Biodico open 20Mgy biodiesel plant in California
Plantations International News Biodico Westside, a California-based biorefinery producer, has opened its 20 million gpy biodiesel production establishment in 5 Factors, California. The establishment is created to be able to produce gas from all fats and oils available and also will be experts in producing reduced carbon intensity gases under [...]
German biodiesel intake continuouslies decline
Plantations International Information German biodiesel usage is on the decline in 2015. Baseding on figures just released by the Federal Workplace for Economic Matters as well as Export Control (BAFA), it dropped particularly greatly in September. At around 165,000 heaps (roughly 50 million gallons), the use of biodiesel in blends [...]
More powerful rights for the commons: A new generation of challenges
Plantations International Information By Steven Lawry, originally published at CIFOR's Forests News The Dayak aboriginal people are combating to restore their legal rights on their genealogical lands as well as regenerate the ecological community of West Kalimantan's Semenduk lake. Photo: Diah Tantri for GLF 2015 photo competitionAlmost Twenty Years earlier, [...]
Japanese Euglena to set up an algae-based jet fuel trial plant
Plantations International News Euglena, a Japanese microalgae developer and producer, has partnered with Japan's largest airline ANA Holdings to establish an algae-based jet gas. A 3 billion yen (appr. EUR23m) demo plant, using technology from Chevron, is scheduled ahead online in early 2018 with plans to 125,000 litres of eco-friendly [...]
German biodiesel quality administration team elects brand-new board
Plantations International News At the German biodiesel quality management group’s (AGQM) general assembly in Berlin in November, members elected their new board of directors. Following the resignation of AGQM Chairman Juergen Fischer (then with ADM Research GmbH) last April, Deputy Chairman Georg Pollert was elected interim Chairman. In November, the [...]
Don’t underestimate exotic handled woodlands, says leading scientist
Plantations International Information Initially published at CGIAR FTA From the Tropical Managed Forestes ObservatoryAt the 2015 Global Landscapes Online forum (5-- 6 December in Paris) CIRAD, IUFRO as well as CIFOR are holding a conversation forum: Taking care of and also bring back natural tropical woodlands: Ensuring a sustainable circulation [...]
Solvay Epicerol earns RSB certification in Bangkok
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REDD+ academy released: E-course and also Learning Journals available
Plantations International Information The UN-REDD Programme is pleased to reveal the launch of the initial online variation of its succesful REDD+ Academy courses and going along with Knowing Journals, making this useful understanding source offered to REDD+ policymakers, practitioners and also neighborhoods worldwide. The REDD+ Academy was made to assist [...]
India asks for increased biofuel usage in building sector
Plantations International News The Indian transport priest, a long-time supporter of biofuels, is motivating India's sector to use up biofuels more commonly. Road Transportation and also Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari recommends the building and transportation sectors to utilize biodiesel to maintain air contamination in check as the Indian federal government [...]
NYOHA aids Bronx educator include Bioheat in HEATING AND COOLING training
Plantations International Information Peter Gonzalez is instructing the science of Bioheat energy-- as well as mathematics, chemistry and English-- to 17 Bronx Layout and also Construction Academy juniors this fall, with NYOHA's support. In enhancement to arranging for 150 gallons of pure B100 Bioheat fuel and equipment to be contributed [...]
Food safety and security can not wait and neither can definitive action on climate adjustment
Plantations International News By Fred Snijders, Senior Natural Resources Officer at the Food and Agriculture Organization. FAO reported in its magazine "State of Food Instability on the planet 2015" last June that the variety of starving individuals has gone down to 12.9 %. This is definitely great information, however at [...]
EPA anticipated to raise RFS directeds
Plantations International Information The US Environmental Defense Firm (EPA) is expected to increase demands for biofuels make use of with 2016 as a result of greater complete gas demand, when it publishes a last Eco-friendly Energy Standard (RFS) regulation in the coming days, resources state. The ecological regulator is expected [...]