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Jan 15, 2015
France increases biodiesel limit to 8%
Policy News
Jan 16, 2015
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) declared that five airlines have recently successfully completed stages of the IATA Environmental Assessment (IEnvA) programme. IEnvA is a voluntary, two-stage evaluation process designed to drive airline environmental performance improvements by independent assessment.
Both Finnair and South African Airways have completed... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 16, 2015
On 17 December 2014, the European Parliament voted in support of a motion for resolution to reject the European Commission’s proposal to implement Article 7a of the Fuel Quality Directive (FQD) but the vote did not gain the support of the required qualified majority needed to block the proposal. 337 MEPs voted to reject the Commission’s proposal, 325 MEPs supported... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 19, 2015
The US biodiesel market shrunk in 2014 following policy uncertainty in Washington that destabilised the industry and caused many biodiesel plants to shut down or reduce production.
According to EPA data, total US biodiesel consumption fell to 1.75 billion gallons for 2014, down slightly from nearly 1.8 billion gallons in 2013. The downturn came as the Obama Administration... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 19, 2015
On 14 January, Boeing and Embraer opened a joint sustainable aviation biofuel research center in a joint effort to further develop the aviation biofuel industry in Brazil.
At the Boeing-Embraer Joint Research Center in the São José dos Campos Technology Park, the companies will coordinate and co-fund research with Brazilian universities and other institutions.... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 20, 2015
A fire broke out on the 19 January at the Illinois River Energy plant in Rochelle, Ogle County, Illinois.
Emergency services responded to the fire and remained on the scene for a little over an hour.
The fire started in a grain room of the ethanol plant after corn had been burnt following an electrical fault.
No injuries were reported.
There was minor damage to some of... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 20, 2015
Scientists are now successfully applying technologies utilised by farmers and ethanol facilities to maximise the quality and accuracy of carbon modelling for biofuels.
A newly-released white paper, entitled 'Re-thinking the Carbon Reduction Value of Carbon Ethanol Fuel, written by Ron Alverson, president of the American Coalition for Ethanol board of directors, explains... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 20, 2015
The Zimbabwean government has given Zimbabwe Bio-Energy, a joint venture between a group of private investors and the Development Trust of Zimbabwe, the go-ahead to develop its $500 million (€432 million) ethanol plant project in Nuanetsi Ranch in Mwenezi.
The project, which will be the largest in the country, is expected to have more than 5000 employees and promote... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 21, 2015
On 20 January, several fire crews responded to a fire at Big Rivers Resources' ethanol plant in Boyceville, Wisconsin, US.
Reports from the Boyceville Fire Department say that the fire was started by a bearing on a motor that caught fire in a duct. The plant was shut down and evacuated.
No one was injured.
The fire was contained inside the building. To date, no damage... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 21, 2015
Edeniq, a biorefining and cellulosic technology company, has raised more than $16 million (€13.8 million) in equity.
The funding will support the roll-out of Edeniq's Pathway Platform, which increases ethanol yield at existing plants by 3-6% through the conversion of starch and cellulosic corn kernel fibre into ethanol.
The equity investment was led by I2BF Global... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 21, 2015
A recent study by the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IFEU) in Heidelberg, Germany, found that biodiesel made from animal fat reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 85% compared to fossil fuels.
The EU institutions have recognised that biodiesel made from animal fat is highly sustainable and offers significant potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Dec 8, 2014
Firefighters in Greensboro, North Carolina, US, responded to a leaking tanker at a Ryder truck rental facility.
Approximately 2,000 gallons of ethanol spilled in an accident in south Greensboro, North Carolina.
A tanker filled with ethanol burst after the landing gear, which is used to keep the trailer upright when not hooked to a tractor gave way.
Additional... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Dec 8, 2014
Boeing has completed the world's first flight using 'green diesel', a sustainable biofuel that is widely available and used in ground transportation.The airline powered its ecoDemonstrator 787 flight test airplane in December with a blend of 15% green diesel and 85% petroleum jet fuel in the left engine.'Green diesel offers a tremendous opportunity to make sustainable... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Dec 9, 2014
Airbus Group, a global aeronautics and space company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT), a technology company focused on the development and implementation of methods for producing synthetic fuels and specialty products from a variety of carbonaceous feedstock, to promote the commercialisation of technologies to produce... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Dec 11, 2014
The Department for Transport has launched a £25 million (€31.5 million) competition to build advanced biofuel plants that will convert waste into biofuels.The government department funding is supported by considerable private sector investment and will encourage the construction of up to three demonstration biofuel plants, the first of their kind in the UK.The... [Read More]
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