Biofuels

Largest Hydrogen Electrolysis Plant to Be Built in Germany

Thursday, 18 January 2018 REM Shell and ITM Power will partner to build the world’s largest hydrogen electrolysis plant at Rhineland refinery, Germany. With a peak capacity of 10 MW the hydrogen will be used for the processing and ...

Statkraft and Södra to Build Biofuel Demo Plant

Friday, 15 December 2017 Dan 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.

Scotland

Celtic Renewables to Build Whiskey Residue Biofuel Plant

Wednesday, 13 December 2017 Dan 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 Robin 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 ...

Australia

Australian Researchers Work to Develop Sustainable Biofuel Technology

Tuesday, 21 November 2017 Dan 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 ...

ETIP reaches agreement on RED II proposal

Thursday, 09 November 2017 Robin 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 ...

Canada

Enerkem's Waste-to-Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Approved by EPA

Tuesday, 07 November 2017 Dan McCue Canada’s Enerkem Inc, has received approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to sell cellulosic ethanol produced at its Edmonton, AB, Canada facility under the U.S. Renewable Fuels Standard ...

ExxonMobil and REG Report Progress in Biofuel Research

Wednesday, 01 November 2017 Dan McCue

Researchers at ExxonMobil and Renewable Energy Group have demonstrated the ability to convert sugars from a variety of non-edible biomass sources into biodiesel.

Air transport Action Group (ATAG) discuss challenges of using alternative aviation fuels

Tuesday, 10 October 2017 Robin Whitlock

At the Global Sustainable Aviation Summit last week, industry experts discussed the growth of the alternative fuels market and how it can continue to grow.

Scientists Increase Oil Content in Leaves to Make Biofuels

Friday, 29 September 2017 Dan McCue Researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory have been spending time fattening up leaves by forcing them to retain sugars. The extra fat accumulation could help turn plants into factories for making biofuels ...