Biofuels

Companies Partner to Build Biocoal Production Plants

Wednesday, 18 April 2018 Dan McCue A partnership of international companies is set to start construction of facilities for the production of biocoal. Biocoal can be used as sustainable fuel in power plants and heating installations. ...

Engineers from NUS Discover Greener Method for Biofuel Production

Monday, 09 April 2018 REM A team of engineers from the National University of Singapore recently discovered that a naturally occurring bacterium, Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum TG57, isolated from waste generated ...

Engie Partners with Experimental Ship, Energy Observer

Friday, 30 March 2018 Dan McCue Isabelle Kocher, CEO of French energy company, Engie, has signed a partnership agreement with Victorien Erussard, the founder and captain of Energy Observer, and Jérôme Delafosse, the expedition leader ...

Enerkem Produces New High-Octane Biofuel

Wednesday, 21 March 2018 Dan McCue Canadian company, Enerkem, has succeeded in producing a new high-performance biofuel that could potentially improve the octane rating of fuels currently on the market and reduce their carbon footprint. ...

Renewi Opens Closed-Loop Biofuels Plant in Canada

Tuesday, 20 March 2018 Dan McCue UK based Renewi has officially opened its Organics Biofuels Processing Facility in the Port Kells industrial area of Surrey, British Columbia. This facility creates the first fully integrated closed-loop ...

World Energy Acquires Renewable Jet Fuel Producer AltAir

Monday, 19 March 2018 Dan McCue Boston-Based World Energy has closed on the purchase of Delek’s interests in renewable jet and diesel producer, AltAir Fuels, and Delek’s Paramount, California, refining and pipeline assets. The ...

New Poll Finds Mis-Fueling Rising Around Blended Ethanol Fuels & Outdoor Power Equipment

Tuesday, 13 March 2018 REM A new study conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute finds Americans are increasingly unsure about how to properly fuel outdoor power equipment and other non-road engine ...

DOE Grants $10.6 Million to Research Increased Production of Biofuels

Thursday, 08 March 2018 Dan McCue The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded the University of Illinois a $10.6 million, five-year grant to transform two of the most productive crops in America into sustainable sources of biodiesel and ...

White House Biofuel Summit Ends Without a Deal

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 Dan McCue A White House summit to determine the future of the United States' renewable fuel standard ended without an agreement Tuesday as senators clashed over how changes to the program would affect their constituents. ...

White House to Consider Changes to Biofuel Mandate

Tuesday, 27 February 2018 Dan McCue

President Donald Trump will preside over a White House meeting Tuesday that could lead to big changes regarding how the nation's renewable fuel standard is implemented.