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Feb 3, 2015
Brazil to up ethanol level in petrol
Biodiesel News
Feb 3, 2015
The ASTM International's Aviation Turbine Fuel Standard (ASTM D1655) has been revised to safely adapt to the growing use of biodiesel used throughout the world.
For decades, D1655 has been used to ensure quality control and safe distribution of jet fuel takes places within the industry. Biodiesel blends – which have a small percentage of fatty acid methyl esters... [Read More]
Policy News
Feb 3, 2015
Barrack Obama has announced a $3.99 trillion (€3.5 trillion) budget to tackle climate change issues, with a specific focus on preventing global warming.
In its 2016 budget, the US government also wants to give $1.29 billion to advance its Global Climate Change Initiative, which includes $500 million for US contributions to the UN's Green Climate Fund, which is the... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 4, 2015
As a result of the continuing fall in crude oil and bioethanol prices, along with the weakening of the euro versus sterling, Associated British Foods (ABF) has decided to impair its investment in Vivergo Fuels, its wheat-fed bioethanol joint venture with BP and DuPont in the UK.
The interim results for the 24 weeks ending 28 February will include a non-cash exceptional... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 9, 2015
Brocklesby, specialists in the recycling of used cooking oil, edible fats and food that has a high fat content, will recycle used cooking oil from J D Wetherspoon's chain of 934 pubs.
J D Wetherspoon's sustainable supply chain agreement with its logistics partner involves numerous initiatives to reduce carbon footprint and environmental impacts. One of these measures is... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 9, 2015
Associated British Foods (ABF) has decided to impair its £98 million (€132 million) investment in Vivergo Fuels, citing 'the continuing fall in crude oil and bioethanol prices, and the further weakening of the euro against the sterling'.
ABF is a shareholder in Vivergo and its wheat-to-ethanol production plant in the UK, along with BP and DuPont.
ABF said in... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 7, 2015
A joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell and Cosan, called Raizen, plans to spend nearly $1 billion (€846 million) on constructing ethanol production facilities to increase its biofuel output by 50%, according to the Financial Times.
Over the next ten years, Cosan intends to build eight ethanol plants, for an estimated cost of $930 million.
The plants will produce... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 8, 2015
The bidding period has closed for Great Lakes Biodiesel's (GLB) $50 million (€42.4 million) biodiesel plant in Welland, Ontario, Canada, but certainty over the future of the Dain City refinery has not been made clear.
Great Lakes Biodiesel (GLB) opened in 2012, but it never reached its full output potential of 170 million litres a year of biodiesel.
In October 2014,... [Read More]
Other News
Jan 9, 2015
The industry’s leading conference in the bulk liquid storage sector, StocExpo, has just revealed its conference programme for 17-19th March 2015.
The event, now in its 11th year, will feature speakers from BP and terminals including Oiltanking, VTTI, CLH and Gate.
New to this year, the event will also host a special finance and investment section, featuring speakers... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 12, 2015
A number of fire crews responded to a fire on 8 January at the Sunoco ethanol plant in Volney, Oswega County, New York.
At least eight crews were called to the scene, where a fire had started in an empty warehouse section of the plant.
No injuries were reported. ... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 13, 2015
Low carbon renewable fuels producer Pacific Ethanol has made an agreement with Dresser-Rand to install a 3.5MW cogeneration system with gradual oxidiser at its Stockton, California plant for approximately $12 million (€10.2 million).
The cogeneration system will displace purchased electricity by using Ener-Core's gradual oxidiser technology to convert waste gas from... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 13, 2015
Gevo, the world's only commercial producer of renewable isobutanol, has released an update on the progress of the Side-by-Side operational mode (SBS) of its plant in Luverne, Minnesota.
The isobutanol producer announced that the facility produced over 50,000 gallons of isobutanol in December 2014.
Last June, Gevo started the co-production of isobutanol and ethanol at the... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 13, 2015
Renewable fuel producer UPM has started commercial production at its renewable diesel biorefinery in Lappeenranta, Finland.
The UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery is based on a hydrotreatment process developed by the company, and produces approximately 120 million litres per year of renewable UPM BioVerno diesel.
UPM's BioVerno diesel, which is produced out of crude tall oil,... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 14, 2015
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved fuels made from Algenol’s process as an advanced biofuel, meeting the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction requirements under the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS).
Fuels produced from the industrial biotechnology company are now eligible for a Renewable Identification Number (RIN) under the D-5 classification. The... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 14, 2015
According to local reports, Luxembourg-based Heridge SARL is purchasing Great Lakes Biodiesel plant in Welland, Ontario, Canada.
Bidding closed on the $50 million (€33 million) biodiesel plant, which has a capacity to produce 170 million litres per year of biodiesel, on 12 January.
'The big message that came out is that they are not buying this operation in order... [Read More]
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