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 ...

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 ...

Neste Developing New Solutions to Reduce Use of Crude oil

Thursday, 18 June 2020 REM In its new research program, Neste is developing sustainable and globally scalable raw material and technology solutions for transport fuels and the production of chemicals and polymers. The solutions ...

$400 Million Renewable Biodiesel Plant to Be Built in Illinois

Thursday, 21 May 2020 REM The City of Newton, Illinois, Jasper County, and St. Joseph Renewable Fuels, LLC announced plans to build a $400 million renewable diesel plant in Southern Illinois that envisions utilizing innovative ...

IDEALFUEL Consortium for Development of Renewable Maritime Fuels Kicks Off

Wednesday, 20 May 2020 REM Many ships use heavy fuel oils that contain large amounts of sulphur and nitrogen leading to the emission of greenhouse gases and other damaging substances. IDEALFUEL, the consortium led by Eindhoven University ...

Neste Acquires US Company Mahoney Environmental

Monday, 04 May 2020 REM In March 2020, Finnish company, Neste, announced that it would acquire Mahoney Environmental, a leading collector and recycler of used cooking oil in the United States, and its affiliated entities. The ...