Z Energy pushes forward through challenges with biofuel plant
In New Zealand, Z Energy is moving forward with its biofuel plant to produce 20 million liters of diesel a year from waste animal...
From sewer water to biofuel – waste getting a whole new treatment in India
In India, Institute of Chemical Technology scientists in Mumbai are setting up a new plant that will produce biofuel by treating sewer water from...
Barley for biofuel and fish food on the way
In North Dakota, the North Dakota Industrial Commission approved a $83,810 grant to Midwest AgEnergy Group to research using North Dakota barley to produce...
ESL Shipping and Nauticor sign LNG contract for Haaga and Viiki
In Finland, ESL Shipping Ltd., part of Aspo Plc., and Hamburg, Germany-based Nauticor GmbH & Co. KG, a 100% subsidiary of The Linde Group,...
Indian state gets big biofuel push by government
In India, the state of Chhattisgarh can become a biofuel production hub, according to Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari who told The Economic...
Algae munches on plants and boosts its potential for biofuel
In New Mexico, researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory and partner institutions published a report of algae using raw plants as a carbon energy...
Velocys secures $6.4M in funding for waste-to-jet fuel project
In Texas, renewable fuels company Velocys secured £4.9 million ($6.4 million) of funding to deliver the next development phase of the waste-to-sustainable jet fuel...
New clean cookstoves project in China targets move to biomass pellets
In China, The Alliance of Clean Cookstoves partnered with China’s Ministry of Agriculture, Shell, local governments, and SSM to develop and launch a new...
NNPC signs MoU with Chinese companies to expand biofuel in Nigeria
In Nigeria, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation signed an MoU with a consortium of Chinese companies to build biofuel plants in Nigeria. The plan...
Raízen completes acquisition of Shell assets in Argentina
In Brazil, Raízen, one of the largest competitive bioenergy and ethanol companies in Brazil, completed the acquisition of Shell’s downstream assets in Argentina. The...