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Jul 23, 2014
Lesaffre acquires Butalco
Biodiesel News
Jul 23, 2014
Cellana, a biofuels company based in Kailua-Kona, will receive a $3.5 million (€2.6 million) grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to pursue an integrated, high-yield algae biofuel feedstock production system at their Kailua-Kona, Hawaii demonstration facility.
Cellana's research efforts have led it to use algae to produce various products including a new form... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 24, 2014
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has confirmed rules that create a programme to control fraud and adopt new technologies.
The programme will tackle fraud in biodiesel credits and will also add new technologies to its list of approved renewable fuels.
As the fraud rule aims to prevent biofuel refiners from becoming the victims of fraud, an auditing system has been... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 24, 2014
Aemetis has received a $3 million (€2.2 million) matching grant award from the California Energy Commission (CEC) Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Programme.
Industrial biotech company Aemetis received this award following the company's 'low-carbon sorghum ethanol project application to the 'pilot-scale and commercial-scale advanced biofuels production... [Read More]
Other News
Jul 25, 2014
Tank Storage Asia, taking place on 24-25 September at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, boasts its strongest ever conference line up. Over 20 leading authorities in the bulk liquid storage sector will discuss the region's critical issues - everything from changing trade flows and the shale boom to the storage market in China and the growth of the Asian biofuels market.
In... [Read More]
Policy News
Jul 25, 2014
The US Grains Council (USGC) reveals that China's Import Inspection Authority, AQSIQ, now requires US distiller's dried grains (DDG) imports to be officially certified free of the MIR 162 GMO trait.
All DDG shipments now departing that do not adhere to the certification requirement will be rejected, the North American Export Grain Association (NAEGA) said in a note to... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 25, 2014
Agri-Energy plans to integrate renewable diesel production at its ethanol plant in Garnett, Kansas, US.
The plant will use its corn distillers oil (CDO) along with other feedstocks to produce renewable diesel.
Construction on the US facility, which will produce 3 million gallons of hydrocarbon fuel per year, will start shortly and will be complete in approximately a year's... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 28, 2014
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded $43.6 million (€32.4 million) to 11 biofuel projects that include petrol substitutes, diesel substitutes and biomethane plans.
These awards have been provided as a result of a grant solicitation released in January aimed at developing new or modifying existing California-based biofuel production facilities that can... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 28, 2014
The US' NASCAR race has now seen 6 million miles of competitive racing completed using an ethanol blend.
For more than three years, NASCAR has run its races on a fuel blended with 15% American Ethanol, Sunoco Green E15 and on 27 July at the Brickyard in Indianapolis, the race reached the 6 million mile mark.
'For nearly six million miles, NASCAR has highlighted the incredible... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 29, 2014
Ethiopia is expanding its Jatropha plantation to produce 500 million litres of biodiesel from the plant, which can yield 600 litres of biodiesel from a single tonne of seeds.
'The country has designed a five-year Jatropha development project aimed at transplanting 700 million Jatropha seedlings and produce 500 million litres biodiesel,' says Bizuneh Tolcha, spokesperson... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 29, 2014
Colorado State University (CSU) has been awarded nearly $1.5 million (€1.1 million) from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a new oilseed feedstock crop for biofuels.
John McKay, a bio-agricultural sciences associate professor, is the direct recipient of the award, and it will be his team that will focus on the plant species Camelina sativa, an oilseed feedstock... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 30, 2014
M&G Chemicals' subsidiary M&G International has entered into a joint venture with Anhui Guozhen to build the world's largest cellulosic ethanol biorefinery in Fuyang City, Anhui, China.
The company, Anhui M&G Guozhen Green Refinery, will use Proesa technology licensed by Beta Renewables to convert between 970,000-1,300,000 metric tonnes per year of agricultural... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 30, 2014
China Aviation Oil, Asia's number one jet fuel buyer, is requesting up to 1.5 million barrels of jet fuel for August to September, a tender document reveals.
This is approximately 27% lower than what the company required in its previous tender and is now looking for four jet fuel cargoes of 240,000 to 300,000 barrels each for loading periods.
The cargoes are to be loaded... [Read More]
Other News
Jul 7, 2014
The travel industry intends to answer industry demands to lower taxes on jet fuel.
'We look forward to some fundamental changes that will give the travel and tourism market a big boost. There is a pressing need to review taxes on air travel, which is probably the most heavily-taxed product in the country, where the tax component of airfare often exceeds the underlying... [Read More]
Other News
Jul 7, 2014
A quick peek at what you can expect to find in this issue's Biofuels International
The July/August issue of Biofuels International is hot off the press and we would like to fill you in on some of the content you can expect to find.
This issue's theme is first generation production and we have a number of articles covering this prevalent issue.
In this issue's featured... [Read More]
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