(NGV Global News/Gasum and City of Pori) The first gas filling station in Pori, on the west coast of Finland,
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG/R-CNG/bioCNG)
Back TO HOMELA Metro Adding Nearly 300 New Biomethane-Powered Buses
(NGVAmerica/NGV Journal) Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) voted to purchase 295 40-foot CNG buses, which will be fueled
June 26, 2017 Read Full Article
Biogas – What, Why, When and How? The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to RNG and Its Markets
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As we wrote in our Digest Top 10 Predictions for 2017: Whether it is Intrexon, Calysta
June 06, 2017 Read Full Article
Clean Energy RNG for Republic Services
by Rich Piellisch (Fleets & Fuels) Using Redeem Brand Renewable Natural Gas in 20 States; Waste Hauler Will Triple Its Use
May 31, 2017 Read Full Article
Clean Energy RNG for LA Metro Buses
(Fleets & Fuels) Contract Kicks Off with a One-Year Pilot; Could Lead to RNG Supply for 2,200 Buses with Estimated Annual
May 31, 2017 Read Full Article
HPCL to Set up Rs 600-Crore Bio-Ethanol Unit in Bathinda
by Aruna Sharma (khabar India/Tribune) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) has roped in Engineers India Ltd (EIL), Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
May 19, 2017 Read Full Article
Progress on Transport Biofuels in Korea
by Jin-Suk Lee and Kyu-Young Kang (IEA Bioenergy Task 39) Since Korea imports over 95% of its energy demand, thus energy security
May 09, 2017 Read Full Article
From Wastewater to Sustainable Fuel
(SEAT) Turning wastewater into sustainable fuel. This is the answer to two environmental challenges, namely reusing an increasingly scarce resource,
April 11, 2017 Read Full Article
Breakthroughs for Biofuel in Aviation and Transport Sectors
(Edie.net) SEAT originally partnered with Spanish firm Aqualia to launch the SMART Green Gas project, aimed at creating 100% renewable
March 27, 2017 Read Full Article
UPS, Google Fleets Cutting Emissions with Neste Renewable Diesel
by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle (Environmental Leader) UPS delivery trucks and Google gBuses are among the fleets using Neste renewable diesel,
March 13, 2017 Read Full Article
RNG, Cellulosic Fuels and the Renewable Fuel Standard
by Susan Olson (BioCycle Magazine) Because of an all-time high waiver credit value paired with strong advanced RIN prices, renewable
March 07, 2017 Read Full Article
The Clean Tech Primer 2017
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In New York, Raymond James released its Clean Tech Primer 2017, arguably the most cogent
January 06, 2017 Read Full Article
Govt to Set up First 2G Ethanol Bio-Refinery in Punjab
(Business Standard) The foundation stone for India's first second generation ethanol bio-refinery to be set up by Hindustan Petroleum Corp
December 23, 2016 Read Full Article
DOE Report Analyzes Fuel Cell, Diesel and CNG Fuel Economy
by Lauren Tyler (NGT News) The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Fuel Cell Technology Office recently released a report showing that
December 06, 2016 Read Full Article
CNG Fuels Adds 100% Renewable Biomethane to Fueling Stations
by Lauren Tyler (NGT News) NG Fuels, which develops, owns and operates natural gas fueling infrastructure in the U.K., says that Renewable
December 06, 2016 Read Full Article
28 Days Later: Waste to Fuel
by Ron Kotrba (Biomass Magazine) The Canadian city of Surrey, British Columbia, prepares to open a new biogas plant fed
December 05, 2016 Read Full Article
Purti Group Co Develops Bio-CNG for Vehicles
by Snehlata Shrivastav (Economic Times' Energy World) Manas Agro Industries and Infrastructure Limited (MAIIL) of the city, an extension of Purti
November 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Clinton's Plan to Reduce US Oil Consumption Likely Won't Work
by Tom DiChristopher (CNBC) ... Clinton says she would extend standards for vehicle fuel efficiency, methane emissions, building codes and appliance
October 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels International 2016: Industry Experts Outline 2030 EU Biofuels Vision
by Liz Gyekye (Biofuels International) Industry experts have outlined their 2030 biofuels vision at the 9th Biofuels International Conference. By 2020,
September 29, 2016 Read Full Article
India Will Soon Be Zero Petroleum Import Country: Gadkari
(CNBC MoneyControl) Despite low prices globally, India at present is incurring a massive Rs 4.5 lakh crore on crude imports
September 08, 2016 Read Full Article
Maryland Launches AFV Incentive, Infrastructure Programs
(NGT News) The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) says that it is now accepting applications for the Maryland Freedom Fleet Voucher
August 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Biogas To Fleet Fuel In South San Francisco
by Nora Goldstein (BioCycle) ... SSFSC (South San Francisco Scavenger Company) has converted 27 of the 40 trucks in its
