Whisky Residue to Energy AD Facility Will Lower Scottish Distillery’s Carbon Footprint
(Bioenergy Insight) UK anaerobic digestion specialist Clearfleau has started construction on a new biogas facility at a distillery in Scotland. Part
(Bioenergy Insight) UK anaerobic digestion specialist Clearfleau has started construction on a new biogas facility at a distillery in Scotland. Part
by Sarah Rieger (CBC News) Nabaa Alam named an Everyday Political Citizen by Samara Canada -- ... University of Alberta graduate Nabaa Alam was
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the Philippines, a local entrepreneur has won several awards for the fuel additives he developed
(Australian Renewable Energy Agency/Ethanol Produce Magazine) The Australian Renewable Energy Agency recently announced $11.9 million in funding for Australian biofuel company Ethanol
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The promise is this: Manta could one day skim algae right off of the Chesapeake Bay
by Portia Mlilo (The Voice) Despite a recent setback, Mogotsi Samotongwa is determined not to give up on his dream. The Botho
(NGV Journal/National Council of Science and Technology) One of the most ambitious local projects for the use of organic solid waste
(PR Newswire/Greenbelt Resources) The beauty of bioethanol is that it can be created from an amazing number of feedstocks of
(Greenbelt Resources Corporation/PR Newswire) Greenbelt Resources Corporation (OTC: GRCO) (Greenbelt) has completed feedstock feasibility testing of trub (brewery waste) for BarrelHouse
(Bioenergy Insight) A collaborative project to map open access pilot and demonstration infrastructure for bio-based industries across Europe has been
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Oberon Fuels is facilitating the growth of the DME transportation industry by converting biogas and other
(Business Insider/PR Newswire/Greenbelt Resources) Greenbelt Resources Corporation (OTC: GRCO) has agreed to perform feedstock testing with Central Coast Wine Services (CCWS)
by Peter Ehrhard (Missouri University of Science and Technology) The idea of recycling waste cooking oil into biodiesel fuel is nothing
by Bharat Jhunjhunwala (The Free Press Journal) Recently, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated India’s first refinery
(Phys.Org/ VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland) EU project COMSYN aims to develop a production concept for competitive bio-based fuels
(Advanced Biofuels USA) USDA-funded feasibility study based on 2016 energy beet project at University of Maryland Eastern Shore finds Navy
by Karina V. Canedo (Sun Star) A plant that will process used cooking oil into biodiesel fuel (BDF) will be
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Minnesota, the US ethanol industry is descending upon Minneapolis this week for the annual
(University of Minnesota) California waste recovery company Resynergi Inc. is drawing on University of Minnesota expertise and technology to develop
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... In the latest news, the Soletair process, developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
(Deccan Herald) MGRIED shows the way to source raw material from hotels -- All Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC)
(Project Gaia) Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals and one of the leading providers globally of cellulosic ethanol production
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Velocys enables modular gas-to-liquids and biomass-to-liquids plants to convert unconventional, remote and problem gas and
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Former Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack put it best: “The bioeconomy is a catalyst for economic development
(Greenbelt Resources Corporation) Greenbelt Resources Corporation (OTC: GRCO), an innovator of sustainable energy production systems, announced the signing of a
(U.S. Department of Energy) At Earth Day Texas 2017, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the 38 small businesses
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Illinois, obtaining a certificate of occupancy on a building constructed of 60 Intermodal Shipping
(NetralNews.com) Plans to mass-produce jet fuel from restaurants' waste kitchen oil will come a step closer in China next year
by Sarah Karacs (CNN Tech) A tiny organism thinner than a strand of hair could help fuel airplanes in the
(Greenbelt Resources Corporation/PR NewsWire) Greenbelt Resources Corporation (OTC: GRCO), an innovator of sustainable energy production systems, announced today the Paso
by Brain Perry (Maui Times) Biofuel crops, including sunflowers, will be grown on 115 acres in Maui’s central valley as
by Dani Bozzini (WMDT) The governor of Maryland toured the Eastern Shore today and one of his stops was to
by Tex Turkel (Portland Press Herald) Ensyn Corp., which makes heating oil from wood waste, already supplies Bates College and
by Emily Witty (MD Biz News) ... (Ryan) Powell and his business partner Onur Unal are the founders of Manta Biofuel,
by Carolyn Khew (Straits Times) Firm recycles waste from shopping mall into biodiesel at onsite facility in pilot project -- A
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Oklahoma, the team behind the ENVIA Energy gas-to-liquids plant confirmed that the first Fischer-Tropsch product
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The REG Okeechobee facility is now “open for business” as a contract manufacturing site, and
by Nat Williams (Illinois Farmer Today) A handful of farmers are not just raising the crops that can be used
by Pat Hannen (Queensland Country Life) Damaged bananas and banana bunch stalks can be converted into a gaseous fuel by
(Project Gaia) Clean Cooking Madagascar (CCM), an NGO based in Antananarivo, Madagascar, is seeking proposals for an ethanol micro distillery
by Mark Warner (Warner Advisors LLC/Biofuels Digest) As companies consider options to commercialize their advanced biotechnologies, they are faced with the
by John D. Forcier (Lee Enterprises Consulting, Inc./Biofuels Digest) Most trash and recycled waste materials are being processed on a
(Iowa State University) Iowa State University will bring its expertise in biorenewable technologies and pilot plant operations to the country’s
CRISPY, sweet and a little bit salty, the pisang goreng is enjoyed as favourite tea time snack. Roadside stall owner Johar
by Theophilus Kumah* (Advanced Biofuels USA) With the issue of biofuels and renewable energy making waves all over the globe,
(CapeCod.com) The town will receive $150,000 from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection’s Sustainable Materials Recovery Program/Organics Capacity Project. ...
