Enerkem aims for Rottterdam with latest waste-to-methanol plant
In the Netherlands, a partnership comprised of AkzoNobel, Van Gansewinkel, Air Liquide, AVR and Enerkem is looking to build its waste-to-chemicals plant in Rotterdam...
New “Biodiesel by a Mile” video highlights benefits of biodiesel
In Illinois, a new video, entitled “Biodiesel by a Mile” that promotes the advantages of biodiesel fuel use versus traditional fuel was produced and...
Marathon asks EPA for hardship waiver from biofuels law
In Ohio, Marathon Petroleum Corp, the second-biggest refining company in the United States, asked the Environmental Protection Agency for a hardship waiver exempting one...
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...
Biofuel groups sue EPA over RFS waivers
In Washington, D.C., biofuel and farm groups filed a lawsuit to review waivers granted to oil refineries in Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming exempting them...
Seawater and yeast strain lowers ethanol water-footprint
In the United Kingdom, researchers found a way to lower the high-water water footprint of bioethanol, which uses an estimated 1,388 to 9,812 liters of...
Mazda backs carbon-neutral biofuel research on microalgae
In the United Kingdom, Mazda is involved in joint research projects and studies as part of an ongoing industry-academia-government collaboration to promote the wide-spread...
Food grain surplus approved for ethanol production
In India, the Cabinet approved a national biofuels policy that now allows food grains to be used to produce ethanol during surplus production years....
Gevo Adopts DSM’s eBOOST Yeast for Ethanol
In Colorado, Gevo, Inc. has adopted Royal DSM’s new eBOOST yeast at its production facility in Luverne, MN for the enhanced production of ethanol....
United Airlines Los Angeles lounge gets Audubon International Award
In California, United Airlines became the first carrier to achieve certification through the new Audubon International Green Hospitality Program for the airline’s United Club...