First International Conference on Negative CO2 Emissions --- May 22-24, 2018 --- Gothenburg, Sweden
The objective of the Paris Agreement is to limit global warming to well below 2ºC, and to pursue efforts to
The objective of the Paris Agreement is to limit global warming to well below 2ºC, and to pursue efforts to
(Biofuels International) A (CDN) $76.8 million (€50.7 million) industrial scale advanced biofuel demonstration plant will be constructed at a former pulp
(Bioenergy Insight) Beer maker Carlsberg’s brewery in Falkenberg, Sweden, is now powered 100% by biogas and green electricity. The move has
Countries representing half of the global population and 37% of the global economy today (November 16, 2017) agreed to scale
by Nida Sayed (Times of India) Less than four months after being launched by the Goa government, two of the three eco-friendly
(Scania) First came Nicolas, then Jérôme and finally Sophia. Today, the Faramia triplets have reached the age of 31 and are
(UkrAgroConsult) Third quarter sales of HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) diesel in Sweden increased by 24% on the year, the Swedish Bioenergy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Last week, DowDuPont said it was exiting the cellulosic biofuels business and you’d think that the
by Maija Sihvonen* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Participants from over 70 countries gathered at Stockholm’s Älvsjömässan for the annual European Biomass
by Ben Chapman (Independent) With long-distance electric-powered transport still a long way off, can advances in renewable fuel made from vegetable
(Science Daily/University of Borås) ... Ramkumar Nair tells us that these research and pilots project where waste is used are called
(BioFuture Platform) According to projections of international energy agencies, the use of bioenergy as a share of the world’s energy usage
by Processum (Canadian Biomass Magazine) The project Flagship Biorefinery has been carried out in order to investigate the prerequisites to realize
by Abhinay Deshpande (The New Indian Express) As many as 18 biodiesel buses, operated by Greater Hyderabad zone of State Road Transport
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Sweden, a group of four NGOs have written an open letter to members of
(The Hindu) Mumbai: The State government will rely on Swedish biogas technology to make urban transport in Mumbai compliant with emission
(St1) Energy company St1 continues its series of investments targeting to begin the production of renewable diesel in 2020 at its
(Scania) Scania today joins the Global Industry Partnership on Soot-Free Clean Bus Fleets with a commitment to, by 2018, provide modern
(Neste Corporation) Neste has published a business environment outlook called Taking Action on Climate Change. It discusses key changes taking place in the energy,
by Liz Gyekye (Biofuels International) Biofuels group Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels (LSB) has welcomed Swedish company SEKAB as its new member. SEKAB
(NGV Journal) Hyon AS (Hyon), a one-stop-shop company dedicated to offering renewable hydrogen solutions and eliminating fossil fuels, is a
(Phys.Org/University of Borås) Lignin, a waste product in biomass and ethanol production, now finds new value as bio-oil in new
(Södra) Södra will invest more than SEK 100 million in the production of biomethanol, a sustainable fuel from forest raw
(Netzwerk Biotreibstoffe/IEA Bioenergy Task 37 Newsletter) This brief highlights the technologies available – both established and newly emerging – for
(AutoVista Group) Swedish researchers have argued that electric vehicle (EV) batteries should not be as large as possible, but as
(Svebio – Swedish Bioenergy Assocation/4-Traders) The rapid growth of biofuels in Swedish transportation in recent years is mainly attributed to
(Linde) Technology company The Linde Group has been awarded with the engineering and supply of a modular hydrogen manufacturing unit
(St1/Ethanol Producer Magazine) St1 announced it is investing in a new hydrogen manufacturing unit, which will be built in St1
by John J. Berger (Huffington Post) ... Sweden’s parliament, prompted in part by the 2015 Paris climate agreement, has proposed
(Svebio) "We are a young industry that need security and stable conditions to be able to invest. We need guaranteed
(SkyNRG) Today Swedavia, the largest Swedish airport operator, received its first volume of sustainable aviation fuel for 2017 at Gothenburg
(Svebio) We’re pleased to inform that the Scania Euro 6 ethanol truck joins the vehicle exhibition at Advanced Biofuels Conference
(CHASSY) ... Yeast is already the powerhouse behind many food flavourings, the anti-aging compound Resveratrol, the malaria drug Artemisinin, the grapefruit
Göran Bengtsson, Director of Research and Technology, Future Business, Aeronautics, commenting on the 100% biofuel test flight of a Gripen
(SAAB) Gripen has for the first time undergone a series of test flights with 100% biofuel. This demonstrates that the
(DSV) Using a combination of biodiesel and electricity to power trucks will reduce unhealthy carbon dioxide emissions. -- DSV Sweden
(Your Renewable News/Neste) Neste welcomes the Swedish government's draft law proposals for the emission reduction mandate for traffic fuels and
