By Biofuels Digest special correspondent Tim Sklar Background Having attended a number of Bioenergy conferences over the last four years, I have become very discouraged as to the trajectory bioenergy project development seems to be on. In the most recent conferences I have attended, it has been made abundantly clear that producing advanced biofuels in […]
In California, Pacific Ethanol says that it is preparing to open its 60 mgy facility in Stockton by December thanks to funding provided under the California Ethanol Producer Incentive Program which was approved in the new state budget earlier this month. Both the Stockton and Madera plants qualify for the funding. More on the story.
In Wisconsin, the Scuderia Ferrari race team will run its last three races of the Formula One season using a blend of fuel that contains homegrown biofuels made by Shell’s technology partner Madison-based Virent Energy Systems. The fuel will include cellulosic ethanol as well as biogas. More on the story.
In Washington, US agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack will speak at the National Press Club discuss the progress USDA and other federal agencies are making toward achieving the 36 billion gallon biofuel production goal mandated by the Renewable Fuels Standard and new efforts by the Obama administration to bolster the industry and reduce U.S. dependence on […]
In Japan, Hojo Rail Company has launched the country’s first train service run on biodiesel. The trains will only run on weekends because the biodiesel produced from used cooking oil is more expensive than tariff-free imported kerosene but the company is making an environmental statement that it hopes will attract tourists. More on the story.
In Ghana, the Global Consultation on Cassava as a Potential Bioenergy Crop hosted by the UN Foundation, IFAD and Novozymes along with the Finnish and Italian governments concluded that cassava offers enormous opportunities for smallholder farmers and industrial agribusiness alike to produce sustainable biofuels for transport and energy production. Like all first generation crops, continued […]
In the UK, a researcher from the University of Sheffield has won the Royal Society Brian Mercer Award for Innovation for the development of a “microbubble device” that promises to make biofuel production more energy efficient. The new method uses a special air-lift loop bioreactor that creates microbubbles using 18% less energy consumption than existing […]
In the UK, Living Fuels has launched its newest biofuel production facility using used cooking oil as a feedstock. The company operates combined heat and power facilities around the country using the fuel, which is has called LF100. The new facility at Hockwold cost $1.56 million. So far the company has collected more than 1 […]
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In the Philippines, the national ethanol industry is asking the Department of Energy to impose an import tariff of 20% on ethanol to protect local producers. The industry says a 30% tariff would be optimal but a lower tariff would ensure a ‘minimal impact’ on consumers. The country’s largest ethanol producer San Carlos Bioenergy—whose plant […]
