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...
Malaysia getting several new biobased facilities
In Malaysia, China-based halal gelatin company, Gangsu Amin Bio Halal Gelatine Co Ltd (Aminbio), is setting up their first factory outside of China and...
Nearly 1B liters of biodiesel auctioned in Brazil
In Brazil, Brazilian Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) said that 993.6 million liters (262.5m gallons) have been contracted in the 62th...
Breaking biofuel and bioproduct barriers with supercomputers
In Tennessee, supercomputers have become even more super with exascale computing (about 1018 calculations per second), now going up to a feat never before...
Red Funnel trials new biofuel and expands fleet
In the United Kingdom, Isle of Wight ferry operator Red Funnel has trialled a biofuel consisting of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) with positive results....
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...
European second-generation biodiesel bearish into Q4
In the United Kingdom, S&P Global Platts noted that stocks of both UCOME and TME biodiesel in Europe have risen in recent weeks, sparking...
Vertoro creating green gold from paper pulp
In the Netherlands, Vertoro, Spanish for “Green Gold” is turning lignin into crude lignin oil, or CLO which is similar to fossil crude oil....
Gaps and demand for sustainability certification and standardisation report published
In Germany, UFOP published a report discussing the future of the “biobased Bio-Economy (BBE)” and how it will be determined by the introduction and...
Corncob ethanol a low-emission fuel and better option for China
In Texas, Iowa State University researchers conducted a biofuels, bioproducts and biorefining study and found that using ethanol from corncobs for energy production may...