July 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Proposed Bill Expands Tax Credit to Biogas-Based RNG
by Anna Simet (Biomass Magazine) A bill (H.R. 5489) recently introduced to the House Ways and Means Committee on Space, Science
June 27, 2016 Read Full Article
From Poo to Public Transit, Plan Would Make Gas from Treatment Plant
by Nancy Hicks (Lincoln Journal Star) The city’s public works staff members have a picture they like to point to
June 01, 2016 Read Full Article
CNG More Harmful for Environment than Diesel: Gujarat Govt to High Court
(ZeeNews.India) ... Citing an expert committee report on fuels, the state government today told the Gujarat High Court that CNG will
May 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Anaerobic Digester Anchors Community-Scale Biofuel Production
by Rick Moore and Evan Edgar (BioCycle Magazine) How a California city of 100,000, which generates about 25,000 tons/year (tpy) of
May 03, 2016 Read Full Article
RFA Publishes Analysis of California LCFS Data
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The Renewable Fuels Association has released an analysis of recently published data on California’s Low
April 29, 2016 Read Full Article
Towns to Vote on Whether to Burn Their Trash or Convert It into Biofuel
by Andy O’Brien (The Free Press) ... With PERC out of the picture, two nonprofits are bitterly competing for thousands of
April 08, 2016 Read Full Article
Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions Savings from Natural Gas Substitutions in Vehicles, Furnaces, and Power Plants
by Daniel S. Cohan and Shayak Sengupta (Inderscience Publishers/International Journal of Global Warming) We compare the net greenhouse gas emissions impact
March 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels for Transport in Germany
(Task 39 Newsletter) ... This article briefly introduces the regulative framework in the EU and in Germany before addressing current
January 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Centre Offers Biofuel to Delhi to Check Pollution
(Business Standard) The Centre is willing to offer one million litres of bio-diesel a day to the Delhi government to
December 28, 2015 Read Full Article
UPS to Power Fleet with Gas from Landfills
by Carla Caldwell (Atlanta Business Chronicle) Atlanta-based United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) will supply its fleet in two states
December 23, 2015 Read Full Article
St. Landry Parish Opens Expanded BioCNG Fuel F(acility
(St. Landry Parish/Biomass Magazine) St. Landry Parish has officially opened its expanded BioCNG Vehicle Fuel Facility at its sanitary landfill, which
December 21, 2015 Read Full Article
Clean Energy RNG Fuel for Ryder Trucks
(Fleets & Fuels) Ryder Trucks in California to Use ‘Redeem’ Brand Biomethane, Clean Energy to Provide Fuel Station Maintenance Services Too
December 16, 2015 Read Full Article
Xebec ‘Hybrid’ for Biogas in Malaysia
(Fleets & Fuels) Installation Combines Membrane and PSA Technologies Yielding Biomethane-Based CNG for Palm Oil Mill Vehicles --- Canada’s Xebec Adsorption has
December 09, 2015 Read Full Article
Kane Opts for Clean Diesel After January CNG Truck Fire
by Joseph Bebon (Next-Gen Transportation News) Although Kane Is Able Inc. still isn’t operating its compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered trucks
November 12, 2015 Read Full Article
The Gas Rush: Could the US Switch Fuels over to 51% Renewable Natural Gas?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... In a remarkable presentation at the Infocast Methane Bioengineering Summit in San Diego this week
September 03, 2015 Read Full Article
7 Blendwall Busters
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What are the infrastructure hold-ups with renewable fuels? What are 7 Blend Wall Busters that
August 19, 2015 Read Full Article
That Blend Wall Buster, Renewable Natural Gas: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If the outlook on cellulosic biofuels is relatively bullish in 2015 compared to 2014 —
August 19, 2015 Read Full Article
U.S. Surpasses 'Major Milestone' for Alternative Fueling Stations
by Joseph Bebon (Next Gen Transportation News) With little fanfare, the U.S. reached the 20,000 mark for the number of
August 17, 2015 Read Full Article
Govt Notifies Rules for Use of Bio-CNG in Vehicles
(Press Trust of India) The government has notified norms for use of bio-CNG for vehicles running on it, in a
July 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Usage of Non-Petroleum Fuels on the Rise, Yet Vehicle Sales Stall
by Braden Kelner (Power Source) Non-petroleum fuels are being used for transportation in amounts not seen in 60 years, according to
June 17, 2015 Read Full Article
Big Ox Energy Breaks Ground in South Sioux City
by Bret Hayworth (Sioux City Journal) ... Big Ox Energy, a Denmark, Wis.-based firm, has begun construction on a $30 million
April 29, 2015 Read Full Article
Kum & Go to Offer E15 at More than 65 Stores in 7 States
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Kum & Go has announced it will begin offering E15 as a fuel option.