(Zambia Daily Mail) Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc (CEC) intends to conduct a survey for biodiesel and its by-product to enable
(Greater Dandenong Leader) ... Founders Dr Rebecca Yee and Dale Barnet, who met while studying chemical engineering at university, have come
(European Commission) ... Used cooking oils (UCOs) are processed from food industry and catering waste; cheap and widely available,
(ESI Africa) ... Establishing a ‘sustainable industry within the community’ remains the key theme for newly formed energy and agriculture group,
(IndiaMart/Advanced Biofuel Center) While farmers are continuing to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber, the rising cost
(Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Technology converts human waste into bio-based fuel -- It may sound like science fiction, but wastewater
by John D. Forcier (Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) Farm-based anaerobic digestion systems have adapted in various regions of the world.
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Japan recently filed an annual biofuels report with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global
(Naija247 News) Allied Atlantic Distilleries Limited, the only ethanol manufacturing company in Nigeria, says the company will improve ethanol production
by Warren Weisman (American Future Energy) My name is Warren Weisman, I am the former CEO of the failed renewable
by Paul Ivice (TC Palm) INEOS Bio is selling its $130 million biofuel plant on Oslo Road, where it's been developing
(SUEZ) At the Valenton plant (Val-de-Marne), Belaïde Bedreddine, the President of the inter-departmental syndicate for the sanitation of the Paris
(Project Gaia) Ethanol fuel production represents a significant opportunity for economic and social development in the East African Community (EAC) region.
(National Transport Confederation (Google Translation)) Fuel is produced from used cooking oil. Goal is to reduce emissions of pollutants and
(Greenbelt Resources/PR Newswire) Company Plans to Build Model Waste-to-Energy Ecosystem -- Greenbelt Resources Corporation (OTC: GRCO), an innovator of sustainable
by Mark Schipper (DNA info) Loyola University has the only college-level chemical manufacturing business in the country that is federally licensed
by Terry Mazanec (Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) ... The US EPA estimates that 250 million tons of municipal solid wastes are sent
(CNT.org (Google translation)) Fuel is produced from used cooking oil. Goal is to reduce emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases
(Biofuels International) A team of three Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-D) students have come up with a prototype called
(Biofuels International) Greentech Biofuels, an Irish firm specialising in green energy solutions, has teamed up with Saint Etienne Metropole and
by Kylie Veleta (Inside Indiana Business) Under the tutelage of a major engine manufacturer, the Indianapolis Zoo is now converting leftover
by David Bennett (Delta Farm Press) Surrounded by educational posters and a large dry board full of mathematical equations, Kevin
by Katie Fletcher (Biomass Magazine) Seattle-based Impact Bioenergy, a small startup focused on distributed energy with its portable, prefabricated anaerobic
(The Peninsula/Agence France Presse) Boko Haram has been forced to produce its own fuel to power its motorbikes because of an
(Business Wire / Unitel Technologies) -Unitel Technologies announced that Altex Technologies has selected Unitel to provide engineering services to design
(Greenbelt Resources/PR Newswire) As a result of recent changes to Commerce Department regulations by the Obama administration regarding trade with
by Grant Gerlock (Harvest Public Media) ... Fridays between Ash Wednesday and Easter you’ll find hundreds of hungry parishioners lining up at
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Canada, Sustainable Development Technology Canada awarded Comet Biorefining a CA$10.9 million grant for the
(Arizona Charter Academy/Biodiesel Magazine) Thanks to the hard work and dedication of a high school math and science teacher from
(Exchange Magazine) Visitors to the GLOBE Innovation Expo will get an up-close look at a made-in-B.C. portable biofuel refinery built
by Sophie Vorrath (ReNewEconomy) A Central Queensland University (CQU) research team that is converting waste grease and oil into biodiesel has
(U.S. Department of Energy) In 2010, the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (NAABB) was formed to further understand
(Clean Fuels Community) Home waste could be an irritable nuisance, especially in rural areas where proper collection of waste doesn’t
(Hull Daily Mail) More than 40 staff at a research facility at Saltend have been told they are facing redundancy. Kingston
