Neutral Fuels LLC and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates have signed an agreement for Neutral Fuels to supply biodiesel for use in hundreds of Dubai's municipal vehicles. The deal may amount to the delivery of up to 2.5 MMgy of biodiesel from UCO.
The catalyst was obtained by calcination of a mixture of potassium fluoride and gamma aluminum oxide at 500 degrees Celsius for three hours
Appalachian Biofuels is investing $3.5 million to manufacture biodiesel from waste feedstocks using immobilized enzymes from Israel-based TransBiodiesel. The facility will be built in Russell County, Va.
Schott and Algatechnologies, a biotechnology company specializing in algae production, have signed an R&D agreement to strengthen their partnership following a successful one-year study of new glass tubes at Algatech's algae production facility.
Boeing, South African Airways and SkyNRG are collaborating to produce biojet fuel from a hybrid tobacco plant known as Solaris
Florida Biodiesel Inc. announced it has completed sale of a B-60 biodiesel processor to Avandith Energy in Lagos, Nigeria. The unit will be used for Avandith Energy's pilot transesterification facility. The B-60 will also be used for education.
The Honeywell company UOP LLC announced this month that its green fuels process technology has been selected by Dubai-based Petrixo Oil & Gas to produce biojet fuel and renewable diesel at a new refinery to be built in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
A new Sunday show TV blitz is being launched to help educate the public and decision makers in Washington about who is really behind the anti-RFS campaign and why: foreign oil interests wanting to keep America dependent on their dirty energy product.
Global diesel engine sales forecast to rise 7.7 percent a year
By The Freedonia Group Inc.
April 29, 2014
Global diesel engine sales are forecast to rise 7.7 percent per year through 2017 to $248.5 billion, representing a marked acceleration from the 2007-'12 pace, according to "World Diesel Engines," a report published this month by The Freedonia Group.
Portugal-based biodiesel technology provider IncBio announced it has completed construction of an 8,000 ton per year (2.4 MMgy) biodiesel plant and has delivered the unit to Biokast Energy S.A., to be installed in Tunis, Tunisia, in North Africa.
While overall global biofuel production fell in 2012 for the first time since 2000, biodiesel production rose slightly, according to a recent Worldwatch Institute report.
Florida Biodiesel Inc. recently announced it has completed sale of a B-500 biodiesel plant to the Lorymat Corp. in Ivory Coast, Africa. The company has chosen the B-500 biodiesel processor for its primary transesterification facility.
The global market for specialty fuel additives is expected to reach $8.5 billion by 2020, according to a new report by Grand View Research. With biodiesel's growth, cold flow improvers are expected to be the fastest growing product segment.
Boeing is launching a pilot program initiative with South African Airways and the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials to expand opportunities for "smallhold" farmers in Southern Africa to grow crops that produce sustainable fuels.
Biodiesel Separation, Washing and Polishing: Upstream and Downstream Considerations
By Ron Kotrba
March 03, 2014
Several methods to cleanse and polish biodiesel are utilized, but the story on how well these work begins upstream. Therefore, the cost-effectiveness of biodiesel purification methods should be evaluated based on composition of upstream product.
Annual biofuel demand forecasted at 51 billion gallons by 2022
By Navigant Research
February 11, 2014
The global biofuels industry is now on the verge of entering a new phase of development. According to a new report, global demand for biofuels for road transportation will grow from 32.4 billion gallons in 2013 to 51.1 billion by 2022.
The energy yo-yo: When will renewables replace oil & gas?
By Peter Brown
January 30, 2014
We may already be over the tipping point where greenhouse gases (GHG) have so altered the delicate balance in nature that climate changes are irreversible. We, the purveyors of solutions, can but do the best we can with whatever weapons we can build.
Portugal-based biodiesel technology provider Incbio announced it has signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia-based Bio Renewable Energy Factory to supply a 40,000 ton per year (12 MMgy) ultrasonic biodiesel refinery that will use rendered fats.
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Portuguese 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.
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.
New GRFA map shows 62 countries have biofuel-friendly policies
By The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance
August 22, 2013
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.
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.
Friends of the Earth and Searchinger still wrong about biofuels
By The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance
July 12, 2013
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.
One 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.
Biodiesel production stats from Brazil; a pending EU vote; Canadian biodiesel pump opens; and more international biodiesel news
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.
US EPA approves EcoEngineers, Genscape importer RIN QAPs
By Ron Kotrba
June 21, 2013
The 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.
Preview: the July/August issue of Biodiesel Magazine
By Ron Kotrba
June 19, 2013
What's in store for the next print edition
Aurora Algae expands patent portfolio with latest USPTO allowance
By Aurora Algae
June 19, 2013
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.
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