Hawaii regulators approve biodiesel contract for HECO plants
Plantations International News The contract between Hawaiian Electric and Pacific Biodiesel Technologies to supply biodiesel for Oahu power generators has been approved by Hawaii regulators. The two-year contract, which goes into effect November, is for a minimum of 2 MMgy and up to 3 MMgy. The renewable fuel is slated [...]
Pacific Biodiesel to provide biodiesel to Hawaii
Plantations International News Cookies are required to use this site. Please turn them on! This website requires javascript to be enabled. October 2, 2015 Hawaiian authorities have approved Pacific Biodiesel Technologies’ (PBT) contract to supply biodiesel to Hawaiian Energy (HE), primarily for use at [...]
AGQM creates no-harm test for biodiesel home heating oil stabilizers
Plantations International Information As a result of boosting need for biodiesel-blended home heating oil, the German biodiesel quality management association AGQM revealed it will offer for the initial time a test to evaluate oxidation stabilizers for fatty acid methyl esters (POPULARITY) planned for mixing with home heating oil. AGQM states [...]
Michigan State University partners with ExxonMobil to improve algal biofuels
Plantations International Information A new $ 1 million (appr. EUR890,000) connection in between Michigan State University (MSU) and also ExxonMobil will certainly increase research study developed to advance the essential scientific research required to progress algae-based fuels. The general objective of the partnership is to enhance the effectiveness of photosynthesis [...]
Los Alamos scientists establish brand-new nanotech for biofuel cell layout
Plantations International Information Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists and external collaborators have actually synthesised as well as qualified a brand-new DNA-templated gold nanocluster (AuNC) that might settle a crucial methodological obstacle for efficient biofuel cell design. Ligands, particles that bind to a main metal atom, are essential to develop secure [...]
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EU approves biodiesel JV between Wilmar and Fox Petrolifera
Plantations International News Cookies are required to use this site. Please turn them on! This website requires javascript to be enabled. September 14, 2015 The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation a Dutch joint venture (JV) company between the Singaporean Wilmar [...]
AGQM to start first glycerol round robin test
Plantations International News For the first time ever, the German biodiesel quality management association AGQM will carry out a round robin test for pharmaceutical glycerol For the first time ever, the German biodiesel quality management association AGQM will carry out a round robin test for pharmaceutical glycerol. Round robin tests [...]
Biofat job demonstrates algae’s capacity for biofuels production
Plantations International Information The Biofat project, a microalgae-to-biofuel FP7 demo task, has confirmed algae's capacity as a sustainable biofuel source with reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The job has focused on improving as well as demonstrating sustainability in the process, taking into consideration both ecological (e.g. usage of aquatic pressures [...]
California’s Air Source Board provides biodiesel as lowest-carbon fuel
Plantations International News In the US, California's Air Resources Board (ARB) has actually provided biodiesel as the lowest-carbon energy in the state's changed Low Carbon Fuels Requirement (LCFS). The brand-new conventional affirms biodiesel lowers greenhouse gas discharges by a minimum of 50 % and frequently by as high as 81 [...]
Nidera faces biofuel losses due to rogue trader
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CARB affirms biodiesel as lowest-carbon fuel in revised LCFS
Plantations International News The California Air Resources Board wrapped up the state's modified low carbon fuels conventional (LCFS) Sept. 25. The new common affirms that biodiesel reduces greenhouse gas discharges by at the very least 50 percent as well as often by as high as 81 percent vs. oil. This [...]