(Tennessee State University Newsroom) Farmers are known to be a pretty independent breed, and a school is teaching them to
(Public News Service) Sometime next month a new plant in Greenfield should start cranking out clean biodiesel fuel that is
(RFD-TV) ... "This is something where they can grow it, and they can make it themselves and they can use
(Greenbelt Resources/Business Wire) POM Wonderful®, the largest grower and producer of fresh pomegranates and pomegranate juice in the United States,
(Ushuaia News, Google translation) The Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons began with the installation work and commissioning of the plant recovery
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) “We are a boutique technical consulting and service firm to the alternative energy and resources industry,” said
by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA) A time for taking stock and giving thanks; for appreciating the value of creating
by Anna Hirtenstein (Bloomberg/The Washington Post) A brew made from sawdust and water hyacinth flowers may help reduce the millions of
by Shreejana Shrestha (My Republica) ... When most of the vehicles are in queue at fuel stations, BA 1 Cha 6355
(Indianapolis Zoo) ... In partnership with Cummins Inc., the Zoo recently took on a biofuel initiative, working to advance its mission
(See News) Brazil's Commission of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (CRA) approved today the bill 252/11 that seeks to encourage production of biofuels
(Gaia Association) Gaia Association contributes to poverty reduction and climate mitigation by enabling access to clean, safe, renewable and locally
by Dipankar Chakraborty (Bangalore Mirror) This may reduce country's dependence on imported fossil fuel to meet energy needs, say experts With more
by Summer Barkley (DVIDS/Biodiesel Magazine) Three unrelated problems were solved by one simple solution devised by Logistics Civil Augmentation Program
by Jeff Lasky (KGTV 10 News) Small businesses across the country are making profits off biofuels. 10News Reporter Jeff Lasky takes
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Four new technologies approach scaled operations, all with one element in common – Velocys technology
(AutoEvolution) A report by United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) has found that about one-third of
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Spain, PlanetEnergy has launched its energy island project, producing 100% of household energy requirements
(70CentsAGallon.com) Biodiesel production is growing around the world and emerging markets have the most to gain from this industry. Norway,
by Caleb Smith (The Stanford Daily) During this coming school year, and possibly by the end of the month, a
by Lisa Olliges (KOAM TV) Today PSU automotive students are learning how bio-diesel works as the alternative fuel becomes more mainstream.
(Florida Biodiesel, Inc./The Bahamas Investor) The Grand Bahama Power Company has chosen Florida Biodiesel's B-500 Biodiesel processor for their prime
(Placer County) A new technology for converting forest waste into renewable natural gas was demonstrated for the first time ever
by Kate Douglas (How We Made It In Africa) Soon after Mutoba Ngoma finished studying aeronautical engineering in the UK,
(Placer County/Biomass Magazine) A new technology for converting forestry waste into renewable natural gas will be demonstrated for the first time
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Oberon Fuels is launching DME (dimethyl ether) in North America as a clean-burning, alternative to
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) No fossil fuel, no biomass, low carbon, no kidding. -- ... The top 10 new technologies. Note:
by Mark Harris (The Guardian) In Las Cruces, New Mexico, a pilot project is using heat-loving algae to clean wastewater
(Gulf Bay Consulting/PR.com) With the rapid growth of global biodiesel consumption, emerging market countries like India are paving the way
(Biofuels International) Indian Central Railway (CR) has completed its first year of biodiesel production at its workshop in the Parel
(Energizing Arkansas) A nonprofit is trying to grow camelina, which can be combined with vegetable oil to produce an alternative fuel source, to
(Stockholm Environment Institute) This discussion brief is based on findings from a workshop carried out by SEI in Addis Ababa in
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) It’s been around for a generation or so — fast pyrolysis, that is. Though in
by Joanna Schroeder (Biofuels Journal) Greenbelt Resources Corp. has developed a feedstock testing program so potential cellulosic ethanol producers can
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Logan, Utah-based Argo Fuels announced it is launching an Idiegogo crowdfunding campaign July 21 to
(Aston University) Pre-testing of waste materials using prototype Pyrofab technology was underway today ahead of a summer tour to evaluate
