Eni and Veritas turn trash to treasure with new bioeconomy agreement
In Italy, Eni and Veritas, a multiutility that collects, recycles and treats waste in the 51 Municipalities of the metropolitan area of Venice, signed...
Oil and gas giant YPF to start producing biofuels
In Argentina, Miguel Gutiérrez, President of oil and gas company YPF, made a big announcement this week that YPF will start producing biofuels. “The...
BASF and Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits to collaborate
In California, BASF Enzymes LLC and Georgia-based Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits formally entered into a marketing and sales collaboration agreement to leverage synergies...
Sweden and Finland sign LOI for biofuels, biomaterials
In Sweden, Minister of Agriculture, Sven-Erik Bucht and Finnish Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, Jari Leppä, signed a Letter of Intent between Swedish RISE...
Researchers find new path to Renewable Gas from Waste Wood
In Germany, KIT’s researchers succeeded in producing renewable methane from a biomass-based synthesis gas mixture in their pilot plant for honeycomb methanation. The quality...
Neste to use waste plastic for fuels
In Finland, Neste, a global leading producer of renewable diesel, is now exploring ways to introduce liquefied waste plastic as a future raw material...
French farmers block refineries and fuel depots with tractors
In France, the country’s largest farmers’ union, FNSEA, asked that fellow farmers and protestors continue their blockade of refineries and fuel depots after talks...
From chicken fat to biodiesel, thanks to nanocatalysis-based synthesis
In Iran, researchers from the Islamic Azad University of Bushehr used nano-calcium oxide catalyst to produce biodiesel from chicken fat, making it a low...
Natural yeast-derived proteins curb bacterial contamination in ethanol production
In Illinois, researchers at the University of Illinois wondered if they could improve the battle over lactic acid bacteria that is a common issue...
July ethanol imports fall 41% in South Korea
In South Korea, total ethanol imports fell 41.06% month on month to 22,668 mt in July, data released Monday by the Korea Customs Service...