(Vattenfall) Vattenfall aims to provide climate-smart hydrogen gas to large-scale production of biofuel. Preem and Vattenfall have concluded an agreement to
by Umberto Bacchi (Reuters) A British supermarket has become the first retailer in Europe to use a new type of tank
(Biofuels International) Swedish regional carrier BRA has operated a flight from Stockholm Bromma Airport to Umeå in northern Sweden with an
(SkyNRG) Just before New Year’s Eve, Swedavia received its first sustainable aviation fuel at Stockholm Arlanda Airport. It marks the
Just before New Year’s Eve, Swedavia received its first sustainable aviation fuel at Stockholm Arlanda Airport. It marks the start
(Fly Green Fund) Together with Swedavia, Fly Green Fund arranged a seminar ... at ”Aktuell Hållbarhet Arena” entitled ”How do we
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Oberon Fuels is facilitating the growth of the DME transportation industry by converting biogas and
by Ron Kotrba (Biomass Magazine) Neste Corp. announced that Hamburg airport in Germany has started using its renewable diesel to reduce
by Lorenz Bauer (Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) Currently over 866 million tons per year of CO2, or 2.4% of the
(Globe Newswire/ St1) Acting on behalf of North European Bio Tech Oy (NEB), St1 has begun the analysis and signed
by Kari Lydersen (Midwest Energy News) ... The prospects for cellulosic ethanol becoming a commercially available clean transportation fuel could
(Phys.Org/Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum) Researchers have developed a hybrid of a fuel cell and capacitor on a biocatalytic basis. With the aid of
by Ilari Kauppila (Biofuels International) The Swedish Bioenergy Association (Svebio) estimates that the August tax cuts given to biofuels in Sweden
(WJHG.com) Imagine a world in which the military's most elite jets are fueled by a product made from kitchen grease.
(Phys.Org) The potential for at least partly replacing oil with cellulose as a renewable source of energy and materials has
The European Biomass Conference and Exhibition will celebrate its 25th edition in Stockholm from 12th to 15th June 2017. As one
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the EU, the International Energy Agency has released its Bioenergy Countries’ Report, outlining the national
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This season, The Digest is hosting the Strategic Intent webinar series, looking at the plans,
(Global Bioenergies) Global Bioenergies (Alternext paris: ALGBE), Preem, Sekab and Sveaskog announce having joined forces to develop a high-performance fuel entirely
(St1) St1 Nordic Oy’s Norwegian subsidiary, Smart Fuel AS, has signed a letter of intent with Viken Skog SA and
by Almuth Ernsting (Biofuelwatch/The Biomass Monitor) ... As far as Branson and his airline, Virgin Atlantic, were concerned, the flight was
by Alister Doyle (Reuters) Investors managing more than $13 trillion of assets urged leaders of the Group of 20 on
by Ann Bailey (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Ethanol Nationals shines a spotlight on high ethanol blends in inaugural street car race.
(St1/Globe Newswire) St1 Nordic Oy's Norwegian subsidiary, Smart Fuel AS, has signed a letter of intent with Viken Skog SA
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) A report recently filed with the USDA Foreign Agriculture Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network provides
(Global Bioenergies) Global Bioenergies (Alternext Paris: ALGBE), IBN-One and Lantmännen Aspen, world market leader in alkylate gasoline for two and four
(Svebio (Google Translation)) One of the consequences of the outcome of the British referendum and upcoming Brexit can be a
(Nobina AB/Business Wire) During the summer, Nobina will take delivery of 179 new buses; this is a consequence of the
by Chris White (The Daily Caller) Berlin’s parliament voted Thursday to divest its $852.8 million public pension from oil and
(Scania) Outside Gävle in central Sweden, the last preparations are being made at the test strip for an electrically powered
Carina A. Ortiz, , Torun Hammar, , Serina Ahlgren, , Per-Anders Hansson, , Johan Stendahl (Forest Ecology and Management/Science Direct)
(IWBweek.com) IWB Week was held at Stockholmsmässan 24-26 May, 2016. The three eventful days confirmed IWB Weeks´s status as the
by Tomas Ekbom (Task 39 May 2016 Newsletter) The production and use of biofuels in Sweden have increased substantially since the
(Clariant/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, and Scania, one of the world's top heavy-duty vehicle manufacturers,
(BusinessGreen) This year’s song contest was the greenest yet, thanks to mobile generators powered by vegetable oil -- On Saturday
(The Auto Channel) In a major commercial breakthrough, Scania will in June start delivering 51 hybridised Scania Citywide buses to
By Kassidi Andres (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A Swedish research institute released experimental results on the burning behavior of various ethanol blends,
(Nordic Paper) RenFuel and Nordic Paper have signed an agreement to build a production test facility in Bäckhammar in the
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This week, we held a well-attended webinar on the boom on in Renewable diesel. Here below is
