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Volume 13, Issue 2
Published: April 12, 2019
The post-REDII waste biodiesel conundrum
With the entry into force of the revision of the renewable energy directive (REDII) in December 2018, following months of intense negotiations, the European Union (EU) biofuels industry at large entered...
Biodiesel drives the US work truck industry
As the future of the transportation industry continues to evolve, there is one thing we know for sure; work needs to be done. Multiple studies show that diesel engines will continue to be the industry’s...
An open door policy
Earlier this year, the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) released the final 2018 ethanol export numbers – bringing the year to a record 1.7 billion gallons...
Seizing the opportunity
The EU is committed to carbon neutrality by the middle of the century, but long-term objectives require ambitious action today. The clean energy and climate package, including a set of legislations to...
Lost demand
Soy methyl ester biodiesel at key hubs in New York Harbor, Chicago and Houston traded at $0.70 to $0.95 gallon premiums to nearest delivered ULSD futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange in February...
Uncertainty remains
Relative to a European biodiesel market sedately transitioning from winter to summer demand, US biofuels traders have had to negotiate logistical turmoil due to flooding across much of the Midcontinent,...
Europe's political turmoil invades REDII tranquillity
Running any type of business in Europe is challenging enough at present, let alone one loaded with the additional pressures generated by the region’s slow march towards the development of biofuels...
Finland's bold biofuel targets
Emissions from road transport are considered more harmful than those from other sources, as most emissions occur in urban areas where people live and work. Nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter...
How camel crickets may boost biofuels
Chemical and enzymatic degradation of wood (lignocellulose) has long been the focus of the biofuel industry. The use of lignocellulose as a feedstock for biofuel production prevents competition with crops...
Unlocking the promise of bioindustrial technology
Over the past two decades, there has been tremendous progress in the bioindustrial space. Driven by the need for fossil resource alternatives, we have seen the massive growth of corn- and sugarcane-based...
Keeping it local
Founded in 2009, Neutral Fuels, part of The Neutral Group, converts used cooking oil into biodiesel, a sustainable replacement for fossil fuel-based diesel. Taking the customer as a starting point, the...