In Japan, Kyodo News reported that Tobu Railway Co., the operator of coal-fired steam locomotives in the tourist spot of Nikko in eastern Japan is trialing a biofuel as a way to cut its carbon dioxide emissions. Tobu Railway Co. said it started the trial, set to last around one year, on January 31, partially […]
In Wisconsin, The Badger Herald reported that the Wisconsin Energy Institute is researching methods to convert biological matter into fuel and plastics, with intentions to replace fossil fuels. Biofuels are created using biological material to convert their sugars into a fuel compound — many having diverse renewable energy applications, associate director of the Wisconsin Energy […]
In India, MoneyControl reports that the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri believes that growing demand is sufficient support for the biofuel industry and that further subsidies aren’t necessary. For those plants that are very expensive to build, he says the oil marketing companies will build them, so there isn’t need for […]
In Louisiana, The Advocate newspaper reports ExxonMobil is exploring the use of used cooking oil and other plant oils to produce biofuels at its refinery in Baton Rouge. The company says its expertise in, and use of proprietary catalysts allows to it process a wide range of molecules as potential feedstock. Such an investment would […]
In Hawaii, Pacific Biodiesel Technologies announced the company has expanded its operations to Kauai as part of a multi-year agreement signed last year with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) to demonstrate a renewable biofuel produced in Hawaii from multiple locally grown oilseed […]
In Thailand, the Bangkok Post reports the Oil Fuel Fund Office is looking to finally end biofuel subsidies for certain blends in September after intending to for several years. Biofuels have been subsidized in Thailand for more than 20 years, but the office feels that biofuels’ popularity has rendered it unnecessary to subsidize the fuel. […]
In Washington, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is awarding $19 million in grants to U.S. business owners to increase the availability of domestic biofuels in 22 states and give Americans cleaner, more affordable fuel options at gas station pumps as part of President Biden’s Bidenomics agenda to lower costs […]
In the UK, De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) reported that a group of its researchers have pioneered a new manufacturing process which could make the creation of biofuel from waste cooking oil faster and more efficient. Professor Katherine Huddersman, Dr Rawaz Ahmed, Saana Rashid, and Ketan Ruperalia, all based in a team of experts from […]
In the UK, News Letter reported that a $11.4 million plant making sustainable fuels using patented technology developed in collaboration with NASA will open in Northern Ireland in 2024. Renovare Fuels’ site will see close to 2 million liters of advanced renewable biofuels produced each year, made from the biogas produced by landfill waste, according […]
In Japan, starting in fiscal 2024, NYK will conduct full-scale trials of long-term use of biofuels, which are considered to have net-zero CO2 emissions, in navigating its existing heavy oil-fired vessels. Moving forward from the previous short-term trials, NYK will comprehensively verify the safety and stable procurement of biofuels when used over a long period. […]
