Biofuels

Statkraft and Södra to Build Biofuel Demo Plant

Friday, 15 December 2017 Biofuels McCue

Södra and Statkraft have made a decision to invest in a biofuel demo facility. The investment will be made through the joint company Silva Green Fuel AS.

Washington University Receives $3.9 Million Grant for Biofuel Research

Thursday, 14 December 2017 Biofuels McCue Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have received a $3.9 million grant from the Department of Energy to develop bacteria that manufacture renewable biofuels — energy sources made from plants ...

Scotland

Celtic Renewables to Build Whiskey Residue Biofuel Plant

Wednesday, 13 December 2017 Biofuels McCue Celtic Renewables Ltd., the Scottish company providing next generation biofuel, has secured planning permission from Falkirk Council to build a commercial demonstrator plant, which will produce over half ...

IEA report finds current rate of transport bioenergy is far below required levels

Wednesday, 06 December 2017 Biofuels Whitlock A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), Technology Roadmap: Delivering Sustainable Bioenergy, finds that transport bioenergy deployment needs to be accelerated if current climate change ...

Researchers at Washington University Refine Process for Turning Bacteria into Biofuel

Wednesday, 29 November 2017 Biofuels McCue A researcher from Washington University in St. Louis has refined the process of turning microbes into biofuel factories by stitching together the best bits of several different bacteria to synthesize a ...

Australia

Australian Researchers Work to Develop Sustainable Biofuel Technology

Tuesday, 21 November 2017 Biofuels McCue In partnership with the University of Newcastle, Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER) and Muswellbrook Shire Council, Ethanol Technologies (Ethtec) has received $11.9 million in funding ...

London, England

London Buses to Run on Coffee Grounds

Monday, 20 November 2017 Biofuels McCue

Shell and London-based clean technology company bio-bean have partnered to power some of London’s iconic red buses using a biofuel made partly from used coffee grounds.

Pacific Biodiesel Signs Contract With Hawaiian Electric

Wednesday, 15 November 2017 Biofuels McCue Maui-based biofuel company Pacific Biodiesel Technologies will supply biodiesel to Hawaiian Electric Company for the 50 MW Schofield Generating Station, 8 MW Honolulu International Airport Emergency Power ...

Renewable Energy Lab Delivers Solid Biofuel

Monday, 13 November 2017 Biofuels McCue Scientists at the National Resources Research Institute (NRRI) at the University of Minnesota have been able to produce solid biofuels that perform at comparable energy values to coal in fossil coal-burning ...

ETIP reaches agreement on RED II proposal

Thursday, 09 November 2017 Biofuels Whitlock The Steering Committee of the European Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP) reached agreement on the position paper of the platform on the RED (Renewable Energy Directive) II proposal in late October ...