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Volume 12, Issue 3
Published: May 11, 2018
Biodiesel in the US by NBB
Trade case levels playing field for US biodiesel, by Donnell Rehagen, chief executive officer of the US National Biodiesel Board....
Ethanol in the US by Growth Energy
Opportunities in Japan and Ontario, challenges in China, by Emily Skor, CEO of Growth Energy...
Ethanol in Europe by ePURE
A tale of two votes, by Emmanuel Desplechin, secretary-general of ePURE. ...
Brazil: What do you mean food vs fuel?
Biofuels International spoke to Geraldine Kutas of the Brazilian Sugarcane Industrial Association (UNICA) to take the temperature of the industry in Brazil: the legal supports, sources of innovation, and...
A land of opportunity
Biofuels International speaks with NBB's Shelby Neal and Western Iowa Energy's Brad Wilson about what California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard means for the biofuels industry....
US biodiesel plant profitability soars but spot prices flat line
A gauge assessing the profitability of processing soybean oil into biodiesel shows production plants in the United States enjoying their best margins in more than three years, as diesel prices climb to...
Supply and demand
international buyers took advantage of a depressed US ethanol market in late 2017, driving exports to a fresh record high of 827,915m3 in February. However, recovered US prices, evolving biofuel policies,...
Weathering a volatile climate
Canada’s ethanol industry is in good shape and well set for further expansion, buoyed by a recent 10% blending move by the regional government in Ontario and encouraged by indications that other...
Waste-based pioneers
Many cities all around the world struggle with huge challenges when it comes to waste management. According to the World Bank, world cities generate about 1.3 billion tonnes of solid waste per year. In...
Getting renewable jet fuel off the ground
Velocys, an Oxford-based biofuels company, is trying to make renewable jet fuel a reality. Biofuels International caught up with the firm’s business development director, Neville Hargreaves, to talk...
Toward hemicellulosic biofuels
As cellulosic ethanol gains ground, research in the field of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering has been looking to develop processes that derive biofuels from hemicellulosic materials. Interest...
Achieving economic viability in a post subsidy world
Biofuels International speaks with George Giles from Siemens about the future of biofuels plants....
Effective purification
Ethanol as a consumer chemical has a long tradition for various applications. Whether for medical, chemical or energy purposes, ethanol plays a vital role in the commodities market. Subsequently, effective...
Up for the challenges of cellulosic ethanol production
Pretreatment is one of the most critical and challenging areas in the cellulosic ethanol production process. The role of pretreatment is to make the cellulose accessible for the following biotechnological...
GTW is the new UCO
In the early 1990s, Graz became one of the first cities to establish a collection of used cooking oil from households and restaurants. It was explained to people why UCO is a precious resource and the...
Connecting biofuels to the rail network
With a fleet of more than 80,000 railcars, VTG Aktiengesellschaft is one of Europe’s leading wagon hire and rail logistics companies. With a fleet consisting primarily of tank cars, intermodal wagons,...
Precious helium
When using helium, consideration is rarely givento the fact that after use, the helium cannot be re-used. Helium cannot be manufactured, meaning that with every use we are depleting the world’s resources...