Pertamina falls 62% short of biodiesel target
In Indonesia, three weeks after the government launched a new mandate to boost biodiesel consumption, Pertamina has only received about two-thirds of its targeted...
APPA recommends big biofuels push to reach Spain’s energy goals
In Spain, the Spanish Renewable Energies Association (APPA) said that biofuels will be the only renewable option for light vehicles with combustion engines, aviation,...
Music festival embraces eco-friendly glitter
In the United Kingdom, popular music festival Mighty Hoopla kept festivities fun and eco-friendly by providing biodegradable glitter made from Eucalyptus trees.
The festival, which...
Biofuel supply about to get a whole lot better with Internet-based fuel chain management...
In Finland, Valmet, together with its customer Turun Seudun Energiatuotanto Oy (TSE), is developing a comprehensive Industrial Internet-based set of production information systems and...
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...
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...
NIB funds biofuel CHP to power Helsinki Metropolitan Area
In Finland, Nordic Investment Bank signed a loan agreement with Vantaan Energia Oy to finance the retrofitting of its K1 boiler to use biofuel...
Wood waste to biodiesel project could come to Alberni Valley
In Canada, Eco Options CEO David Swan told the Alberni Valley city council that the company is looking at the Link Mill site in...
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...
Biomass-powered power plants offline for months
In Maine, Stored Solar LLC’s two wood-fired power plants, which received a $1.2 million state subsidy intended to keep them operating, were essentially offline...