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Volume 5, Issue 1
Published: February 15, 2011
No resolve for New Year
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Right before the Christmas holidays the European Commission published its report on indirect land-use change (ILUC) of biofuels. The Commission concluded – after a series of stakeholder meetings, two...
Exercising prudence in a resurging US biodiesel market
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US biodiesel production came to a virtual standstill with the expiration of the federal tax credit on 31 December 2009. Last year was a tough year in the industry by anyone’s standards. However, with...
New life for US biodiesel industry in 2011
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Much like the story of the phoenix, the US biodiesel industry has been reborn after a neardeath experience. Yet, US producers will continue to struggle due to the high costs of biodiesel compared with...
Fair comparison?
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A new report on the carbon intensity of crude oil in Europe highlights dramatic disparities in lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of crudes produced from different oilfields, and points to significant...
flying High
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More than six years ago John Plaza, now the founder and CEO of Imperium Renewables, was working as a commercial airline pilot when he began to focus on how just how much airline travel was contributing...
A critical moment
With the reinstatement of the tax credit and the RFS2 gaining traction it could be a great year for biodiesel in the US, but what happens next is far from certain GreenHunter Biofuels in Grapevine, Texas...
Soyabean supply, demand and trends
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There is no crystal ball, and in commodities the only certainty is uncertainty. This being said there are some compelling conclusions that can be drawn from the trends of the last 10 to 15 years. First,...
Insurance solutions
The majority of new energy projects are constructed on brownfield sites and the implications of current environmental legislation need to be considered. This is essentially based on liability attached...
From biomass to liquid
With a yield of up to 4,000 litres per hectare, the ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by up to 90% and a resulting high quality synthetic biodiesel that can be used in today’s motor engines...
The bigger the better?
The Netherlands is frequently referred to as the gateway to Europe and is a key trading area for the petrochemical industry. The Port of Rotterdam has an annual throughput of around 400 million tonnes...
As clean as... a tank
Biofuels storage tanks, just like any other tank storing oil or petroleum products, need to be maintained and cleaned on a regular basis in order to ensure maximum lifespan. There are a number of reasons...