Biofuel Weiss Inc. is developing a 7 MMgy biodiesel plant in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Planned for startup late this year, CEO Ian Weiss tells Biodiesel Magazine that the company's business plan is based on 100 percent export to Germany.
Algenuity launched its Algem photobioreactor in Europe and Middle East markets May 15. It enables researchers to run simultaneous, comparative algal growth studies in two 1-liter flasks, and has three light wavelengths from red, white and blue LEDs.
The European Commission confirms that on May 14 commission officials carried out in two EU member states unannounced inspections at several companies active in and providing services to the crude oil, refined oil products and biofuels sectors.
As a part of the International Building Exhibition IBA Hamburg, the Bio Intelligent Quotient (BIQ) House is the world's first building to have a bioreactor facade comprised of a five-story vertical algae farm with an integrated bioreactor.
Germany“s biodiesel quality measures favorably against DIN EN 14214 and AGQM”s more stringent limitations on total contamination and water
Smudo presented the race car, equipped with innovative rapeseed-based biofuel and constructed from biocomposites and biopolymers, together with his team colleagues and UFOP on April 23 exclusively in Berlin. He will compete in the ADAC 24-hour race.
EU welcomes registration of Argentine, Indonesian imports
By The European Biodiesel Board
April 15, 2013
The EC published a regulation making Argentine and Indonesian biodiesel imports subject to registration in frame of an antisubsidy complaint. This decision supports arguments drawn by the EU biodiesel industry that DETs distort international trade.
The annual AGQM report is now available and impressively demonstrates that production of high-class products is paramount for all members. Once again, the survey indicates that biodiesel quality of AGQM's member companies is at top level in 2012.
Report says global biofuel production to hit 62B gallons by 2023
By Navigant Research
April 08, 2013
Today, obligatory and voluntary ethanol and biodiesel blending mandates are set in more than 40 countries. At the same time, supply-oriented policies (e.g., RFS in U.S., RED in EU) call for rapid acceleration in the production of advanced biofuels.
BDI-BioEnergy International AG has been commissioned by a company in Southeast Europe to build a 100,000 ton per year (30 MMgy) multifeedstock biodiesel plant. The final contract for construction of the plant is expected in the coming months.
Neste Oil successfully tested tall oil pitch in commercial refinery operations in March and April and states it is now ready to use the material on a continuous basis. It has also begun a program to help prevent deforestation with The Forest Trust.
SCS Global Services will now conduct audits under the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification program, which will allow biofuel producers in Southeast Asia to meet the requirements for export into the European Union under the EU RED.
Researchers say dinoflagellate microalgae have shown to be a very promising group that stands out from the rest. Moreover, these microalgae are autochthonous to the Mediterranean, so they would present no environmental threat in the event of leakage.
The German Research Center for Biomass (DBFZ) was commissioned by UFOP to explain the proposals by the European Commission regarding the amendment of the Renewable Energies Directive and the Fuel Quality Directive in a technical paper now available.
Report: glycerol market expected to reach $2.1 billion in 2018
By Transparency Market Research
March 14, 2013
According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research, the global demand for glycerol was 1,995.5 kilo tons in 2011 and is expected to reach 3,060.4 kilo tons by 2018, growing at a CAGR of 6.3 percent from 2012 to 2018.
Adsorptive Purification: A Flexible Safety Net for a Demanding Market
By David Brooks
March 12, 2013
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By Ron Kotrba
March 12, 2013
Helpful tips and procedures to get the most out of your ion exchange resin beads
Research from the University of Sheffield in the U.K. shows that the commonly accepted method of depriving algae of key nutrients, such as nitrogen, in order to boost its oil content may be detrimental to overall oil yield in the long term.
Nat'l Wildlife Federation and Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels announced a milestone in the sustainable biofuels industry and commercial air travel. A new KLM Royal Dutch Airlines route between Amsterdam and NYC is first to use RSB-certified fuel.
The Spanish government announced on Feb. 22 that it has approved the downward revision of its mandatory consumption targets for biodiesel from 7 percent to 4.1 percent, according to a document from the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism.
Because of tight calculations based on low rapeseed oil prices, processors aren't willing to accept the prices asked. Making reference to the scarcity of supply, suppliers are asking for a markup on contract prices quoted at the futures exchange.
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