by Rachel Carter (Daily Yonder) After learning to make biofuel to use on his own farm, John Williamson has expanded
by Sylvia Carignan (Frederick News Post) The future of Frederick County agriculture sits in a plastic tank in a dusty, cow-scented
(City of Raleigh) Deep in the southeastern corner of Wake County are a series of rolling fields that look like
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Distillation Technologies Inc. and Easy Energy Systems Inc. announced an agreement to build
by John Anderson (Townsville Bulletin) Burdekin sugarcane harvesting contractor Michael Hodder has welcomed moves by the State Government to consider an
by Katharine Grayson (Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal) Revolution Fuels, a startup that mounts equipment for converting grease to biofuel on trucks,
by Brett Worthington (ABC Rural) Farmers spend thousands of dollars a year buying fuel that comes from the other side
by Mila Luleva (The Green Optimist) Hainan Airlines, China’s biggest private airline company, has completed the first for the country
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Results from Mendota Bioenergy LLC’s Phase I demonstration plant in Fresno County, California,
(Springboard Biodiesel/Biodiesel Magazine) Springboard Biodiesel announced March 25 that it has been selected to provide its turn-key, small-scale biodiesel processing
(Philippine Information Agency) An alternative source that does not rely on fossil fuels was established in Infanta, Quezon to help
(Macquarie Port News) Port Moresby's first used cooking oil biodiesel plant has links to the Hastings region. The plant at
by Keele Smith (KBZK) Cheap gas prices have been in the headlines recently, but there's a greener fuel being made
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Teck Guan Group is a progressive multinational (Malaysia, China, Indonesia) oil palm plantation, palm oil
(EurekAlert!) The efficient production of both biofuel and animal feed from 1 crop is now possible, and can be done on
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Oil prices continue to show incredible volatility. $106 in June, $50 today. Which biofuels ventures have
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) ... Even so-called conventional chemical processing is riddled with original approaches and unique twists. A cookie-cutter
by Sean Ellis (Capital Press) The head of a proposed ethanol and food-processing facility near Greenleaf, Idaho, says the plant
(County of Ottawa, Michigan/Ethanol Producer Magazine) At a grand opening in early December, Ottawa County, Michigan, announced the official kick‐off
(China Daily/Ecns.cn) Yingding Biofuel Technology Co Ltd, the privately owned Chinese biodiesel producer, has won its monopoly case against the
(Virent) New Systems Enable Samples for Product Validation and Market Trials Virent announced that it has successfully produced bio-paraxylene, bio-toluene and bio-benzene at demonstration
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Oberon Fuels is launching DME (dimethyl ether) in North America as a clean-burning, alternative to
(African Development Bank Group) The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved a US $580,000 preparation grant for the expansion
(K-State Research and Extension) Converting cooking oil into fuel – the Biodiesel Initiative at Kansas State University allows for collaboration
by Ben Keller (The Business Journal) A new source of transportation fuel may soon flow from the Central Valley if
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Shell VP Matthew Tipper, at ABLCNext: “We will likely begin manufacture in the southeast United
by Ann M. Thayer (Chemical and Engineering News) Scottish startup to make biobased chemicals from the leftovers of whisky production The process
by Cassandra Profita (Northwest Public Radio) ... 21-year-old Matt Coffman is a formula drift race car driver. This year, he
by Julie Fahnestock (Just Means) ... In fact, traditional cooking methods—open fires of wood and chemically based charcoals—have been deemed
(Latin American Herald Tribune) State-owned company Alcoholes de Uruguay (Alur) has launched a pilot project to recycle used cooking oil
by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA) What a wonderful day, talking from dawn ‘til dusk about the past, present and
(Midlands Biofuels/Biodiesel Magazine) ATP-SC LLC and Midlands Biofuels jointly announced an innovative collaboration to grow biocrops, produce, sell and utilize
(Globe Newswire/BlueFire Renewables) BlueFire's Mississippi Fulton Project Paves the Way for Other U.S./China Renewable Energy Projects BlueFire Renewables, Inc. (OTC:BFRE), a
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Technology developed in China to convert waste cooking oil into jet fuel. China-U.S. Aviation