Africa & The Middle East

September 11, 2013

Incbio to supply biodiesel plant to firm in N. Africa's Tunisia

BY Ron KotrbaPortuguese biodiesel technology provider Incbio announced it has signed a contract with Biokast Energy S.A. to supply an 8,000 metric ton per year (2.4 MMgy) ultrasonic biodiesel plant for installation in Tunis, Tunisia, a small North African nation. READ MORE

September 06, 2013

Lignol Energy to acquire stake in Dubai-based Neutral Fuels

BY Lignol Energy Corp. Lignol Energy Corp. is providing A$4.07 million (USD$3.73 million) to acquire a 40 percent equity stake in Neutral Fuels Parent Company and a 51 percent interest in Neutral Fuels' Australia and New Zealand biodiesel operation, Neutral Fuels Pty Ltd. READ MORE

August 22, 2013

New GRFA map shows 62 countries have biofuel-friendly policies

BY The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance According to the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance, 62 countries now have biofuels-friendly policies in place that have driven global demand. Governments in every corner of the world, from Australia to Zimbabwe, have embraced biofuels. READ MORE

August 19, 2013

Biodiesel couch-surfing tour to help empower West African women

BY Alaffia Alaffia, a fair-trade body care company based in Olympia Wash., is celebrating its 10 year anniversary by sending CEO Olowo-n'djo Tchala on an 8,780 mile, couch-surfing tour across the U.S. in a biodiesel van. Proceeds will benefit women of Togo. READ MORE

July 12, 2013

Friends of the Earth and Searchinger still wrong about biofuels

BY The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance Today the GRFA slammed a new study by Friends of the Earth for its glaring omissions and use of a controversial theory on land use impacts of biofuels. The report relies on unproven ILUC and is silent on underlying causes of global hunger. READ MORE

July 11, 2013

BASF, National Prawn Co. cooperate on algae technology

BY Ron KotrbaOne important reason for this collaboration, the National Prawn Co. stated, is the climatic conditions of the Red Sea desert coast line of Western Saudi Arabia that meet the environmental needs of seawater algae and promote algae growth. READ MORE

July 08, 2013

McDonald's UAE supplier Del Monte adopts biodiesel campaign

BY Del Monte A total of 20 vehicles from Del Monte's logistics fleet are currently running on biodiesel made from McDonald's UAE's used vegetable cooking oil. Del Monte's entire fleet of vehicles is expected to run on biodiesel by the end of 2013. READ MORE

June 21, 2013

US EPA approves EcoEngineers, Genscape importer RIN QAPs

BY Ron KotrbaThe QAP program as outlined in the EPA's NPRM was written to cover only domestic production, but now RINs generated by importers on foreign production and RINs generated by foreign companies are covered by EcoEngineers' and Genscape's QAP programs. READ MORE

June 19, 2013

Aurora Algae expands patent portfolio with latest USPTO allowance

BY Aurora Algae Aurora Algae received a notice of allowance from the USPTO for U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 12/480,635, entitled, "VCP-Based Vectors for Algal Cell Transformation." This makes 12 patent applications either issued or allowed and 30 more pending. READ MORE