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) We knew that Stora Enso has become awesomely serious about the advanced bioeconomy when news emerged
(SkyNRG) During the award ceremonies at the World Biofuel Markets conference, the Fly Green Fund was announced as the winner
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Sweden, IKEA and Newlight Technologies have entered into a supply, collaboration, and technology license
by David MacNeal (Ars Technica) The facility smell? “That’s money,” Todd French says. “That’s what it smells like.” -- “By
(Labiotech.eu) Is the Future of Biotech…Green? The Algae Industry ranges from Biofuels to Nutrition to Fashion and Microalgae hold lots
(SAS) SAS is the only Scandinavian airline to be taking part in Avinor’s biofuel project at OSL, which from January
(Volvo) Following extensive truck and engine testing, Mack Trucks today (January 7, 2016) signed off on the use of renewable diesel
by John Mies (Volvo Trucks -- United States) Volvo Trucks North America, after concluding truck and engine lab testing, today
(ScandAsia.com) Scania Malaysia (Scania) and Agensi Inovasi Malaysia or Malaysia Innovation Agency (AIM) are to collaborate in exploring viable commercial
(Penn Energy/Renewable Energy World) OX2 will take over NSR's biogas plant outside Helsingborg on January 1, 2016. The plant has
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In France, President Obama and French President Hollande, along with a wide range of other
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) SkyNRG is the global market leader for sustainable jet fuel, supplying more than 20 carriers
(US Department of Energy/U.S. Energy Information Administration/Biodiesel Magazine) A new type of renewable diesel fuel is meeting the growing demand
(Biofuels International) In Sweden, renewable fuels now make up two thirds of total fuel consumption of buses in public transport,
(HITRANS) HITRANS, the regional transport partnership for the Highlands and Islands, is spearheading a significant European-funded project to assist and
(Technical University of Munich/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Using neutrons, researchers have now investigated the reaction mechanism of an important class
by Katie Fletcher (Biomass Magazine) ...The Raceland plant uses technology developed by Virdia and enables cellulosic biomass, such as wood or agricultural waste, to be
by KSL (Biofuels Digest/Emerging Technologies Division of Lee Enterprises Consulting, Inc.) ... Globally it has been recognized that there is
(NGV Journal) Scania will unveil the industry’s broadest range of alternative fuel vehicles at Busworld in Kortrijk on 16-21 October.
(Stockholm Environment Institute) This brief draws together SEI research done between 2011 and 2014 on agribusiness developments – especially of
(News Agency of Nigeria) The Nigerian Cassava Growers Association of Nigeria (NCGA) on Wednesday said it would partner with the
(Greenea) Overcapacity, shortage of sustainable feedstock, blending wall… they all contribute to the increasingly challenging situation on the biodiesel market
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Sweden, Taurus Energy has signed a material transfer agreement with a leading research and
by Jayson Beckman (US Department of Agriculture) Global biofuel production rose tremendously over 2001-13, led largely by rapid growth in the
(Fleet and Fuels) But Nation Could Do More for NGVs, Says Advocate -- Some 73% of the fuel for natural
by Arthur Neslen (The Guardian) Major UNFCCC carbon trading scheme hit by serious corruption allegations involving organised crime in Russia
(GreenAir Online) In efforts to kick-start a local sustainable jet fuel market, aviation and biofuel interests in the Nordic countries
(Partnership for Clean Indoor Air) Over the last ten years, organizations like Project Gaia Inc. and its partners have been
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington state, researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have found that with the
(SkyNRG) Things are coming together for sustainable jet fuel in Sweden; co-funding mechanisms, political buy-in, development of regional supply chains,
by Anjaya Anparthi (Times of India) As a step towards launch of ethanol-run buses on commercial basis throughout India, the first
(Stockholm University/Biomass Magazine) A newly discovered family of chemical structures, published in Nature, could increase the value of biogas and
(Alcon Corporation) Alkcon Corporation (the "Company"), a developer of natural gas processing equipment, has entered into an exclusivity agreement and a
(FORDAQ) The Swedish Energy Agency (SEA) is investing SEK 180 million (€19,2 million) in two new research programs to develop more
(Umeå University) A research group at Umeå University has managed to capture and describe a protein structure that, until now, has
(SEKAB) ED95 is an ethanol based fuel for adapted diesel engines. It consists of 95 percent pure ethanol with the
(Global Rail News) Swedish operator Inlandsbanan AB has said it hopes to convert its entire fleet of passenger and freight vehicles
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A company based in Lund, Sweden, recently received a welcome notification from the U.S.
