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Volume 11, Issue 2
Published: March 8, 2017
Trimming down the process
When using environmentally friendly biofuels,the development of new, sustainable technologies is more important these days than ever. Political demand for biofuel technologies with high greenhouse gas-saving...
New unknowns for maturing US biodiesel industry
Soy-methyl ester 100% biodiesel physicalspot prices were under pressure at key trading hubs in the US midway through the first quarter in very limited trade as the loss of a $1 gallon blending credit and...
A sustainable solution
REDcert was founded on 26 February, 2010, by leading associations and organisations in the German agricultural and biofuel sector and approved as a certification system on 20 July, 2010, by the Federa...
Chasing certifications
Setting legal sustainability requirements for biofuels and bioliquids has been a pioneering undertaking by European Parliament and Council. The Renewable EnergyDirective (RED) and Fuel Quality Directive...
The road beyond 2020
Biofuels specialists in Europe are concerned that the 2020s will become a lost decade for climate and environmental protection in relation to the transport sector with some major opportunities to develop...
The three myths of cellulosic ethanol in Europe
Throughout Europe,countries are taking different approaches toward their carbon neutrality goals. But they all have one thing in common – they are each taking meaningful steps toward decarbonising...
Entering into a new paradigm
According to the Ellen MacArthurFoundation, the circular economyis “one that is restorativeand regenerative by design,and which aims to keep products, components andmaterials at their highest utility...
Cleaner marine shipping with advanced biofuels
Maritime transport is looking for new ways to reduce carbon dioxide and sulphur emissions. At the beginning of 2017, the Marine Environment ProtectionCommittee of the International Maritime Organization...
The value of contracted piloting
In developing new and existing fermentation processes, there are many unknowns that need to be characterised to deliver the right solution to the full-scale design. Production capacity, recycle stream...
Pushing the limits on yield
As margins between product value and inputs costs continue to put pressure on producers of fuel ethanol facilities to operate more efficiently, particularly as blend requirements fluctuate seasonally,...
Small and sweet
With the biofuel industry slammed by low oil prices and low natural gas costs, innovators continue to seek methods to expand the biomass base and value-added products.Advances in fermentationare key to...
RED II: Room for improvement
The future of the EU biofuels markets is at across roads, yet again. In late 2016, the European Commission (EC) proposed a comprehensive revision of the Renewable Energy Directive(RED), containing the...
Vopak beefs up biofuels capabilities with new infrastructure at Deer Park
Dutch tank storage company Royal Vopak has announced that it will expand its Texas-based terminal. Vopak’s Terminal Deer Park will now add 868,000 barrels of new capacity to its current 7,013,787...
Digital collaboration
The availability of advanced digital technologies, such as big data, analytics,cloud and connected devices, is driving new opportunities to integrate storage terminal operations. Research conducted by...
New horizons
Westway Terminals last year rebranded with a new name, new logo and new growth strategy. It is now called Contanda. As a leader in bulk liquid storage solutions for more than 60 years, Contanda continues...
Making waves
Vesta Terminals is an independent liquid bulk storage operator in Europe with a total of approximately 1.6 million cubic metres of petroleum products andbiofuels capacity at three terminals in Antwerp,...
Separating the good from the bad
For owners of above ground process storage tanks, including both atmospheric and pressurised storage systems such as bullets and spheres, tank inspection programmes are normally based around EEMUA 157and/or...
Back to Rotterdam
StocExpo Europe, the world’s leading international event for the tank terminal industry, returns to the Ahoy Rotterdam on 28-30 March, after a year in Antwerp. The three-day conference and exhibition...
Major tools for quality assurance
For an efficient quality management system, different tools should be taken into account. One of them, for example, is a certification according to ISO 9001 or a similar system. ISO 9001 includes the minimum...
From waste to riches
In March 2016, anannouncement was made regarding ENC Energy technology for oil extraction/recovery from waste fats, oils and grease (FOG). With the construction, commissioning and industrial operation...
Lignin's time is now
Often, it is presumed that lignin has numerous applications butl imited business opportunities. Once separated from cellulose, the bio-based polymer isregularly used for energy purposes by the pulp industry....