinstate the biodiesel tax incentive.
The $1-per-gallon incentive expired on 31 December, 2014, marking the fourth time in six years the US Congress has allowed it to lapse.
The continued uncertainty surrounding the incentive has severely stymied investment and growth in the industry,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 18, 2015
Hero BX, a US biodiesel producer, has acquired the assets of the former Veros Energy biodiesel refinery in Moundville, Alabama.
The plant will operate under the name Hero BX Alabama.
‘We are excited to be expanding into Alabama. The preliminary renewable fuel standard (RFS) volumes are growing and as they do, the Moundville facilities will too,’ says Hero BX... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 16, 2015
In California, US, the city of Oakland has started filling up its vehicles with Neste's NEXBTL renewable diesel in order to reduce the emissions of its municipal fleet.
Oakland is the first major US city to convert its entire fleet to renewable diesel. The switch from petroleum diesel took place in the beginning of October 2015.
Reduced emissions resulting from the use... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 19, 2015
LT Group, owned by the tobacco and airline tycoon Lucio Tan, is set to expand its investment in the renewable energy sector with the opening of a new bioethanol facility in Lian, Philippines.
The 30 million litre capacity plant will be a part of LT Group’s Absolut Distillers (ADI) project.
The ceremony for the opening of the bioethanol facility is expected... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 20, 2015
UK-based Sunbird Bioenergy has entered into an agreement with the Republic of Zimbabwe to develop a 120 million litre cassava-to-bioethanol plant in the country.
Announcing the agreement on Friday, biorefineries builder China New Energy (CNE) said it expected to shortly sign a memorandum of understanding with Sunbird, with which it is partnering on projects... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 21, 2015
A researcher at the University of Texas at Austin (UTA) will receive two grants totalling $15 million (€13.2 million) to study a native prairie grass, including how it can become a sustainable source of biofuel.
Tom Juenger, a professor of integrative biology, will lead scientists from multiple institutions — including federal agencies, universities, and the... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 21, 2015
In the US, Philadelphia-based bioenergy company SG Preston and IHI E&C – a Houston-based engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) subsidiary of IHI Corporation – have entered into an agreement to develop and construct a series of commercial volume biofuel plants.
The plants, to be constructed in Midwest US and Canada, will use commercial scale technologies... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 22, 2015
In Finland, UPM will start field tests of its wood-based BioVerno diesel fuel in urban buses together with Helsinki Region Transport (HSL) and the VTT Technical Research Centre.
The field tests are also supported by the St1 petrol station chain, the auto manufacturer Volvo, and the transportation company Transdev Finland.
The new round of tests with UPM BioVerno fuel will... [Read More]
Policy News
Oct 22, 2015
The US federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and its overreliance on corn ethanol has created additional environmental problems in its 10-year history, claims a recent study by University of Tennessee (UT).
The study states that the current US biofuels policy has resulted in unmet targets for cutting air pollution, water contamination, and soil erosion.
The authors –... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 22, 2015
Costa Rica’s first gas station selling biodiesel has opened in Ochomogo.
The fuel is supplied by Energías Biodegradables de Costa Rica, who has been producing biodiesel for more than 11 years.
The gas station is also planning to install solar panels to operate the facility and is installing software allowing fleets to track their consumption and fuel cost... [Read More]
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