April 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Trash-to-Biofuel Takes New Turn in Marion
by Rick Smith (The Gazette) No one has claimed that making biofuel out of garbage is as simple as tossing
April 21, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Mike Glatz, VP Sales & Business Development, Optimus Technologies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Optimus Technologies manufactures the first and only EPA-approved biofuel conversion systems for medium- and heavy-duty
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
BioCNG Expanding for St. Landry Parish
by Rich Piellisch (Fleets & Fuels) BioCNG is extending its work for the St. Landry Parish Solid Waste Disposal District
March 04, 2015 Read Full Article
The Cellulosic-RIN Revolution
by Katie Fletcher (Biomass Magazine) Expanded cellulosic fuel pathways have led to a surge of biogas-based fuel credits, and producers
March 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Maverick Announces Its Oasis BG Gas-to-Liquid Methanol Plant
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Here we highlight an interesting solution to the problem of organic waste. In North Carolina, Maverick Synfuels
March 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Finding the Perfect Sustainable Fuel to Meet the Global Demand Is a Challenge: Experts at TERI Conference
(The Energy and Resources Institute/PR Newswire) The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Tata Motors today organized the International Conference
February 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Brazil: Scania Biomethane Powered Bus Hits Roads of PTI Area in Paraná
(NGV Journal) Inhabitants of the Itaipu Technological Park (PTI) now have a more sustainable and environmentally friendly transport. Recently, the
December 15, 2014 Read Full Article
Gaz Métro & ANGI for Quebec BioNGVs
by Rich Piellisch (Fleets & Fuels) Compost Collection Supports Saint-Hyacinth Fleet Vehicles Canada’s Gaz Métro utility and the compressed natural gas
December 15, 2014 Read Full Article
Abengoa Plant May Reopen
by Joshua Lucero (Portales News-Tribune) More than two years after the Abengoa plant went off-line, Houston, Texas, based Natural Chem
December 09, 2014 Read Full Article
Fiberight Still Working toward MSW Plant in Iowa
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Despite delays, Fiberight’s plans to produce cellulosic ethanol from municipal solid waste (MSW) in
October 29, 2014 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuel Standard Rules Give Boost to Biogas
by Amanda Bilek (Biomass Magazine) There is little doubt that allowing biogas-based transportation fuel projects to sell either advanced biofuel
August 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Jet Fuel or Liquid Natural Gas: Now Available from a Trash Bin near You, Parts I and II
by Tim Sklar (Biofuels Digest) Anyone that has followed the evolution of processes that are used to make fuels out
July 22, 2014 Read Full Article
Optimus Technologies First to Receive EPA Approval on Advanced Biofuel Conversion Solution for Commercial Trucks
(Optimus Technologies/MarketWatch) As an alternative to CNG, creates new opportunities for advanced biofuel providers. Optimus Technologies today (July 8, 2014) announced
July 10, 2014 Read Full Article
RNG: The Next Renewable Vehicle Fuel
By Stephanie Thorson (Canadian Biogas Association /Biomass Magazine) Renewable natural gas (RNG) is a little-known fuel that has enormous potential to economically
June 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Ethanol Use In Gasoline Can Reduce Foreign Oil Imports
By Ellen Chang(MainStreet)The use of corn-produced ethanol in gasoline is an outdated method to lower greenhouse emissions while ethanol generated with
April 25, 2014 Read Full Article
Levin Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Encourage Production and Use of Alternative Fuel Vehicles
(Senator Carl Levin) Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., today teamed with Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., to introduce a bill that would
February 28, 2014 Read Full Article
Traditional Fuels to Remain Viable, But Chain Will "Not Ignore" Diesel, E85, Especially CNG
by Samantha Oller (CSPnet.com) As one of the highest-volume fuel retailers in the United States, it would be easy to assume
February 27, 2014 Read Full Article
Loebsack Introduces Legislation to Utilize and Expand Renewable Fuel Infrastructure
(Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa) ) Congressman Dave Loebsack announced today that he introduced legislation that would establish a grant program through
February 13, 2014 Read Full Article
Israel's New Motor Fuels Strategy Leans on Gas
by Ari Rabinovitch (Reuters) Israel plans to cut oil use in transportation by 60 percent by 2025, an aggressive target
December 26, 2013 Read Full Article
How to Play Cheap Natural Gas
by Jim Lane (BioInvest Digest) All you have to say is “natural gas” and a lot of people in the
February 13, 2013 Read Full Article
EU Launches Clean Fuel Strategy
(European Commission) The European Commission today announced an ambitious package of measures to ensure the build-up of alternative fuel stations