In Florida, Epic Aviation has teamed with Dutch SkyNRG to supply sustainable biojet fuel in the US and Canadian markets. The first collaboration is the supply of fuel for Alaska Airlines’ 75 regularly scheduled flights out of its Seattle hub in November that will run on 20% biofuel. “Partnering with SkyNRG and Epic on this […]
In Florida, Green Oil Solutions has successfully produced camelina biodiesel from the growing and harvesting of the crop to the processing. The company collected extensive data on 2,500 acres of camelina grown by central Florida partners while harvesting and processing was done in conjunction with local service providers Wise Seed Co., Jack Melton Family Inc., […]
In Minnesota, Northwestern Wisconsin biodiesel producer Sunpower has opened its first biodiesel station in the state near Duluth. The station is the company’s second, with the first opened in its hometown of Cumberland, Wisc. earlier this summer with another set to open south of Cumberland next spring. The company farms 5,000 acres of canola across […]
In Canada, BioAmber and Mitsui have partnered to build and operate the previously announced manufacturing facility in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. The initial phase of the facility is expected to have production capacity of 17,000 metric tons of biosuccinic acid and commence commercial production in 2013. The partners intend to subsequently expand capacity and produce 35,000 […]
In Hong Kong, ASB Biodiesel expects its $164 million, 100,000 metric ton per year biodiesel plant to finalize construction in December 2012 with production coming online in early 2013. Hong Kong currently has 70,000 tons of annual demand. The plant was originally announced in 2008 but there had been a one year pause due to […]
In Poland, complying with EU blending mandates for biofuels will cost $1.047 billion this year with the country’s two biggest fuel suppliers estimating that buying the biofuels will cut $285.45 million from their profits because they have to sell them lower than what they’re paying for them. The country currently blends 6.2% biofuels and until […]
In Canada, Enwave and Danisco have mutually discontinued an ongoing research and development collaboration to test EnWave’s powderREV pilot-scale dehydration technology with Danisco. The pilot machine has not yet achieved all project targets and would require some equipment modifications and further testing resulting in a longer development path. Both companies agreed that in light of […]
Today on Twitter. ContactSEC: Alaska Air calling for EPA to allow flight biofuels to qualify for REC credits. MN2020: Minnesota has been a national leader in renewable fuels, enacting the nation’s first ethanol and biodiesel mandates AlgaeBioCorp: Utah State University project converts algae to fuel and other bio-products . . . ajdye: Military to have […]
In Delaware, the University of Delaware has been awarded a three-year grant of $2.2 million from the Dept. of Energy for research that will focus on genomic technology to develop microorganisms that are more resistant to toxic chemicals and engineered to withstand the stress response that can inhibit cell growth and cause cell death.
In the UK, campaigners including The UK Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance, Biffa, Stenaline, Spire, Shearings and 3663 have formed the SOS biodiesel campaign in hopes of keeping the government from increasing the duty on used cooking oil-based biodiesel by 32 cents per liter in April 2012 as planned. The campaigners say they believe the government’s decision […]