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Sweden, St1 Biofuels Oy delivered its first Etanolix plant to North European Bio Tech
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Sweden, Taurus Energy AB, Lund, Sweden and Canadian based Lallemand have signed an agreement for
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Another step towards commercial scale, aimed at “secure supply” of cellulose-lignin solids for Renmatix’ Georgia
(Ukrainian Biofuel Portal) Stockholm authorities reckoned up the results of a four-year experiment in testing the trucks with engines using
(Green Car Congress) Researchers at Lund University (Sweden) have developed an optimized two-phase enzymatic (lipase) system for the conversion of plant
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... In the world of aviation biofuels, the bands and the bunting are rolling out less
by Keith Campbell (Engineering News) On October 19, 2004, the world’s first exclusively biofuel powered production aircraft received its certification,
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Bunnies, liposuction fat, Prince Charles’ leftover wine, day-old whale, the human poo bus, fire ants
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Aviation biofuels on the rise, in the skies” tops the trend list; drop-in and cellulosic
(Renmatix/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Renmatix Inc., the architect of affordable cellulosic sugars for the global renewable chemicals markets, recently announced it
(NGV Journal) Inhabitants of the Itaipu Technological Park (PTI) now have a more sustainable and environmentally friendly transport. Recently, the
(Geneco) The UK's first ever bus powered on food waste and human poo has taken to the road today which
by William Tucker (Fuel Freedom Foundation) The lure of the oceans has always had a special appeal for advocates of biofuel.
(Scania/Automotive World) The company’s broad commitment to alternative fuels and sustainable development is now also becoming visible in the form
by Anjaya Anparthi (Times of India) Swedish bus maker Scania's ethanol-run bus was introduced in Nagpur two-and-a-half months ago, for a
(SkyNRG Nordic) SAS and Norwegian operate their first commercial flights on SkyNRG Nordic’s bio jet fuel. Today, SAS flies on bio jet
by Anjaya Anparthi (The Economic Times/India Times) The ethanol-run bus pilot project is set to witness yet more uncertainty in
(Scania) Swiss supermarket chain Coop is taking delivery of more than 50 Scania biodiesel trucks as part of an ambitious
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... ALS Bioenergy is a company that develops and commercialize technologies for biofuels, agroindustrial and bioproducts.
(Phys.org) Meet the farm of the future, where common seaweed is being upgraded from an environmental problem to a valuable
(IndianAutosBlog)Volkswagen-owned Scania Commercial Vehicles India has delivered its first Metrolink bus in Chennai, to Parveen Travels... ... The Metrolink bus variant which
(Science 20) The yeast has not been gene modified by the researchers; rather, they have used adaptive laboratory evolution to
(Taurus Energy) Taurus Energy participates in an application to the French company CIMV submitted to the EU Commission on the
(Taurus Energy) Cost effective and environmentally friendly production of ethanol - the future of fuel. Taurus Energy AB commercializes extensive development
(RIA Novosti) Shifting to a low-carbon economy over the next 15 years could save worldwide financial and environmental costs, a
(Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials) MBP Group has earned the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) sustainability certification for their waste material
(MyNewsDesk.com/Schmack Biogas GmbH) Schmack Carbotech has been awarded the contract to construct a plant with a processing capacity of
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Could a liquid fuel technology emerge that connects solar PV to the efficiency of electric
(Europa.EU) ... NER 300 is one of the world's largest funding programmes for innovative low-carbon energy demonstration projects. The programme aims
(Algae Industry Magazine) Perstorp, a Swedish-based leader in various sectors of the international specialty chemicals market, is one of the partners in
(SkyNRG) SkyNRG Nordic, the recently established cooperation between SkyNRG and Statoil Aviation, announces Karlstad as its first BioPort in Sweden. Starting
(Aston University/Biomass Magazine) A sustainable biofuel made from Norwegian forest wood waste could help transform the shipping industry and reduce
by Mary-Russell Roberson (News Observer) Bruce Dannenberg is a big fan of cyanobacteria – the ancient lineage of organisms you
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) EurObserv’ER has released the 2013 edition of its annual renewable energy report, which determined that final
by Richard Van Noorden (Science Magazine) The poplars in the greenhouse near John Ralph’s laboratory show no outward signs of weakness,
(Scania/BusinessWire) Scania (STO:SCVA)(STO:SCVB) is now adding yet another environmentally oriented alternative to its industry-leading palette with Euro 6 certified truck