The following is adapted from remarks made by Biofuels Digest editor Jim Lane at the G’Day USA event in San Diego on January 13th, which focused on the development of trade in bioenergy, defense, and maritime sciences. Australia and the US, two countries divided by a common language, but united in a common vision for […]
From Stefan Leu, scientific administrator of GIAVAP, and the AquaFuels Microalgal Biotechnology Laboratories at Ben Gurion University in Israel, we received the following: “Being in the Algae field in Israel and partner of several recent and current European and Israeli algae projects, I am extremely disturbed by the level of disinformation provided by Dr. Jose Olivares […]
In France, the parent of biodiesel major Diester Industries expects only a third of the biodiesel made from used cooking oil and animal fat that it imported in 2010 will be required for 2012 as the country moves away from imports focused on qualifying for double-counting under the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive. The RED allows […]
In Iowa, ethanol producers will begin investing in corn oil extraction equipment with gusto in order to compensate for the lack of VEETC by earning the $6.6 million per year a typical 100 million gallon ethanol plant would get by extracting the oil from the DDGs. Doing so also reduces the nutritional value of the […]
In Norway, the Norwegian airport operator, Avinor, has commissioned Ramboll Energy to explore use of sustainable renewable jet fuel in an effort to bring down carbon emissions despite anticipated traffic volume growth. The study will explore the entire supply chain of sustainable jetfuel production and use ensuring there is no competition with food production.
In China, Zhejiang Hisun Biomaterials plans on expanding their polylactic acid capacity 10 fold from 5,000t/year to 50,000t/year by 2013. Additionally, Zhejiang Hisun is looking at the use of cassava, rather than corn. This possible shift in feedstock reflects both the Chinese government’s suggestion that feedstock not compete with food, but according to the article […]
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In Washington, the EPA says November sales of biodiesel reached a whopping 108 million gallons, bringing the year-to-date total to a record 908 million gallons, up from the previous record of 690 million gallons in 2008. The National Biodiesel Board says that this year’s volume represents about 95% of the biomass diesel requirements under the […]
In Colombia, ethanol blending levels have been reduced temporarily because floods in the Cauca Valley have cut sugarcane and molasses supplies, putting production at only 750,000 liters of ethanol per day rather than the standard 1.15 million liters.
In Peru, Maple Energy has appointed Francisco Mesquita Neto as an independent, non-executive director on the company’s Board of Directors. Between 2008 and 2010, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Unialco S/A, a Brazilian ethanol and sugar producer.
