Biodiesel breaks into public market in Costa Rica
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UPM starts field tests of wood-based diesel in Helsinki region bus web traffic
Plantations International News In Finland, UPM will begin beta test of its wood-based BioVerno diesel energy in urban buses with each other with Helsinki Region Transport (HSL) and the VTT Technical Research study Centre. The beta test are likewise sustained by the St1 fuel station chain, the car maker Volvo, and the transportation firm Transdev Finland. The brand-new round of examinations with UPM BioVerno fuel will certainly begin in October and also compete a minimum of one year. The BioVerno diesel has actually recently been studied in several engine and also vehicle tests conducted by different research study centers along with [...]
LT Group opens up new bioethanol center in the Philippines
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Neste” s eco-friendly diesel to power Oakland city” s community fleet
Plantations International Information In The golden state, US, the city of Oakland has started filling its automobiles with Neste's NEXBTL eco-friendly diesel in order to decrease the exhausts of its municipal fleet. Oakland is the very first significant US city to convert its entire fleet to eco-friendly diesel. The switch from petroleum diesel occurred in the start of October 2015. Decreased exhausts resulting from using renewable diesel will certainly allow the city to decrease its carbon footprint as well as help meet its ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) decrease targets. Oakland runs 250 diesel-powered cars, which consist of road sweepers, dump trucks, [...]
DuPont and QCCP indication multi-year enzyme supply contract for cellulosic biofuel
Plantations International Information DuPont Industrial Biosciences (DuPont) and Quad County Corn Processors (QCCP) have authorized a multi-year agreement to supply the enzymes that allow QCCP's Cellerate procedure in the manufacturing of cellulosic biofuel from corn bit fiber. In 2014, QCCP produced the US' very first cellulosic ethanol gallons and also the world's initial gallons from corn bit fibre with a process developed by QCCP and also powered by DuPont enzyme innovation. QCCP currently produces 35 million gallons of grain ethanol each year, however with the cellulosic 'bolt-on' innovation, an optimum of 4 million gallons of sophisticated biofuel could be produced annually [...]
WSU researcher obtains $450,000 grant to boost biofuels
Plantations International Information A scientist at Washington State College (WSU) has obtained a three-year $ 450,000 (appr. EUR395,000) federal grant to establish computer designs for using iron to more successfully fine-tune bio-oils as well as make much better biofuels. Jean-Sabin McEwen, assistant teacher in the Voiland School of Chemical Design as well as Bioengineering, will certainly team up on the United States Department of Energy Office of Basic Energy Sciences grant with associates at Pacific Northwest National Lab as well as the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium. The use of biofuels is limited as a result of the high oxygen [...]
Scania gives environment-friendly light for HVO use in Euro 6 array
Plantations International News Scania has authorized to hydrotreated veggie oil (HVO) being utilized to power its Euro 6 array, provided the gas utilized fulfills technological requirements TS15940. Autos using HVO-- which chemically simulates fossil-fuel-based diesel-- could under optimum condition accomplish up to a 90 % reduction in CARBON DIOXIDE discharges. HVO does not influence a motor vehicle's features or its upkeep demands. Örjan Åslund, head of product events at Scania, states: 'We have actually made a decision to offer our true blessing to using HVO biodiesel in our diesel motor vehicles. It's an alternate fuel that has fairly few disadvantages when [...]