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May 17, 2013
EPA approves QAP-A RIN replacement programme
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May 20, 2013
New agreement will aid biofuels growth in Aruba
Renewable energy company Methes Energies has announced its Canadian subsidiary has signed a purchase and cooperation agreement with Biofuel Aruba (BA). BA will initially buy a biodiesel processor from Methies Energies Canada so, as the only biofuels producer in Aruba, it can expand its biodiesel production capacity before the end of 2013. ‘With two pilot projects... [Read More]

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May 20, 2013
Biorefining project in Europe receives large funding
The European Commission has approved millions of Euros in aid for a biorefinery research programme. The Genesys programme will benefit from €39.8 million ($51.2 million) granted by the French government to the PIVERT IEED, an institute working in the field of low carbon energy. Genesys will aim to use oilseed and lignocellulosic biomass to produce heat and power... [Read More]

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May 21, 2013
UK transport minister opens first bio-LNG station
The UK’s first bio-LNG filling station was launched by the under secretary for the Department of Transport this May. The station, located in Daventry and built by Gasrec, is capable of fuelling up to 250 HGVs a day in the first phase from three bio-LNG dispensers. A second phase will increase that capacity to up to 700 vehicles. The used bio-LNG is Gasrec’s... [Read More]

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May 21, 2013
FIA racing ahead with biofuels solution
GEM fuel, a blend of petrol, bioethanol and biomethanol is to be used during the FIA Junior World Rally Championship this year. GEM has been made via a partnership between Abengoa, Methanex, BioMCN, Eurol and the Methanol institute and will be managed by sustainable race fuels supplier GUUTS. ‘The FIA has a strategy to develop solutions to reduce the environmental... [Read More]

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May 22, 2013
Biomass-for-biofuels projects not affecting ILUC issues
Two pilot projects have shown promising signs for biomass production that avoids indirect land use change (ILUC) via the relatively new Low Indirect Impact Biofuels (LIIB) methodology. Initial LIIB studies performed by sustainable energy consultancy Ecofys, which aims to supply eventual certification for biomass production which does not lead to ILUC, have taken place... [Read More]

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Apr 18, 2013
Sweetwater boosts biofuels capacity with system purchase
Danish renewable company BioGasol has delivered a commercial biomass pretreatment system to US-based Sweetwater Energy. The cellulosic sugar producer will use the unit in its demonstration facility to produce pretreated biomass for use in downstream processes. ‘Acquiring this unit, capable of processing 100kg of dry biomass per hour, will bolster our biofuel production... [Read More]

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Apr 19, 2013
Idled biodiesel plant in Australia to receive technology boost
Lignol Energy (LE), a technology company which works in advanced biofuels sectors, has revealed that the convertible notes it held, issued by Territory Biofuels (TB), have been converted into a 40% fully diluted equity stake in TB. This makes LE the largest stakeholder in TB, which owns a 150 million litre per year biodiesel plant and glycerine refinery located in... [Read More]

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Apr 22, 2013
Menlo Energy’s purchase bolsters aggregate capacity aims
Menlo Energy Florida (MEF) has purchased a biodiesel plant located in Tampa from Agri-Sources Fuels. As well as the 12 million gallon capacity biodiesel plant, the deal also includes a 3.6 million gallon glycerin purification plant. MEF is to use its own technology and staff to upgrade the biodiesel plant to 60 millions gallons a year by adding waste fat, oil and grease... [Read More]

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Apr 22, 2013
German rapeseed oil proving an export hit
Germany-based oil association UFOP has highlighted the declining level of rapeseed oil from German mills used within national biodiesel fuel production. According to information published by the German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food, the amount of German rapeseed oil used for biodiesel fuel production slumped to 1.036 million tonnes in 2012, down 28% on 2011 and... [Read More]

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Apr 23, 2013
SES snap up Danish seaweed cultivating business
Seaweed Energy Solutions (SES) has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of Danish company Seaweed Seed Supply (SSS) to reinforce its position in large-scale seaweed cultivation for renewable energy. SSS´ goal of increasing production to 100,000 tons by 2017 from the current 5,000 tons capacity can now become a reality via this purchase. SES technology will be introduced... [Read More]

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Apr 24, 2013
Kinder Morgan to begin biodiesel production ‘imminently’
It has been reported that US energy company Kinder Morgan (KM) is to begin biodiesel production at two terminals sometime in the second quarter. Recent modifications at facilities in Phoenix and Las Vegas, plus the recent price spike for RINs, means KM can allow for receipt, storage and blending of biodiesel. ‘This move is positive for us because we generate excess... [Read More]

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Apr 24, 2013
Funding for Wisconsin bioenergy centre to continue
The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Centre in Wisconsin, US has had its funding by the US Department of Energy (US DoE) renewed for another five years. The centre receives $25 million (€19.2 million) a year from the US DoE and supports almost 400 researchers. ‘Our researchers, in partnership with the states of Wisconsin, Michigan and affiliated industries,... [Read More]

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Apr 25, 2013
Wastewater from restaurants get biofuels treatment
A biofuels producer in Philadelphia, US has diversified its portfolio to include a new stream of business. BlackGold Biofuels has opened a new facility that can recycle wastewater from restaurants and turn it into biofuel. The feedstock comes from grease trap waste from wastewater haulers which is then cleaned for further use. Another bonus of this project, according to... [Read More]

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Apr 25, 2013
Sudan set to introduce E10 at the pump
Kenana Sugar (KS) will launch the first Sudanese project which uses ethanol as a gasoline additive to increase octane and improve vehicle emissions. The project, which will mix gasoline with 10% of ethanol, is a joint venture between KS and the Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC). Sudan currently produces 65 million litres of ethanol, 10% of production consumed... [Read More]


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