Tag: biodiesel

Biodiesel gains ground as maritime decarbonization weighs fuel confidence

December 26, 2024 | Jim Kendrick

In The Netherlands, Offshore Energy reports the second edition of the Sustainable Maritime Fuel Fest Confidence Index revealed biodiesel as the top-ranked fuel for shipping decarbonization, surpassing LNG-biomethane, last year’s leader, and LNG e-methane, which held third place. The index, tracking stakeholder confidence across technology, infrastructure, commercial viability, and environmental credentials for 12 fuel types, […]

Sanyo Chemical develops cold flow improver for biodiesel

December 16, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Japan, Sanyo Chemical Industries announced the development of NEOPROVER HBF-101, a cold flow improver designed to enhance the low-temperature flowability of biodiesel fuels. C compared to fossil diesel, biodiesel tends to lose flowability on low-temperature conditions, leading to operational issues in cold climates without proper modification. The newly developed NEOPROVER HBF-101 significantly enhances the […]

Aemetis India completes $103 million of biodiesel deliveries to OMCs in 2024

December 8, 2024 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In California, Aemetis announced that the Universal Biofuels subsidiary of Aemetis in India successfully completed delivery of $103 million of biodiesel to the three government-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) under cost-plus supply agreements for the one-year marketing period ending September 30, 2024. Aemetis recently received an initial $58 million of new allocations from OMCs for […]

UC Santa Cruz chemists produce biodiesel more efficiently from waste oil

December 4, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In California, UC Santa Cruz chemists have discovered a new way to produce biodiesel from waste oil that both simplifies the process and requires relatively mild heat. This discovery has the potential to make the alternative fuel source much more appealing to the massive industrial sectors that are the backbone of the nation’s economy. In […]

Universal Biofuels successfully delivers $103M biodiesel to three OMCs

December 3, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In India, the Universal Biofuels subsidiary of Aemetis in India successfully completed delivery of $103 million of biodiesel to the three government-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) under cost-plus supply agreements for the one-year marketing period ending September 30, 2024. Aemetis recently received an initial $58 million of new allocations from OMCs for biodiesel supply in […]

Indonesia to invest $1.2B in methanol plant to service the biodiesel industry

December 2, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Indonesia, Antara news agency reports the government plans to invest $1.2 billion in a methanol plant to service the biodiesel industry. Currently, about 80% of methanol consumption is imported. The 800,000 metric ton facility will be located in East Java. As the government continues to increase the biodiesel blending mandate, demand for methanol will […]

AGQM offering another round of tests for biodiesel stabilizers and flow improvers

November 28, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Germany, AGQM is offering another round of tests for oxidation stabilizers and flow improvers for biodiesel. Interested companies can register until January 13, 2025. Additives are used in fuels of fossil or sustainable origin to positively influence their properties. To ensure that these substances do not cause any negative interactions with the fuel, other […]

Eco-Energy expands Transport Emission Reduction Certificate to biodiesel and renewable diesel

November 25, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In Tennessee, Eco-Energy announced the expansion of its Transport Emission Reduction Certificate (TERC) program with the launch of TERC-Biodiesel and TERC-Renewable Diesel. These new TERC certificates are a revolutionary voluntary carbon program designed to address heavy-duty diesel trucking emissions, offering a new avenue for companies to mitigate their carbon footprint. The TERC-Biodiesel and TERC-Renewable Diesel […]

Researchers create novel electro-biodiesel

November 22, 2024 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In Missouri, Washington University in St. Louis reported that researchers in the labs of Joshua Yuan, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, and Susie Dai, at the University of Missouri, used electrocatalysis of carbon dioxide to turn carbon dioxide into intermediates that are then converted by microbes into lipids, or fatty acids, and ultimately became […]

Researchers find new chemical process to make biodiesel production easier

November 17, 2024 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In California, UC Santa Cruz reported that UC Santa Cruz chemists have discovered a new way to produce biodiesel from waste oil that both simplifies the process and requires relatively mild heat. In their study, published on October 3 in the American Chemical Society journal Energy & Fuels, lead author Kevin Lofgren details a new […]

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