India starts building first rice straw ethanol refinery
In India, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd’s commissioning of its second generation ethanol bio refinery will start building the proposed plant this week in Baulsingha...
Long Island might just get 6 biofuel storage tanks
In New York, Long Island’s Suffolk County might have a new 28-by-45-foot pad with six biofuel tanks, as the Riverhead Town Board is considering...
Residents fight Mitr Phol Biofuel over stinky molasses ponds
In Thailand, local residents in Kalasin signed a petition asking biofuel company, Mitr Phol BioFuel Co Ltd, an affiliated firm of Mitr Phol Group,...
My Eco Energy launches Indizel renewable fuel
In India, My Eco Energy developed a new renewable fuel called Indizel that can be used as a diesel substitute. The company is building...
Velocys secures $6.4M in funding for waste-to-jet fuel project
In Texas, renewable fuels company Velocys secured £4.9 million ($6.4 million) of funding to deliver the next development phase of the waste-to-sustainable jet fuel...
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...
Toyota’s ethanol hybrid vehicle exceeds expectations, could hit market in 3 years
In Brazil, Toyota is celebrating the success of a new ethanol hybrid vehicle for exceeding all the manufacturer’s expectations. The car combines an electric...
Brewery wastewater finds new use as fuel cell material
In Colorado, researchers have developed a process for using brewery wastewater to create carbon-based fuel cell materials. The breakthrough could help brewers reduce the...
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....
RFA Tells Lawmakers: ‘EPA Must Allow RIN Markets to Work’
In Washington, D.C., the most effective way to reduce the prices American consumers are paying at the pump is to let Renewable Identification Numbers...