Biofuels

Hunting for a Better biofuel is Scope of UT Austin-Led Research

Monday, 07 September 2020 REM A team of scientists from nine universities and research facilities hope to find out how to make switchgrass — a fast-growing perennial native to the U.S. — into a biofuel powerhouse. It’s part ...

Repsol Produces Airplane biofuel for the First Time in Spain

Monday, 10 August 2020 REM Repsol has successfully completed the production of the Spanish market's first batch of aviation biofuels. This milestone enables the company to advance in the production of low-carbon fuels for industries ...

Calgary Signs MoU with Steeper Energy Canada

Friday, 07 August 2020 REM The City of Calgary and Steeper Energy Canada Ltd. have signed a new cooperation agreement, by way of an MoU, regarding the future transformation of the city’s sewage sludge and other urban generated ...

India

Praj and ARAI partner to drive green transportation fuel technologies

Thursday, 30 July 2020 Robin Whitlock Praj Industries (Praj) and Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly drive application development of advanced biofuels for industry ...

Clariant and Eta Bio Announce License Agreement on Sunliquid® Technology in Bulgaria

Monday, 27 July 2020 REM Clariant, a sustainable and innovative specialty chemical company, and Eta Bio, an agricultural company in Bulgaria, have signed a license agreement for Clariant's Sunliquid cellulosic ethanol technology. ...

Amazon Air Transitioning to Sustainable Fuel

Friday, 24 July 2020 REM Amazon has announced that Amazon Air has secured up to 6 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplied by Shell Aviation and produced by World Energy. With this 12-month deal, Amazon Air ...

flexJET project wins award at Ketbio Booster Conference

Monday, 06 July 2020 Robin Whitlock

flexJET, Sustainable Jet Fuel from Flexible Waste Biomass, has just been awarded the most innovative EU Biotech project at the Ketbio Booster Conference on 17 June 2020.

DC Public Works Expands Biodiesel Truck Fleet with Advanced Fuel Systems

Thursday, 25 June 2020 REM The D.C. Department of Public Works (DPW) increased the number of heavy-duty fleet vehicles capable of running on renewable pure biodiesel (B100) by installing Optimus Technologies’ Vector System onto ...

MINSHIP Embarks on Bulk Carrier biofuel Trial

Wednesday, 22 April 2020 REM Bavarian ship management company MINSHIP and its subsidiary MINMARINE have announced that a bulk carrier in their fleet of managed vessels, M/V Trudy, has successfully bunkered biofuel at the Port of Rotterdam. ...

Bipartisan Group of Senators Seek COVID-19 Relief for biofuel Industry

Wednesday, 08 April 2020 Dan McCue A bipartisan group of 15 U.S. Senators wrote Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Tuesday, asking him to direct some of the department's coronavirus relief aid to struggling biofuel producers. In their letter, ...