Volume 6, Issue 1
Published: February 1, 2012
US biodiesel output to keep on growing
One might anticipate doom following the loss the Biodiesel Mixture Excise Tax credit, a federal tax subsidy that paid $1 (€0.8) for each gallon of biodiesel or renewable diesel fuel blended into petroleumbased...
Double counting uncertainty rocks feedstock prices
The month of January does not bring much positive news. The activity on the used cooking oil methyl ester (UCOME) market during late December 2011 and beginning of January 2012 was substantial. However,...
IFPRI report criticised for inaccuracies
The German biofuels association UFOP has dismissed claims in a new report carried out by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) into the predicted emissions to be created by indirect...
Cutting emissions from European transport
In a key development for European transport policy, the European Commission (EC) published the White Paper on Transport in 20111. The paper sets out the overall policy strategy for the coming decades and...
Meeting UK targets
Global biofuel use has increased sixfold over the last 10 years. More than 90 billion litres of biofuel are produced every year, equivalent to 3.5% of fuel use in transport. The drivers for developing...
Biodiesel bombs
Even though consumption figures remained stagnant last year, biodiesel production in Europe dropped. This is in contrast to 2010 where biodiesel production rose by 5.5%. Issues such as imports from Argentina,...
Bio boom in the Netherlands
The Port of Rotterdam, already one of the world’s biggest ports in biofuel production and storage, is looking for potential investors to build a proposed bio-based development that will be part of...
Australia: the mandate debate
As with most other countries promoting renewable fuels, targeted policies and support from federal and state governments are critical components for determining the transport fuel mix in the Australian...
Liability loopholes
Protecting against property damage and liability losses during the transportation of biofuels requires producers, marketing companies and transporters to fully appreciate not only the different types of...
Glycerin purification with a difference
Crude glycerin is the major byproduct of the common transesterification reaction used to produce biodiesel from fats and oils; a typical biodiesel plant will produce 1lb of crude glycerin for every 10lbs...
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